# snooze expire
**Remove expired snooze entries and restore PRs to your pending list.**
Automatically clean up snoozed PRs whose snooze duration has elapsed. Expired entries are permanently removed from the snooze list, making those PRs visible again in your pending reviews.
## When to Use
- Routine maintenance: Run periodically to keep your snooze list clean
- After returning from vacation: Clean up old snoozes you forgot about
- As part of a daily/weekly script: Automate cleanup alongside other review tasks
## Synopsis
```bash
prctrl snooze expire
```
## Options
This subcommand has no additional flags.
## Examples
```bash
# Clean up all expired snooze entries
prctrl snooze expire
# Expected output (when there are expired entries):
# 🧹 Cleaned up 3 expired snooze entry(s):
# ✨ Fix authentication bug #456 (myorg/myrepo)
# ✨ Update dependencies #789 (myorg/other-repo)
# ✨ Add user dashboard #101 (myorg/myrepo)
#
# ↩️ 3 PR(s) have returned to your pending list.
# ✅ 7 snoozed PR(s) remain in the list.
# Expected output (when nothing has expired):
# ✨ No expired snooze entries to clean up.
```
## How It Works
1. Reads the `.snoozed.json` file from your output directory
2. Checks each entry's `snoozed_until` timestamp against the current time
3. Removes entries where the snooze period has passed
4. Saves the updated list back to `.snoozed.json`
5. Reports how many entries were cleaned and how many remain
## Relationship to Other Commands
| `snooze add` | Add PRs to the snooze list |
| `snooze list` | Show currently snoozed PRs with time remaining |
| `snooze remove` | Manually remove specific PRs from snooze |
| `snooze clear` | Remove ALL snoozed PRs at once |
| `snooze expire` | Automatically remove PRs whose snooze has elapsed |
## Tips
- Run `snooze expire` before `list` to see all PRs including recently snoozed ones that have expired
- For automation, add `snooze expire` to your daily review script before fetching pending reviews
- Snoozed PRs are hidden from `list` but don't automatically reappear — use `expire` to restore them