status
parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills
Check the status of a running research task by its run ID.
What is status?
This skill queries the status of an active research task using its run ID. Use it to monitor progress, check completion status, or retrieve results from parallel research operations.
- Query running research task status by run ID
- Return JSON-formatted status information
- Detect and guide users to set up the parallel CLI if not installed
- Display task progress and completion state
How to install status
npx skills add https://github.com/parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill status- parallel-cli installed and configured (or ability to run /parallel:parallel-cli-setup)
How to use status
- 1.Obtain the run ID from your research task launch
- 2.Invoke the status skill with the run ID as the argument
- 3.Review the JSON output for task status, progress, and any error messages
- 4.If CLI is not found, run /parallel:parallel-cli-setup and retry
Use cases
- Monitor a long-running research task while working on other tasks
- Check if a research operation has completed before retrieving results
- Verify the current state of multiple parallel research runs
- Troubleshoot a research task that appears stuck or slow
- Researchers running parallel analysis tasks
- Developers automating research workflows
- Users managing multiple concurrent research operations
status FAQ
A run ID is a unique identifier assigned to each research task when it is launched. It is used to track and query the status of that specific task.
The skill returns JSON-formatted information about the task, including its current state, progress metrics, and any results or errors.
Run /parallel:parallel-cli-setup to install and configure the parallel CLI, then retry the status command.
You can invoke the status skill multiple times with different run IDs to check each task individually.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills.
name: status description: Check running research task status by run ID user-invocable: true argument-hint: <run_id> allowed-tools: Bash(parallel-cli:*) metadata: author: parallel
Check Research Status
Run ID: $ARGUMENTS
parallel-cli research status "$ARGUMENTS" --json
If CLI not found, tell user to run /parallel:parallel-cli-setup.
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