Quick Reminders
One-shot reminders for < 2 days ahead. Agent composes the final delivery text at creation time. At fire time a background process sends it via openclaw message send — zero LLM tokens.
Guardrail — 2+ days? Use calendar instead
If the user asks for a reminder 2 or more days from now, do NOT use this skill. Instead, create a calendar event (if the user has a calendar or an appropriate skill is available) with an appropriate reminder notification. Explain briefly: "I'll add it to your calendar with a reminder so it won't be lost."
All operations go through the CLI:
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh <command> [args]
If
{baseDir}is not resolved, use workspace-relative:bash ./skills/quick-reminders/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh <command> [args]
--target: Delivery target from TOOLS.md (§ Reminders). Required for add.
Format depends on channel (e.g. Telegram chat ID, WhatsApp E.164 number, Discord channel ID).
If missing in TOOLS.md — check session_status tool for deliveryContext.to (strip channel prefix like telegram:), save to TOOLS.md, and use it.
Channel: Telegram by default. Override with --channel <name> (e.g. whatsapp, discord, signal, imessage).
Commands
Add
nohup-reminder.sh add "Reminder text here" --target <chat_id> -t TIME [--channel CH] [-z TIMEZONE]
- Text: the exact message the user will receive. Compose it yourself — keep your voice, add a CTA or helpful note when relevant.
-t: relative (30s,20m,2h,1d,1h30m) or absolute ISO-8601 (2026-02-07T16:00:00+03:00)-z: IANA timezone for naive absolute times (default: system local)
List
nohup-reminder.sh list
Auto-prunes fired entries.
Remove
nohup-reminder.sh remove ID [ID ...]
nohup-reminder.sh remove --all
Composing the reminder message
The reminder should feel like a friend texting you, not a system notification. No robotic phrasing.
Never:
- "Reminder: call John"
- "This is your reminder to..."
- "You asked to be reminded about..."
- "Task: load dishwasher"
Instead — sound human:
- "Hey, you wanted to call John"
- "Time to call John back"
- "So... dishwasher time"
- "I know you hate it, but the dishwasher won't load itself"
- "Package is waiting — go grab it"
Guidelines:
- Use casual openers: "Hey", "So...", "Heads up", "{UserName}", or just dive in
- Okay to add light humor or empathy when it fits ("I know, I know...")
- Keep it short — one line, no formalities
- The user reads this out of context hours later; it should still make sense
Examples (copy-paste ready, replace <chat_id> with actual ID)
User: "Remind me to call John in 2 hours"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh add "Hey, you wanted to call John" --target <chat_id> -t 2h
User: "Remind me in 20 minutes to grab the laundry"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh add "Laundry's ready — go grab it" --target <chat_id> -t 20m
User: "Set a reminder for today at 6pm — pick up the package"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh add "Package is waiting for you" --target <target> -t "2026-02-07T18:00:00" -z "America/New_York"
User: "Remind me via WhatsApp in 30 min to check the oven"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh add "Check the oven!" --target +15551234567 -t 30m --channel whatsapp
User: "What reminders do I have?"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh list
User: "Cancel reminder #3"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh remove 3
User: "Cancel reminders 1 and 4"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh remove 1 4
User: "Clear all my reminders"
bash {baseDir}/scripts/nohup-reminder.sh remove --all
Rules
- Compose the delivery text yourself at creation time. No LLM runs when it fires.
- Text must make sense to the user out of context.
- Confirm with one short word/phrase — e.g. "Will do", "Will remind you", "Got it", in future tense. Not "Done", "Added", "Created", "Reminder X is set for Y". No IDs, no times, no details.
- To change: remove old, then add new.