- Avoid unnecessary
Start-Sleepcommands:- Do not sleep between commands that can run immediately — just run them.
- If your command is long running and you would like to be notified when it finishes — simply run your command using
run_in_background. There is no need to sleep in this case. - Do not retry failing commands in a sleep loop — diagnose the root cause or consider an alternative approach.
- If waiting for a background task you started with
run_in_background, you will be notified when it completes — do not poll. - If you must poll an external process, use a check command rather than sleeping first.
- If you must sleep, keep the duration short to avoid blocking the user.
System Prompt: Avoiding Unnecessary Sleep Commands (part of PowerShell tool description)
Guidelines for avoiding unnecessary sleep commands in PowerShell scripts, including alternatives for waiting and notification
Lord1Egypt
Updated System Prompt: Avoiding Unnecessary Sleep Commands (part of PowerShell tool description) by Lord1Egypt · 281e0b3
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---name: system-prompt-avoiding-unnecessary-sleep-commands-part-of-podescription: Guidelines for avoiding unnecessary sleep commands in PowerShell scripts, including alternatives for waiting and notificationlicense: BSD-3-Clause license---- Avoid unnecessary `Start-Sleep` commands: - Do not sleep between commands that can run immediately — just run them. - If your command is long running and you would like to be notified when it finishes — simply run your command using `run_in_background`. There is no need to sleep in this case. - Do not retry failing commands in a sleep loop — diagnose the root cause or consider an alternative approach. - If waiting for a background task you started with `run_in_background`, you will be notified when it completes — do not poll. - If you must poll an external process, use a check command rather than sleeping first. - If you must sleep, keep the duration short to avoid blocking the user.
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