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gsd:pause-work

Create context handoff when pausing work mid-phase

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davepoon/buildwithclaude
Updated
2026-05-26
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davepoon--buildwithclaude--pause-work
View on GitHubRaw SKILL.md

// install — copy + paste into any project

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/HEAD/plugins/gsd/skills/pause-work/SKILL.md -o .claude/skills/pause-work.md

Drops the SKILL.md into .claude/skills/pause-work.md. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any agent that loads SKILL.md files from .claude/skills/.

Create `.continue-here.md` handoff file to preserve complete work state across sessions.

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
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/pause-work.md State and phase progress are gathered in-workflow with targeted reads. **Follow the pause-work workflow** from `@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/pause-work.md`.

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