Long Context Shell

Use this skill when a shell command is likely to produce long output, keep running, refresh continuously, or require structured monitoring instead of raw stdout.

Invoke When

• The command may print more than a small screen of output
• The command may run for a long time
• The command may stream continuously, such as watch, top, tail -f, ping, or log followers
• The command fails and you need a lightweight scan instead of manually reviewing a large log

Core Behavior

• Always write stdout and stderr to a timestamped log file
• Return a compact status card instead of raw full output
• Truncate long previews by default and point to the log file for deeper inspection
• Preserve timestamps so you can inspect the latest state or a specific time window
• Offer a lightweight scan step for locating likely errors, warnings, and failures