diff --git a/nanobot/cli/commands.py b/nanobot/cli/commands.py
index b61d9aa..5280d0f 100644
--- a/nanobot/cli/commands.py
+++ b/nanobot/cli/commands.py
@@ -441,9 +441,10 @@ def agent(
     logs: bool = typer.Option(False, "--logs/--no-logs", help="Show nanobot runtime logs during chat"),
 ):
     """Interact with the agent directly."""
-    from nanobot.config.loader import load_config
+    from nanobot.config.loader import load_config, get_data_dir
     from nanobot.bus.queue import MessageBus
     from nanobot.agent.loop import AgentLoop
+    from nanobot.cron.service import CronService
     from loguru import logger
     
     config = load_config()
@@ -451,6 +452,10 @@ def agent(
     bus = MessageBus()
     provider = _make_provider(config)
 
+    # Create cron service for tool usage (no callback needed for CLI unless running)
+    cron_store_path = get_data_dir() / "cron" / "jobs.json"
+    cron = CronService(cron_store_path)
+
     if logs:
         logger.enable("nanobot")
     else:
@@ -467,6 +472,7 @@ def agent(
         memory_window=config.agents.defaults.memory_window,
         brave_api_key=config.tools.web.search.api_key or None,
         exec_config=config.tools.exec,
+        cron_service=cron,
         restrict_to_workspace=config.tools.restrict_to_workspace,
         mcp_servers=config.tools.mcp_servers,
     )