gsd-pause-work

SkillDev tools

Lets your agent save a context handoff note so paused work can be resumed later.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the gsd-pause-work skill

About this capability

Create context handoff when pausing work mid-phase

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by open-gsd/gsd-core in skills/gsd-pause-work/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Routes to the pause-work workflow which handles:

  • Current phase detection from recent files
  • Complete state gathering (position, completed work, remaining work, decisions, blockers)
  • Handoff file creation with all context sections
  • Git commit as WIP
  • Resume instructions

<execution_context> @~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/pause-work.md </execution_context>

Follow the pause-work workflow.

The workflow handles all logic including:

  1. Phase directory detection
  2. State gathering with user clarifications
  3. Handoff file writing with timestamp
  4. Git commit
  5. Confirmation with resume instructions

Signals

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Last commit
Sep 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
gsd-pause-work-open-gsd
Source
github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core