Use a cron job to start your Codex usage window

A Hermes cron triggers the Codex 5-hour window at 6:30, 11:30, 16:30 and 21:30 every day.

by Azad Balabanian11 Sep 2026

Prompt for your agent

Goal: Schedule a daily job that starts my Codex 5-hour window at fixed times.
Setup: agents used in source: Codex, Hermes Agent; tools/MCPs stated: cron.
Steps:
1. Create a Hermes cron job.
2. Trigger Codex at 6:30, 11:30, 16:30 and 21:30.
Rules: ask me before anything irreversible (sending, posting, paying, deleting); don’t invent data, results or tools I haven’t given you; tell me what you couldn’t verify.
Based on: Azad Balabanian — https://x.com/Azadux/status/2098552242085462171

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Agents, models and tools only what the source states

Agents
Codex Hermes Agent
Tools
  • cron

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