# AI use cases for Attention Control (aaddrick/attention-control)

Repo: [aaddrick/attention-control](https://github.com/aaddrick/attention-control) | Use cases: 3 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/aaddrick-attention-control/

Attention Control is an output style and skill for Claude Code and Codex that applies air traffic control discipline to agent replies, written for readers with ADHD.

This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL.

- Make Claude Code replies easier to scan and act on: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/aaddrick-attention-control/make-claude-code-replies-easier-to-scan/
- Use the same reply discipline in Codex: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/aaddrick-attention-control/use-attention-control-in-codex/
- Try the style for one session, then turn it off: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/aaddrick-attention-control/try-style-for-one-session-only/

## How to make Claude Code replies easier to scan and act on with Attention Control

Repo: [aaddrick/attention-control](https://github.com/aaddrick/attention-control) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README

Install the plugin and pick the Attention Control output style for every session.

**Who it is for:** A developer with ADHD who loses the thread in long agent answers.

**The problem:** Verbose agent output buries the one thing you need to do next.

**The outcome:** Agent replies that follow a disciplined, structured style.

### Steps

1. Run `claude plugin marketplace add aaddrick/attention-control`
2. Run `claude plugin install attention-control@attention-control`
3. Run /config, choose Output style, and pick Attention Control
4. Start a new session or /clear

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Install aaddrick/attention-control and enable it as the Claude Code output style. Ask a multi-part question and confirm the reply follows the style after /clear.
```

### Caveat

The style applies only after /clear or the next session.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/aaddrick-attention-control/make-claude-code-replies-easier-to-scan/

## How to use the same reply discipline in Codex with Attention Control

Repo: [aaddrick/attention-control](https://github.com/aaddrick/attention-control) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README

Install the rules as a Codex skill since Codex has no output style slot.

**Who it is for:** A Codex user who wants terse, structured replies.

**The problem:** Codex replies can sprawl without a style setting.

**The outcome:** Codex threads that follow Attention Control rules when the skill is invoked.

### Steps

1. Run `codex plugin marketplace add aaddrick/attention-control --ref main`
2. Run `codex plugin add attention-control@attention-control`
3. Start a new thread
4. Type $Attention Control:Attention Control

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Install attention-control in Codex, invoke $attention-control:attention-control in a new thread, and ask <question>. Confirm the reply follows the style.
```

### Caveat

In Codex it must be invoked per thread as a skill.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/aaddrick-attention-control/use-attention-control-in-codex/

## How to try the style for one session, then turn it off with Attention Control

Repo: [aaddrick/attention-control](https://github.com/aaddrick/attention-control) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README

Use the bundled skill for a single session and say stop to turn it off.

**Who it is for:** A developer curious whether structured replies help before changing settings.

**The problem:** Changing global settings to test a style is a commitment.

**The outcome:** A one-session trial with an easy off switch.

### Steps

1. Install the Claude Code plugin
2. Run `/attention-control:attention-control` in a session
3. Work as usual
4. Say stop attention control to turn it off

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Enable attention-control for this session only with `/attention-control:attention-control`, answer <question>, then turn it off. Confirm later replies return to normal.
```

### Caveat

To make it permanent, add outputStyle as a top-level key in ~/.claude/settings.json.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/aaddrick-attention-control/try-style-for-one-session-only/