---
schema: 1
type: term
title: >-
  _Queue_ — the Co-work input that accepts new messages while the agent is still
  working, unlike chat where the running response must be stopped
  first[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416].
description: >-
  _Queue_ — in Claude Co-work, the input behavior that lets you **send new
  messages while the agent is still working**, unlike chat where the running
  response must be stopped first[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416].
canonical: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/queue-the-co-work-input-that-accepts-new-messages-w-45d3b8d5d596
markdown: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/queue-the-co-work-input-that-accepts-new-messages-w-45d3b8d5d596.md
llms: null
parent: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt'
channel: everyinc
updated: '2026-10-23T22:12:35.346Z'
language: null
children: []
---


# \_Queue\_ — the Co-work input that accepts new messages while the agent is still working, unlike chat where the running response must be stopped first\[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416].

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/queue-the-co-work-input-that-accepts-new-messages-w-45d3b8d5d596

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

_Queue_ — in Claude Co-work, the input behavior that lets you **send new messages while the agent is still working**, unlike chat where the running response must be stopped first[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416].

In the channel's material, **_queue_** describes how **Claude Co-work** handles input while an agent is already running: you can add more messages while it works, and come back later to review[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@891]. This is the app's defining contrast with chat, where a running response has to be stopped before you can say anything else[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416].Queuing is what makes Co-work usable for long, asynchronous handoffs — the mental shift of saying *go do something*, then returning once it has run for a while[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@901]. Kieran's advice to non-technical users captured this: open Co-work for the same things done in chat and notice the differences, **like queueing messages**[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@3842].- _Queue_ lets you send new messages **while the agent is still working**[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416]. - Chat cannot do this: the running response must be stopped first[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416]. - Queuing supports async work: hand off a task, queue more input, review later[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@891].