gsd-pause-work
Documents current work context to facilitate a smooth handover when pausing tasks.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/gsd-pause-work && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12881" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/gsd-pause-work && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/gsd-pause-work
Activation
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Create context handoff when pausing work mid-phaseKey capabilities
- →Detect current phase from recent files
- →Gather complete work state (position, completed, remaining)
- →Create a `.continue-here.md` handoff file
- →Perform a Git commit as WIP
- →Provide resume instructions
How it works
This skill detects the current work phase, gathers the complete state, and creates a handoff file with resume instructions, committing the work as WIP.
Inputs & outputs
When to use gsd-pause-work
- →Pausing development tasks
- →Handing off work to another session
- →Documenting mid-phase progress
About this skill
<codex_skill_adapter>
A. Skill Invocation
- This skill is invoked by mentioning
$gsd-pause-work. - Treat all user text after
$gsd-pause-workas{{GSD_ARGS}}. - If no arguments are present, treat
{{GSD_ARGS}}as empty.
B. AskUserQuestion → request_user_input Mapping
GSD workflows use AskUserQuestion (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex request_user_input:
Parameter mapping:
header→headerquestion→question- Options formatted as
"Label" — description→{label: "Label", description: "description"} - Generate
idfrom header: lowercase, replace spaces with underscores
Batched calls:
AskUserQuestion([q1, q2])→ singlerequest_user_inputwith multiple entries inquestions[]
Multi-select workaround:
- Codex has no
multiSelect. Use sequential single-selects, or present a numbered freeform list asking the user to enter comma-separated numbers.
Execute mode fallback:
- When
request_user_inputis rejected or unavailable, activate TEXT_MODE: append--textto{{GSD_ARGS}}so the workflow's built-in text-mode branching takes over. Present everyAskUserQuestioncall as a plain-text numbered list, then stop and wait for the user's reply. Do NOT pick a default and continue (#3018 / #3808). - You may only proceed without a user answer when one of these is true:
(a) the invocation included an explicit non-interactive flag (
--autoor--all), (b) the user has explicitly approved a specific default for this question, or (c) the workflow's documented contract says defaults are safe (e.g. autonomous lifecycle paths). - Do NOT write workflow artifacts (CONTEXT.md, DISCUSSION-LOG.md, PLAN.md, checkpoint files) until the user has answered the plain-text questions or one of (a)-(c) above applies. Surfacing the questions and waiting is the correct response — silently defaulting and writing artifacts is the #3018 failure mode.
C. Task() → spawn_agent Mapping
GSD workflows use Task(...) (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex collaboration tools:
Direct mapping:
Task(subagent_type="X", prompt="Y")→spawn_agent(agent_type="X", message="Y")Task(model="...")→ omit.spawn_agenthas no inlinemodelparameter; GSD embeds the resolved per-agent model directly into each agent's.tomlat install time somodel_overridesfrom.planning/config.jsonand~/.gsd/defaults.jsonare honored automatically by Codex's agent router.- Resolved
reasoning_effort="low|medium|high|xhigh"(xhighis a GSD/Codex tier, not a generic runtime enum) → passreasoning_efforttospawn_agentwhen the runtime/tool supports it. Omit missing, empty, inherited, or unsupported values; do not invent one-off effort literals in workflow prose. fork_context: falseby default — GSD agents load their own context via<files_to_read>blocksTask(isolation="worktree")/Agent(isolation="worktree")→ no direct Codex mapping. Codexspawn_agentdoes not create or bind a git worktree automatically. Workflows that require this isolation must fail closed or use an explicit manual worktree protocol before spawning (#3360).
Spawn restriction:
- Codex restricts
spawn_agentto cases where the user has explicitly requested sub-agents. When automatic spawning is not permitted, do the work inline in the current agent rather than attempting to force a spawn.
Parallel fan-out:
- Spawn multiple agents → collect agent IDs →
wait(ids)for all to complete
Result parsing:
- Look for structured markers in agent output:
CHECKPOINT,PLAN COMPLETE,SUMMARY, etc. close_agent(id)after collecting results from each agent </codex_skill_adapter>
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 </objective>
<execution_context> @C:/Users/allex/Documents/Manoel/Dev/projeto/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/pause-work.md </execution_context>
<context> State and phase progress are gathered in-workflow with targeted reads. </context> <process> If `--report` is in {{GSD_ARGS}}: Read and execute `C:/Users/allex/Documents/Manoel/Dev/projeto/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/session-report.md` end-to-end.Follow the pause-work workflow.
The workflow handles all logic including:
- Phase directory detection
- State gathering with user clarifications
- Handoff file writing with timestamp
- Git commit
- Confirmation with resume instructions
When not to use it
- →When an explicit non-interactive flag is not provided for questions
- →When the user has not approved a specific default for a question
- →When the workflow's contract does not state defaults are safe
Limitations
- →Codex `spawn_agent` does not automatically create or bind a git worktree
- →Codex restricts `spawn_agent` to cases where the user has explicitly requested sub-agents
- →Does not proceed without user answer unless specific conditions are met
How it compares
This workflow automates the creation of a detailed context handoff file and a WIP commit, ensuring a complete and traceable pause in work, unlike simply closing a session.
Compared to similar skills
gsd-pause-work side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gsd-pause-work (this skill) | 0 | 2mo | No flags | Beginner |
| notion-meeting-intelligence | 6 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| resume-handoff | 3 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| meeting-briefing | 2 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
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