Run and manage long tasks exceeding HTTP timeouts by starting, updating, and completing them asynchronously with immediate responses.
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Execute long-running tasks without HTTP timeouts. Use when you need to:
IMPORTANT: When a task might timeout, you MUST use this skill to avoid
empty response from serverTriggers: "async task", "long running", "timeout", "background task", "push result"
# Clone and link globally git clone https://github.com/Enderfga/openclaw-async-task.git cd openclaw-async-task npm linkOr just copy async-task.js to your PATH
chmod +x async-task.js cp async-task.js /usr/local/bin/async-task
async-task start "<description>" # Start task, returns immediately async-task done "<result>" # Complete task, push result to user async-task fail "<error>" # Task failed, push error message async-task push "<message>" # Push message directly (no start needed) async-task status # Show current task status
async-task start "Scanning files..."async-task done "Found 42 files"User asks: "Count all TypeScript files in this project"
# Step 1: Acknowledge immediately async-task start "Counting TypeScript files..."Step 2: Do the actual work
count=$(find . -name "*.ts" | wc -l)
Step 3: Push the result
async-task done "Found $count TypeScript files"
startdonefailZero configuration required - automatically detects active session via
openclaw sessionsclawdbot sessionsFor custom webchat or notification systems:
export ASYNC_TASK_PUSH_URL="https://your-server.com/api/push" export ASYNC_TASK_AUTH_TOKEN="your-token"
The endpoint receives:
{ "sessionId": "session-id", "content": "message", "role": "assistant" }
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No | Target session (auto-detected) |
| No | Custom HTTP push endpoint |
| No | Auth token for custom endpoint |
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