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Have your agent write scripts for cron jobs instead of calling the LLM each time
An OpenClaw user says his biggest early mistake was running cron jobs through the LLM; scripts are faster and cheaper.
- Difficulty
- BeginnerOur rating
- Time to build
- est. 30 minutesOur estimate
- Monthly cost
- Not reported
- Revenue
- Not reportedWe only show revenue the source states
- Engagement
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What they did
@Strong_Genetics first set up OpenClaw cron jobs that ran everything through the LLM.
How it went
Now the agent writes scripts and calls the LLM only when needed, saving usage and running faster.
Worth knowing
Use LLMs for judgment and scripts for repetition.
Builder recipe
Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.
Stack
- OpenClaw
- cron
- Shell or Python scripts
Steps
- Write down the manual process step by step.
- Automate the deterministic parts with plain workflow steps or scripts.
- Use the model only where judgment is needed, with confidence checks.
- Add alerts and a human fallback.
Starter prompt
Turn this daily task into a script that runs on cron. Only call the LLM when [condition] needs judgment.Tags
Read the original
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