No Polling for Background Agents When launching parallel background agents, do NOT poll with sleep loops. Pattern Background agents write to status files when complete. Wait for them naturally. DO Launch agents with run in background: true Continue with other work while agents run Check status file only when user asks or when you need results to proceed Trust the agent completion system DON'T Run sleep 10 && cat status.txt in loops Continuously poll for completion Waste tokens checking status repeatedly Block on agents unless absolutely necessary When to Check Status 1. User explicitly asks "are they done?" 2. You need agent output to proceed with next task 3. Significant time has passed and user is waiting Example Source User feedback: "You can just wait until everyone pings you"

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