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How to set a Loop to wake Comma only when something needs it with Comma

Have Comma write a small watcher that acts only when an inbox, repo, or feed changes.

Who it is forA busy person or developer who keeps checking an inbox, repository, or feed for changes that need a decision.

The problemConstant manual checking wastes time, but a full agent running all the time is expensive for quiet periods.

The outcomeA Loop that watches your chosen source, wakes the agent only on relevant events, and places any decision in Needs Review on the board.

What you need first

  • Docker Engine with Compose v2.24 or later for self-hosting
  • A model provider account, or a ChatGPT or Claude plan, for real model calls
  • Enough disk space for the first Docker build, which downloads Lean, Elixir, Go, and Node toolchains
  • A Mac with the Comma Mac app for local file and agent work
  • pnpm and make for local development

Steps

  1. Ask Comma in chat to watch the inbox, repository, or feed you care about and describe what should trigger action.
  2. Let Comma write the Loop, which the README describes as a small program that watches a source.
  3. Check the board for the new Task in In progress.
  4. Open Needs Review items and make the decision Comma asks for, or let Comma finish the work if you allowed it.

Prompt for your agent

Using Comma from the AFK-surf/Comma project or the hosted comma.surf service, ask the agent to create a Loop that watches <inbox, repository, or feed> and wakes the agent only when <trigger>. Report the Loop's name and what it watches. Verify that a test event produces a Task on the board without waking the agent for unrelated events.

Caveat. The README does not list which inbox, repository, or feed providers Loops support, so confirm the source works before relying on it.

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