# Golem Fire And Forget Scala

> Triggering an agent invocation without waiting for the result in a Scala Golem project. Use when the user asks about fire-and-forget calls, async triggers, or enqueuing agent work.

- Skill: `golemcloud/golem-fire-and-forget-scala` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add golemcloud/golem-fire-and-forget-scala`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/golemcloud/golem-fire-and-forget-scala/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: golemcloud (https://skillmd.com/u/golemcloud)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/golemcloud/golem-fire-and-forget-scala

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# Fire-and-Forget Agent Invocation (Scala)

## Overview

A **fire-and-forget** call enqueues a method invocation on the target agent and returns immediately without waiting for the result. The target agent processes the invocation asynchronously.

## Usage

Access the `.trigger()` method on a per-method wrapper to call methods without awaiting:

```scala
val counter = CounterAgentClient.get("my-counter")

// Fire-and-forget — returns immediately
counter.increment.trigger()

// With arguments
val processor = DataProcessorAgentClient.get("pipeline-1")
processor.processBatch.trigger(batchData)
```

## When to Use

- **Breaking RPC cycles**: If agent A calls agent B and B needs to call back to A, use `.trigger` for the callback to avoid deadlocks
- **Background work**: Enqueue work on another agent without blocking the current agent
- **Fan-out**: Trigger work on many agents in parallel without waiting for all results
- **Event-driven patterns**: Notify other agents about events without coupling to their processing time

## Example: Breaking a Deadlock

```scala
// In AgentA — calls AgentB and waits
val b = AgentBClient.get("b1")
val result = b.doWork(data) // OK: awaited call

// In AgentB — notifies AgentA without waiting (would deadlock if awaited)
val a = AgentAClient.get("a1")
a.onWorkDone.trigger(result) // OK: fire-and-forget
```

## CLI Equivalent

From the command line, use `--trigger`:

```shell
golem agent invoke --trigger 'counter-agent("my-counter")' \
  'my:comp/counter-agent.{increment}'
```