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+authors: [ivett_ordog]
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+
+# Speak to Me
+
+## Problem
+You hand the agent a longer task and turn to something else. Watching the terminal defeats the purpose of delegating — but ignoring it means you discover problems late and miss the moments where a quick answer from you would unblock it.
+
+## Pattern
+Ask the agent to speak short progress updates out loud as it works, using a text-to-speech command (`say` on macOS). One short sentence per update: milestones reached, direction changes, blockers, questions for you.
+
+Voice becomes an ambient status channel: you follow the work without looking at it, and it claims your attention only when something actually needs it.
+
+## Example
+Add to the prompt or ground rules: "While working on long tasks, use the `say` command to get my attention. Use it when you hit a blocker, change direction or reach a major milestone. Keep the announcements short, fewer than 10 words."
+
+You review another PR or cook dinner. In the background you hear: "Tests are green, starting the refactor." … "The migration is failing, I need your input." You come back exactly when you're needed — not before, not too late.
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   patterns/ai-first-responder -->|uses| patterns/background-agent
   patterns/ai-first-responder -->|uses| patterns/focused-agent
   patterns/ai-first-responder -->|uses| patterns/orchestrator
+  patterns/speak-to-me -->|related| patterns/background-agent
 
   %% Anti-pattern → Obstacle relationships (causes)
   anti-patterns/distracted-agent -->|causes| obstacles/limited-focus