convex-cron-jobs

Convex Cron Jobs is a skill focused on implementing scheduled and recurring background tasks in Convex applications. It helps developers automate routine operations such as data synchronization, cleanup processes, report generation, health checks, and other recurring workflows. By providing guidance on scheduling functions with fixed intervals or cron expressions, the skill enables reliable execution of tasks without requiring manual intervention. It also emphasizes consulting the latest Convex scheduling documentation before implementation to ensure current best practices are followed.

The skill covers core cron job capabilities available in Convex, including interval-based scheduling and cron expression scheduling. It demonstrates how to configure recurring jobs using Convex cron definitions, schedule functions at specific times or recurring intervals, and leverage automatic retry behavior for failed executions. The documentation also highlights monitoring support through the Convex dashboard and recommends using internal functions for cron-triggered operations to improve security. In addition, it provides examples of common scheduling patterns and a reference for cron expression syntax.

This skill is intended for developers building Convex applications that require automated background processing. Typical use cases include session cleanup, external data synchronization, recurring reports, billing workflows, notification delivery, monitoring tasks, and other operational automations. It is particularly useful for teams that need dependable scheduled execution, visibility into job activity, and standardized patterns for managing recurring application tasks.