Parses, formats, and converts dates and times across common formats and timezones.
parse <string> — parse a date string and return ISO 8601
format <iso> <pattern> — format an ISO date with a strftime pattern
diff <date1> <date2> — return the difference in days between two dates
now [timezone] — return the current time in a timezone (e.g. UTC, US/Eastern)
add <iso> <n> <unit> — add n days/weeks/months to a date
Supported input formats: ISO 8601, RFC 2822, US (MM/DD/YYYY), EU (DD.MM.YYYY).
No external network calls. Pure Python stdlib only.
1---2name: date-parser3description: date-parser4---5# date-parser67Parses, formats, and converts dates and times across common formats and timezones.89<date-parser>10Use this skill for date/time operations:1112- `parse <string>` — parse a date string and return ISO 860113- `format <iso> <pattern>` — format an ISO date with a strftime pattern14- `diff <date1> <date2>` — return the difference in days between two dates15- `now [timezone]` — return the current time in a timezone (e.g. `UTC`, `US/Eastern`)16- `add <iso> <n> <unit>` — add n days/weeks/months to a date1718Supported input formats: ISO 8601, RFC 2822, US (MM/DD/YYYY), EU (DD.MM.YYYY).19No external network calls. Pure Python stdlib only.20</date-parser>
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