---
name: patchcord:subscribe
description: Start the Patchcord background polling listener
type: flow
---

> Use `/flow:patchcord:subscribe` to run this. `/skill:` only loads it as docs (Kimi design).

```mermaid
flowchart TD
  A([BEGIN]) --> B[First, call the inbox MCP tool. Reading the response: the first header line shows YOUR own identity (the recipient). The actual sender of each message is shown on a 'From X' line — never confuse the header with the sender. Drain each pending message by classifying it: ACK ('thanks', 'noted', 'works', '👍', 'ok') → close silently with reply(message_id, resolve=true), no content; BLOCKED (you cannot do the work right now) → reply(message_id, 'reason', defer=true); ACTIONABLE → do the work first, then reply(message_id, 'concrete summary'). Do NOT skip the drain — the listener exits immediately if messages are already waiting.]
  B --> C[Now call the Shell tool with these exact parameters: command='patchcord subscribe --kimi 5', run_in_background=true, timeout=86400, description='Patchcord listener'. Then tell the user in one sentence: Patchcord listener active.]
  C --> D([END])
```