no-polling-agents▌
parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 · updated Apr 8, 2026
When launching parallel background agents, do NOT poll with sleep loops.
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"
Discussion
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Ratings
4.5★★★★★67 reviews- ★★★★★Liam Li· Dec 24, 2024
I recommend no-polling-agents for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Dec 20, 2024
no-polling-agents reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Amelia Robinson· Dec 20, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: no-polling-agents is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Aditi Mensah· Dec 12, 2024
no-polling-agents fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
- ★★★★★Neel Martinez· Dec 8, 2024
no-polling-agents is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Neel Rahman· Nov 27, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: no-polling-agents is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Liam Haddad· Nov 15, 2024
no-polling-agents reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· Nov 11, 2024
I recommend no-polling-agents for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Daniel Garcia· Nov 11, 2024
no-polling-agents is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Tariq Dixit· Nov 3, 2024
We added no-polling-agents from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
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