Resume a paused JobPilot campaign by id. Re-flips the campaign to in_progress and replays the apply loop on any remaining approved jobs without re-asking for fit confirmation.
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---
name: resume-campaign
description: Resume a paused JobPilot campaign by id. Re-flips the campaign to in_progress and replays the apply loop on any remaining approved jobs without re-asking for fit confirmation.
argument-hint: "<campaign-id>"
---
# Resume Campaign - Continue a Paused Campaign
Resumes a `paused` Campaign by replaying the apply loop on jobs that
are still `approved` (or `pending` if approval was implicit). The user already
approved the fit when the campaign was first launched, so no re-confirmation gate.
Live view: `$JOBPILOT_WEB/campaigns/<campaign-id>`.
## Setup
Follow `../_shared/setup.md` to load profile, resume, credentials - its health check
aborts with the standard message if the backend is unreachable.
## Phase 0: Resolve Campaign
Argument is `<campaign-id>`. If missing, list candidates and ask:
```bash
jobpilot-api GET /api/campaigns --query status=paused
```
Show each of `.items` as `campaignId`, `status`, `source`, `query`.
Fetch the campaign + jobs:
```bash
CAMPAIGN_ID="<campaign-id>"
jobpilot-api GET "/api/campaigns/$CAMPAIGN_ID"
jobpilot-api GET "/api/campaigns/$CAMPAIGN_ID/jobs" --query page=1 --query limit=100
```
Verify status is `paused`. If `completed` or `failed`, stop:
**"Campaign <id> is already <status>. Nothing to resume."** If `in_progress`, stop:
**"Campaign <id> is still in progress. Stop the campaign from the UI first."**
Refuse to resume if no job in `.items` is `approved`, `pending`, or `applying`: say **"No
resumable jobs (approved/pending/applying). If none were ever added, start fresh with the
auto-apply skill."** and stop.
## Phase 1: Re-open the Campaign
Command status back to `in_progress`:
```bash
jobpilot-api POST "/api/campaigns/$CAMPAIGN_ID/status" --data '{"status":"in_progress","actor":"agent"}'
```
Keep the campaign's `config.maxApplications` as `MAX_APPS` (absent means no limit) for the stop
condition below.
## Phase 2: Replay Apply Loop
For each job where `status === "approved"`, `"pending"`, or `"applying"`, score-descending -
the **same per-job flow as the apply skill's Apply Loop**, delegated to the `job-applier` subagent
one at a time:
1. **Mark applying** - PATCH the job to `applying`.
2. **Apply** - delegate to `job-applier` with its input from
`../_shared/campaign-flow.md`, `brief` omitted (the worker fetches it from the saved Job)
and `preSubmitReview: <true when MAX_APPS === 1, else false>`.
3. **Record result** - map the worker's `outcome` to a terminal `/result` write and route
`needs_user` per `../_shared/campaign-flow.md` (on `salary`, ask once then re-delegate).
4. **Limit** - if `MAX_APPS` set and `summary.applied >= MAX_APPS`, POST `/result`
`outcome:"skipped"`, `skipReason:"Max applications limit reached"` for each remaining `approved`
job and end the loop.
### Between jobs: honor user Stop
Re-fetch the campaign between jobs and exit cleanly if the user stopped it:
```bash
jobpilot-api GET "/api/campaigns/$CAMPAIGN_ID"
```
If `.status` is `paused`, POST `/result` `outcome:"skipped"`, `skipReason:"Campaign paused by
user"` for each remaining `approved` job, then stop.
## Phase 3: Summary
```bash
jobpilot-api POST "/api/campaigns/$CAMPAIGN_ID/status" --data '{"status":"completed"}'
```
Print a summary table and the campaign link `$JOBPILOT_WEB/campaigns/<CAMPAIGN_ID>`.
Suggest re-running the `auto-apply` skill in `retry-failed <CAMPAIGN_ID>` mode if any jobs failed.
## Rules
The shared campaign rules (`../_shared/campaign-flow.md`) apply throughout. On top of them:
1. **No new confirmation gate.** The user already approved the fit when the campaign was first
launched.
2. **`source` is automatic.** `/result` records the campaign's original `source` (`apply` or
`auto_apply`) on the Application; don't pass one.
3. **Idempotent.** Resuming the same campaign a second time should be a no-op when no `approved`
jobs remain.