Sentinel: queue:check is past its budget: 15 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 21:59; the lane runs a check for 2 min (limit 60). #1880

queue:check is past its budget: 15 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 21:59; the lane runs a check for 2 min (limit 60).

Evidence

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 15 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 21:59; the lane runs a check for 2 min (limit 60).
• since: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• href: /settings/capacity

Pillar: P0 Trust: the forge says when it is not well, and is well again

What to look for when fixed: queue:check is gone from the degraded list and the cause is fixed, not waited out.

Mechanical fix: Diagnose the cause from the evidence and hand the mechanical fix to a builder as its own issue.

Found by the sentinel at 2026-10-15T22:10:41.824Z.

Still there at 2026-10-15T23:11:09.841Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 22 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 22:49; the lane runs #1891 for 3 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 42 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T00:11:36.669Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 25 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 23:52; the lane runs #1952 for 2 min (limit 60).
• since: 2026-10-15T23:37:04.826Z
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T01:11:36.881Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 9 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 00:57; the lane runs #1979 for 11 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 139 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T01:21:39.508Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 10 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 01:02; the lane runs #1972 for 17 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 145 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T01:35:46.302Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 9 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 01:18; the lane runs #1983 for 6 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 149 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T02:01:10.068Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 9 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 01:26; the lane runs #1973 for 7 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 150 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T03:12:45.862Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 02:34; the lane runs a check for 3 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 164 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T04:29:05.562Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 2 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 03:36; the lane runs a check for 8 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 166 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T11:32:50.794Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 6 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:21; the lane runs nothing.
• since: 2026-10-16T11:32:44.743Z
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T12:33:07.740Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:10:36.469Z
• total: 176 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T22:40:08.128Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T22:53:22.140Z
• total: 151 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-16T23:40:13.758Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-15T23:40:13.758Z
• total: 123 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-17T00:40:16.642Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-16T00:40:16.642Z
• total: 64 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-17T01:40:20.234Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-16T02:12:40.075Z
• total: 26 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-17T02:40:25.179Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-16T02:46:02.597Z
• total: 16 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-17T03:40:30.801Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-16T03:47:40.802Z
• total: 12 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Still there at 2026-10-17T04:40:44.338Z, evidence now:

• cause: queue:check
• sentence: 8 checks wait behind one lane; the oldest since 11:24; the lane runs a check for 4 min (limit 60).
• first open: 2026-10-16T11:32:44.743Z
• total: 10 minutes in the day
• href: /settings/capacity

Held since 2026-10-16T11:42:44.786Z: no new incident on this cause for over a day. Closing as done; if it comes back it is filed again.

Held since 2026-10-16T11:42:44.786Z: no new incident on this cause for over a day. Closing as done; if it comes back it is filed again.

Held since 2026-10-16T11:42:44.786Z: no new incident on this cause for over a day. Closing as done; if it comes back it is filed again.

Held since 2026-10-16T11:42:44.786Z: no new incident on this cause for over a day. Closing as done; if it comes back it is filed again.

Steward (trevato): stale — this reported one check lane with 15 waiting (2026-10-15); the lane now runs 6 at a time and checks start with a 0 s median wait. Closing.