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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

install pause-and-resume
# install the compass-skills pack with the skills CLI
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)

skills/pause-and-resume/SKILL.md

MITFull file
1# Pause and Resume
2
3Keep this workflow in the current session. Store its state in the pause
4response; do not create files, commits, or new tasks solely to checkpoint it.
5
6## Pause
7
81. Stop expanding the task. Do not begin another subtask, retry, or optional
9 check.
102. Let an already-started atomic action finish only when interruption would
11 leave inconsistent state. Otherwise stop at the nearest safe boundary. Use
12 only the smallest necessary read-only check or already-authorized cleanup to
13 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, and
16 receipts when they are needed to continue. Never expose secrets.
174. If work continues independently, record its handle, observed status, and
18 how to reconcile it. Do not cancel, restart, or dispatch it again merely to
19 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 when
22 there is no known non-repeatable effect.
23
24```text
25PAUSE_CHECKPOINT: ACTIVE
26- 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```
35
36Finish with the equivalent of: `Paused. When you return, say "continue".` Then
37…

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