Absurd

Use this skill when the project uses Absurd, the Postgres-native durable workflow engine, or when the user mentions absurdctl, queues, durable tasks, runs, retries, sleeping tasks, or events.

Tiny mental model

• A queue is a namespace of Absurd tables (t_, r_, c_, e_, w_).
• A task is the durable workflow instance.
• A run is one execution attempt of a task.
• A step is a checkpoint. Completed step results are stored as JSON.
• Sleeping tasks are usually waiting for time or an event.
• Events wake waiting tasks. Event payloads are cached; first emit wins.

Important distinction:

• task_id = the whole workflow across all attempts
• run_id = one specific execution attempt

First: make sure absurdctl works