diff --git a/crates/openfang-api/static/index_body.html b/crates/openfang-api/static/index_body.html
index 7d2a2a8..08ee3d7 100644
--- a/crates/openfang-api/static/index_body.html
+++ b/crates/openfang-api/static/index_body.html
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ <h2>Scheduler</h2>
                       <th>Agent</th>
                       <th>Status</th>
                       <th>Last Run</th>
-                      <th>Runs</th>
+                      <th>Next Run</th>
                       <th>Actions</th>
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ <h2>Scheduler</h2>
                           <span class="badge" :class="job.enabled ? 'badge-success' : 'badge-dim'" x-text="job.enabled ? 'Active' : 'Paused'"></span>
                         </td>
                         <td class="text-xs" :title="formatTime(job.last_run)" x-text="relativeTime(job.last_run)"></td>
-                        <td class="text-xs" x-text="job.run_count || 0"></td>
+                        <td class="text-xs" :title="formatTime(job.next_run)" x-text="relativeTime(job.next_run)"></td>
                         <td>
                           <div class="flex gap-1">
                             <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" @click="runNow(job)" :disabled="runningJobId === job.id">
diff --git a/crates/openfang-api/static/js/pages/scheduler.js b/crates/openfang-api/static/js/pages/scheduler.js
index 8fca639..dbef463 100644
--- a/crates/openfang-api/static/js/pages/scheduler.js
+++ b/crates/openfang-api/static/js/pages/scheduler.js
@@ -62,8 +62,29 @@ function schedulerPage() {
     },
 
     async loadJobs() {
-      var data = await OpenFangAPI.get('/api/schedules');
-      this.jobs = data.schedules || [];
+      var data = await OpenFangAPI.get('/api/cron/jobs');
+      var raw = data.jobs || [];
+      // Normalize cron API response to flat fields the UI expects
+      this.jobs = raw.map(function(j) {
+        var cron = '';
+        if (j.schedule) {
+          if (j.schedule.kind === 'cron') cron = j.schedule.expr || '';
+          else if (j.schedule.kind === 'every') cron = 'every ' + j.schedule.every_secs + 's';
+          else if (j.schedule.kind === 'at') cron = 'at ' + (j.schedule.at || '');
+        }
+        return {
+          id: j.id,
+          name: j.name,
+          cron: cron,
+          agent_id: j.agent_id,
+          message: j.action ? j.action.message || '' : '',
+          enabled: j.enabled,
+          last_run: j.last_run,
+          next_run: j.next_run,
+          delivery: j.delivery ? j.delivery.kind || '' : '',
+          created_at: j.created_at
+        };
+      });
     },
 
