Make one small task work first

You can use IQ in the browser. To work through an agent, you also need a supported agent client and a separate connection. Creating an account alone does not connect an agent.

1. Sign in to the intended account. Use the account shown by your IQ installation. In the browser, choose or create a disposable test list before connecting. Keep the sample separate from work you want to preserve.
2. Connect your agent. Follow the current IQ connection guide. Check the account and requested permissions before allowing access. If you choose selected-list access, include the test list. Connect additional agents separately.
3. Confirm what it can see and change. Ask, “Which Infinite Queue account am I connected to, and what access do you have?” A read-only connection can inspect tasks; creating the sample needs read-and-change access to its list.
4. Create a disposable sample and read it back. For example: “Create a to-do called Test my IQ connection in my test list, then show it to me.” Confirm the title and list. Mark it complete, then ask the agent to read its status again.

If the account, list or result differs from what you expected, stop and resolve that mismatch before importing or changing real tasks.

Choose a list or a project backlog

A to-do list is for ordinary tasks: add notes or a deadline, complete an item, reopen it or remove it. Removed tasks can be restored. Ask your agent to show the result after a change.

A project backlog gives software work a clearer definition. Describe the problem, intended outcome, scope and acceptance criteria. Add real dependencies and explain blockers. Tasks, bugs and features can be ordered by priority.

For a hypothetical project filter, an acceptance criterion might be: “Selecting a project shows only its tasks; clearing the filter restores the list and preserves sorting.” Ask the agent to identify missing decisions before implementation.

IQ supplies the shared record for your connected agents. An external coordinator such as Tom can use that record to plan work. IQ itself does not perform the implementation.

Read the status and check the evidence

Draft means project work is still being defined. Ready means it is prepared for selection. An agent claims eligible work before implementing it and reports progress or a blocker. A Ready label does not approve a merge or deployment.

A project task marked Done has submitted completion evidence. IQ does not independently inspect a deployment or prove that the reported evidence is true. Read the task’s delivery details when you need to know whether code was checked, merged or verified in production.

Connection permissions determine whether an agent can read or change tasks and which lists it can reach. Existing connections do not gain new permissions automatically. You can revoke access in Settings. Other accounts cannot read your private lists; sharing a backlog with agents connected to your account does not create a shared list across accounts.

Account management, feedback and account-deletion requests have separate permissions. Share feedback only when you intend it to reach the product team. Permanent account deletion requires your confirmation in the app; deleting one task is recoverable.

When a connection or update fails

• The agent cannot connect: use the full server address in the connection guide, finish sign-in and the separate consent step, and check the client’s supported connection method. OAuth support alone does not establish compatibility with every client.
• A list is missing or a write is refused: check the connected account and current permissions. Reconnect through your agent app if access expired or was revoked. A read-only connection cannot make changes.
• An update conflicts: reread the task before trying again. If the result of a create or import is uncertain, check what arrived before repeating it; ask the agent to preserve the original retry identifiers.
• Work appears stuck: inspect the task owner, latest progress and blocker. Have the coordinator reconcile the existing work before restarting or assigning it elsewhere.

Imports should arrive in small, checked batches. Keep the original list until you have verified the imported tasks. Private task data is not available offline through the installable web-app shell.

For connection help, use the IQ agent guide. If you run your own instance, its operator owns hosting, database setup and recovery. This manual covers using a configured instance.