Agent skill

No Task Output

by parcadei in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3

“Never Use TaskOutput”

— description from SKILL.md by parcadei
MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install No Task Output

skills CLI
$ npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill no-task-output -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 no-task-output --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/no-task-output .claude/skills/no-task-output && 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
no-task-output
GitHub stars
3.9k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~181 tokens
SKILL.md length
53 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
141
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

  • SKILL.md covers Rule, Why, Pattern and Source
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

About this skill

No Task Output is a skill in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 (3.9k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 181 tokens, and copies of it appear in 2 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

No Task Output loads about 181 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 9 tokens; SKILL.md has 53 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~9
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~181

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). 53 words, ~181 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/no-task-output/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
no-task-output
description
Never Use TaskOutput
user-invocable
false

Never Use TaskOutput

TaskOutput floods the main context window with agent transcripts (70k+ tokens).

Rule

NEVER use TaskOutput tool. Use Task tool with synchronous mode instead.

Why

  • TaskOutput reads full agent transcript into context
  • This causes mid-conversation compaction
  • Defeats the purpose of agent context isolation

Pattern

# WRONG - floods context
Task(run_in_background=true)
TaskOutput(task_id="...")  // 70k tokens dumped

# RIGHT - isolated context, returns summary
Task(run_in_background=false)  // Agent runs, returns summary

Source

  • Session where TaskOutput caused context overflow

© 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/no-task-output of parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d07ff4b

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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No Task Output next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Using Superpowersfarm-fe/farm5.6k35 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Executing Plans Inlineobra/superpowers296k2 repos~5.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Claude Code Agent Developmentanthropics/claude-plugins-official38k8 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about No Task Output

How do I install No Task Output in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill no-task-output -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/no-task-output in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .claude/skills/no-task-output in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install No Task Output in Codex?

Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill no-task-output -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/no-task-output in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3) into .agents/skills/no-task-output in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use No Task Output 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 no-task-output -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/no-task-output, .gemini/skills/no-task-output, .github/skills/no-task-output and .opencode/skills/no-task-output in your project.

What does No Task Output need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: No Task Output is instructions for the agent only.

Does No Task Output 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 No Task Output 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 No Task Output use?

No Task Output 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 No Task Output use?

About 181 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 724 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 No Task Output?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with No Task Output: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 296k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains No Task Output?

parcadei (a GitHub user) maintains it in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, which has 3,940 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.