Upstash QStash
SkillCommunicationThis skill is a Upstash QStash expert for serverless message queues, scheduled jobs, and reliable HTTP-based task delivery without managing infrastructure. It guides your agent through setting up Upstash QStash for sending queued and scheduled HTTP tasks. Use it when you need to add queued or scheduled HTTP delivery to an agent workflow.
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Details
Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.
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No other account needed.
Have an Upstash QStash account and its API token ready.
What your AI can do with it
- Set up Upstash QStash for serverless message queues
- Configure scheduled jobs and serverless cron
- Send reliable HTTP-based task delivery
- Handle queued and scheduled HTTP tasks
- Avoid managing queue infrastructure
Getting started
- Have an Upstash QStash account and its API token ready.
- Add the QStash token to your environment configuration.
- Configure the skill with your QStash credentials.
- Define the HTTP endpoint that will receive queued or scheduled tasks.
- Use the skill to publish messages or schedule jobs to QStash.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by davila7/claude-code-templates in cli-tool/components/skills/web-development/upstash-qstash/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
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:
- 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
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 32k
- Forks
- 4k
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
Questions
- What is upstash-qstash?
- It is a skill that acts as an Upstash QStash expert, helping your agent set up serverless message queues, scheduled jobs, and reliable HTTP-based task delivery without managing infrastructure.
- When should I use this skill?
- Use it when you need qstash, upstash queue, serverless cron, scheduled http, or message queue serverless capabilities in your agent workflow.
- Does it require managing infrastructure?
- No, it focuses on reliable HTTP-based task delivery without managing infrastructure.
- Can it handle scheduled jobs?
- Yes, it supports scheduled jobs and serverless cron through Upstash QStash.
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
upstash-qstash- Source
- github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates
github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates
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