Background processes

Background process support lets you run commands asynchronously in Bob Shell. You can ask Bob to run tasks in the background while you continue chatting, and Bob automatically starts longer-running processes in the background.

You can ask Bob to run any command in the background during a conversation. For example, you can ask Bob to start a build, run tests, or start a local development server.

For example, ask Bob:

Bob starts the command as a background process and returns control to the conversation immediately, allowing you to submit additional prompts while the command runs.

When a command is expected to take significant time to finish, Bob automatically runs it in the background rather than blocking the conversation. This keeps the session responsive and allows you to continue working on other tasks while longer-running operations proceed.