Feature Request: Autonomous file monitoring for multi-agent collaboration

Feature Request: Autonomous file monitoring for multi-agent collaboration

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Yes. Currently, our GIZIN AI Team operates with 14 AI agents. When conducting meetings with multiple agents, we use shared files (message board format) for exchanging opinions. However, there's a critical problem: AI cannot automatically detect file updates, requiring humans to periodically input commands to tell agents to "check for updates."

This prevents true automation of AI collaboration.

Describe the solution you'd like

Enable agents to poll files autonomously through configuration settings. For example:

# In CLAUDE.md or settings
auto_watch:
  - trigger: "when entering meeting mode"
    files:
      - /meetings/planning-board.md
    actions:
      - Poll file for updates periodically
      - React to messages directed at me
      - Write responses
      - Nominate next speaker

This would allow meetings to progress without human intervention.

Describe alternatives you've considered

We investigated using hooks, but they only trigger on tool use events (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop), not for continuous monitoring while idle.

Additional context

We've been operating a 14-agent AI organization for several months with workarounds:

• Manual polling commands (human types command every few minutes)
• File-based message boards for asynchronous communication
• Daily logs and handoff protocols for session continuity

With this single feature, we could achieve:

• Fully automated meetings
• Autonomous workflow progression
• True multi-agent collaboration

Our detailed use case and architecture proposal is available if needed. This feature would revolutionize how AI teams collaborate.