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Executes timed waiting using 'wait' or 'wait1' actions to advance the simulation clock. Use when a time-dependent process like plant growth, chemical reaction, or mechanical cycle must progress before you can continue the task.

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Skill: Controlled Waiting

When to Use

After initiating a process with a time delay, when no other productive actions are possible.

Procedure

  1. Confirm the process is active (seeds planted, device activated, etc.).
  2. wait (advances 10 steps) for long processes, or wait1 (1 step) for fine-grained observation.
  3. look around or examine <OBJECT> to check if the target state has been reached.
  4. If not reached, repeat steps 2-3. If reached, exit and resume the main task.

Duration guidance: Use wait for biological growth stages. Use wait1 when observing rapid changes or when close to the expected transition.

Example

Task: Wait for a banana tree to produce fruit after planting.

  1. Confirm seeds are planted and watered.
  2. wait (advances 10 steps)
  3. look around — check if banana is visible on the tree.
  4. No banana yet → wait again.
  5. look around — observe: "a banana tree (with a banana)" → exit skill and proceed to harvest.

Refer to references/botanical_growth_patterns.md for common plant growth stage timings.