# 8. The Overnight Run

Left alone, a long run can stall on a polite question like "Want me to continue?" and sit there for eight hours waiting for you.

**When to use:** Use for any job you plan to walk away from: overnight work, weekend runs, anything unattended.

## The prompt

```
You are operating autonomously. I am not watching in real time and cannot answer questions mid-task, so asking "Want me to...?" or "Shall I...?" will block the work. For reversible actions that follow from the original request, proceed without asking. Before ending your turn, check your last paragraph. If it is a plan, an analysis, a question, or a promise about work you have not done, do that work now. End your turn only when the task is complete or you are blocked on input only I can provide.
```

**Why it works:** It converts every would-be checkpoint into forward progress, so you wake up to finished work instead of a question.

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Adapted from Anthropic's official Claude Fable 5 prompting guide.
Full guide with all 12 prompts: https://www.waboom.ai/resources/claude-fable-5