Status Skill

Triggers: /status, "status?", "what's the status", "where are we", "catch me up"

Purpose

Fast situational awareness for any project. Under 30 seconds. Gives you clear next steps.

This is NOT:

• •Docs audit (that's session close)
• •Validation report (that's SaneProcess terminal)
• •Full test suite (too slow)

What To Do

Run these checks IN PARALLEL for speed:

1. Git Status

git status --short
git log --oneline -5

Show: What's changed? What branch? Recent commits?

2. SESSION_HANDOFF.md

Read if it exists. Extract:

• •What was being worked on?
• •What's pending/blocked?
• •Any gotchas noted?

3. Memory MCP Search

search(query: "[ProjectName]", project: "[ProjectName]", limit: 5)

Show: Recent bugs, patterns, decisions for THIS project.

4. Build Health (Quick)

Only if fast (<10 sec). Skip if project has slow builds.

# For Swift projects with SaneMaster:
./scripts/SaneMaster.rb health 2>/dev/null || echo "No health check available"

Output Format

Keep it scannable. No walls of text.

## Status: [ProjectName]

**Branch:** main | **Changed:** 3 files | **Uncommitted:** Yes/No

### Recent Work
- [From SESSION_HANDOFF.md or git log]

### Known Issues
- [From memory MCP - bugs, patterns]

### Next Steps
1. [Most important action]
2. [Second action if applicable]
3. [Third action if applicable]

Rules

1. •Fast - Complete in <30 seconds
2. •Focused - This project only, not meta
3. •Actionable - End with clear next steps
4. •No lectures - Just the facts

Examples

User: "status?" → Run all checks, output status format, done.

User: "catch me up" → Same as status.

User: "/status" → Same as status.

What Triggers Session Close Instead

These should NOT trigger /status - they trigger docs-audit:

• •"end session", "wrap up", "I'm done"
• •"push to git", "commit"
• •"update the readme"