the-agency-ai/src/claude/skills/monitor-dispatches

Monitor Dispatches

Set up event-driven dispatch monitoring using Claude Code's Monitor tool. Replaces the /loop polling pattern with real-time, token-efficient background monitoring.

When to use

• At session start, instead of setting up /loop 5m dispatch list
• When you want instant dispatch notification instead of 5-minute polling
• Requires Claude Code v2.1.98+

Instructions

Start monitoring

Use the Monitor tool to run the dispatch-monitor script in the background:

Monitor dispatches for me. Run ./agency/tools/dispatch-monitor --include-collab in the background. When output appears, read and respond to the dispatches.

The script:

• Polls every 10 seconds (configurable with --interval N)
• Only outputs when there ARE unread dispatches (completely silent otherwise)
• With --include-collab, also checks cross-repo collaboration dispatches
• Output is prefixed with [DISPATCH] or [COLLAB] for routing

When output arrives

1. Parse the dispatch list from the Monitor output
2. Read each unread dispatch with ./agency/tools/dispatch read <id>
3. Respond appropriately
4. Resolve with ./agency/tools/dispatch resolve <id> if no further action needed

Why this replaces /loop

| Aspect | /loop polling | Monitor | |--------|--------------|---------| | Token cost | ~2,000 per check | ~10 per event | | Latency | 5 minutes | 10 seconds | | Blocking | Yes | No | | Daily cost | ~82,000 tokens | ~2,000 tokens |

Stop monitoring

Ask Claude to stop the monitor, or it stops automatically when the session ends.

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