Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @1999azzar/time-checker
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install time-checker
What This Skill Does
Fetches current time, date, and timezone data for any city or location worldwide using time.is. A Python script handles the lookup by scraping the time.is site. Useful for verifying timezone offsets or confirming local times before scheduling.
time.is uses atomic-clock synchronization, making it more reliable than relying on an LLM's static knowledge or a misconfigured system clock for current time.
When to use it
- Checking the current time in a remote colleague's city
- Scheduling cross-timezone video calls without guessing offsets
- Verifying whether daylight saving time is active in a region
- Looking up local time before sending a message to someone abroad
- Confirming business hours in another country
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: What time is it in Jakarta right now?
AGENT
- 1Run check_time.py with 'Jakarta' as the argument
- 2Script sends a request to time.is/Jakarta
- 3Parse the returned HTML for current time and timezone offset
- 4Return the formatted result to the user
OUTPUT
Current time in Jakarta: 14:32 WIB (UTC+7)