{"version":"2.1.218","anchor":"skill-frontmatter-background-field-for-fork-skills","canonical_anchor":"skill-frontmatter-background-field-for-fork-skills","heading":"Skill Frontmatter: background Field for Fork Skills","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.218\/e\/skill-frontmatter-background-field-for-fork-skills","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.218","markdown":"### Skill Frontmatter: `background` Field for Fork Skills\n\n**What**\n\nSkills with `context: fork` can now specify `background: false` to run the forked agent inline (blocking the turn) rather than as a background task that reports via task notification.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Default behavior (`background: true` or omitted): fork dispatches as a background agent and returns a task notification\n- `background: false`: the caller waits for the fork result in-line, same as a regular agent call\n- Useful when a skill needs the fork result before continuing\n\n**Evidence**\n\nNew frontmatter field (search for `\"Only for \\`context: fork\\`. Forks run as background agents\"`)"}