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Show HN: Breakrs – Natural Language CLI Timer with MCP Server for AI Integration
breakrs is a simple CLI timer that accepts natural language durations:
breakrs 5m coffee break
breakrs 1h30m meeting reminder
No cron syntax, just plain English. Runs a daemon, sends desktop notifications.
I also built rmcp-breakrs, an MCP server wrapper, so Claude Code can schedule reminders:
"remind me in 30 minutes to check the build"
→ actually works, notification fires later
Most scheduler MCP servers need cron expressions. This just takes "30m check the build."
Both tools are Rust, single binary install via cargo. Local-only, no cloud.
- breakrs (CLI): https://github.com/sqrew/breakrs https://github.com/sqrew/breakrs
- rmcp-breakrs (MCP): https://github.com/sqrew/rmcp-breakrs https://github.com/sqrew/rmcp-breakrs
- antback 10mo agoNicely done! I really like it! Tested breakrs. I'll try the MCP. Thanks for sharing.