Queue Management

Manage a queue of content URLs for later batch processing. Add items throughout the day, process them all at once when ready.

When to Use

Activate this skill when the user:

• Mentions "queue", "batch later", "save for later"
• Wants to add something to process later
• Asks "what's in my queue" or "show queue"
• Says "process my queue" or "analyze everything"
• Wants to manage pending content items

Queue Location

The queue is stored in inbox/queue.txt:

# Format: URL | type | added_timestamp
https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123 | youtube | 2024-01-15T10:30:00
https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12345 | arxiv | 2024-01-15T11:00:00

Operations

Adding to Queue

1. Parse the URL
2. Auto-detect content type:
   • youtube.com, youtu.be → youtube
   • arxiv.org → arxiv
   • Otherwise → article
3. Read existing queue (create if missing)
4. Check for duplicates
5. Append with current timestamp
6. Confirm to user

Listing Queue

1. Read inbox/queue.txt
2. Display formatted list with:
   • Item number
   • Content type badge
   • URL or title
   • Time since added

Processing Queue

1. Read all pending items
2. Process each using appropriate command:
   • youtube → /yt
   • arxiv → /arxiv
   • article → /read
3. Remove successful items from queue
4. Keep failed items for retry
5. Show summary

Clearing Queue

1. Confirm before clearing
2. Create backup at inbox/queue.txt.bak
3. Empty the file
4. Confirm removal

Example Interactions

User: "Add this to my queue: https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123" Action: Add to queue, confirm

User: "What's in my queue?" Action: List all pending items

User: "Process my reading queue" Action: Process all items, show results

User: "Save this for later: [URL]" Action: Add to queue

Error Handling

• Invalid URL: Warn, don't add
• Duplicate: Skip, inform user
• Process failure: Keep in queue, continue
• Empty queue: Inform, no action

Related

• Slash command: /queue
• Queue file: inbox/queue.txt
• Uses: /yt, /read, /arxiv commands