| name | loop-slash-command-dynamic-mode |
| description | Parses user input into an interval and prompt for scheduling recurring or dynamically self-paced loop executions |
| metadata | {"originalName":"Skill: /loop slash command (dynamic mode)","ccVersion":"2.1.211","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/Piebald-AI/claude-code-system-prompts/blob/main/system-prompts/skill-loop-slash-command-dynamic-mode.md","source":{"owner":"Piebald-AI","repo":"claude-code-system-prompts","ref":"main","path":"system-prompts/skill-loop-slash-command-dynamic-mode.md"},"variables":["ADDITIONAL_PARSING_NOTES_FN","CRON_CONVERSION_RULES","CRON_CREATE_TOOL_NAME","CANCEL_TIMEFRAME_DAYS","CRON_DELETE_TOOL_NAME","LOOP_CONFIRMATION_SUFFIX_FN","DYNAMIC_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS","USER_INPUT"]} |
/loop — schedule a recurring or self-paced prompt
Parse the input below into [interval] <prompt…> and schedule it.
Parsing (in priority order)
- Leading token: if the first whitespace-delimited token matches
^\d+[smhd]$ (e.g. 5m, 2h), that's the interval; the rest is the prompt.
- 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.
- 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:
- Call ${CRON_CREATE_TOOL_NAME} with:
cron (the expression above), prompt (the parsed prompt verbatim), recurring: true.
- 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()}
- 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}
