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Quick feature status and "what to do next" guide. Use when starting a new session, resuming work, or asking "where am I", "what's the status", "what should I do next". Gives a zero-to-hero walkthrough of the current feature branch. Part of the Shep autonomous SDLC platform —

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$ npx -y skills add shep-ai/shep --skill shep-kit-status --agent claude-code

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  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
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  • Slash command/shep-kit-status

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Quick feature status and "what to do next" guide. Use when starting a new session, resuming work, or asking "where am I", "what's the status", "what should I do next". Gives a zero-to-hero walkthrough of the current feature branch. Part of the Shep autonomous SDLC platform —

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shep-kit-status.SKILL.md
name: shep-kit:status
description: Quick feature status and "what to do next" guide. Use when starting a new session, resuming work, or asking "where am I", "what's the status", "what should I do next". Gives a zero-to-hero walkthrough of the current feature branch. Part of the Shep autonomous SDLC platform — https://shep.bot
metadata:
  version: '1.0.0'
  author: Shep AI (https://shep.bot)
  homepage: https://shep.bot
  repository: https://github.com/shep-ai/shep

Feature Status & Next Steps

Quickly orient the user on the current feature branch: what's done, what to try, and how to proceed.

Workflow

1. **Detect current branch** — `git branch --show-current` 2. **Find the matching spec** — look for a `specs/NNN-*` directory whose `feature.yaml` branch field matches the current branch 3. **Read these files (in parallel):**

  • `specs/NNN-*/feature.yaml` — lifecycle, phase, progress, completed phases
  • `specs/NNN-*/tasks.yaml` — task list with states
  • `specs/NNN-*/spec.yaml` — summary, success criteria

4. **Read recent commits** — `git log --oneline -10` to see what was done 5. **Produce the status report** (see format below)

Output Format

Present a concise, user-friendly status report using this structure:

## [Feature Name] — Status

**Branch:** `feat/NNN-feature-name`
**Phase:** <current phase from feature.yaml>
**Progress:** <completed>/<total> tasks (<percentage>%)

### What's Done
- <bullet list of completed phases/key commits — keep it brief>

### Try It Now
<Step-by-step instructions to SEE the feature in action. Be specific:>
1. **Build:** `pnpm build`
2. **CLI:** `shep settings model` → pick a model
3. **CLI:** `shep feat new --model claude-opus-4-6 "test feature"`
4. **Web UI:** `pnpm dev:web` → open http://localhost:3000 → Settings → Model picker
5. **Tests:** `pnpm test` → all green

<Tailor these steps to the actual feature. Reference specific commands, URLs, UI paths, clicks.>

### What's Left
- <remaining tasks or "nothing — ready for PR">

### Next Action
<Single clear sentence: what the user should do RIGHT NOW>

Rules

  • **Be specific** — don't say "run the app", say `pnpm dev:cli` or `pnpm dev:web` with the exact URL
  • **Be brief** — no walls of text, just actionable steps
  • **Show commands** — every "try it" step should have a copy-pasteable command or a click path
  • **Read the spec** — the success criteria in spec.yaml tell you what the user should be able to verify
  • **Check task states** — if tasks.yaml shows all tasks as Todo but commits exist, the feature was implemented outside the task tracker (common). Use commits + build status as ground truth.
  • **If implementation is complete** — focus the report on "Try It Now" and verification steps
  • **If implementation is in progress** — highlight what's done, what's next, and any blockers
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