Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
datetime
Get current date and time in various formats. Use whenever you need the current date, time, timestamps, or formatted datetime values for any purpose (logging, file naming, scheduling, comparisons, etc.)
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific date formatting commands and patterns that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
datetime - Current Date & Time Get the current date and time in various formats. Quick Reference When to Use Use this skill whenever you need: Current date for logging or timestamps Date strings for file naming ISO 8601 formatted dates for APIs Unix timestamps for calculations Human-readable date displays UTC time for cross-timezone consistency Format Codes Code Output Example ------ -------- --------- %Y Year (4-digit) 2025 %m Month (01-12) 01 %d Day (01-31) 15 %H Hour 24h (00-23) 14 %M Minute (00-59) 30 %S Second (00-59) 45 %I Hour 12h (01-12) 02 %p AM/PM PM %s Unix timestamp 1705329045 %A Weekday name Wednesday %B Month name January %b Month abbrev Jan %Z Timezone PST Common Patterns Log timestamp: Backup file naming: API timestamp (UTC):
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/datetime