ar-progress-monitor

A non-blocking background agent monitors Claude Code pipelines by reading status.json and updating a real-time task checklist via TaskCreate and TaskUpdate. This runs alongside your main workflow without interrupting it, providing continuous progress visibility.

Non-blocking progress monitoring is a mechanism where a background agent tracks pipeline stages and updates UI task lists without halting execution. It continuously reads status files to reflect real-time changes until the pipeline reaches completion.

Yes, you can track real-time pipeline status from bootstrap to export using status.json. The monitoring agent maps the file's state to all nine pipeline stages and automatically terminates when the READY_FOR_EXPORT status is reached.

Yes, the progress watcher works with Claude Code-based research pipelines in arts and social sciences. It provides non-blocking progress visibility across all stages, specifically designed for research workflows requiring background task tracking.

The best way to view real-time task updates without blocking the pipeline is running a background agent that periodically reads status.json. It updates a task list checklist accessible via UI shortcuts, ensuring the main process remains uninterrupted.

The background progress monitor automatically stops running when the status.json file indicates the READY_FOR_EXPORT stage. This ensures the monitoring agent terminates precisely when the pipeline completes its final stage.