Agent skill · ma08
message-developer
Send contextual WhatsApp messages to the developer during monitoring, blockers, milestones, or explicit questions. Use proactively when the developer may be away.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Message Developer Skill Send proactive notifications to the developer while Codex is running, especially during long-running autonomous tasks. When to Use Monitoring completion: a long-running process finishes or fails Blocker discovered: human intervention is needed (auth, secrets, permissions, approvals) Milestone reached: meaningful progress in multi-step work Error pattern: repeated failures that are not self-recoverable Decision needed: Codex needs a yes/no or option choice before risky actions Session ending with pending work: key state should be surfaced quickly When NOT to Use Routine progress chatter (persist this in task status files instead) Every loop iteration (notify only on state changes or significant events) Situations where the developer is clearly active in chat and already seeing updates Non-actionable messages without clear context or ask How to Invoke Question Pattern When you need developer input during autonomous work: 1. Send a concise message with context and 2-3 explicit options. 2. Continue only with safe/reversible work while waiting. 3. Also ask in Codex chat when a response is required before high-risk actions. 4. Record the pending question and outcome in task status notes. Message Guidelines Keep messages short (target under 500 chars for phone readability) Lead with status/action needed Include task/project context For blockers, say exactly what is needed to unblock For milestones, include a clear result summary and next immediate step Proactive Monitoring Pattern When asked to monitor a long-running process: 1. Start periodic checks. 2. Notify only on meaningful state changes. 3. Send alerts for completion, failure, blockers, and decisions needed. 4. Persist durable details in task status files (messages are ephemeral). …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills ma08/message-developer--b7b2b5