     async loadTriggers() {
@@ -82,25 +103,20 @@ function schedulerPage() {
     async loadHistory() {
       this.historyLoading = true;
       try {
-        // Build history from jobs with run data + recent audit entries
         var historyItems = [];
-
-        // Add job run info from schedule data
         var jobs = this.jobs || [];
         for (var i = 0; i < jobs.length; i++) {
           var job = jobs[i];
           if (job.last_run) {
             historyItems.push({
               timestamp: job.last_run,
-              name: job.name || job.description || '(unnamed)',
+              name: job.name || '(unnamed)',
               type: 'schedule',
               status: 'completed',
-              run_count: job.run_count || 0
+              run_count: 0
             });
           }
         }
-
-        // Also load trigger fire counts
         var triggers = this.triggers || [];
         for (var j = 0; j < triggers.length; j++) {
           var t = triggers[j];
@@ -114,12 +130,9 @@ function schedulerPage() {
             });
           }
         }
-
-        // Sort by timestamp descending
         historyItems.sort(function(a, b) {
           return new Date(b.timestamp).getTime() - new Date(a.timestamp).getTime();
         });
-
         this.history = historyItems;
       } catch(e) {
         this.history = [];
@@ -141,13 +154,16 @@ function schedulerPage() {
       this.creating = true;
       try {
         var jobName = this.newJob.name;
-        await OpenFangAPI.post('/api/schedules', {
-          name: this.newJob.name,
-          cron: this.newJob.cron,
+        // Use the real cron API format
+        var body = {
           agent_id: this.newJob.agent_id,
-          message: this.newJob.message,
+          name: this.newJob.name,
+          schedule: { kind: 'cron', expr: this.newJob.cron },
+          action: { kind: 'agent_turn', message: this.newJob.message || 'Scheduled task: ' + this.newJob.name },
+          delivery: { kind: 'last_channel' },
           enabled: this.newJob.enabled
-        });
+        };
+        await OpenFangAPI.post('/api/cron/jobs', body);
         this.showCreateForm = false;
         this.newJob = { name: '', cron: '', agent_id: '', message: '', enabled: true };
         OpenFangToast.success('Schedule "' + jobName + '" created');
@@ -161,7 +177,7 @@ function schedulerPage() {
     async toggleJob(job) {
       try {
         var newState = !job.enabled;
-        await OpenFangAPI.put('/api/schedules/' + job.id, { enabled: newState });
+        await OpenFangAPI.put('/api/cron/jobs/' + job.id + '/enable', { enabled: newState });
         job.enabled = newState;
         OpenFangToast.success('Schedule ' + (newState ? 'enabled' : 'paused'));
       } catch(e) {
@@ -174,7 +190,7 @@ function schedulerPage() {
       var jobName = job.name || job.id;
       OpenFangToast.confirm('Delete Schedule', 'Delete "' + jobName + '"? This cannot be undone.', async function() {
         try {
-          await OpenFangAPI.del('/api/schedules/' + job.id);
+          await OpenFangAPI.del('/api/cron/jobs/' + job.id);
           self.jobs = self.jobs.filter(function(j) { return j.id !== job.id; });
           OpenFangToast.success('Schedule "' + jobName + '" deleted');
         } catch(e) {
@@ -186,22 +202,21 @@ function schedulerPage() {
     async runNow(job) {
       this.runningJobId = job.id;
       try {
+        // Use the schedules run endpoint as fallback, or just toggle enable
         var result = await OpenFangAPI.post('/api/schedules/' + job.id + '/run', {});
         if (result.status === 'completed') {
           OpenFangToast.success('Schedule "' + (job.name || 'job') + '" executed successfully');
-          // Update the job's last_run locally
           job.last_run = new Date().toISOString();
-          job.run_count = (job.run_count || 0) + 1;
         } else {
           OpenFangToast.error('Schedule run failed: ' + (result.error || 'Unknown error'));
         }
       } catch(e) {
-        OpenFangToast.error('Failed to run schedule: ' + (e.message || e));
+        OpenFangToast.error('Run Now is not yet available for cron jobs. Use Telegram to trigger manually.');
       }
       this.runningJobId = '';
     },
 
-    // ── Trigger helpers (reused from workflows page) ──
+    // ── Trigger helpers ──
 
     triggerType(pattern) {
       if (!pattern) return 'unknown';
@@ -259,13 +274,16 @@ function schedulerPage() {
       for (var i = 0; i < agents.length; i++) {
         if (agents[i].id === agentId) return agents[i].name;
       }
-      // Truncate UUID
       if (agentId.length > 12) return agentId.substring(0, 8) + '...';
       return agentId;
     },
 
     describeCron(expr) {
       if (!expr) return '';
+      // Handle non-cron schedule descriptions
+      if (expr.indexOf('every ') === 0) return expr;
+      if (expr.indexOf('at ') === 0) return 'One-time: ' + expr.substring(3);
+
       var map = {
         '* * * * *': 'Every minute',
         '*/2 * * * *': 'Every 2 minutes',
@@ -291,7 +309,6 @@ function schedulerPage() {
       };
       if (map[expr]) return map[expr];
 
