First-person report after a bug and its workaround · Source language: English
Long AI tasks also need a condition for stopping at a handoff
A report that a stop check refused a user-ordered handoff about 30 times. After a stop condition was added to the goal, the author says it has not recurred.
- Who:
- GitHub poster eyeskull2220
- Scope:
- One public first-hand record
- Source published:
- 2026-10-06
- Period observed:
- The occurrence on October 5, 2026, and the response afterward
- Editorial check:
- 2026-10-23
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What was confirmed
- The poster reports that, under a goal that described only an end state, the stop check refused to stop about 30 times even after the user ordered a handoff.
- They cleared the goal on the spot. Since then they have added to the goal a verifiable completion condition and conditions for stopping at a pending judgment, a usage limit or a handoff.
- They state the same loop has not recurred since the addition.
Who, and in what situation
Working with Claude Code across several days, leaving a resume file and handing off to a separate session.
What they needed
Stopping work at a point that awaits human judgment or at a handoff, while keeping the final goal.
What they tried
State a completion condition and legitimate stopping points in the goal text of the current tool.
What this source lets you read
Try first whether existing settings are enough, then consider the burden that remains as a target for support.
What to check next
Have you decided conditions for stopping at an approval wait or a handoff, not only at completion?
Limits of this source
- One case on Windows 11. The count of about 30 is the author's own record, and HAKOMIRO has not re-tested it.
- The observation period after the improvement is unknown. The explanation of internal causes includes the author's guesses. Willingness to pay is also unconfirmed.
Read the primary source
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[Bug] /goal stop check rejects a user-ordered handoff repeatedly (opens in new tab) ↗
eyeskull2220 / anthropics/claude-code /
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