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Long Running Agent

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Framework for building AI agents that work effectively across multiple context windows on complex, long-running tasks. Use when building agents for multi-hour/multi-day projects, implementing persistent coding workflows, creating systems that need state management across sessions, or when an agent needs to make incremental progress on large codebases. Provides initializer and coding agent patterns, progress tracking, feature management, and session handoff strategies.
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From the source SKILL.md

Framework for enabling AI agents to work effectively across many context windows on complex tasks.

What this skill does

Long Running Agent is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the orchestration-frameworks sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/long-running-agent/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when building agents for multi-hour/multi-day projects, implementing persistent coding workflows, creating systems that need state management across sessions, or when an agent needs to make incremental progress on large codebases. Provides initializer and coding agent patterns, progress tracking, feature management, and session handoff strategies.

Who uses this skill

The Long Running Agent Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/long-running-agent
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/long-running-agent/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/long-running-agent/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/long-running-agent/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/long-running-agent/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\long-running-agent\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Long Running Agent Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/long-running-agent/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Long Running Agent skill do?
Framework for building AI agents that work effectively across multiple context windows on complex, long-running tasks. Use when building agents for multi-hour/multi-day projects, implementing persistent coding workflows, creating systems that need state management across sessions, or when an agent needs to make incremental progress on large codebases. Provides initializer and coding agent patterns, progress tracking, feature management, and session handoff strategies.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Long Running Agent skill?
Use Long Running Agent when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the orchestration frameworks area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Long Running Agent" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Long Running Agent skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Long Running Agent is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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shekohex. (2026). Long Running Agent [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/long-running-agent/
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@misc{long-running-agent-2026,
  author    = {shekohex},
  title     = {Long Running Agent [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/long-running-agent/}
}

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