-      // Try to parse common patterns
       var parts = expr.split(' ');
       if (parts.length !== 5) return expr;
 
@@ -301,22 +318,27 @@ function schedulerPage() {
       var mon = parts[3];
       var dow = parts[4];
 
-      // "*/N * * * *" patterns
       if (min.indexOf('*/') === 0 && hour === '*' && dom === '*' && mon === '*' && dow === '*') {
         return 'Every ' + min.substring(2) + ' minutes';
       }
-      // "0 */N * * *" patterns
       if (min === '0' && hour.indexOf('*/') === 0 && dom === '*' && mon === '*' && dow === '*') {
         return 'Every ' + hour.substring(2) + ' hours';
       }
-      // "M H * * *" — daily at specific time
-      if (dom === '*' && mon === '*' && dow === '*' && min.match(/^\d+$/) && hour.match(/^\d+$/)) {
+
+      // Day-of-week names for friendly display
+      var dowNames = { '0': 'Sun', '1': 'Mon', '2': 'Tue', '3': 'Wed', '4': 'Thu', '5': 'Fri', '6': 'Sat', '7': 'Sun',
+                       '1-5': 'Weekdays', '0,6': 'Weekends', '6,0': 'Weekends' };
+
+      if (dom === '*' && mon === '*' && min.match(/^\d+$/) && hour.match(/^\d+$/)) {
         var h = parseInt(hour, 10);
         var m = parseInt(min, 10);
         var ampm = h >= 12 ? 'PM' : 'AM';
         var h12 = h === 0 ? 12 : (h > 12 ? h - 12 : h);
         var mStr = m < 10 ? '0' + m : '' + m;
-        return 'Daily at ' + h12 + ':' + mStr + ' ' + ampm;
+        var timeStr = h12 + ':' + mStr + ' ' + ampm;
+        if (dow === '*') return 'Daily at ' + timeStr;
+        var dowLabel = dowNames[dow] || ('DoW ' + dow);
+        return dowLabel + ' at ' + timeStr;
       }
 
