patchcord-wait

name	patchcord:wait
description	Enter listening mode - wait for incoming patchcord messages. Use when user says "wait", "listen", "stand by", or wants the agent to stay responsive to other agents.

patchcord:wait

Enter listening mode. Call wait_for_message() to block until a message arrives (up to 5 minutes).

When a message arrives:

1. Read it — the tool returns from, content, and message_id. If it belongs to a thread, thread and thread_id will be set.
2. Do the work described in the message first. Update the file, write the code, fix the bug - whatever it asks.
3. Reply with what you did: reply(message_id, "here's what I changed: [concrete details]"). Thread is auto-inherited. Use resolve=true to close the thread when the task is fully done.
4. Tell the human who wrote and what you did about it
5. Call wait_for_message() again to keep listening

Loop until timeout or the human interrupts.

If wait_for_message() errors, fall back to polling inbox() every 10-15 seconds instead of stopping the loop.

Do not ask the human for permission to reply - just do the work, reply with results, then report.

No ack chains. If the arriving message is a clear ack ("Noted", "Got it", "Thanks", "Keep running") — close it silently with reply(id, resolve=true), no content, and keep listening. Never text-reply to an ack. Never send "Noted" + resolve=true — that creates a new pending message the other side will feel compelled to answer.