Problem
When /skill-creator runs its eval loop (run_loop.py), the entire loop blocks in a single Bash call. The user sees nothing for minutes while 5 iterations of 10+ eval queries run in parallel. This is especially painful for description optimization where each iteration takes 30-60 seconds.
Proposed Solution
Use the new Monitor tool to stream eval progress as live notifications. run_loop.py already prints per-iteration progress to stderr in verbose mode:
Iteration 2/5
Train: 8/10 correct, precision=90% recall=80% accuracy=85% (42.3s)
[PASS] rate=3/3 expected=True: write a feature file
[FAIL] rate=0/3 expected=True: generate step definitions
Best score: 9/10 (iteration 3)
The SKILL.md would use Monitor instead of Bash to run the loop:
Monitor(
command: "python3 run_loop.py --verbose ... 2>&1 | grep -E --line-buffered 'Iteration|Train:|Test :|\\[PASS\\]|\\[FAIL\\]|Best score|Exit reason|Improving|Proposed'",
description: "skill-creator eval loop progress"
)
Benefits
- User sees live progress instead of waiting for the full batch
- Agent context is freed during eval runs — can prepare improvement prompts or explain results as they stream in
- Failure is visible immediately (a crashloop or hung eval shows up as a notification, not as silence)
Implementation Notes
run_loop.py prints progress to stderr, so the Monitor command needs 2>&1 to merge streams
- The grep filter should cover both success and failure signals per Monitor best practices
- The final JSON output goes to stdout (not stderr), so Monitor won't capture it — the agent reads
results.json after the Monitor exits
- Consider adding a
--progress flag to run_loop.py that prints machine-readable one-line summaries to stdout (instead of relying on stderr + grep)
Problem
When /skill-creator runs its eval loop (
run_loop.py), the entire loop blocks in a single Bash call. The user sees nothing for minutes while 5 iterations of 10+ eval queries run in parallel. This is especially painful for description optimization where each iteration takes 30-60 seconds.Proposed Solution
Use the new
Monitortool to stream eval progress as live notifications.run_loop.pyalready prints per-iteration progress to stderr in verbose mode:The SKILL.md would use Monitor instead of Bash to run the loop:
Benefits
Implementation Notes
run_loop.pyprints progress to stderr, so the Monitor command needs2>&1to merge streamsresults.jsonafter the Monitor exits--progressflag torun_loop.pythat prints machine-readable one-line summaries to stdout (instead of relying on stderr + grep)