# Sailscastshq Boring Stack Quest > Quest — Background Job Scheduling - Skill: `tomevault-io/sailscastshq-boring-stack-quest` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/sailscastshq-boring-stack-quest` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/sailscastshq-boring-stack-quest/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/sailscastshq-boring-stack-quest --- # 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.quest` API 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](rules/getting-started.md) - What Quest is, installation, project structure, quick start - [rules/scheduling.md](rules/scheduling.md) - Cron, human-readable intervals, shorthand, later.js, one-time execution - [rules/job-definition.md](rules/job-definition.md) - Script anatomy, inputs, overlap prevention, config-defined jobs - [rules/api.md](rules/api.md) - `sails.quest` API reference: control, info, events - [rules/patterns.md](rules/patterns.md) - Common job patterns with complete script examples --- > Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/sailscastshq) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.