background-agent-pings

Background Agent Pings

INSTALLATION
npx skills add https://github.com/parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 --skill background-agent-pings
Run in your project or agent environment. Adjust flags if your CLI version differs.

SKILL.md

Background Agent Pings

Trust system reminders as agent progress notifications. Don't poll.

Pattern

When you launch a background agent, continue working on other tasks. The system will notify you via reminders when:

  • Agent makes progress: Agent <id> progress: X new tools used, Y new tokens
  • Agent writes output file (check the path you specified)

DO

1. Task(run_in_background=true, prompt="... Output to: .claude/cache/agents/<type>/output.md")

2. Continue with next task immediately

3. When system reminder shows agent activity, check if output file exists

4. Read output file only when agent signals completion

DON'T

# BAD: Polling wastes tokens and time

Task(run_in_background=true)

Bash("sleep 5 &#x26;&#x26; ls ...")  # polling

Bash("tail /tmp/claude/.../tasks/<id>.output")  # polling

TaskOutput(task_id="...")  # floods context

Why This Matters

  • Polling burns tokens on repeated checks
  • TaskOutput floods main context with full agent transcript
  • System reminders are free - they're pushed to you automatically
  • Continue productive work while waiting

Source

  • This session: Realized polling for agent output wasted time when system reminders already provide progress updates
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