---
title: Slot
order: 12
description: "One unit of the pool's capacity. A target acquires the slots it needs to run (most take one) and releases them when it finishes; the pool tracks capacity (total slots), running (acquired), and queued (blocked)."
tags: [glossary, execution-and-caching]
---

# Slot

One unit of the pool's capacity. A target acquires the slots it needs to run
(most take one) and releases them when it finishes; the pool tracks capacity
(total slots), running (acquired), and queued (blocked).

## Example

`magus status` reports the pool's capacity, running and queued slots.

```sh
magus status
```

## Used in

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## See also

- [Pool](pool.md)
- [The broker and the daemon](../guides/integrations/server.md)