sailscastshq/quest
skills/quest/SKILL.md
Background job scheduling with sails-hook-quest for Sails.js applications. Use this skill when creating, scheduling, or managing background jobs, cron tasks, recurring scripts, or any deferred/periodic work in a Sails.js application.
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skillsauthnpx skillsauth add sailscastshq/boring-stack questInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- quest
- description:
- >
- author:
- sailscastshq
- version:
- 1.0.0
- tags:
- quest, jobs, scheduling, cron, background, scripts, sails
Quest — Background Job Scheduling
Quest is a job scheduling hook for Sails.js that turns scripts in the scripts/ directory into scheduled background jobs. Each job runs as an isolated child process via sails run, with full access to models, helpers, and configuration.
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- Creating background jobs or scheduled tasks
- Setting up cron schedules, recurring intervals, or one-time delayed execution
- Defining job scripts with inputs and overlap prevention
- Using the
sails.questAPI to manage jobs at runtime - Listening to job lifecycle events (start, complete, error)
- Configuring the console environment for lightweight job execution
Rules
Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:
- rules/getting-started.md - What Quest is, installation, project structure, quick start
- rules/scheduling.md - Cron, human-readable intervals, shorthand, later.js, one-time execution
- rules/job-definition.md - Script anatomy, inputs, overlap prevention, config-defined jobs
- rules/api.md -
sails.questAPI reference: control, info, events - rules/patterns.md - Common job patterns with complete script examples
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