A pacing protocol called sidepeace distributes long AI tasks across multiple scheduled bursts instead of consuming quota in one session. It uses an external scheduler (cron/launchd) to fire work chunks every N minutes, with an AGENTS.md rules file defining per-project limits and behavior. An installer script adds the protocol to Claude, Codex, and Gemini environments.
FastAPI-Crons is a Python library that enables cron job scheduling directly within FastAPI applications using decorators, eliminating the need for separate worker processes. It supports async/sync functions, retries, timeouts, distributed locking, and persistent state management via multiple backends.
402cron is a pay-per-delivery cron scheduling service for AI agents that uses x402 payments in USDC on Base to trigger scheduled HTTP requests. Users register destination URLs, create cron tasks in UTC, and receive signed requests with HMAC signatures; pricing charges per delivery attempt regardless of outcome, with at-least-once delivery guarantees and automatic task pausing after repeated failures.