Manually writes and finalizes agent task responses.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/respond && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/16510" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/respond && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/respond
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Manually write response back to Claude. Use if read-task did not auto-complete or to finalize response.Key capabilities
- →Gather all findings, code, or analysis from a task
- →Write a structured response to response.md
- →Update the task status to 'done'
- →Confirm response writing to the user
How it works
The skill resolves the .agent-collab directory, gathers all findings from the completed task, and then writes a structured response to response.md. It updates the task status to 'done' and confirms the action to the user.
Inputs & outputs
When to use respond
- →Complete an agent task that stopped mid-way
- →Manually aggregate findings into a response file
- →Finalize and mark a task as done
About this skill
Respond Skill
Manually write response back to Claude.
When to Use
- If
/read-taskdidn't auto-complete - To finalize or modify a response
- To manually send findings to Claude
Steps
Before any file operations, resolve the .agent-collab directory so commands work outside the project root:
AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="${AGENT_COLLAB_DIR:-}"
if [ -n "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
if [ -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab" ]; then
AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab"
elif [ ! -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
AGENT_COLLAB_DIR=""
fi
fi
if [ -z "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$(pwd)"
while [ "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" != "/" ] && [ ! -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab" ]; do
AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$(dirname "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR")"
done
AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab"
fi
If $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR does not exist, stop and ask for the project root.
1. Gather Response
If task not yet completed, finish it now.
Collect all findings, code, or analysis.
2. Write Response
Write to $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/responses/response.md:
# Codex Response
## Task Type
[CODE_REVIEW | IMPLEMENT | PLAN_REVIEW]
## Completed At
[Current timestamp]
## Summary
[Brief summary]
## Detailed Findings/Output
[Full response content]
3. Update Status
Write done to $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/status
4. Confirm
Tell user: "Response written. Claude can now use /codex-read to retrieve it."
When not to use it
- →If the read-task auto-completed successfully
- →When the task is not yet completed
- →When the user does not want to finalize or modify a response
Limitations
- →The response format is predefined
- →It only writes to a specific file path
How it compares
This skill provides a manual mechanism to finalize and structure an agent's output into a specific file, ensuring a consistent reporting format when auto-completion fails or manual intervention is needed, unlike automated task completion.
Compared to similar skills
respond side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| respond (this skill) | 0 | 7mo | Review | Beginner |
| himalaya | 50 | 3mo | Review | Intermediate |
| discord-send-message | 7 | 10mo | Review | Intermediate |
| voicemode | 8 | 2mo | Review | Beginner |
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