Async Task

# OpenClaw Async Task

## Description

Execute long-running tasks without HTTP timeouts. Use when you need to:
- Run commands that may take more than 5 seconds
- Analyze large files or codebases
- Perform multi-step operations
- Call external APIs with unpredictable latency

**IMPORTANT**: When a task might timeout, you MUST use this skill to avoid `empty response from server` errors.

Triggers: "async task", "long running", "timeout", "background task", "push result"

## Installation

```bash
# Clone and link globally
git clone https://github.com/Enderfga/openclaw-async-task.git
cd openclaw-async-task
npm link

# Or just copy async-task.js to your PATH
chmod +x async-task.js
cp async-task.js /usr/local/bin/async-task
```

## Commands

```bash
async-task start "<description>"  # Start task, returns immediately
async-task done "<result>"        # Complete task, push result to user
async-task fail "<error>"         # Task failed, push error message
async-task push "<message>"       # Push message directly (no start needed)
async-task status                 # Show current task status
```

## Usage Flow (MUST follow strictly)

1. **Start**: `async-task start "Scanning files..."`
2. **Execute**: Run your actual commands
3. **Push result**: `async-task done "Found 42 files"`

## Example

User asks: "Count all TypeScript files in this project"

```bash
# Step 1: Acknowledge immediately
async-task start "Counting TypeScript files..."

# Step 2: Do the actual work
count=$(find . -name "*.ts" | wc -l)

# Step 3: Push the result
async-task done "Found $count TypeScript files"
```

## How It Works

1. `start` saves task state and returns confirmation immediately
2. You execute whatever commands needed
3. `done`/`fail` uses OpenClaw/Clawdbot CLI to push result to the active session

**Zero configuration required** - automatically detects active session via `openclaw sessions` or `clawdbot sessions`.

## Advanced: Custom Push Endpoint

For custom webchat or notification systems:...

# OpenClaw Async Task

> Execute long-running tasks without HTTP timeouts

When AI agents execute commands that take more than a few seconds, HTTP connections often timeout, resulting in `empty response from server` errors. This tool solves that problem.

## How It Works

```
User: "Analyze this large codebase"

AI Agent:
  1. async-task start "Analyzing codebase..."  → Returns immediately ✓
  2. <runs actual analysis>
  3. async-task done "Found 150 issues"        → Pushes to user ✓
```

## Installation

```bash
npm install -g openclaw-async-task
```

Or manually:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/Enderfga/openclaw-async-task.git
chmod +x openclaw-async-task/async-task.js
ln -s $(pwd)/openclaw-async-task/async-task.js /usr/local/bin/async-task
```

## Usage

```bash
# Start a task (returns immediately)
async-task start "Processing data..."

# Complete with result (pushes to active session)
async-task done "Processed 1,234 records successfully"

# Or report failure
async-task fail "Connection timeout after 3 retries"

# Direct push (no start needed)
async-task push "Quick update: 50% complete"

# Check status
async-task status
```

## Zero Configuration

Works out of the box with OpenClaw/Clawdbot:
- Automatically detects CLI (`openclaw` or `clawdbot`)
- Automatically finds active session
- Uses native `sessions send` to push messages

## Advanced: Custom Endpoint

For custom webchat implementations:

```bash
export ASYNC_TASK_PUSH_URL="https://your-server.com/api/push"
export ASYNC_TASK_AUTH_TOKEN="your-auth-token"
```

Expected endpoint interface:
```http
POST /api/push
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "sessionId": "abc123",
  "content": "Your message",
  "role": "assistant"
}
```

## As a Clawdbot/OpenClaw Skill

This package includes `SKILL.md` for automatic skill discovery. The AI learns when and how to use async tasks.

## License

MIT