openclaw-workspace/docs/CRON_REPORT_TEMPLATE.md

Cron Job Report Template — Bullet Style

Use this format for all cron job reports that deliver to Discord.

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Standard Header

## 🤖 [Job Name] Report — [Day, Month Date, Year]

**Check Time:** [Time] CT

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For Each Item Being Reported

Success Format:

✅ **[Item Name]** — SUCCESS
• [Detail 1]: [Value]
• [Detail 2]: [Value]  
• [Detail 3]: [Value]

Failure Format:

❌ **[Item Name]** — FAILED
• [Detail 1]: [Value]
• Error: [Specific error message]
• Action Needed: [What to do]

Warning Format:

⚠️ **[Item Name]** — WARNING
• [Detail 1]: [Value]
• Issue: [Description]
• Suggested: [Recommendation]

Missed/Skipped Format:

⏸️ **[Item Name]** — MISSED
• Scheduled: [Time]
• Reason: [Why it didn't run]
• Next: [Next scheduled time]

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Summary Footer

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**Summary:** [One line overview]
**Status:** [All clear / Attention required / X issues found]
**Next Check:** [When this runs again]

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Examples

Example 1: Job Verifier (Multiple Jobs)

## 🤖 Overnight Job Report — Wednesday, February 18, 2026

**Check Time:** 9:00 AM CT

✅ **Supermemory Backup** — SUCCESS
• Ran: 2:00 AM CT • Duration: 19.5s
• Document ID: sDny6ZVrdattvKjounQxRp
• Next: Tonight at 2:00 AM

✅ **Memory Worker Daily** — SUCCESS
• Ran: 3:01 AM CT • Duration: 44s
• Processed: 11KB daily notes
• Next: Tomorrow at 3:00 AM

✅ **Daily Cron Cleanup** — SUCCESS
• Ran: 3:00 AM CT • Duration: 82s
• Result: No cleanup needed (5 active jobs)
• Next: Tomorrow at 3:00 AM

✅ **Daily News Brief** — SUCCESS
• Ran: 8:00 AM CT • Duration: 108s
• Delivered: ~1,150 chars to #news-brief
• Next: Tomorrow at 8:00 AM

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**Summary:** All 4 overnight jobs completed successfully.
**Status:** All systems green 🟢
**Next Check:** Tomorrow 9:00 AM CT

Example 2: Single Task Report (Backup)

## 🤖 Supermemory Backup Report — Wednesday, February 18, 2026

✅ **Backup Job** — SUCCESS
• Ran: 2:00 AM CT • Duration: 19.5s
• Document ID: sDny6ZVrdattvKjounQxRp
• Status: Queued for cloud processing
• Last Backup: 24 hours ago

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**Summary:** Backup completed and queued for Supermemory sync.
**Status:** All clear ✅
**Next Run:** Tonight at 2:00 AM CT

Example 3: With Failures

## 🤖 System Check Report — Wednesday, February 18, 2026

✅ **Home Assistant** — SUCCESS
• Status: Online • Response: 45ms
• Last seen: Just now

❌ **Frigate NVR** — FAILED
• Status: Offline • Last seen: 3 hours ago
• Error: Connection timeout to port 5000
• Action Needed: Check if Frigate container is running

⚠️ **Nextcloud** — WARNING
• Status: Online • Response: 8.2s (slow)
• Issue: Response time degraded
• Suggested: Check server load

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**Summary:** 1 failure and 1 warning require attention.
**Status:** Attention required ⚠️
**Next Check:** In 6 hours

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Key Rules

1. Use bullet: • (not - or *)
2. One line per detail
3. Always include timestamps
4. Duration when applicable
5. Next run time if relevant
6. Summary line at end
7. Keep under 2000 characters (Discord limit)

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Status Icons Reference

Icon	Meaning	Use When
✅	Success	Job/task completed as expected
❌	Failed	Error occurred, manual intervention needed
⚠️	Warning	Succeeded but with issues or degraded performance
⏸️	Missed/Skipped	Didn't run (not an error, just didn't trigger)
🔄	In Progress	Currently running, check back later
📊	Stats/Info	Purely informational, no action needed

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Template Version: 1.0 Created: 2026-02-18 Applies to: All cron job reports to Discord