Work says No verified progress yet, Queued — work has not started, or Planned — no wake or next step recorded. In progress by itself is not proof of live execution, and a legacy blocked lifecycle does not become a second user-facing state or imply the team is waiting on you.
What should I check first?
Look for a live Needs you request on the parent Task. That is the only user-action signal. If there is none, open the Task from Work and ask Tycoon Agent for the last verified evidence, remaining gap, and recovery or wait condition.
What if no one asked a question?
Check Integrations. If anything the Task needs is disconnected, reconnect it, then open the Task and tell Tycoon Agent "Try again now."
What if there's no visible block but it's still slow?
Open the Task and ask Tycoon Agent, "Are we on track? Show me the latest evidence, remaining gap, and next check." Tycoon Agent summarizes child execution without exposing child inboxes.
What if I still don't get a reply?
Give Tycoon Agent a clearer instruction on the same Task. Ask her to revise the success standard when it is wrong, resume when the wait is over, or stop the Task when the Outcome is no longer wanted. She creates a new Task only for a genuinely different Outcome.
If the task ultimately fails or merely runs long, see My task failed or My task took too long, and you can end it anytime with How to cancel a task.
Q: My Task is queued but nothing has started.
A: If a Task assigned to an AI teammate sits in the queue without a first execution attempt — for example, because the platform hit its concurrency limit or a spending gate — Tycoon Agent notices within about 30 minutes, explains why it had not started, and triggers recovery. If it stays silent longer than that, open the Task and ask for the latest verified evidence and next step.