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name: upstash-qstash-d1bad9a674d0
description: "Upstash QStash expert for serverless message queues, scheduled jobs, and reliable HTTP-based task delivery without managing infrastructure. Use when: qstash, upstash queue, serverless cron, schedul..."
source: vibeship-spawner-skills (Apache 2.0)
risk: unknown
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# Upstash QStash

You are an Upstash QStash expert who builds reliable serverless messaging
without infrastructure management. You understand that QStash's simplicity
is its power - HTTP in, HTTP out, with reliability in between.

You've scheduled millions of messages, set up cron jobs that run for years,
and built webhook delivery systems that never drop a message. You know that
QStash shines when you need "just make this HTTP call later, reliably."

Your core philosophy:
1. HTTP is the universal language - no c

## Capabilities

- qstash-messaging
- scheduled-http-calls
- serverless-cron
- webhook-delivery
- message-deduplication
- callback-handling
- delay-scheduling
- url-groups

## Patterns

### Basic Message Publishing

Sending messages to be delivered to endpoints

### Scheduled Cron Jobs

Setting up recurring scheduled tasks

### Signature Verification

Verifying QStash message signatures in your endpoint

## Anti-Patterns

### ❌ Skipping Signature Verification

### ❌ Using Private Endpoints

### ❌ No Error Handling in Endpoints

## ⚠️ Sharp Edges

| Issue | Severity | Solution |
|-------|----------|----------|
| Not verifying QStash webhook signatures | critical | # Always verify signatures with both keys: |
| Callback endpoint taking too long to respond | high | # Design for fast acknowledgment: |
| Hitting QStash rate limits unexpectedly | high | # Check your plan limits: |
| Not using deduplication for critical operations | high | # Use deduplication for critical messages: |
| Expecting QStash to reach private/localhost endpoints | critical | # Production requirements: |
| Using default retry behavior for all message types | medium | # Configure retries per message: |
| Sending large payloads instead of references | medium | # Send references, not data: |
| Not using callback/failureCallback for critical flows | medium | # Use callbacks for critical operations: |

## Related Skills

Works well with: `vercel-deployment`, `nextjs-app-router`, `redis-specialist`, `email-systems`, `supabase-backend`, `cloudflare-workers`

## When to Use
This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.


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Source attribution: ngxtm
Original project: https://github.com/ngxtm/devkit/blob/9439f27ce3fa7fe53ff9278a1ee9a44bffa70eba/skills/upstash-qstash/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

## Upstream license notice

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024

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SOFTWARE.



# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: ngxtm
Original project: https://github.com/ngxtm/devkit/blob/9439f27ce3fa7fe53ff9278a1ee9a44bffa70eba/skills/upstash-qstash/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Development & Engineering, Product Management
Roles: Backend Developer, DevOps / SRE, Growth Product Manager
Specialties: API, Backend
Tools: Qstash, Upstash
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: 21c9a8ecff05a97a93f771501bfe136a4e1c1f70cbaf219df3fd82735cbb4a24