vibeeval/no-polling-agents
skills/no-polling-agents/SKILL.md
No Polling for Background Agents
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add vibeeval/vibecosystem no-polling-agentsInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- no-polling-agents
- description:
- No Polling for Background Agents
- user-invocable:
- false
No Polling for Background Agents
When launching parallel background agents, do NOT poll with sleep loops.
Pattern
Background agents write to status files when complete. Wait for them naturally.
DO
- Launch agents with
run_in_background: true - Continue with other work while agents run
- Check status file only when user asks or when you need results to proceed
- Trust the agent completion system
DON'T
- Run
sleep 10 && cat status.txtin loops - Continuously poll for completion
- Waste tokens checking status repeatedly
- Block on agents unless absolutely necessary
When to Check Status
- User explicitly asks "are they done?"
- You need agent output to proceed with next task
- Significant time has passed and user is waiting
Example
// Launch agents
Task({ ..., run_in_background: true })
Task({ ..., run_in_background: true })
// Continue with other work or conversation
// Agents will write to status file when done
// Only check when needed
cat .claude/cache/status.txt
Source
User feedback: "You can just wait until everyone pings you"
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