[FEATURE] Task queue for queuing multiple prompts/tasks
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Activity 11 comments · opened Mar 11, 2026
Problem
There's no way to queue up multiple tasks and have them execute sequentially or in parallel. When working on a complex project, I often know the next 3-5 things Claude needs to do, but I have to wait for each one to finish before giving the next instruction.
OpenAI Codex CLI already ships this as a core feature — users can queue tasks and they run in sandboxed environments.
Proposed Solution
- Allow users to queue multiple prompts/tasks
- Execute them sequentially (or optionally in parallel with worktree isolation)
- Show queue status and results when done
- Persist queue across rate limit resets
Prior Issues (all auto-closed by stale bot, not by team decision)
- #535 — "The ability to queue up messages" (27+ upvotes, auto-closed)
- #15854 — "Programmatic access to message queue" (auto-closed)
- #1314 — "Queue for when Max limit refreshes" (auto-closed)
- #7244 — "/wait command for scheduled execution" (auto-closed)
These were all closed by GitHub Actions bot due to inactivity, not because the feature was reviewed and rejected. The demand is clearly there.
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