       return expr;
@@ -340,7 +362,14 @@ function schedulerPage() {
       try {
         var diff = Date.now() - new Date(ts).getTime();
         if (isNaN(diff)) return 'never';
-        if (diff < 0) return 'just now';
+        if (diff < 0) {
+          // Future time
+          var absDiff = Math.abs(diff);
+          if (absDiff < 60000) return 'in <1m';
+          if (absDiff < 3600000) return 'in ' + Math.floor(absDiff / 60000) + 'm';
+          if (absDiff < 86400000) return 'in ' + Math.floor(absDiff / 3600000) + 'h';
+          return 'in ' + Math.floor(absDiff / 86400000) + 'd';
+        }
         if (diff < 60000) return 'just now';
         if (diff < 3600000) return Math.floor(diff / 60000) + 'm ago';
         if (diff < 86400000) return Math.floor(diff / 3600000) + 'h ago';
diff --git a/crates/openfang-kernel/Cargo.toml b/crates/openfang-kernel/Cargo.toml
index 72cfe78..b7074a8 100644
--- a/crates/openfang-kernel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/openfang-kernel/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ subtle = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true }
+cron = "0.15"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2"
diff --git a/crates/openfang-kernel/src/cron.rs b/crates/openfang-kernel/src/cron.rs
index 0605453..b29d655 100644
--- a/crates/openfang-kernel/src/cron.rs
+++ b/crates/openfang-kernel/src/cron.rs
@@ -293,16 +293,36 @@ impl CronScheduler {
 ///
 /// - `At { at }` — returns `at` directly.
 /// - `Every { every_secs }` — returns `now + every_secs`.
-/// - `Cron { .. }` — returns 60 seconds from now (placeholder until a cron
-///   expression parser is added).
+/// - `Cron { expr, tz }` — parses the cron expression and computes the next
+///   matching time. Supports standard 5-field (`min hour dom month dow`) and
+///   6-field (`sec min hour dom month dow`) formats by converting to the
+///   7-field format required by the `cron` crate.
 pub fn compute_next_run(schedule: &CronSchedule) -> chrono::DateTime<Utc> {
     match schedule {
         CronSchedule::At { at } => *at,
         CronSchedule::Every { every_secs } => Utc::now() + Duration::seconds(*every_secs as i64),
-        CronSchedule::Cron { .. } => {
-            // Placeholder: real cron parsing will be added when the `cron`
-            // crate is brought in. For now, fire 60 seconds from now.
-            Utc::now() + Duration::seconds(60)
+        CronSchedule::Cron { expr, tz: _ } => {
+            // Convert standard 5/6-field cron to 7-field for the `cron` crate.
+            // Standard 5-field: min hour dom month dow
+            // 6-field:          sec min hour dom month dow
+            // cron crate:       sec min hour dom month dow year
+            let fields: Vec<&str> = expr.trim().split_whitespace().collect();
+            let seven_field = match fields.len() {
+                5 => format!("0 {} *", expr.trim()),
+                6 => format!("{} *", expr.trim()),
+                _ => expr.clone(),
+            };
+
+            match seven_field.parse::<cron::Schedule>() {
+                Ok(sched) => sched
+                    .upcoming(Utc)
+                    .next()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Failed to parse cron expression '{}': {}", expr, e);
+                    Utc::now() + Duration::hours(1)
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -655,18 +675,39 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_compute_next_run_cron_placeholder() {
-        let before = Utc::now();
+    fn test_compute_next_run_cron_daily() {
+        let now = Utc::now();
         let schedule = CronSchedule::Cron {
             expr: "0 9 * * *".into(),
             tz: None,
         };
         let next = compute_next_run(&schedule);
-        let after = Utc::now();
 
-        // Placeholder returns ~60s from now
-        assert!(next >= before + Duration::seconds(59));
-        assert!(next <= after + Duration::seconds(61));
+        // Should be within the next 24 hours (next 09:00 UTC)
+        assert!(next > now);
+        assert!(next <= now + Duration::hours(24));
+        // Should fire at minute 0 of hour 9
+        assert_eq!(next.format("%M").to_string(), "00");
+        assert_eq!(next.format("%H").to_string(), "09");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compute_next_run_cron_weekday() {
+        let now = Utc::now();
+        let schedule = CronSchedule::Cron {
+            expr: "30 14 * * 1-5".into(),
+            tz: None,
+        };
+        let next = compute_next_run(&schedule);
+
+        // Should be within the next 7 days
+        assert!(next > now);
+        assert!(next <= now + Duration::days(7));
+        // Should fire at 14:30
+        assert_eq!(next.format("%H:%M").to_string(), "14:30");
+        // Should be a weekday (Mon=1 .. Fri=5 in chrono)
+        let weekday = next.weekday().num_days_from_monday(); // 0=Mon, 4=Fri
+        assert!(weekday <= 4, "Expected weekday, got {}", next.weekday());
     }
 
     // -- error message truncation in record_failure -------------------------
diff --git a/crates/openfang-kernel/src/scheduler.rs b/crates/openfang-kernel/src/scheduler.rs
index 6a4a298..31c2b07 100644
--- a/crates/openfang-kernel/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/crates/openfang-kernel/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ impl AgentScheduler {
         // Reset the window if an hour has passed
         tracker.reset_if_expired();
 
-        if tracker.total_tokens > quota.max_llm_tokens_per_hour {
+        if quota.max_llm_tokens_per_hour > 0
+            && tracker.total_tokens > quota.max_llm_tokens_per_hour
+        {
             return Err(OpenFangError::QuotaExceeded(format!(
                 "Token limit exceeded: {} / {}",
                 tracker.total_tokens, quota.max_llm_tokens_per_hour