condition-based-waiting

name	condition-based-waiting
description	Use when waiting for servers, jobs, files, tests, queues, or external processes.
source	bundled
triggers	{"tool":["Bash"],"arg_pattern":["sleep "]}

Condition Based Waiting

Prefer an observable readiness condition over a guessed delay.

Examples:

• Poll a server health endpoint until it responds or a timeout expires.
• Wait for a child process exit code instead of sleeping and assuming completion.
• Check a file exists and contains the expected marker.
• Watch job status until it is terminal.

Use bounded waits with clear timeout behavior. A wait that can hang forever is a bug.