Cron: normalize cron.add inputs + align channels (#256)

* fix: harden cron add and align channels

* fix: keep cron tool id params

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Co-authored-by: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>

src/gateway/server.cron.test.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,88 @@ describe("gateway server cron", () => {
     testState.cronStorePath = undefined;
   });
 
+  test("normalizes wrapped cron.add payloads", async () => {
+    const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-gw-cron-"));
+    testState.cronStorePath = path.join(dir, "cron", "jobs.json");
+    await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(testState.cronStorePath), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      testState.cronStorePath,
+      JSON.stringify({ version: 1, jobs: [] }),
+    );
+
+    const { server, ws } = await startServerWithClient();
+    await connectOk(ws);
+
+    const atMs = Date.now() + 1000;
+    const addRes = await rpcReq(ws, "cron.add", {
+      data: {
+        name: "wrapped",
+        schedule: { atMs },
+        payload: { text: "hello" },
+      },
+    });
+    expect(addRes.ok).toBe(true);
+    const payload = addRes.payload as
+      | { schedule?: unknown; sessionTarget?: unknown; wakeMode?: unknown }
+      | undefined;
+    expect(payload?.sessionTarget).toBe("main");
+    expect(payload?.wakeMode).toBe("next-heartbeat");
+    expect((payload?.schedule as { kind?: unknown } | undefined)?.kind).toBe(
+      "at",
+    );
+
+    ws.close();
+    await server.close();
+    await fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    testState.cronStorePath = undefined;
+  });
+
+  test("normalizes cron.update patch payloads", async () => {
+    const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-gw-cron-"));
+    testState.cronStorePath = path.join(dir, "cron", "jobs.json");
+    await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(testState.cronStorePath), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      testState.cronStorePath,
+      JSON.stringify({ version: 1, jobs: [] }),
+    );
+
+    const { server, ws } = await startServerWithClient();
+    await connectOk(ws);
+
+    const addRes = await rpcReq(ws, "cron.add", {
+      name: "patch test",
+      enabled: true,
+      schedule: { kind: "every", everyMs: 60_000 },
+      sessionTarget: "main",
+      wakeMode: "next-heartbeat",
+      payload: { kind: "systemEvent", text: "hello" },
+    });
+    expect(addRes.ok).toBe(true);
+    const jobIdValue = (addRes.payload as { id?: unknown } | null)?.id;
+    const jobId = typeof jobIdValue === "string" ? jobIdValue : "";
+    expect(jobId.length > 0).toBe(true);
+
+    const atMs = Date.now() + 1_000;
+    const updateRes = await rpcReq(ws, "cron.update", {
+      id: jobId,
+      patch: {
+        schedule: { atMs },
+        payload: { text: "updated" },
+      },
+    });
+    expect(updateRes.ok).toBe(true);
+    const updated = updateRes.payload as
+      | { schedule?: { kind?: unknown }; payload?: { kind?: unknown } }
+      | undefined;
+    expect(updated?.schedule?.kind).toBe("at");
+    expect(updated?.payload?.kind).toBe("systemEvent");
+
+    ws.close();
+    await server.close();
+    await fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    testState.cronStorePath = undefined;
+  });
+
   test("writes cron run history to runs/<jobId>.jsonl", async () => {
     const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(
       path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-gw-cron-log-"),