wait4x

name	wait4x
description	Use this skill when the user wants to wait for a service to be ready, check if a port is open, verify a database connection, or wait for HTTP endpoints in CI/CD pipelines or container orchestration.

Wait4X Plugin

Wait for services to be ready before proceeding. Zero-dependency, multi-protocol.

Commands

TCP

• wait4x tcp wait — Wait for TCP port to be available

HTTP

• wait4x http wait — Wait for HTTP endpoint with status/body checks

Databases

• wait4x mysql wait — Wait for MySQL database
• wait4x postgresql wait — Wait for PostgreSQL database
• wait4x mongodb wait — Wait for MongoDB database
• wait4x redis wait — Wait for Redis server

Message Queue

• wait4x kafka wait — Wait for Kafka broker

DNS

• wait4x dns wait — Wait for DNS record

Usage Examples

• "Wait for localhost:3306 to be ready"
• "Wait for HTTP endpoint with status 200"
• "Wait for MySQL database at localhost:3306"
• "Wait for Redis key to exist"
• "Check if port 8080 is free"

Supported Services

• TCP ports
• HTTP/S endpoints
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Redis
• Kafka, RabbitMQ
• DNS (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, TXT)
• InfluxDB, Temporal

Common Options

• --timeout — Max wait time (e.g., 30s, 2m)
• --interval — Check interval (default: 1s)
• --invert-check — Wait for NOT ready (port free)
• --backoff-policy exponential — Smart retries