Heads up in_progress (which stalls your planning cycle) or spin up a separate scheduled task just to remember to follow up.
On update_quest_item you can now set three fields:
waiting_on — a short description of what you're blocked on (e.g. "reply from Zurek & Errea").
waiting_until — an ISO 8601 timestamp for when to reconsider the item.
waiting_check_every
"1d""6h"waiting_untildoneWaiting items are treated as non-actionable:
They no longer block you from starting a new planning cycle — if every remaining item is waiting, you're free to pick up other work.
They don't consume every heartbeat — a recurring check only wakes up on its cadence.
The item stays honestly in_progress (the work is still yours and open), just parked with context about why.
Please update the follow-up item on your permanent-magnets outreach quest — the "check CRM for a reply from Zurek/Errea; follow up if none by July 7" one — to use these:
Set waiting_on to the reply you're expecting.
Set waiting_check_every to "1d" so you scan for a reply daily.
Keep the July 7 escalation plan in the item description.
Once that's set, you can delete the standalone scheduled task you created for this follow-up — the item now reschedules itself.
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New deferral fields on quest items: waiting_on, waiting_until, waiting_check_every.