fix(cron): remove cron task channel config (#222)

Co-authored-by: Cursor Agent <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Co-authored-by: Haze <hazeone@users.noreply.github.com>

electron/main/ipc-handlers.ts

@@ -181,13 +181,11 @@ function transformCronJob(job: GatewayCronJob) {
   // Extract message from payload
   const message = job.payload?.message || job.payload?.text || '';
 
-  // Build target from delivery info
+  // Build target from delivery info — only if a delivery channel is specified
-  const channelType = job.delivery?.channel || 'unknown';
+  const channelType = job.delivery?.channel;
-  const target = {
+  const target = channelType
-    channelType,
+    ? { channelType, channelId: channelType, channelName: channelType }
-    channelId: channelType,
+    : undefined;
-    channelName: channelType,
-  };
 
   // Build lastRun from state
   const lastRun = job.state?.lastRunAtMs
@@ -241,21 +239,16 @@ function registerCronHandlers(gatewayManager: GatewayManager): void {
   });
 
   // Create a new cron job
+  // UI-created tasks have no delivery target — results go to the ClawX chat page.
+  // Tasks created via external channels (Feishu, Discord, etc.) are handled
+  // directly by the OpenClaw Gateway and do not pass through this IPC handler.
   ipcMain.handle('cron:create', async (_, input: {
     name: string;
     message: string;
     schedule: string;
-    target: { channelType: string; channelId: string; channelName: string };
     enabled?: boolean;
   }) => {
     try {
-      // Transform frontend input to Gateway cron.add format
-      // For Discord, the recipient must be prefixed with "channel:" or "user:"
-      const recipientId = input.target.channelId;
-      const deliveryTo = input.target.channelType === 'discord' && recipientId
-        ? `channel:${recipientId}`
-        : recipientId;
-
       const gatewayInput = {
         name: input.name,
         schedule: { kind: 'cron', expr: input.schedule },
@@ -263,11 +256,6 @@ function registerCronHandlers(gatewayManager: GatewayManager): void {
         enabled: input.enabled ?? true,
         wakeMode: 'next-heartbeat',
         sessionTarget: 'isolated',
-        delivery: {
-          mode: 'announce',
-          channel: input.target.channelType,
-          to: deliveryTo,
-        },
       };
       const result = await gatewayManager.rpc('cron.add', gatewayInput);
       // Transform the returned job to frontend format

src/pages/Cron/index.tsx

@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
 import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
 import { useCronStore } from '@/stores/cron';
-import { useChannelsStore } from '@/stores/channels';
 import { useGatewayStore } from '@/stores/gateway';
 import { LoadingSpinner } from '@/components/common/LoadingSpinner';
 import { formatRelativeTime, cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import type { CronJob, CronJobCreateInput, ScheduleType } from '@/types/cron';
-import { CHANNEL_ICONS } from '@/types/channel';
+import { CHANNEL_ICONS, type ChannelType } from '@/types/channel';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 // Common cron schedule presets
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ interface TaskDialogProps {
 
 function TaskDialog({ job, onClose, onSave }: TaskDialogProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation('cron');
-  const { channels } = useChannelsStore();
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
 
   const [name, setName] = useState(job?.name || '');
@@ -141,13 +139,8 @@ function TaskDialog({ job, onClose, onSave }: TaskDialogProps) {
   const [schedule, setSchedule] = useState(initialSchedule);
   const [customSchedule, setCustomSchedule] = useState('');
   const [useCustom, setUseCustom] = useState(false);
-  const [channelId, setChannelId] = useState(job?.target.channelId || '');
-  const [discordChannelId, setDiscordChannelId] = useState('');
   const [enabled, setEnabled] = useState(job?.enabled ?? true);
 
-  const selectedChannel = channels.find((c) => c.id === channelId);
-  const isDiscord = selectedChannel?.type === 'discord';
-
   const handleSubmit = async () => {
     if (!name.trim()) {
       toast.error(t('toast.nameRequired'));
@@ -157,15 +150,6 @@ function TaskDialog({ job, onClose, onSave }: TaskDialogProps) {
       toast.error(t('toast.messageRequired'));
       return;
     }
-    if (!channelId) {
-      toast.error(t('toast.channelRequired'));
-      return;
-    }
-    // Validate Discord channel ID when Discord is selected
-    if (selectedChannel?.type === 'discord' && !discordChannelId.trim()) {
-      toast.error(t('toast.discordIdRequired'));
-      return;
-    }
 
     const finalSchedule = useCustom ? customSchedule : schedule;
     if (!finalSchedule.trim()) {
@@ -175,24 +159,10 @@ function TaskDialog({ job, onClose, onSave }: TaskDialogProps) {
 
