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/routine-test-ping

Proof-of-life for the routine monitor. Appends one timestamped line to SHELL.md under Monitoring and stops. Fired by the routine scheduler; not for operator use.

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claude-code-hermit
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Install
$ npx -y skills add gtapps/claude-code-hermit --skill routine-test-ping --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/routine-test-ping

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Proof-of-life for the routine monitor. Appends one timestamped line to SHELL.md under Monitoring and stops. Fired by the routine scheduler; not for operator use.

SKILL.md

routine-test-ping.SKILL.md
name: routine-test-ping
description: Proof-of-life for the routine monitor. Appends one timestamped line to SHELL.md under Monitoring and stops. Fired by the routine scheduler; not for operator use.

Routine Test Ping

Proof-of-life for the routine monitor — confirms a routine still fires correctly. No side effects beyond a log line.

Steps

Append one line to `.claude-code-hermit/sessions/SHELL.md` under `## Monitoring`:

[HH:MM] routine-test-ping: fired.

Stop. No channel send, no further checks.

Ships withclaude-code-hermit

If you know Claude Tag, the idea will feel familiar: hand Claude work through a channel, such as Discord, Telegram, or your custom integration, and get results back there.

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