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no-task-output

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# Install this skill:
npx skills add namesreallyblank/Clorch --skill "no-task-output"

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# Description

Never Use TaskOutput

# SKILL.md


name: no-task-output
description: Never Use TaskOutput
user-invocable: false


Never Use TaskOutput

TaskOutput floods the main context window with agent transcripts (70k+ tokens).

Rule

NEVER use TaskOutput tool. Use Task tool with synchronous mode instead.

Why

  • TaskOutput reads full agent transcript into context
  • This causes mid-conversation compaction
  • Defeats the purpose of agent context isolation

Pattern

# WRONG - floods context
Task(run_in_background=true)
TaskOutput(task_id="...")  // 70k tokens dumped

# RIGHT - isolated context, returns summary
Task(run_in_background=false)  // Agent runs, returns summary

Source

  • Session where TaskOutput caused context overflow

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