diff --git a/scripts/on_demand_Golden_Muscat_example.py b/scripts/on_demand_Golden_Muscat_example.py
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+import pika,sys,getopt
+import os
+import json
+import subprocess
+import time
+
+
+#input_queue = "download"
+#input_queue = "process_flat_iceberg"
+input_queue = "process_golden_muscat"
+#input_queue = "upload"
+#output_queue = "send_to_processing"
+#input_queue = "test_upload"
+primary_batch_script="/projects/bbym/shared/CDR_processing/pipeline_processing_003/golden_muscat_launcher.bash"
+#secondary_batch_scripts=["/projects/bbym/shared/CDR_processing/pipeline_processing_003/drab_volcano_launcher.bash"]
+
+global input_dir
+input_dir=""
+global output_dir
+output_dir=""
+
+###############
+# this is only here because the include isn't working
+
+RMQ_username = "criticalmaas"
+RMQ_password = "keeNgoo1VahthuS4ii1r"
+
+#
+##############
+
+def how_many_messages_in_queue(secrets_file,queue_name):
+    rabbitmq_uri=set_up_RMQ(secrets_file)
+
+    parameters = pika.URLParameters(rabbitmq_uri)
+    connection = pika.BlockingConnection(parameters)
+    channel = connection.channel()
+    my_queue=channel.queue_declare(queue=queue_name,durable=True)
+    return_val=my_queue.method.message_count
+    connection.close()
+    return my_queue.method.message_count
+
+
+
+
+"""
+def launch_job_return_ID_special(batch_file):
+    global secondary_batch_scripts
+    # run for launching when it's the *first* job launched in a while
+    # This function also fires off a couple of secondary jobs that are
+    # expected to run for a short time but then will terminate, leaving
+    # the main ones running for this program to keep track of.
+    for aux_batch_file in secondary_batch_scripts:
+        print("running secondary script")
+        subprocess.run(['sbatch', aux_batch_file], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    return launch_job_return_ID(batch_file)
+"""
+def launch_job_return_ID(batch_file):
+    sbatch_result=subprocess.run(['sbatch', batch_file], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    sbatch_string=sbatch_result.stdout.decode('utf-8')    
+    sbatch_output_list=sbatch_string.split()
+    # (hopefully) returns the jobid of the new job
+    return sbatch_output_list[3]
+
+def how_many_of_my_jobs_running(job_list):
+    job_total=0
+    for check_job in job_list:
+        squeue_result=subprocess.run(['squeue'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        squeue_string=squeue_result.stdout.decode('utf-8')
+        sq_line_list=squeue_string.splitlines()
+        is_job_running=0
+        for myline in sq_line_list:
+            segment_list = myline.split()
+            #            print(f"first segment:{segment_list[0]}")
+            current_job = segment_list[0]
+            if check_job == current_job:
+                job_total += 1
+                is_job_running=1
+                #print(f"  ****match!: {check_job} {current_job}")
+                #else:
+                #print(f"no match: {check_job} {current_job}")
+        # if the job isn't in the job list, then it's not running, so we can
+        # remove it from the job list
+        if is_job_running == 0:
+            job_list.remove(check_job)
+            print(f"removing job {check_job} from the job list")
+    return job_total
+
+def set_up_RMQ(secrets_file):
+    global RMQ_username
+    global RMQ_password
+    
+    if os.path.exists(secrets_file):
+        execfile(filename)
+
+    #    rabbitmq_uri = f"amqp://{RMQ_username}:{RMQ_password}@rabbitmq.criticalmaas.software-dev.ncsa.illinois.edu:5672/shepard"
+    rabbitmq_uri = "amqp://ncsa:teef1Wor8iey9ohsheic@criticalmaas.ncsa.illinois.edu:5672/%2F"
+    return rabbitmq_uri
+
+"""
+def callback(ch, method, properties, body):
+    print("***Received:")
+    my_catalog=json.loads(body)
+    print("got catalog")
+    print(my_catalog)
+    #    print("map name:>>"+my_catalog['map_name']+"<<")
+    """
+
+"""
+    file_URL=my_catalog['cog_url']
+    DL_command="cd "+input_dir+" ; wget "+file_URL
+    print("download command: "+DL_command)
+"""
+
+"""
+    #    print("about to run download command")
+    #    os.system(DL_command)
+    #    print("finished download command")
+    
+#    result_file=input_dir+my_catalog['cog_id']+".cog.tif"
+    print("input dir:"+input_dir)
+#    print("resulting file: "+result_file)
+    ch.basic_ack(delivery_tag=method.delivery_tag)
+    print('about to sleep for 1 seconds')
+    time.sleep(.2)
+    print('finished ack')
+#    sys.exit(2)
+"""
+    
+def main(argv):
+    # secrets file per-user
+    global input_queue
+    global primary_batch_script
+
+    input_queue_count=how_many_messages_in_queue("~/.criticalmaas/secrets",input_queue)
+    print(f"Queue has {input_queue_count} items.")
+
+    job_list=[]
+    #    job_ID=launch_job_return_ID(primary_batch_script)
+    #print(f"launched job {job_ID}")
+    #job_list.append(job_ID)
+
+    #print("about to sleep")
+    #time.sleep(2)
+
+    #for i in range(180):
+    #        my_job_count=how_many_of_my_jobs_running(job_list)
+    #        print(f"There are {my_job_count} of our jobs running ({i}).")
