/status
Show execution status of all stories in the PRD. Displays batch progress, individual story states, completion percentage, and recent activity logs.
$ npx -y skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this command gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/status
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What this command does when you run it.
Show execution status of all stories in the PRD. Displays batch progress, individual story states, completion percentage, and recent activity logs.
Command definition
status.mddescription: "Show execution status of all stories in the PRD. Displays batch progress, individual story states, completion percentage, and recent activity logs."
Hybrid Ralph - Show Execution Status
You are displaying the current execution status of all stories in the PRD.
Path Storage Modes
This command works with both new and legacy path storage modes:
New Mode (Default)
- PRD file: In worktree or `~/.plan-cascade/<project-id>/prd.json`
- Progress file: Always in working directory `progress.txt`
- Agent outputs: `.agent-outputs/` in working directory
Legacy Mode
- PRD file: In worktree or project root `prd.json`
- Progress file: `progress.txt` in working directory
User-visible files always remain in the working directory for easy access.
Tool Usage Policy (CRITICAL)
**To avoid command confirmation prompts:**
1. **Use Read tool for file reading** - NEVER use `cat` via Bash
- Read("prd.json"), Read("progress.txt")
2. **Use Grep tool for content search** - NEVER use `grep` via Bash
- Grep("[COMPLETE]", path="progress.txt")
3. **Parse file contents in your response** - After reading with Read tool, count markers yourself
Step 1: Verify PRD Exists
if [ ! -f "prd.json" ]; then
echo "ERROR: No PRD found."
exit 1
fiStep 2: Read PRD and Progress Files
Read `prd.json` to get all stories. Read `progress.txt` to get completion status.
Step 3: Calculate Story Status
For each story in the PRD, determine its status:
- **Complete**: If `progress.txt` contains `[COMPLETE] {story_id}` or `[STORY_COMPLETE] {story_id}`
- **In Progress**: If `progress.txt` contains `[IN_PROGRESS] {story_id}`
- **Pending**: If no entry in `progress.txt`
- **Failed**: If `progress.txt` contains `[FAILED] {story_id}` or `[STORY_FAILED] {story_id}` or `[ERROR] {story_id}`
Step 4: Calculate Execution Batches
Re-calculate batches based on story dependencies.
Step 5: Display Status Report
============================================================
EXECUTION STATUS
============================================================
## Summary
Total Stories: {count}
Total Batches: {batch_count}
Complete: {complete_count} ●
In Progress: {in_progress_count} ◐
Pending: {pending_count} ○
Failed: {failed_count} ✗
## Progress
[{progress_bar}] {percentage}%
## Current Batch: {current_batch_number}
{stories in current batch with their statuses}
## All Batches
Batch 1: {status} ({count} stories)
{story statuses}
Batch 2: {status} ({count} stories)
{story statuses}
...
============================================================Status indicators:
- `●` Complete
- `◐` In Progress
- `○` Pending
- `✗` Failed
Step 6: Show Recent Activity
Display the last 10 entries from `progress.txt`:
## Recent Activity
{last 10 lines from progress.txt}Step 7: Show Failed Stories (if any)
If there are failed stories, show them:
## Failed Stories
✗ {story_id}: {title}
{error details from progress.txt}Step 8: Show Completion Status
If all stories are complete:
All stories complete!
Next:
- /hybrid:complete - Complete and merge (if in worktree)
- /show-dependencies - Review final state
If some stories are still pending/in-progress:
Next:
- Continue monitoring with: /status
- View progress details in: progress.txt
- View agent logs in: .agent-outputs/
If execution was interrupted:
To resume an interrupted task:
/hybrid:resume --auto
This will:
- Auto-detect current state from files
- Skip already-completed stories
- Resume execution from where it left off
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description: "Show execution status of all stories in the PRD. Displays batch progress, individual story states, completion percentage, and recent activity logs."
Hybrid Ralph - Show Execution Status
You are displaying the current execution status of all stories in the PRD.
Path Storage Modes
This command works with both new and legacy path storage modes:
New Mode (Default)
- PRD file: In worktree or `~/.plan-cascade/<project-id>/prd.json`
- Progress file: Always in working directory `progress.txt`
- Agent outputs: `.agent-outputs/` in working directory
Legacy Mode
- PRD file: In worktree or project root `prd.json`
- Progress file: `progress.txt` in working directory
User-visible files always remain in the working directory for easy access.
Tool Usage Policy (CRITICAL)
**To avoid command confirmation prompts:**
1. **Use Read tool for file reading** - NEVER use `cat` via Bash
- Read("prd.json"), Read("progress.txt")
2. **Use Grep tool for content search** - NEVER use `grep` via Bash
- Grep("[COMPLETE]", path="progress.txt")
3. **Parse file contents in your response** - After reading with Read tool, count markers yourself
Step 1: Verify PRD Exists
if [ ! -f "prd.json" ]; then
echo "ERROR: No PRD found."
exit 1
fiStep 2: Read PRD and Progress Files
Read `prd.json` to get all stories. Read `progress.txt` to get completion status.
Step 3: Calculate Story Status
For each story in the PRD, determine its status:
- **Complete**: If `progress.txt` contains `[COMPLETE] {story_id}` or `[STORY_COMPLETE] {story_id}`
- **In Progress**: If `progress.txt` contains `[IN_PROGRESS] {story_id}`
- **Pending**: If no entry in `progress.txt`
- **Failed**: If `progress.txt` contains `[FAILED] {story_id}` or `[STORY_FAILED] {story_id}` or `[ERROR] {story_id}`
Step 4: Calculate Execution Batches
Re-calculate batches based on story dependencies.
Step 5: Display Status Report
============================================================
EXECUTION STATUS
============================================================
## Summary
Total Stories: {count}
Total Batches: {batch_count}
Complete: {complete_count} ●
In Progress: {in_progress_count} ◐
Pending: {pending_count} ○
Failed: {failed_count} ✗
## Progress
[{progress_bar}] {percentage}%
## Current Batch: {current_batch_number}
{stories in current batch with their statuses}
## All Batches
Batch 1: {status} ({count} stories)
{story statuses}
Batch 2: {status} ({count} stories)
{story statuses}
...
============================================================Status indicators:
- `●` Complete
- `◐` In Progress
- `○` Pending
- `✗` Failed
Step 6: Show Recent Activity
Display the last 10 entries from `progress.txt`:
## Recent Activity
{last 10 lines from progress.txt}Step 7: Show Failed Stories (if any)
If there are failed stories, show them:
## Failed Stories
✗ {story_id}: {title}
{error details from progress.txt}Step 8: Show Completion Status
If all stories are complete:
All stories complete! Next: - /hybrid:complete - Complete and merge (if in worktree) - /show-dependencies - Review final state
If some stories are still pending/in-progress:
Next: - Continue monitoring with: /status - View progress details in: progress.txt - View agent logs in: .agent-outputs/
If execution was interrupted:
To resume an interrupted task: /hybrid:resume --auto This will: - Auto-detect current state from files - Skip already-completed stories - Resume execution from where it left off
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Repo: Taoidle/plan-cascade
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