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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# jobs.py — Manage AI-Toolkit jobs (list, stop, kill, delete, hung)
+
+import os
+import sys
+import sqlite3
+from datetime import datetime
+from uuid import UUID
+
+DB_PATH = "./aitk_db.db"
+TABLE = "Job"  # capital J per schema
+
+
+# ---------- Helpers ----------
+
+def safe_time(val):
+    """Safely format timestamp or return raw if invalid."""
+    if val is None:
+        return ""
+    try:
+        if isinstance(val, str) and "-" in val and ":" in val:
+            return val.strip()
+        if isinstance(val, (int, float)) and 0 < val < 1e12:
+            return datetime.fromtimestamp(val).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+        if isinstance(val, str) and val.isdigit():
+            try:
+                return datetime.strptime(val, "%Y%m%d%H%M%S").strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+            except Exception:
+                return val
+        return str(val)
+    except Exception:
+        return str(val)
+
+
+def valid_uuid(value: str) -> str:
+    """Validate UUID format (returns the original string if valid)."""
+    try:
+        UUID(value)
+        return value
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid job UUID: {value}")
+
+
+def connect_db():
+    if not os.path.exists(DB_PATH):
+        sys.exit(f"Database not found: {DB_PATH}")
+    return sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
+
+
+# ---------- Core Operations ----------
+
+def list_jobs(filter_hung=False):
+    conn = connect_db()
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+
+    query = f"SELECT id, name, status, stop, created_at, updated_at FROM {TABLE}"
+    if filter_hung:
+        query += " WHERE stop=1 OR status IN ('running', 'stopping')"
+    query += " ORDER BY updated_at DESC"
+
+    cur.execute(query)
+    rows = cur.fetchall()
+
+    if not rows:
+        print("No jobs found in the database." if not filter_hung else "No hung or active jobs found.")
+        return
+
+    print(f"{'ID':36} | {'NAME':20} | {'STATUS':10} | {'STOP':4} | {'UPDATED'}")
+    print("-" * 90)
+    for r in rows:
+        print(f"{r['id']:<36} | {r['name']:<20} | {r['status']:<10} | {r['stop']:<4} | {safe_time(r['updated_at'])}")
+    conn.close()
+
+
+def stop_job(job_id):
+    conn = connect_db()
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    cur.execute(f"UPDATE {TABLE} SET stop=1, status='stopping', updated_at=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id=?", (job_id,))
+    conn.commit()
+    print(f"Job {job_id} marked as stopping (stop=1, status='stopping').")
+    conn.close()
+
+
+def kill_job(job_id):
+    conn = connect_db()
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    cur.execute(f"UPDATE {TABLE} SET stop=0, status='completed', updated_at=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id=?", (job_id,))
+    conn.commit()
+    print(f"Job {job_id} forcibly marked as completed (stop=0, status='completed').")
+    conn.close()
+
+
+def delete_job(job_id):
+    conn = connect_db()
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+    cur.execute(f"DELETE FROM {TABLE} WHERE id=?", (job_id,))
+    conn.commit()
+    print(f"Job {job_id} permanently deleted from database.")
+    conn.close()
+
+
+# ---------- Main Entry ----------
+
+def usage():
+    print(
+        "Usage:\n"
+        "  python jobs.py                 → list all jobs\n"
+        "  python jobs.py --hung          → list only stuck/running jobs\n"
+        "  python jobs.py --stop <uuid>   → mark a job as stopping\n"
+        "  python jobs.py --kill <uuid>   → forcibly complete a job\n"
+        "  python jobs.py --delete <uuid> → remove a job from the database\n"
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+
+    if not args:
+        list_jobs()
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    if len(args) == 1 and args[0] == "--hung":
+        list_jobs(filter_hung=True)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    if len(args) != 2:
+        usage()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    mode, job_id = args
+    try:
+        job_id = valid_uuid(job_id)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        sys.exit(str(e))
+
+    if mode == "--stop":
+        stop_job(job_id)
+    elif mode == "--kill":
+        kill_job(job_id)
+    elif mode == "--delete":
+        delete_job(job_id)
+    else:
+        usage()