Only one AI Automator worker queue item is processed per cron execution
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<strong>Update Summary: AI Automator queue items run once per cron execution</strong>[One-line status update for stakeholders]<br>
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<strong>Check-in Date: </strong>23/02/2026<br>
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>Each cron execution queues several items to be processed but only one item is processed each time.</p>
<p>Is there a way to configure number of queue items to be processed in each execution directly in the automator advanced settings in the field configuration?</p>
<h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce (required for bugs, but not feature requests)</h4>
<p>Please provide information like AI modules enabled, which AI provider, browser, etc.<br>
Configure the Automator worker to be saved as a queue worker instead of being processed directly in order to avoid requests rate limits. </p>
<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p>Is it possible to have a number of queue elements to be processed during each cron execution configuration for the automator?</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
<h3>Optional: Other details as applicable (e.g., User interface changes, API changes, Data model changes)</h3>
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