diff --git a/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.test.ts b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.test.ts
index 563e0626..15394ff8 100644
--- a/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.test.ts
+++ b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.test.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ const BUILTIN_TASK_IDS = [
   'memory-insight',
   'reflection-enrichment',
   'bug-report-extraction',
+  'timer-parse',
 ];
 
 describe('seed built-in tasks', () => {
-  it('defines exactly 5 built-in tasks', () => {
-    expect(BUILTIN_TASK_IDS).toHaveLength(5);
+  it('defines exactly 6 built-in tasks', () => {
+    expect(BUILTIN_TASK_IDS).toHaveLength(6);
   });
 
   it('all task IDs are unique', () => {
@@ -92,4 +93,17 @@ describe('seed built-in tasks', () => {
     });
     expect(result.success).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it('timer-parse task validates against schema', () => {
+    const result = ExtractionTaskSchema.safeParse({
+      id: 'timer-parse',
+      name: 'Timer Natural Language Parse',
+      prompt:
+        'Parse timer request and extract time, duration, urgency, label, recurrence, travel context.',
+      classes: ['time', 'duration', 'urgency_hint', 'label', 'recurrence', 'travel_context'],
+      builtIn: true,
+      productId: 'lysnrai',
+    });
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.ts b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.ts
index 9749dd70..de024ee4 100644
--- a/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.ts
+++ b/services/extraction-service/src/modules/tasks/seed.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,74 @@ const BUILTIN_TASKS: Omit<ExtractionTaskDoc, '_ts' | '_etag'>[] = [
     builtIn: true,
     productId: DEFAULT_PRODUCT_ID,
   },
+  {
+    id: 'timer-parse',
+    name: 'Timer Natural Language Parse',
+    description:
+      'Extract structured timer parameters from natural language input for ChronoMind. ' +
+      'Parses time references, durations, urgency hints, labels, recurrence, and travel context.',
+    prompt:
+      'Parse the following natural language timer request and extract: absolute or relative time references, ' +
+      'durations, urgency hints (critical/important/standard/gentle/passive), a concise label, ' +
+      'recurrence patterns (daily/weekly/weekdays), and any travel-time context. ' +
+      'Return each extraction with its class and the verbatim text that triggered it.',
+    classes: ['time', 'duration', 'urgency_hint', 'label', 'recurrence', 'travel_context'],
+    examples: [
+      {
+        text: 'Set a critical alarm for my dentist next Tuesday at 2pm with 1 hour warning and 30 min travel time',
+        extractions: [
+          { extraction_class: 'time', extraction_text: 'next Tuesday at 2pm' },
+          {
+            extraction_class: 'urgency_hint',
+            extraction_text: 'critical',
+            attributes: { level: 'critical' },
+          },
+          { extraction_class: 'label', extraction_text: 'dentist' },
+          {
+            extraction_class: 'duration',
+            extraction_text: '1 hour warning',
+            attributes: { minutes: '60', type: 'cascade_warning' },
+          },
+          {
+            extraction_class: 'travel_context',
+            extraction_text: '30 min travel time',
+            attributes: { minutes: '30' },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        text: 'Remind me every weekday at 9am to take vitamins',
+        extractions: [
+          { extraction_class: 'time', extraction_text: '9am' },
+          {
+            extraction_class: 'recurrence',
+            extraction_text: 'every weekday',
+            attributes: { pattern: 'weekdays' },
+          },
+          { extraction_class: 'label', extraction_text: 'take vitamins' },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        text: '25 minute focus session for writing',
+        extractions: [
+          {
+            extraction_class: 'duration',
+            extraction_text: '25 minute',
+            attributes: { minutes: '25', type: 'countdown' },
+          },
+          { extraction_class: 'label', extraction_text: 'writing' },
+          {
+            extraction_class: 'urgency_hint',
+            extraction_text: 'focus session',
+            attributes: { level: 'standard', timer_type: 'pomodoro' },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    defaultModelId: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+    builtIn: true,
+    productId: DEFAULT_PRODUCT_ID,
+  },
 ];
 
 /**