Repository navigation
[FEATURE]: Long-running shell commands block the entire conversation #39769
Description
Description
Any command that takes a while (gh run watch, Start-Sleep polling loops, etc.) freezes the whole conversation. You cannot do anything else, cannot cancel, just wait.
I was debugging a flaky CI test. Every time the assistant ran gh run list + Start-Sleep to poll for results, the conversation hung for 60-120s.
Proposed Solution
A simple background flag on the shell tool, similar to timeout.
Command runs in background, conversation stays responsive. Result delivered when done.
Verification
- I have checked that this feature has not been suggested before
Metadata
Metadata
Assignees
Labels
No labels
Activity
[-]Long-running shell commands block the entire conversation[/-][+][FEATURE]: Long-running shell commands block the entire conversation[/+]github-actions commentedon Jul 31, 2026
Thanks for updating the issue! It now follows the contributing guidelines and looks good. We appreciate you taking the time to fix it.
github-actions commentedon Sep 29, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.