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no-task-output

Never Use TaskOutput

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parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3
Updated
2026-01-26
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parcadei--Continuous-Claude-v3--no-task-output
View on GitHubRaw SKILL.md

// install — copy + paste into any project

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/HEAD/.claude/skills/no-task-output/SKILL.md -o .claude/skills/no-task-output.md

Drops the SKILL.md into .claude/skills/no-task-output.md. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any agent that loads SKILL.md files from .claude/skills/.

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