Dispatch Bible

Dispatch is Claude's system for executing tasks in the background -- detached from the interactive session. Instead of blocking the conversation while a long build runs, Dispatch queues the work, executes it asynchronously, and notifies you when it finishes. This skill covers Bible-optimized patterns for making Dispatch reliable, cost-efficient, and integrated with the rest of your workflow.

What Dispatch Is

Dispatch runs Claude Code in headless mode (--headless) as a background process. The session operates without interactive input, follows a task description, and writes results to disk. Key properties:

• Non-blocking -- your interactive session stays free
• Crash-recoverable -- checkpoint files survive process death
• Cost-bounded -- --max-turns prevents infinite loops
• Composable -- chain multiple Dispatch tasks into pipelines

When to Use Dispatch