+    #        time.sleep(1)
+
+    while True :
+        target_job_count = 0
+        process_count=how_many_messages_in_queue("~/.criticalmaas/secrets",input_queue)
+        if process_count > 0:
+            target_job_count += 1
+        if process_count > 10:
+            target_job_count += 1
+        if process_count > 20:
+            target_job_count += 1
+        if process_count > 30:
+            target_job_count += 2
+        currently_running=how_many_of_my_jobs_running(job_list)
+        print(f"Status (prelaunch): downloads to process={process_count}, current jobs running={currently_running}, target_jobs={target_job_count}")
+        jobs_launched=0
+        while currently_running < target_job_count :
+            job_ID=launch_job_return_ID(primary_batch_script)
+            print(f"Launching job {job_ID}")
+            job_list.append(job_ID)
+            currently_running=how_many_of_my_jobs_running(job_list)
+            jobs_launched += 1
+        print(f"Status (postlaunch): downloads to process={process_count}, current jobs running={currently_running}, target_jobs={target_job_count}")
+        time.sleep(300)
+#        time.sleep(15)
+            
+
+    print("exiting for debugging.")
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+    
+
+    
+    """
+    rabbitmq_uri=set_up_RMQ("~/.criticalmaas/secrets")
+
+    parameters = pika.URLParameters(rabbitmq_uri)
+    connection = pika.BlockingConnection(parameters)
+    channel = connection.channel()
+    channel.queue_declare(queue=input_queue, durable=True)
+
+    channel.basic_qos(prefetch_count=1)
+    channel.basic_consume(queue=input_queue, on_message_callback=callback, auto_ack=False)
+    """
+    print("Input data directory:"+input_dir)
+    print("Output data directory:"+output_dir)
+    print("Now beginning consuming loop:")
+
+    """
+    channel.start_consuming()
+    """
+    
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main(sys.argv[1:])
+#    main()
+
diff --git a/scripts/on_demand_Golden_Muscat_job.bash b/scripts/on_demand_Golden_Muscat_job.bash
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+++ b/scripts/on_demand_Golden_Muscat_job.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#SBATCH -p a100
+#SBATCH -A bbym-hydro
+#SBATCH --time 08:00:00
+#SBATCH --mail-type=BEGIN,END
+#SBATCH --mail-user=craigsteffen@gmail.com
+##SBATCH --cpus_per_task=56
+#SBATCH -o CM_golden_muscat-%j.out
+#SBATCH -e CM_golden_muscat-%j.err
+INTERNAL_MODEL="golden_muscat"
+
+cd "/projects/bbym/shared/CDR_processing/pipeline_processing_003"
+
+# old URI
+#       --amqp amqp://guest:guest@rabbitmqserver:5672/%2F \
+
+CONTAINER_FILE="./criticalmaas-pipeline_latest.sif"
+
+if [ ! -e ${CONTAINER_FILE} ]; then
+    echo "container file ${CONTAINER_FILE} does not exist!  Exiting."
+    exit
+    #  apptainer pull criticalmaas-pipeline.sif docker://ncsa/criticalmaas-pipeline:rabbitmq
+fi
+
+mkdir -p data output validation legends layouts logs feedback
+
+#export CDR_SYSTEM="UIUC"
+#export CDR_SYSTEM_VERSION="0.4.1"
+
+JOBS=""
+GPUS=$(nvidia-smi --list-gpus | wc -l)
+echo "gpu list: ${GPUS}"
+echo $GPUS
+echo 	  "GPU list finished"
+
+#for GPU_NUM in $(seq 0 $(( $GPUS - 1 )) ); do
+    #    --layout /layouts \
+    #    --validation /validation \
+#    echo "setting up GPU # ${GPU_NUM}"
+#export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=${GPU_NUM}
+apptainer run --nv \
+      -B ./data:/data \
+      -B ./output:/output \
+	      -B ./legends:/legends \
+	      -B ./layouts:/layouts \
+	      -B ./feedback:/feedback \
+	      -B ./logs:/logs \
+	      -B /projects/bbym/shared/models/:/checkpoints \
+	      ${CONTAINER_FILE} \
+	      -v \
+	      --inactive_timeout 60 \
+	      --data /data \
+	      --output /output \
+	      --legends /legends \
+	      --layout /layouts \
+	      --feedback /feedback \
+	      --checkpoint_dir /checkpoints \
+	      --output_types cdr_json raster_masks \
+	      --log /logs/gpu-${SLURM_JOBID}.log \
+	      --amqp amqp://ncsa:teef1Wor8iey9ohsheic@criticalmaas.ncsa.illinois.edu:5672/%2F \
+	      --model ${INTERNAL_MODEL} &> log.${SLURM_JOBID}_${HOSTNAME}.txt &
+#	      --model golden_muscat &> log.${SLURM_JOBID}_${HOSTNAME}_${GPU_NUM}.txt &
+#	      --gpu ${GPU_NUM} \
+#	      --log /logs/gpu-${SLURM_JOBID}_${GPU_NUM}.log \
+#	      --output_types cdr_json geopackage raster_masks \
+
+#
+#	      --idle 60 \
+JOB_ID="$!"
+JOBS="${JOBS} ${JOB_ID}"
+#    echo "Started ${JOB_ID} on GPU ${GPU_NUM}"
+echo "Started ${JOB_ID}"
+#done
+
+for JOB in ${JOBS}; do
+  echo "Waiting for $JOB"
+  wait $JOB
+done