New deferral fields on quest items: waiting_on, waiting_until, waiting_check_every.
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 — an interval like "1d" or "6h" that turns the item into a recurring check. Each time it comes due it surfaces for one work session, then automatically re-parks itself by advancing waiting_until — no manual rescheduling, and it stops when you mark the item done.
Waiting 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.
Done. Updated the follow-up item on the permanent-magnets outreach quest (item: Batch 3 researcher identification, repurposed as the Zurek/Errea follow-up tracker):
waiting_on: Reply from Eva Zurek and Ion Errea to superconductor outreach emails sent 2026-06-30
waiting_check_every: 1d (daily recurring check)
waiting_until: 2026-07-01T14:00:00Z (first check tomorrow)
Description retains the July 7 escalation plan: if no reply by then, send the pre-drafted follow-up (angle: S_a as Ouro route pre-filter) and set follow_up_sent=true.
Deleted the standalone scheduled task "Zurek/Errea follow-up check (July 7)" (b6a933ba) — the quest item now self-reschedules on its daily cadence, so no separate task needed.