/status — Workflow Dashboard

Purpose: Single-screen overview of your current state. What am I working on? What happened recently? What should I do next?

YOU MUST EXECUTE THIS WORKFLOW. Do not just describe it.

CLI dependencies: bd, ao, gt — all optional. Shows what's available, skips what isn't.

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Quick Start

/status              # Full dashboard
/status --json       # Machine-readable JSON output

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Execution Steps

Step 1: Gather State (Parallel)

Run ALL of the following in parallel bash calls for speed:

Call 1 — RPI + Ratchet + Task State:

# Current ratchet phase
if [ -f .agents/ao/chain.jsonl ]; then
  tail -1 .agents/ao/chain.jsonl 2>/dev/null
else
  echo "NO_CHAIN"
fi

# Ratchet status via CLI
if command -v ao &>/dev/null; then
  ao ratchet status -o json 2>/dev/null || echo "RATCHET_UNAVAILABLE"
  ao task-status -o json 2>/dev/null || echo "TASK_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Call 2 — Beads / Epic State:

if command -v bd &>/dev/null; then
  echo "=== EPIC ==="
  bd list --type epic --status open 2>/dev/null | head -5
  echo "=== IN_PROGRESS ==="
  bd list --status in_progress 2>/dev/null | head -5
  echo "=== READY ==="
  bd ready 2>/dev/null | head -5
  echo "=== TOTAL ==="
  bd list 2>/dev/null | wc -l
else
  echo "BD_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Call 3 — Knowledge Flywheel:

# Learnings count
echo "LEARNINGS=$(ls .agents/learnings/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "PATTERNS=$(ls .agents/patterns/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "PENDING=$(ls .agents/knowledge/pending/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"

# Flywheel health + badge
if command -v ao &>/dev/null; then
  ao flywheel status 2>/dev/null || echo "FLYWHEEL_UNAVAILABLE"
  ao badge 2>/dev/null || echo "BADGE_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Call 4 — Recent Activity + Git:

# Recent sessions
if [ -d .agents/ao/sessions ]; then
  ls -t .agents/ao/sessions/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -3
else
  echo "NO_SESSIONS"
fi

# Recent council verdicts
ls -lt .agents/council/ 2>/dev/null | head -4

# Git state
echo "=== GIT ==="
git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null
git log --oneline -3 2>/dev/null
git status --short 2>/dev/null | head -5

Call 5 — Inbox:

if command -v gt &>/dev/null; then
  gt mail inbox 2>/dev/null | head -5
else
  echo "GT_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Step 2: Render Dashboard

Assemble gathered data into this format. Use Unicode indicators for visual clarity:

• Pass/healthy: [PASS]
• Warning/partial: [WARN]
• Fail/missing: [FAIL]
• Progress: [3/7] with bar ███░░░░

══════════════════════════════════════════════════
  Workflow Dashboard
══════════════════════════════════════════════════

RPI PROGRESS
  Phase: <current phase from chain.jsonl: research | plan | implement | validate | idle>
  Gate:  <last completed gate or "none">
  ─────────────────────────────────
  research ── plan ── implement ── validate
     <mark current position with arrow or highlight>

ACTIVE EPIC
  <epic title and ID, or "No active epic">
  Progress: <completed>/<total> issues  <progress bar>
  In Progress: <list in-progress issues, max 3>

READY TO WORK
  <top 3 unblocked issues from bd ready>
  <or "No ready issues — create work with /plan">

RECENT VALIDATIONS
  <last 3 council reports with verdict>
  <format: date  verdict  target>
  <or "No recent validations">

KNOWLEDGE FLYWHEEL
  Learnings: <count>  Patterns: <count>  Pending: <count>
  Health: <flywheel status or "ao not installed">
  Badge: <ao badge output or omit if unavailable>

TASK MATURITY
  <ao task-status summary: active tasks with CASS maturity levels, or omit if unavailable>

RECENT SESSIONS
  <last 3 session summaries with dates>
  <or "No session history">

GIT STATE
  Branch: <current branch>
  Recent: <last 3 commits, one-line>
  Changes: <uncommitted file count or "clean">

INBOX
  <message count or "No messages" or "gt not installed">

──────────────────────────────────────────────────
SUGGESTED NEXT ACTION
  <state-aware suggestion — see Step 3>
──────────────────────────────────────────────────

