waiting-room 1.0.5

Track every open loop in both directions — who owes you, and who you're blocking.

🚪 The Waiting Room

Track open loops in both directions — things you're waiting on, and things others are waiting on from you.

Most productivity tools track tasks. The Waiting Room tracks dependencies — the invisible blockers that stall you and the places where you're the bottleneck.

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Screenshot

┌─ ➡  I'M WAITING FOR... ──────────────┐┌─ ⬅  WAITING FOR ME... ─────────────────┐
│                                       ││                                         │
│ ▶ 🔴 Priya · contract · 12d · due Apr8││   🟡 Rohan · deck feedback · 4d        │
│   🟡 AWS Support · ticket · 5d       ││   🟢 Client · proposal · 1d            │
│   🟢 Zepto · package · 1d            ││                                         │
│                                       ││                                         │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
  Waiting on 3 people  ·  blocking 2 people  ·  oldest: 12d

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Install

pip install textual

Then run:

python3 waiting_room.py

Data is stored at ~/.waiting-room/data.json — no cloud, no accounts.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
Tab	Switch between panels
↑ / ↓ or k / j	Move cursor
a	Add item to active panel
r	Resolve selected item
n	Log a nudge (follow-up)
h	View history (resolved items)
q	Quit

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How it works

Two panels:

• I'm waiting for... — people/services blocking you (Priya's contract, AWS ticket, courier)
• Waiting for me... — people you're blocking (team member waiting on your decision, client waiting on proposal)

Age coloring:

• 🟢 < 3 days — fresh
• 🟡 3–7 days — getting stale
• 🔴 7+ days — needs action

Nudge log: Press n to log a follow-up without closing the item. Tracks how many times you've had to chase something.

Resolve: Press r to close an item. It moves to history with duration tracked.

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Why this exists

Most open loops live in your head as background noise. The Waiting Room externalizes them — you see at a glance if you're being blocked, if you're blocking others, and how long things have been stalled.

The goal: zero items over 7 days. That's it.

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Philosophy

"Most projects don't fail at the work. They fail at the waiting."

Built in the spirit of getting things unblocked. Small tool, big clarity.

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License

MIT