Add explicit poll_task_types allowlist to filter ClickUp polling

Only tasks with Work Category in poll_task_types are fetched and
processed. Prevents unrecognized types (SEO Audit, AEO, etc.) from
being evaluated every poll cycle. Falls back to skill_map keys if
the list is empty.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

cheddahbot/config.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ClickUpConfig:
     error_status: str = "error"
     task_type_field_name: str = "Work Category"
     default_auto_execute: bool = False
+    poll_task_types: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
     skill_map: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
     enabled: bool = False
 

cheddahbot/scheduler.py

@@ -357,12 +357,14 @@ class Scheduler:
         now_ms = int(datetime.now(UTC).timestamp() * 1000)
         due_date_lt = now_ms + (self.DUE_DATE_WINDOW_WEEKS * 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
 
+        # Explicit allowlist of Work Category values to poll
+        allowed_types = self.config.clickup.poll_task_types or list(skill_map.keys())
+
         custom_fields_filter = None
         if self._field_filter_cache and self._field_filter_cache.get("options"):
             field_id = self._field_filter_cache["field_id"]
             options = self._field_filter_cache["options"]
-            # Only include options that map to skills we have
+            matching_opt_ids = [options[name] for name in allowed_types if name in options]
-            matching_opt_ids = [options[name] for name in skill_map if name in options]
             if matching_opt_ids:
                 import json as _json
 
@@ -378,12 +380,8 @@ class Scheduler:
         )
 
         for task in tasks:
-            # ClickUp status filtering is the dedup: tasks in poll_statuses
+            # Client-side verify: Work Category must be in allowed types AND skill_map
-            # are eligible; once moved to "automation underway", they won't
+            if task.task_type not in allowed_types or task.task_type not in skill_map:
-            # appear in the next poll.
-
-            # Client-side verify: Work Category must be in skill_map
-            if task.task_type not in skill_map:
                 continue
 
             # Respect auto_execute flag — skip tasks that require manual trigger

config.yaml

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ email:
 clickup:
   poll_interval_minutes: 20       # 3x per hour
   poll_statuses: ["to do", "outline approved"]
+  poll_task_types: ["Press Release", "On Page Optimization", "Content Creation", "Link Building"]
   review_status: "internal review"
   pr_review_status: "pr needs review"
   in_progress_status: "in progress"

tests/test_scheduler.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class _FakeClickUpConfig:
     error_status: str = "error"
     task_type_field_name: str = "Work Category"
     default_auto_execute: bool = True
+    poll_task_types: list[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: ["Press Release"])
     skill_map: dict = field(default_factory=lambda: {"Press Release": _PR_MAPPING})
     enabled: bool = True