Use Case
timer is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Set timers and alarms. When a background timer completes, you receive a System notification - respond with the reminder message (NOT HEARTBEAT_OK) to notify the user. This guide walks you through installing timer, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install timer: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install timer
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to communication to trigger timer
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine timer with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing timer
Help me get started with timer
What can timer do for my communication workflow?
Show me an example of using timer
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install timerOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install timerβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/timer/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.