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pause-and-resume
Agent skill fromdongshuyan/compass-skills
Cooperatively pause unfinished work in the current session, leave a precise continuation checkpoint, and resume from it when the user later says continue. Use only when the user explicitly requests this pause workflow. Do not use for crashes, app shutdown, new-session handoffs, or ordinary task summaries.
How to install pause-and-resume
npx skills add dongshuyan/compass-skills# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/pause-and-resume/
# into
~/.claude/skills/pause-and-resume/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/pause-and-resume/ (one project)
1# Pause and Resume23Keep this workflow in the current session. Store its state in the pause4response; do not create files, commits, or new tasks solely to checkpoint it.56## Pause781. Stop expanding the task. Do not begin another subtask, retry, or optional9 check.102. Let an already-started atomic action finish only when interruption would11 leave inconsistent state. Otherwise stop at the nearest safe boundary. Use12 only the smallest necessary read-only check or already-authorized cleanup to13 record an accurate, safe state.143. Preserve facts, not guesses. Distinguish completed, in progress, blocked,15 and unknown work. Record exact non-sensitive paths, parameters, job IDs, and16 receipts when they are needed to continue. Never expose secrets.174. If work continues independently, record its handle, observed status, and18 how to reconcile it. Do not cancel, restart, or dispatch it again merely to19 pause.205. End the turn with the compact checkpoint below, in the user's language.21 Keep the marker exact, omit irrelevant detail, and state explicitly when22 there is no known non-repeatable effect.2324```text25PAUSE_CHECKPOINT: ACTIVE26- Goal and done condition:27- Completed:28- Current stopping point:29- Remaining work:30- First action on resume:31- Do not repeat:32- Constraints and settled decisions:33- Live state, running work, and facts to recheck:34```3536Finish with the equivalent of: `Paused. When you return, say "continue".` Then37…
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