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Run npx skillmds add zilliztech/job in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Job by zilliztech — Agent Skill

Name: Job
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: zilliztech

File contents

Prerequisites

CLI installed and logged in (see setup skill).
A job ID from a previous async operation (backup create, import start, etc.).

Commands Reference

Describe a Job

zilliz job describe --job-id <job-id>

Wait for Completion

The job describe command supports a --wait flag to poll until the job finishes:

# Poll until done (default: 5s interval, 30min timeout)
zilliz job describe --job-id <job-id> --wait

# Custom timeout and interval
zilliz job describe --job-id <job-id> --wait --timeout 600 --interval 10

Job Types

Type	Triggered By
BACKUP	`backup create`
RESTORE	`backup restore-cluster`, `backup restore-collection`
IMPORT	`import start`
MIGRATION	Cloud migration operations
CLONE_COLLECTION	Collection clone operations

Job Statuses

Status	Meaning
PENDING	Job is queued
IN_PROGRESS	Job is running
SUCCESSFUL	Job completed successfully
FAILED	Job failed (check `reason` field)
CANCELING	Job is being cancelled
CANCELED	Job was cancelled

Guidance

Many control-plane operations are asynchronous and return a jobId. Suggest using job describe to track progress.
When a job fails, the reason field contains the error message. Display it to the user.
For long-running operations (cluster creation, data migration), suggest using --wait so the user doesn't have to poll manually.
The --wait flag shows a live progress spinner. Users can press Ctrl+C to stop waiting without cancelling the job itself.

---name: jobdescription: Use when the user wants to check the status of an async Cloud Job (backup, restore, migration, import, or clone). Also use when the user wants to wait for a long-running operation to complete.---## Prerequisites1. CLI installed and logged in (see setup skill).2. A job ID from a previous async operation (backup create, import start, etc.).## Commands Reference### Describe a Job```bashzilliz job describe --job-id <job-id>```## Wait for CompletionThe `job describe` command supports a `--wait` flag to poll until the job finishes:```bash# Poll until done (default: 5s interval, 30min timeout)zilliz job describe --job-id <job-id> --wait# Custom timeout and intervalzilliz job describe --job-id <job-id> --wait --timeout 600 --interval 10```## Job Types| Type | Triggered By || ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- || BACKUP | `backup create` || RESTORE | `backup restore-cluster`, `backup restore-collection` || IMPORT | `import start` || MIGRATION | Cloud migration operations || CLONE_COLLECTION | Collection clone operations |## Job Statuses| Status | Meaning || ----------- | --------------------------------- || PENDING | Job is queued || IN_PROGRESS | Job is running || SUCCESSFUL | Job completed successfully || FAILED | Job failed (check `reason` field) || CANCELING | Job is being cancelled || CANCELED | Job was cancelled |## Guidance- Many control-plane operations are **asynchronous** and return a `jobId`. Suggest using `job describe` to track progress.- When a job fails, the `reason` field contains the error message. Display it to the user.- For long-running operations (cluster creation, data migration), suggest using `--wait` so the user doesn't have to poll manually.- The `--wait` flag shows a live progress spinner. Users can press Ctrl+C to stop waiting without cancelling the job itself.

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