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no-task-output

no-task-output

github.com/parcadeiAgent workflows3.9k481 installsUpdated 39w ago
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About no-task-output

no-task-output is an agent skill that prevents use of the TaskOutput tool. It directs agents to run Task synchronously so that only a summary, rather than a full transcript, returns to the main context.

Key features

  1. 01Prohibits use of TaskOutput
  2. 02Recommends synchronous Task execution
  3. 03Keeps full agent transcripts out of main context

Use cases

  1. 01Running an agent without loading its full transcript
  2. 02Avoiding context overflow during long tasks

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 --skill no-task-output

After installing, type/no-task-outputin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

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

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