/status

name: status
description: Diagnostic status report — shows metaswarm installation state, project setup, and potential issues

Status Skill

Generate a diagnostic report of the metaswarm installation, project configuration, and potential issues across Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini. Useful for troubleshooting and verifying setup or migration.

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Checks

Run each check below and present results in a single formatted report. Detect the active platform first:

• Codex: `PLUGIN_ROOT` or `CODEX_HOME` is present, `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` is the active manifest, or the user invoked `$status`
• Claude Code: `CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT` is present, `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` is the active manifest, or the user invoked `$status`
• Gemini: `extensionPath` is present, `gemini-extension.json` is the active manifest, or the user invoked `$status`

1. Plugin Version

• Codex: read `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` from the plugin root and report `version`
• Claude Code: read `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` from the plugin root and report `version`
• Gemini: read `gemini-extension.json` from the plugin root and report `version`
• Fallback: read `package.json` at plugin root for `version`
• If neither found: `Plugin version: UNKNOWN`

2. Project Setup State

• Check if `.metaswarm/project-profile.json` exists in the working directory
• If present, report key fields: `distribution`, `metaswarm_version`, `language`, `framework`, `test_runner`
• If absent, report the platform-specific setup command:
• Codex: `Project setup: NOT CONFIGURED -- run $setup`
• Claude Code: `Project setup: NOT CONFIGURED -- run $setup`
• Gemini: `Project setup: NOT CONFIGURED -- run $setup`

3. Platform Install State

**Codex**

• Check `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` exists in the plugin root
• Check `~/.codex/config.toml` for an enabled `metaswarm@...` plugin entry when accessible
• Scan `~/.codex/plugins/cache/` for `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` with `"name": "metaswarm"`
• If installed from a local marketplace, report cache version as `local`

**Claude Code**

• Check `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` exists in the plugin root
• Scan `~/.claude/plugins/cache/` for `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` with `"name": "metaswarm"`
• Report marketplace/plugin cache status when accessible

**Gemini**

• Check `gemini-extension.json` exists in the plugin root
• Report extension status when discoverable from the local Gemini config

4. Claude Command Shims

When checking a Claude project, check these files in `.claude/commands/`:

| Shim | Expected | |---|---| | `start-task.md` | Routes to `/metaswarm:start-task` | | `prime.md` | Routes to `/metaswarm:prime` | | `review-design.md` | Routes to `/metaswarm:review-design` | | `self-reflect.md` | Routes to `/metaswarm:self-reflect` | | `pr-shepherd.md` | Routes to `/metaswarm:pr-shepherd` | | `brainstorm.md` | Routes to `/metaswarm:brainstorm` |

For each: report Present/Missing. If the file exists but does not contain "metaswarm" routing, flag as `present (non-metaswarm content)`.

When checking a Codex project, report `not applicable (Codex uses $skill-name invocation)` instead of treating missing `.claude/commands/` files as errors.

5. Legacy Embedded Plugin

• Check for `.claude/plugins/metaswarm/.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
• If found: `DETECTED -- run $migrate`
• If found alongside the marketplace plugin, flag prominently as a conflict

6. BEADS Plugin

• Scan `~/.claude/plugins/cache/` and `~/.codex/plugins/cache/` for a directory containing `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` or `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` with `"name": "beads"`
• If found: `installed (standalone)` -- metaswarm defers priming to BEADS
• If not found: `not separately installed`

7. `bd` CLI

command -v bd && bd --version 2>/dev/null

• If found: report path and version
• If not found: `not installed -- knowledge priming and self-reflect require bd. Core orchestration works without it.`

8. `gtg` CLI

command -v gtg && gtg --help >/dev/null 2>&1

• If found: report path
• If not found: `not installed -- pr-shepherd will fall back to manual gh checks.`

9. External Tools

• Read `.metaswarm/external-tools.yaml` -- if absent: `not configured (optional)`
• If present, check each enabled adapter's availability:

command -v codex    # Codex CLI
command -v gemini   # Gemini CLI

Report per-tool: enabled (yes/no), status (available/not installed).

10. Coverage Thresholds

• Read `.coverage-thresholds.json` -- if absent: `not configured`
• If present, report threshold values (lines, branches, functions, statements) and enforcement command

11. Node.js

node --version 2>/dev/null

• If found: report version
• If not found: `not installed -- scripts/beads-*.ts require Node.js. Core orchestration works without it.`

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Output Format

## Metaswarm Status Report

| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| Active platform | Codex |
| Plugin version | 0.11.0 |
| Project setup | Configured (distribution: plugin) |
| Platform install | Codex plugin installed and enabled |
| Command shims | Not applicable (Codex uses $skill-name) |
| Legacy embedded plugin | Not detected |
| BEADS plugin | Not separately installed |
| bd CLI | Available (v0.5.2) |
| gtg CLI | Available |
| External tools | Codex: available, Gemini: not installed |
| Coverage thresholds | 100% (all categories) |
| Node.js | Available (v22.4.0) |

### Issues Found
- None

### Recommendations
- None

When issues are found:

### Issues Found
1. Legacy embedded plugin detected alongside marketplace plugin -- run `$migrate`
2. Codex plugin not installed from a marketplace -- install from `/plugins` after adding the marketplace

### Recommendations
1. Install `bd` CLI for knowledge priming and self-reflect
2. Install `gtg` for the fastest `$pr-shepherd` readiness checks
3. Configure external tools for cross-model review (`.metaswarm/external-tools.yaml`)

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