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Agent skill

Background Agent Pings

by parcadei in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3

“Background Agent Pings”

— description from SKILL.md by parcadei
MITAuto-check passed

Install Background Agent Pings

skills CLI
$ npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill background-agent-pings -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 background-agent-pings --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/background-agent-pings .claude/skills/background-agent-pings && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
background-agent-pings
GitHub stars
3.9k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~332 tokens
SKILL.md length
104 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
141
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

  • SKILL.md covers Pattern, DO, DON'T and Why This Matters, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

About this skill

Background Agent Pings is a skill in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 (3.9k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 332 tokens, and copies of it appear in 1 other owners' repositories. Licence: MIT.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d07ff4b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Background Agent Pings loads about 332 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 11 tokens; SKILL.md has 104 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~11
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~332

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 at commit d07ff4b, republished under its MIT licence (© parcadei). 104 words, ~332 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/background-agent-pings/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
background-agent-pings
description
Background Agent Pings
user-invocable
false

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 && 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

© parcadei, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/background-agent-pings of parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d07ff4b

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Background Agent Pings

How do I install Background Agent Pings in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill background-agent-pings -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/background-agent-pings in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .claude/skills/background-agent-pings in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Background Agent Pings in Codex?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill background-agent-pings -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/background-agent-pings in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .agents/skills/background-agent-pings in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Background Agent Pings in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill background-agent-pings -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/background-agent-pings, .gemini/skills/background-agent-pings, .github/skills/background-agent-pings and .opencode/skills/background-agent-pings in your project.

What does Background Agent Pings need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Background Agent Pings is instructions for the agent only.

Does Background Agent Pings access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Background Agent Pings safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Background Agent Pings use?

Background Agent Pings is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Background Agent Pings use?

About 332 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Background Agent Pings?

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Who maintains Background Agent Pings?

parcadei (a GitHub user) maintains it in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which has 3,943 GitHub stars. The repository holds 141 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on January 26, 2026.

Source: parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.