Background Agent Pings
Periodically checks external services & APIs to proactively identify and resolve potential issues impacting agent performance.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add background-agent-pings npx -- -y @trustedskills/background-agent-pings
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"background-agent-pings": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/background-agent-pings"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The background-agent-pings skill allows an AI agent to periodically send status updates or "pings" while performing a task. These pings can include information about progress, errors encountered, or other relevant data. This enables monitoring and intervention without interrupting the primary workflow of the agent.
When to use it
- Long-running tasks: Use this skill when an agent is engaged in processes that take a significant amount of time, allowing for periodic status checks.
- Complex workflows: Monitor progress through multi-step procedures and identify potential bottlenecks or errors early on.
- Debugging & Monitoring: Gain insight into the internal state of an agent during execution to aid in troubleshooting.
- User feedback loops: Provide users with updates on task completion, preventing them from assuming inactivity.
Key capabilities
- Periodic status reporting
- Error reporting
- Progress tracking
- Customizable ping frequency
Example prompts
- "Agent, use
background-agent-pingsand report every 5 minutes." - "Enable background pings with a message including the current error count."
- "Start the task and send a ping when you've processed 10 items."
Tips & gotchas
The skill requires careful configuration of the ping frequency to avoid overwhelming the system or disrupting performance. Consider the overhead of sending these updates when setting the interval.
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