Status Skill | Agent Skills

Status

Read-only snapshot of the current hyperflow project, with live progress on every active task file. Standalone — does not auto-chain and is never invoked by other skills. Invoked manually via /hyperflow:status.

The skill has two sections:

Static snapshot — version, profile freshness, memory count
In-flight work — per-task live progress (sub-tasks done/total, tokens, wall-clock, ETA)

What to read

Static snapshot

| Field | Source | Fallback | |-------|--------|----------| | Version | Latest git tag matching v* + tag commit date | (missing) | | Profile | .hyperflow/profile.md file modification time | (missing) | | Memory | Line count of .hyperflow/memory/index.md minus header rows | (none) | | Active tasks | Files matching .hyperflow/tasks/*.md | (none) |

In-flight work (per task file)

For every .hyperflow/tasks/*.md, parse its ## Status block (written by /hyperflow:scope at creation and updated by /hyperflow:dispatch after each sub-task PASS — see scope/SKILL.md Step 4):

| Field | Source | Behaviour | |-------|--------|----------| | Slug | basename of the task file minus .md | always present | | Done / total | Sub-tasks: <done> / <total> from Status block | falls back to counting [x] vs [x]+[ ] checkboxes if Status missing | | Done sub-task names | lines with [x] from the ## Batches section | listed under the bar | | Running sub-task | the first [~] checkbox (dispatch marks ~ while a sub-task is mid-flight) | (idle) if none | | Pending sub-task count | count of [ ] checkboxes | shown as N pending | | Tokens used | Tokens used: line from Status block | (not tracked yet) if Status absent | | Wall-clock | Wall-clock: line from Status block | (not started) if no Started: | | ETA | ETA: line from Status block | (computing) if <3 sub-tasks done |

How to compute each field

Version

tag=$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | grep -E '^v[0-9]' | head -1)
released=$(git log -1 --format=%ci "$tag" 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f1)

If $tag is empty → print (missing).

Profile freshness

profile=".hyperflow/profile.md"
now=$(date +%s)
mtime=$(stat -f %m "$profile" 2>/dev/null || stat -c %Y "$profile" 2>/dev/null)
hours=$(( (now - mtime) / 3600 ))

File absent → (missing)
hours <= 24 → fresh (analyzed Xh ago)
hours > 24 → stale (analyzed Xh ago)

Memory entry count

Count table-body rows in .hyperflow/memory/index.md (lines starting with |, minus header + separator):

count=$(grep -c '^|' .hyperflow/memory/index.md 2>/dev/null)
entries=$(( count - 2 ))

If file absent or count ≤ 0 → (none).

Active tasks list

tasks=$(ls .hyperflow/tasks/*.md 2>/dev/null)

If no files → show (none) and skip the In-flight section entirely.

Per-task Status parsing

For each .hyperflow/tasks/<slug>.md:

# Extract Status block fields
sub_done=$(grep '^Sub-tasks:' "$file" | sed -E 's|.*: *([0-9]+) */ *([0-9]+).*|\1|')
sub_total=$(grep '^Sub-tasks:' "$file" | sed -E 's|.*: *([0-9]+) */ *([0-9]+).*|\2|')
tokens=$(grep '^Tokens used:' "$file" | sed 's|^Tokens used: *||')
wall=$(grep '^Wall-clock:' "$file" | sed 's|^Wall-clock: *||')
eta=$(grep '^ETA:' "$file" | sed 's|^ETA: *||')
started=$(grep '^Started:' "$file" | sed 's|^Started: *||')

If the Status block is missing or malformed (old-style task file from before this format), fall back to counting checkboxes directly:

done=$(grep -c '^- \[x\]' "$file" 2>/dev/null)
running=$(grep -c '^- \[~\]' "$file" 2>/dev/null)
pending=$(grep -c '^- \[ \]' "$file" 2>/dev/null)
total=$(( done + running + pending ))

Done sub-task names (for the indented list)

grep '^- \[x\]' "$file" | sed -E 's|^- \[x\] *||' | head -5

Show up to the last 3 completed + the currently running sub-task. If there are more than 3 done, prefix the list with … (N earlier done).

Running sub-task

The dispatch skill marks the in-flight sub-task with [~] while the worker is running. After PASS + commit, dispatch flips [~] → [x].

running=$(grep '^- \[~\]' "$file" | sed -E 's|^- \[~\] *||' | head -1)

If no [~] line exists → the dispatch is either between sub-tasks (idle for milliseconds) or has handed control back. Show (idle — last update Xm Ys ago) based on Last update: timestamp.

Progress bar

20-char ASCII bar based on done / total:

[████████████░░░░░░░░] 12/20  60%

Use █ (filled) and ░ (empty). No emoji or color icons.

Output format

Print the block below verbatim. If no in-flight tasks, omit the ── In-flight work ── section.

