Cron explain

Turns a cron expression into plain English, with 5-field and 6-field (seconds) support and validation.

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Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "expression"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "verbose": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false
    },
    "expression": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. \"0 9 * * 1-5\""
    },
    "dayOfWeekStartIndexZero": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "valid"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "valid": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "fields": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Call it

import { payFetch } from '@fatstack/x402/client';
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';

const res = await payFetch('https://cron-explain.fatstack.net/mcp', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ /* see the request schema */ }),
}, {
  wallet: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY),
  guards: { maxPerCall: 0.01, maxPerDay: 1, allowedHosts: ['fatstack.net'] },
});

console.log(await res.json());

# 1. Ask for the resource. You get a 402 with the price and where to pay.
curl -i -X POST 'https://cron-explain.fatstack.net/mcp' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'

# 2. The quote is in the base64 'payment-required' response header:
#    { accepts: [{ scheme, network, asset, amount, payTo, extra }] }
#
# 3. Signing the USDC authorisation needs a wallet, which curl cannot do.
#    Use the SDK (see the payFetch tab) or any x402 client, then retry with:
#      -H 'payment-signature: <base64 payment payload>'