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Automation Manager

This skill should be used when the user asks about "launchagent", "cron job", "scheduled task", "automation", "start at boot", "run on schedule", or needs to manage macOS scheduled tasks.

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npx add-skill https://github.com/ChinchillaEnterprises/ChillSkills/tree/main/automation-manager

SKILL.md

Automation Manager for macOS

Manage LaunchAgents and scheduled tasks on macOS.

Active LaunchAgents

Name Schedule Purpose
com.dailybrief.run 6:30 AM daily Generate and send Daily Brief
com.dailybrief.eventserver On load Event server for calendar links
com.chinchilla.upwork-scan 7 AM, 4 PM Scan Upwork for jobs
com.chinchilla.design-scout Sunday 9 AM Search for new frontend design libraries/techniques, update skill

LaunchAgent Locations

/Users/tori/Library/LaunchAgents/
├── com.dailybrief.run.plist
├── com.dailybrief.eventserver.plist
├── com.chinchilla.upwork-scan.plist
├── com.chinchilla.design-scout.plist

Common Operations

List Active Agents

bash
launchctl list | grep -E "dailybrief|chinchilla|upwork"

Load Agent

bash
launchctl load /Users/tori/Library/LaunchAgents/[name].plist

Unload Agent

bash
launchctl unload /Users/tori/Library/LaunchAgents/[name].plist

Start Manually

bash
launchctl start [label]
# Example: launchctl start com.dailybrief.run

Stop Running Agent

bash
launchctl stop [label]

Reload After Editing

bash
launchctl unload [plist] && launchctl load [plist]

LaunchAgent Plist Structure

xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "...">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.example.task</string>

    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/bin/bash</string>
        <string>/path/to/script.sh</string>
    </array>

    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <dict>
        <key>Hour</key>
        <integer>6</integer>
        <key>Minute</key>
        <integer>30</integer>
    </dict>

    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/path/to/stdout.log</string>

    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/path/to/stderr.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Schedule Options

Run at Specific Time Daily

xml
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
    <key>Hour</key>
    <integer>6</integer>
    <key>Minute</key>
    <integer>30</integer>
</dict>

Run Multiple Times Daily

xml
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>Hour</key><integer>7</integer>
        <key>Minute</key><integer>0</integer>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>Hour</key><integer>16</integer>
        <key>Minute</key><integer>0</integer>
    </dict>
</array>

Run at Interval

xml
<key>StartInterval</key>
<integer>3600</integer>  <!-- Every hour -->

Run at Login

xml
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>

Full Disk Access

For scripts accessing protected files (iMessage, etc.):

  1. System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access
  2. Add /bin/bash
  3. Add Python interpreter if needed

Debugging

Check if Agent is Loaded

bash
launchctl list | grep [label]

View Agent Output

bash
tail -f /path/to/stdout.log

Check for Errors

bash
cat /path/to/stderr.log

View System Log

bash
log show --predicate 'subsystem == "com.apple.launchd"' --last 1h

Cron vs LaunchAgent

Feature Cron LaunchAgent
Permissions Limited Inherits user permissions
Logging Manual Built-in
macOS integration Poor Native
Full Disk Access Problematic Works with FDA setup

Recommendation: Use LaunchAgents for macOS automation.

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