ark-resume
Seamlessly toggle between concurrent active work streams within one session.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/ark-resume && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12540" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/ark-resume && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/ark-resume
Activation
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Switch this session's focused task to an existing active slug. Idempotent. Use when the user wants to bounce between multiple active tasks in the same checkout.Key capabilities
- →Resolve the slug for an existing active task
- →Set the session's focus in `.ark/.state.toml`
- →Confirm the new focus in one line
- →Mention next steps that depend on focus
- →Handle `TaskNotFound` failure
- →Handle `InvalidTaskField` failure
How it works
The skill resolves the slug, runs the `ark agent task resume` command to set the session's focus, and then reports the new focus. It also handles cases where the task is not found or the slug is invalid.
Inputs & outputs
When to use ark-resume
- →Resuming a background task
- →Switching focus between two features
- →Managing concurrent bug fixes
About this skill
ark-resume <task description>
Claim an existing active task as this session's focused task. After this, --slug-less commands like ark-commit resolve to the resumed slug.
Preconditions
.ark/is initialized.- The slug exists in
.ark/.state.toml'stasks.active(created viaark-quickorark-design, not yet archived/discarded).
Steps
Step 1: Resolve the slug [AI] [USER]
Slug is required — no default. If <task description> is empty, ask the user which active task to resume. List active tasks via ark context --scope session --format json.
Step 2: Run the op [AI]
ark agent task resume --slug <slug>
Validates the slug; sets this session's focus in .ark/.state.toml. Idempotent — re-resuming the slug already focused by this session is a no-op.
Step 3: Report [AI]
Confirm the new focus in one line. Mention any next step that depends on focus (e.g. "now ark-commit will close out <slug>").
Failure Modes
| Code | Cause | Recovery |
|---|---|---|
TaskNotFound | slug not in tasks.active (archived/discarded or typo) | Show active set via ark context; ask the user |
InvalidTaskField | slug failed validation (path traversal, whitespace, non-ASCII) | Reject with the validator's message |
See Also
workflow.md§8 (state & multi-session)ark-discard— remove an unarchived task
When not to use it
- →When `.ark/` is not initialized
- →When the slug does not exist in `.ark/.state.toml`'s `tasks.active`
- →When the user is not trying to switch focus to an existing active task
Limitations
- →Requires `.ark/` to be initialized
- →Requires the slug to exist in `.ark/.state.toml`'s `tasks.active`
- →Slug is required and has no default
How it compares
This workflow specifically manages the `.ark/.state.toml` file to switch task focus, providing a structured way to manage multiple active tasks within the same checkout, unlike manually switching contexts.
Compared to similar skills
ark-resume side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ark-resume (this skill) | 0 | 3mo | Review | Beginner |
| archon | 9 | 9mo | Review | Intermediate |
| linear | 10 | 2mo | No flags | Beginner |
| zapier-workflows | 11 | 8mo | Review | Beginner |
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