How does the No-Polling skill track agent completion?

It relies on agents writing to status files upon completion. The skill checks these files only when the user asks or when the output is strictly necessary for the next step.

Can I still check if a background agent is finished?

Yes, you can explicitly ask 'Are they done?' or check the status file manually if significant time has passed and you need the results.

Does this skill work with any background task?

It is specifically designed for agents launched within the Maestro framework using the 'run_in_background' configuration.

Why should I avoid polling with sleep loops in Maestro?

Polling with sleep loops wastes LLM tokens and blocks the current conversation, preventing you from performing other tasks while background agents work.

No-Polling Background Agents

Name: No-Polling Background Agents
Author: scooter-lacroix

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Productivity & Workflow

Optimizes background process management by replacing inefficient sleep loops with passive status-tracking patterns.

This skill enhances Claude's ability to manage parallel tasks within the Maestro framework by implementing an asynchronous execution pattern. Instead of using token-intensive sleep loops or busy-waiting to check on background agents, it guides Claude to launch processes in the background and only verify status when explicitly required or requested. This approach minimizes token waste, prevents unnecessary blocking of the main thread, and ensures a more responsive development experience when coordinating multiple AI agents.

Key Features

01Enables seamless parallel task execution

02Optimizes token usage by reducing redundant checks

03Improves workflow responsiveness

04Eliminates inefficient sleep loops and busy-waiting

05Standardizes background agent status-tracking

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Use Cases

01Executing long-running background tests without blocking

02Coordinating complex multi-step automation tasks

03Running multiple code analysis agents in parallel

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add scooter-lacroix/maestro no-polling-agents

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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