About gsd-pause-work
An Agent skill for pausing work and preserving its state across sessions. It creates a `.continue-here.md` handoff with progress, remaining tasks, decisions, and blockers, then makes a WIP commit with resume instructions.
Key features
- 01Detects the current phase
- 02Gathers progress and blockers
- 03Creates a timestamped handoff file
- 04Commits WIP and provides resume instructions
Use cases
- 01Pause work for a later session
- 02Record completed tasks, remaining work, and decisions
- 03Preserve instructions for resuming
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ shoootyou/ get-shit-done-multi --skill gsd-pause-workAfter installing, type/gsd-pause-workin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project README
Create `.continue-here.md` handoff file to preserve complete work state across sessions.
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> @{{PLATFORM_ROOT}}/get-shit-done/workflows/pause-work.md </execution_context>
State and phase progress are gathered in-workflow with targeted reads. **Follow the pause-work workflow** from `@{{PLATFORM_ROOT}}/get-shit-done/workflows/pause-work.md`.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
Comments
Markdown supported