── Hyperflow Status ─────────────────────────────────────────
Version       v3.0.0     (released 2026-05-16)
Profile       fresh      (analyzed 2h ago)
Memory        12 entries
Active tasks  2

── In-flight work ───────────────────────────────────────────
Task:         implement-auth
  Progress    [███████████░░░░░░░░░] 8/14  57%
  Last done   T7: Reset email worker
  Running     T8: Login UI (Implementer · 14s elapsed)
  Pending     6 sub-tasks
  Tokens      thinking 89.2k · worker 142.0k · total 231.2k
  Wall-clock  4m 22s elapsed
  ETA         ~3m 16s remaining   (avg 32s/sub-task · 6 left)

Task:         fix-login-bug
  Progress    [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/3   0%
  Status      not started (created 8m ago, no dispatch run yet)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

When Profile is (missing), omit the (analyzed Xh ago) parenthetical.

When Version is (missing), print Version (missing).

When no .hyperflow/tasks/*.md files exist, omit the ── In-flight work ── section entirely; the snapshot block stands alone.

ETA computation

elapsed_seconds       = now - started_unix
avg_per_subtask       = elapsed_seconds / done
remaining_seconds     = avg_per_subtask * pending

Format as Xm Ys or Hh Mm (skip zero leading units). Show (computing) when done < 3 — too few data points for a useful average.

If the task has multiple batches and the next batch is sequential per the planner output, multiply remaining by 1.1 to account for inter-batch synchronisation overhead.

Failure modes

Every section degrades gracefully:

Missing git tags → Version (missing)
Missing .hyperflow/profile.md → Profile (missing)
Missing .hyperflow/memory/index.md → Memory (none)
No .hyperflow/tasks/*.md files → Active tasks (none), no In-flight section
Task file present but Status block malformed/missing → fall back to checkbox count, show (not tracked yet) for tokens/ETA
Started: line absent → Status not started, skip ETA

Never error out. Never modify any file. Never dispatch an agent.

Doctrine

This skill has no Worker/Reviewer dispatch — it is a pure read. It does not count as a hyperflow run and does not append to memory. Output style follows output-style.md — no decorative icons, em-dash separators, plain status words.

Overview

/hyperflow:status prints a one-screen snapshot of the project's hyperflow state plus a live progress block for every in-flight task. Useful when picking up a session mid-flight, deciding whether to invoke /hyperflow:dispatch, or auditing whether a chain run is still healthy. Pure read — no agents, no writes, no chain side-effects.

Prerequisites

Git repository (for the version line — degrades to (missing) otherwise).
.hyperflow/ directory (for profile/memory/tasks lines — each section degrades to (missing) or (none) if absent).
No prerequisites for invocation itself — runs anywhere.

Instructions

See What to read and How to compute each field above for the full operational spec. Summary:

Read version from latest git tag matching v*.
Stat .hyperflow/profile.md for freshness; bucket into fresh/stale/missing.
Count entries in .hyperflow/memory/index.md.
Glob .hyperflow/tasks/*.md and parse each Status block for live progress.
Render the static snapshot block; render the In-flight block per task (if any).
Stop. No prompts, no follow-ups.

Output

See Output format above for the exact block. Two sections — static snapshot and (if there are active tasks) In-flight work with per-task progress bar, last-done sub-task, currently-running sub-task, pending count, tokens, wall-clock, ETA.

Error Handling

| Failure | Behavior | |---|---| | Not a git repo | Version (missing); everything else still renders if .hyperflow/ exists. | | .hyperflow/profile.md missing | Profile (missing) (no parenthetical). | | .hyperflow/memory/index.md missing | Memory (none). | | No task files | Omit the In-flight section entirely; just print the snapshot. | | Task file with malformed Status block | Fall back to counting [x] vs [ ] checkboxes; show (not tracked yet) for tokens/ETA. | | stat flag differs between BSD (macOS) and GNU (Linux) | Try stat -f %m then fall back to stat -c %Y. |

Never errors out. Never modifies any file. Never dispatches an agent.

Examples

Healthy project, no active tasks

── Hyperflow Status ─────────────────────────────────────────
Version       v3.1.2     (released 2026-05-16)
Profile       fresh      (analyzed 2h ago)
Memory        12 entries
Active tasks  (none)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Mid-dispatch with two active tasks

── Hyperflow Status ─────────────────────────────────────────
Version       v3.1.2     (released 2026-05-16)
Profile       fresh      (analyzed 2h ago)
Memory        12 entries
Active tasks  2

── In-flight work ───────────────────────────────────────────
Task:         implement-auth
  Progress    [███████████░░░░░░░░░] 8/14  57%
  Last done   T7: Reset email worker
  Running     T8: Login UI (Implementer · 14s elapsed)
  Pending     6 sub-tasks
  Tokens      thinking 89.2k · worker 142.0k · total 231.2k
  Wall-clock  4m 22s elapsed
  ETA         ~3m 16s remaining   (avg 32s/sub-task · 6 left)

Task:         fix-login-bug
  Progress    [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/3   0%
  Status      not started (created 8m ago, no dispatch run yet)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Brand new install (no .hyperflow/ yet)

── Hyperflow Status ─────────────────────────────────────────
Version       v3.1.2     (released 2026-05-16)
Profile       (missing)
Memory        (none)
Active tasks  (none)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Resources

output-style.md — em-dash style, no decorative chars, plain status words.
DOCTRINE.md — orchestration rules (status is exempt from per-step agent dispatch).

Agent Skills: Status

Install this agent skill to your local

Skill Files