About trellis-continue
trellis-continue is a Trellis skill that identifies where to resume the active task in the development workflow. It uses task status and artifact presence to route work to the appropriate phase and step, without approving implementation.
Key features
- 01Load task context and Git state
- 02Display the workflow phase index
- 03Route by status and available artifacts
- 04Load instructions for the selected step
Use cases
- 01Resume a task in progress
- 02Determine the next step after planning
- 03Find the appropriate workflow step from task artifacts
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ mindfold-ai/ trellis --skill trellis-continueAfter installing, type/trellis-continuein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEContinue Current Task
Resume work on the current task — pick up at the right phase/step in .trellis/workflow.md.
Step 1: Load Current Context
python3 ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py
Confirms: current task, git state, recent commits.
Step 2: Load the Phase Index
python3 ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode phase
Shows the Phase Index (Plan / Execute / Finish) with routing + skill mapping.
Step 3: Decide Where You Are
get_context.py shows the active task's status field. Route by status + artifact presence. This command replaces the user needing to remember the Trellis flow; it does not itself approve implementation.
status=planning+ noprd.md→ 1.1 (loadtrellis-brainstorm)status=planning+prd.mdonly → decide whether the task is lightweight or complex. Lightweight can move to 1.4 review; complex returns to 1.1 to adddesign.md+implement.md.status=planning+ complex artifacts complete + sub-agent jsonl not curated (empty, or only a legacy_exampleplaceholder row) → 1.3status=planning+ required artifacts complete + required jsonl curated or inline mode → 1.4 (ask for start review; only runtask.py startafter user confirms)status=in_progress+ implementation not started → 2.1status=in_progress+ implementation done, not yet checked → 2.2status=in_progress+ check passed → 3.3 (spec update) → 3.4 (commit)status=completed(rare; usually archived immediately) → archive flow
Phase rules (full detail in .trellis/workflow.md):
- Run steps in order within a phase —
[required]steps must not be skipped [once]steps are already done if the required output exists.prd.mdalone can be enough only for lightweight tasks; complex tasks also needdesign.mdandimplement.md.- You may go back to an earlier phase if discoveries require it
Step 4: Load the Specific Step
Once you know which step to resume at:
python3 ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode phase --step <X.X> --platform codex
Follow the loaded instructions. After each [required] step completes, move to the next.
Reference
Full workflow and detailed phase steps live in .trellis/workflow.md. This command is only an entry point — the canonical guidance is there.