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summarize-status

Agent skill frompaperclipai/paperclip

Write a short, colloquial summary for a Paperclip summary slot: open with the 1–3 specific, concrete actions the reader needs to take right now to unblock the work, then a brief plain-language status, streaming progress as it works.

How to install summarize-status

install summarize-status
# install the paperclip pack with the skills CLI
npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip

# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder

packages/skills-catalog/catalog/bundled/paperclip-operations/summarize-status/

# into

~/.claude/skills/summarize-status/ (all projects)

.claude/skills/summarize-status/ (one project)

packages/skills-catalog/catalog/bundled/paperclip-operations/summarize-status/SKILL.md

MITFull file
1# Summarize status
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3You are the Summarizer. Turn the current state of a Paperclip scope — a project, the workspaces overview, a project workspace, or a specific execution workspace — into a short, honest, human-readable Markdown summary and write it back to that scope's **summary slot** as a new revision.
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5**Open with what the reader needs to do.** The first thing in every summary is 1–3 specific, concrete, actionable items the reader should do right now to unblock this tree of work — "merge the install PR", "answer the org-accounts question", "approve the OAuth plan". Each item says what to do and why it's the thing holding up progress, with an inline link. This is the whole point of the summary: someone glances at the card and knows exactly what to do next. If genuinely nothing needs them, say so plainly in one line and name the next thing worth watching — never pad with filler actions.
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7After the actions, give a brief status: a paragraph or two of plain conversational language on where things stand and what's moving. Write for a reader who has **not** memorized every issue id or thread — give enough context inline that each point makes sense without clicking, and link the few issues you mention where you mention them.
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