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Dev tools · July 28, 2026

Clocksmith

Know your Mac's scheduled jobs

Clocksmith launched on July 28, 2026 with 4 votes, #6,023 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

What it does

macOS runs your scripts, backups, and AI agents on invisible launchd schedules. Clocksmith makes them visible: live status for every job, run history (time, duration, exit code) pulled from the system log, and red-flagged error lines when something fails. One click hands a failing job's log to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini with the question pre-filled. Create, run, pause, or reschedule jobs — with automatic backups. Native, notarized by Apple, no telemetry. Free 7-day full trial, then $4.99 once.

Clocksmith is a native macOS app that shows every scheduled job (launchd agent) on your Mac — when it last ran, whether it succeeded, and lets you run, pause, or reschedule it without touching the Terminal.

Scripts, backups, AI agents, reports — anything scheduled on your Mac with launchd. Clocksmith shows when each job last ran, whether it succeeded, and lets you run, pause, or reschedule it. No Terminal required. Everything in your LaunchAgents — yours and third-party, even agents apps register invisibly — with live status: running, verified, needs attention, failed, or disabled. Clocksmith reconciles each job's schedule against run history rebuilt from the system log. Green is earned by evidence — and a run that silently never happened (Mac was off?) gets flagged orange, with the reason and the receipts. Create a new job in one small form, run it now, toggle it on/off, or reschedule it…from shawnchiao.github.io

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