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name: respond description: Manually write response back to Claude. Use if read-task did not auto-complete or to finalize response.

Respond Skill

Manually write response back to Claude.

When to Use

• If /read-task didn't auto-complete
• To finalize or modify a response
• To manually send findings to Claude

Steps

Before any file operations, resolve the .agent-collab directory so commands work outside the project root:

CopyAGENT_COLLAB_DIR="${AGENT_COLLAB_DIR:-}"
if [ -n "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
  if [ -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab" ]; then
    AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab"
  elif [ ! -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
    AGENT_COLLAB_DIR=""
  fi
fi

if [ -z "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
  AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$(pwd)"
  while [ "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" != "/" ] && [ ! -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab" ]; do
    AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$(dirname "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR")"
  done
  AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/.agent-collab"
fi

If $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR does not exist, stop and ask for the project root.

1. Gather Response

If task not yet completed, finish it now.

Collect all findings, code, or analysis.

2. Write Response

Write to $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/responses/response.md:

Copy# Codex Response

## Task Type
[CODE_REVIEW | IMPLEMENT | PLAN_REVIEW]

## Completed At
[Current timestamp]

## Summary
[Brief summary]

## Detailed Findings/Output
[Full response content]

3. Update Status

Write done to $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/status

4. Confirm

Tell user: "Response written. Claude can now use /codex-read to retrieve it."