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