     setSaving(true);
     try {
-      // For Discord, use the manually entered channel ID; for others, use empty
+      await onSave({
-      const actualChannelId = selectedChannel!.type === 'discord'
-        ? discordChannelId.trim()
-        : '';
-
-      await onSave(
-        // ... (args omitted from replacement content, ensuring they match target if not changed, but here I am replacing the block)
-        // Wait, I should not replace the whole onSave call if I don't need to.
-        // Let's target the toast.
-        {
         name: name.trim(),
         message: message.trim(),
         schedule: finalSchedule,
-          target: {
-            channelType: selectedChannel!.type,
-            channelId: actualChannelId,
-            channelName: selectedChannel!.name,
-          },
         enabled,
       });
       onClose();
@@ -285,46 +255,6 @@ function TaskDialog({ job, onClose, onSave }: TaskDialogProps) {
             </Button>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Target Channel */}
-          <div className="space-y-2">
-            <Label>{t('dialog.targetChannel')}</Label>
-            {channels.length === 0 ? (
-              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                {t('dialog.noChannels')}
-              </p>
-            ) : (
-              <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
-                {channels.map((channel) => (
-                  <Button
-                    key={channel.id}
-                    type="button"
-                    variant={channelId === channel.id ? 'default' : 'outline'}
-                    size="sm"
-                    onClick={() => setChannelId(channel.id)}
-                    className="justify-start"
-                  >
-                    <span className="mr-2">{CHANNEL_ICONS[channel.type]}</span>
-                    {channel.name}
-                  </Button>
-                ))}
-              </div>
-            )}
-          </div>
-
-          {/* Discord Channel ID - only shown when Discord is selected */}
-          {isDiscord && (
-            <div className="space-y-2">
-              <Label>{t('dialog.discordChannelId')}</Label>
-              <Input
-                value={discordChannelId}
-                onChange={(e) => setDiscordChannelId(e.target.value)}
-                placeholder={t('dialog.discordChannelIdPlaceholder')}
-              />
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                {t('dialog.discordChannelIdDesc')}
-              </p>
-            </div>
-          )}
           {/* Enabled */}
           <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
             <div>
@@ -442,10 +372,12 @@ function CronJobCard({ job, onToggle, onEdit, onDelete, onTrigger }: CronJobCard
 
         {/* Metadata */}
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-4 gap-y-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          {job.target && (
             <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
-            {CHANNEL_ICONS[job.target.channelType]}
+              {CHANNEL_ICONS[job.target.channelType as ChannelType]}
               {job.target.channelName}
             </span>
+          )}
 
           {job.lastRun && (
             <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
@@ -507,20 +439,18 @@ function CronJobCard({ job, onToggle, onEdit, onDelete, onTrigger }: CronJobCard
 export function Cron() {
   const { t } = useTranslation('cron');
   const { jobs, loading, error, fetchJobs, createJob, updateJob, toggleJob, deleteJob, triggerJob } = useCronStore();
-  const { fetchChannels } = useChannelsStore();
   const gatewayStatus = useGatewayStore((state) => state.status);
   const [showDialog, setShowDialog] = useState(false);
   const [editingJob, setEditingJob] = useState<CronJob | undefined>();
 
   const isGatewayRunning = gatewayStatus.state === 'running';
 
-  // Fetch jobs and channels on mount
+  // Fetch jobs on mount
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isGatewayRunning) {
       fetchJobs();
-      fetchChannels();
     }
-  }, [fetchJobs, fetchChannels, isGatewayRunning]);
+  }, [fetchJobs, isGatewayRunning]);
 
   // Statistics
   const activeJobs = jobs.filter((j) => j.enabled);

src/types/cron.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export interface CronJob {
   name: string;
   message: string;
   schedule: string | CronSchedule;
-  target: CronJobTarget;
+  target?: CronJobTarget;
   enabled: boolean;
   createdAt: string;
   updatedAt: string;
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ export interface CronJob {
 }
 
 /**
- * Input for creating a cron job
+ * Input for creating a cron job from the UI.
+ * No target/delivery — UI-created tasks push results to the ClawX chat page.
+ * Tasks created via external channels are handled directly by the Gateway.
  */
 export interface CronJobCreateInput {
   name: string;
   message: string;
   schedule: string;
-  target: CronJobTarget;
   enabled?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ export interface CronJobUpdateInput {
   name?: string;
   message?: string;
   schedule?: string;
-  target?: CronJobTarget;
   enabled?: boolean;
 }