Controlled Waiting

• Wait Duration: Use wait (10 steps) for significant biological/mechanical stages. Use wait1 for fine-grained control or to observe rapid changes.
• Monitoring Frequency: The interval between checks. Derived from the trajectory: after 2-3 wait actions, a look around is performed. Adjust based on the estimated time of the process.
• Exit Condition: Clearly defined by the main task goal (e.g., "banana is present", "device status is 'ready'").

When to Use This Skill

• After initiating a process that has a known or unknown delay.
• When the environment state is stable and no other preparatory actions are possible.
• When prompted by task context (e.g., "give them time to grow", "wait for the reaction to complete").

When NOT to Use This Skill

• When you can perform other productive actions in parallel.
• When the process is instantaneous or requires a specific trigger (e.g., pressing a button).
• If waiting would cause a negative outcome (e.g., a timer expires, an object decays).

Integration with Main Task

This skill is a subroutine. The main task should:

1. Set up the necessary conditions for the time-based process.
2. Invoke this skill.
3. Upon skill completion, verify the outcome and proceed with the next task step (e.g., harvest the grown banana).

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