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Agent skill

Controlled Waiting

by zjunlp in zjunlp/SkillNet

Executes timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock.

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Install Controlled Waiting

skills CLI
$ npx skills add zjunlp/SkillNet --skill controlled-waiting -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install zjunlp/SkillNet controlled-waiting --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/zjunlp/SkillNet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-controlled-waiting .claude/skills/controlled-waiting && 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
controlled-waiting
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~336 tokens
SKILL.md length
165 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
122
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Executes timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock.

  • Works in 4 steps: Confirm the process is active (seeds… → wait (advances 10 steps) for long… → look around or examine to check if the… → …
  • A time-dependent process like plant growth
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Procedure and Example
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Controlled Waiting is an agent skill from zjunlp/SkillNet. Executes timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock. Use when a time-dependent process like plant growth, chemical reaction, or mechanical cycle must progress before you can continue the task.

Its SKILL.md is about 340 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/botanical_growth_patterns.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Create, Evaluate, and Connect AI Skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A time-dependent process like plant growth
  • Chemical reaction
  • Mechanical cycle must progress before you can continue the task

Example prompts

  • “Use the controlled-waiting skill to execute timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock”
  • “/controlled-waiting”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Confirm the process is active (seeds planted, device activated, etc.).
  2. wait (advances 10 steps) for long processes, or wait1 (1 step) for fine-grained observation.
  3. look around or examine to check if the target state has been reached.
  4. If not reached, repeat steps 2-3. If reached, exit and resume the main task.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3fcebf8. 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

Controlled Waiting loads about 336 tokens when it runs, and up to ~721 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 165 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~62
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~336
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~721

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 zjunlp/SkillNet at commit 3fcebf8, republished under its MIT licence (© zjunlp). 165 words, ~336 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/controlled-waiting/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
controlled-waiting
description
Executes timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock. Use when a time-dependent process like plant growth, chemical reaction, or mechanical cycle must progress before you can continue the task.

Skill: Controlled Waiting

When to Use

After initiating a process with a time delay, when no other productive actions are possible.

Procedure

  1. Confirm the process is active (seeds planted, device activated, etc.).
  2. wait (advances 10 steps) for long processes, or wait1 (1 step) for fine-grained observation.
  3. look around or examine <OBJECT> to check if the target state has been reached.
  4. If not reached, repeat steps 2-3. If reached, exit and resume the main task.

Duration guidance: Use wait for biological growth stages. Use wait1 when observing rapid changes or when close to the expected transition.

Example

Task: Wait for a banana tree to produce fruit after planting.

  1. Confirm seeds are planted and watered.
  2. wait (advances 10 steps)
  3. look around — check if banana is visible on the tree.
  4. No banana yet → wait again.
  5. look around — observe: "a banana tree (with a banana)" → exit skill and proceed to harvest.

Refer to references/botanical_growth_patterns.md for common plant growth stage timings.

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

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-controlled-waiting of zjunlp/SkillNet.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/botanical_growth_patterns.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3fcebf8

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Questions about Controlled Waiting

What does Controlled Waiting do?

Executes timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock. Controlled Waiting is an agent skill from zjunlp/SkillNet. Executes timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock.

When should I use Controlled Waiting?

Controlled Waiting fits situations like: A time-dependent process like plant growth; chemical reaction; mechanical cycle must progress before you can continue the task.

How do I install Controlled Waiting in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add zjunlp/SkillNet --skill controlled-waiting -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-controlled-waiting in zjunlp/SkillNet) into .claude/skills/controlled-waiting in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Controlled Waiting in Codex?

Run `npx skills add zjunlp/SkillNet --skill controlled-waiting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-controlled-waiting in zjunlp/SkillNet) into .agents/skills/controlled-waiting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Controlled Waiting 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 zjunlp/SkillNet --skill controlled-waiting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/controlled-waiting, .gemini/skills/controlled-waiting, .github/skills/controlled-waiting and .opencode/skills/controlled-waiting in your project.

What does Controlled Waiting need to run?

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

Does Controlled Waiting 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 Controlled Waiting 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 Controlled Waiting use?

Controlled Waiting 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 Controlled Waiting use?

About 336 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. Its references folder adds about 385 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Controlled Waiting?

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Who maintains Controlled Waiting?

zjunlp (a GitHub organization) maintains it in zjunlp/SkillNet, which has 1,393 GitHub stars. The repository holds 122 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: zjunlp/SkillNet on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.