gsd:pause-work

SkillAI & models

Create context handoff when pausing work mid-phase

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the gsd:pause-work skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by davepoon/buildwithclaude in plugins/gsd/skills/pause-work/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Routes to the pause-work workflow which handles:

  • Current phase detection from recent files
  • Complete state gathering (position, completed work, remaining work, decisions, blockers)
  • Handoff file creation with all context sections
  • Git commit as WIP
  • Resume instructions

<execution_context> @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/pause-work.md </execution_context>

The workflow handles all logic including:

  1. Phase directory detection
  2. State gathering with user clarifications
  3. Handoff file writing with timestamp
  4. Git commit
  5. Confirmation with resume instructions

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Last commit
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gsd-pause-work-davepoon
Source
github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude