temporal-awareness
🥈SilverEnables Claude to use the Unix date command for accurate temporal reasoning. Benefits operations teams by ensuring correct date handling, day of week calculations, and deadline tracking. Integrates with shell environments and workflows requiring precise time-based automation.
700Updated 3mo ago
Intermediate30min to implementautomation
Saves ~5 min per use
Quick InstallView Source
git clone https://github.com/hodgesmr/temporal-awareness.gitWorks with:
Claude
Overview
About This Skill
Temporal Awareness is an Agent Skill that instructs Claude to invoke the Unix date command when responding to date-related queries, deadline calculations, and day-of-week verifications. Claude's system prompt date can become stale or unavailable, leading to incorrect temporal reasoning—this skill solves that by running live date commands before responding. It supports both GNU date (Linux) and BSD date (macOS/FreeBSD) syntax, enabling accurate contract date verification, deadline tracking, and temporal calculations in automated workflows. Operations teams and workflow automation benefit from deterministic, real-time date handling instead of relying on potentially outdated system information.
How to Use
Clone the repository and symlink it to Claude's skills directory using the provided bash commands. Once installed, Claude automatically invokes the skill when it detects date-related queries. The skill loads the appropriate date command syntax for your system (GNU or BSD) and executes temporal calculations on demand.
Use Cases
Verify day-of-week alignment in contract proposals and legal documents
Calculate accurate deadlines and project timelines in automation workflows
Validate date accuracy when parsing temporal references from unstructured text
Adjust engagement start and end dates while maintaining correct day-of-week alignment
Setup & Installation
Quick Install
No install command available. Check the GitHub repository for manual installation instructions.
Alternative Install (Git Clone)
git clone https://github.com/hodgesmr/temporal-awarenessRequirements
- Claude Code or compatible AI agent
- Works with: Claude
Quick Start Guide
1
Install the Skill
Copy the install command above and run it in your terminal.
2
Open Your AI Agent
Launch Claude Code, Cursor, or your preferred AI coding agent.
3
Try It Out
Use the prompt template or examples below to test the skill.
4
Customize
Adapt the skill to your specific use case and workflow.
Usage Examples
Prompt Template
Using the Unix date command, calculate the date 30 days from today for [COMPANY] [INDUSTRY] and provide the day of the week. Also, determine if this date falls on a weekend or a weekday. Format the output as a bullet point list.
Example Output
# Date Calculation Results - **Date 30 Days from Today**: 2023-11-15 - **Day of the Week**: Wednesday - **Weekend/Weekday**: Weekday ## Additional Notes - The date falls in the middle of the work week. - No holidays are scheduled for this date in the [INDUSTRY] calendar.
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