QUICK COMMANDS
  /research     Deep codebase exploration
  /plan         Decompose epic into issues
  /pre-mortem   Validate plan before coding
  /implement    Execute a single issue
  /crank        Autonomous epic execution
  /vibe         Validate code quality
  /post-mortem  Extract learnings, close cycle
══════════════════════════════════════════════════

Step 3: Suggest Next Action (State-Aware)

Evaluate state top-to-bottom. Use the FIRST matching condition:

Priority	Condition	Suggestion
1	Inbox has unread messages	"Check messages: /inbox"
2	No ratchet chain exists	"Start with /quickstart or /research to begin a workflow"
3	Research done, no plan	"Run /plan to decompose research into actionable issues"
4	Plan done, no pre-mortem	"Run /pre-mortem to validate the plan before coding"
5	Issues in-progress	"Continue working: /implement <issue-id> or /crank for autonomous execution"
6	Ready issues available	"Pick up next issue: /implement <first-ready-id>"
7	Uncommitted changes	"Review changes: /vibe recent"
8	Implementation done, no vibe	"Run /vibe for final code validation"
9	Recent WARN/FAIL verdict	"Address findings in <report-path>, then re-run /vibe"
10	Vibe passed, no post-mortem	"Run /post-mortem to extract learnings and complete the cycle"
11	Pending knowledge items	"Promote learnings: ao pool list --status pending -o json, then ao pool stage <id> and ao pool promote <id>"
12	Clean state, nothing pending	"All clear. Start with /research or /plan to find new work"

Step 4: JSON Output (--json flag)

If the user passed --json, output all dashboard data as structured JSON instead of the visual dashboard:

{
  "rpi": {
    "phase": "implement",
    "last_gate": "plan",
    "chain_entries": 3
  },
  "epic": {
    "id": "ag-042",
    "title": "Epic title",
    "progress": { "completed": 3, "total": 7, "in_progress": ["ag-042.2"] }
  },
  "ready_issues": ["ag-042.4", "ag-042.5"],
  "validations": [
    { "date": "2026-02-09", "verdict": "PASS", "target": "src/auth/" }
  ],
  "flywheel": {
    "learnings": 12,
    "patterns": 5,
    "pending": 2,
    "health": "healthy"
  },
  "sessions": [
    { "date": "2026-02-09", "file": "session-abc.md" }
  ],
  "git": {
    "branch": "main",
    "uncommitted_count": 3,
    "recent_commits": ["abc1234 fix: thing", "def5678 feat: other"]
  },
  "inbox": { "count": 0 },
  "suggestion": {
    "priority": 5,
    "message": "Continue working: /implement ag-042.2"
  }
}

Render this with a single code block. No visual dashboard when --json is active.

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Examples

Checking Status Mid-Epic

User says: /status

What happens:

1. Agent runs 5 parallel bash calls to gather all state
2. Agent reads ratchet chain showing "implement" phase
3. Agent queries beads showing epic ag-042 with 3/7 issues completed
4. Agent finds 2 in-progress issues and 4 ready issues
5. Agent lists recent council verdict: PASS on src/auth/
6. Agent checks flywheel showing 12 learnings, 5 patterns, 2 pending
7. Agent renders dashboard with progress bars and suggests: "Continue working: /implement ag-042.2"

Result: Full single-screen dashboard showing mid-epic progress with actionable next step.

Status in Clean State

User says: /status

What happens:

1. Agent gathers all state in parallel
2. Agent finds no ratchet chain exists (.agents/ao/chain.jsonl missing)
3. Agent finds no open epics or in-progress issues
4. Agent shows clean git state, recent commits only
5. Agent finds no recent validations
6. Agent suggests: "All clear. Start with /research or /plan to find new work"

Result: Dashboard confirms clean slate, points user to workflow entry points.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause	Solution
Shows "BD_UNAVAILABLE" or "AO_UNAVAILABLE"	CLI tools not installed or not in PATH	Install missing tools: brew install bd or brew install ao. Skill gracefully degrades by showing available state only.
Ratchet phase shows stale data	Old chain.jsonl not cleaned up	Check timestamp of .agents/ao/chain.jsonl. If stale, delete it or run /post-mortem to complete cycle and reset state.
Suggested action doesn't match intent	State-aware rules didn't capture edge case	Review priority table in Step 3. May need to refine conditions. Use --json to inspect raw state and debug rule matching.
JSON output malformed	Parallel bash calls returned unexpected format	Check each bash call individually. Ensure jq parsing works on actual data. Validate JSON structure with jq . before returning to user.