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 **Agent chaining** — one agent's `chat` output piped into another session's `prompt`. Model composition at the shell level.
 
-**Hooks and watchers** — poll `state` or compare `chat` size in a loop to trigger actions when the agent finishes or output grows. Build lightweight event-driven pipelines with standard shell tools.
+**Hooks and watchers** — poll `state` in a loop to trigger actions when the agent finishes, or use `tail -f chat` to react to new output. Build lightweight event-driven pipelines with standard shell tools.
 
 ## Example shell session