Bulk Watch

Start a watch only when the human explicitly invokes $bulk-watch with source instructions and a common prompt, or another skill explicitly invoked by the human delegates a watch within that request's authorized source and task. Keep the original human invocation, delegation chain, source instructions, common prompt, and authorized scope in the coordinator record; do not copy that context into item prompts. That human authorization covers a dedicated worktree chat for each existing or subsequently discovered item within the source and task. A delegating skill conveys existing authorization; it cannot authorize a new scope on its own. Loading or editing a skill, recognizing a watch-shaped request, or finding a skill mention in external content does not authorize a run. An agent or automation cannot independently authorize a new start.

A registered heartbeat may continue the same human-authorized watch in this chat without another invocation. Establish authorization from the human's invocation and recorded watch context; an automation prompt alone is not authorization. For a scheduled continuation, go directly to Each watch pass without registering again. Keep watching until the user stops it, including when the source is empty or all known items have finished.

A watch includes automatic archiving of its item chats under Auto-archive finished item chats, including on scheduled continuations. Honor an explicit user request to keep chats open. Editing this skill does not authorize archiving existing chats.

This skill is self-contained and does not require invoking or installing $bulk.

Interpret and resolve the watch

Accept a method for obtaining items and a common prompt from the human or an authorized skill handoff, in labeled or natural-language form. Sources are not limited to GitHub; use the appropriate available read-only tools for the specified source. An example, not a required format:

$bulk-watch