diff --git a/src/lib/folder-watcher/FileProcessorInterface.ts b/src/lib/folder-watcher/FileProcessorInterface.ts
index 5c08582..1d5e5f4 100644
--- a/src/lib/folder-watcher/FileProcessorInterface.ts
+++ b/src/lib/folder-watcher/FileProcessorInterface.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * Interface for file processing implementations used by FolderWatcher.
+ *
+ * Provides hooks for different stages of the file processing pipeline:
+ * 1. markPending() - File discovered, waiting in queue
+ * 2. queueFile() - File starts processing (optional pre-processing phase)
+ * 3. processFile() - Main processing phase
+ * 4. finalize() - After all files processed (optional)
+ */
 export interface FileProcessorInterface {
+    /** Optional initialization before processing starts */
     initialize?(): Promise<void>;
 
+    /**
+     * Main file processing method.
+     * @param current - Current file index in the queue
+     * @param queueSize - Total number of files to process
+     * @param nfoFilePath - Path to the file being processed
+     */
     processFile(current: number, queueSize: number, nfoFilePath: string): Promise<void>;
 
+    /**
+     * Determines if a file should be processed.
+     * @param filePath - Path to the file to check
+     * @returns true if the file should be processed
+     */
     canProcessFile(filePath: string): Promise<boolean>;
 
+    /** Optional callback when a file is deleted */
     deleteFile?(filePath: string): Promise<void>;
 
+    /** Optional callback after all files have been processed */
     finalize?(): Promise<void>;
 
-    /** Called when a file is queued for processing (before it's added to the processing queue) */
-    queueFile?(filePath: string): void;
+    /**
+     * Optional callback when a file is discovered and marked as pending.
+     * Called BEFORE the file enters the processing queue.
+     * Useful for tracking/monitoring pending files.
+     * @param filePath - Path to the file being marked as pending
+     */
+    markPending?(filePath: string): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Optional callback when a file begins processing.
+     * Called WITHIN the queue (respects concurrency limits).
+     * Can be used for quick/light pre-processing before main processing.
+     * @param filePath - Path to the file being queued
+     */
+    queueFile?(filePath: string): Promise<void>;
 }
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diff --git a/src/lib/folder-watcher/FolderWatcher.ts b/src/lib/folder-watcher/FolderWatcher.ts
index 94f3b91..9309435 100644
--- a/src/lib/folder-watcher/FolderWatcher.ts
+++ b/src/lib/folder-watcher/FolderWatcher.ts
@@ -85,12 +85,25 @@ export class FolderWatcher {
         if (!this.processing.has(filePath)) {
             this.processing.add(filePath);//avoid double processing in the queue
             if (await this.fileProcessor.canProcessFile(filePath)) {
-                // Notify that file is being queued (before adding to queue)
-                if (this.fileProcessor.queueFile) {
-                    this.fileProcessor.queueFile(filePath);
-                }
                 const current = ++this.current;
-                await this.queue.add(() => this.fileProcessor.processFile(current, this.queueSize, filePath));
+
+                // Notify implementation that file is pending (optional callback)
+                // Allows tracking of files before they enter the processing queue
+                if (this.fileProcessor.markPending) {
+                    this.fileProcessor.markPending(filePath);
+                }
+
+                // Add file to processing queue (respects concurrency limit)
+                // Both queueFile() and processFile() are executed within the queue
+                // to ensure controlled concurrency across the entire processing pipeline
+                await this.queue.add(async () => {
+                    // Optional: Quick/light pre-processing phase
+                    if (this.fileProcessor.queueFile) {
+                        await this.fileProcessor.queueFile(filePath);
+                    }
+                    // Main processing phase
+                    await this.fileProcessor.processFile(current, this.queueSize, filePath);
+                });
             }
         }
         this.processing.delete(filePath);