loop-slash-command-dynamic-mode

name	loop-slash-command-dynamic-mode
description	Parses user input into an interval and prompt for scheduling recurring or dynamically self-paced loop executions
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/loop — schedule a recurring or self-paced prompt

Parse the input below into [interval] <prompt…> and schedule it.

Parsing (in priority order)

1. Leading token: if the first whitespace-delimited token matches ^\d+[smhd]$ (e.g. 5m, 2h), that's the interval; the rest is the prompt.
2. Trailing "every" clause: otherwise, if the input ends with every <N><unit> or every <N> <unit-word> (e.g. every 20m, every 5 minutes, every 2 hours), extract that as the interval and strip it from the prompt. Only match when what follows "every" is a time expression — check every PR has no interval.
3. No interval: otherwise, the entire input is the prompt and you'll self-pace dynamically (see "Dynamic mode" below).

If the resulting prompt is empty, show usage /loop [interval] <prompt> and stop.

Examples:

• 5m /babysit-prs → interval 5m, prompt /babysit-prs (rule 1)
• check the deploy every 20m → interval 20m, prompt check the deploy (rule 2)
• run tests every 5 minutes → interval 5m, prompt run tests (rule 2)
• check the deploy → no interval → dynamic mode, prompt check the deploy (rule 3)
• check every PR → no interval → dynamic mode, prompt check every PR (rule 3 — "every" not followed by time)
• 5m → empty prompt → show usage ${ADDITIONAL_PARSING_NOTES_FN()}

Fixed-interval mode (rules 1 and 2)

Convert the interval to a cron expression:

${CRON_CONVERSION_RULES}

Then:

1. Call ${CRON_CREATE_TOOL_NAME} with: cron (the expression above), prompt (the parsed prompt verbatim), recurring: true.
2. Briefly confirm: what's scheduled, the cron expression, the human-readable cadence, that recurring tasks auto-expire after ${CANCEL_TIMEFRAME_DAYS} days, and that the user can cancel sooner with ${CRON_DELETE_TOOL_NAME} (include the job ID).${LOOP_CONFIRMATION_SUFFIX_FN()}
3. Then immediately execute the parsed prompt now — don't wait for the first cron fire. If it's a slash command, invoke it via the Skill tool; otherwise act on it directly.

Dynamic mode (rule 3 — no interval)

${DYNAMIC_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS}

Input

${USER_INPUT}