4 added, 4 removed. Audit A to A.
---
name: cad-pause
description: "Pause work cleanly - a WIP commit of in-flight changes plus a STATE cursor set to paused with a one-line 'where I was' as the resume pointer. Resume is /cad-progress, which auto-detects it. No Stop hook"
argument-hint: "[one-line note about where you are]"
allowed-tools:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- Bash
- AskUserQuestion
---
<objective>
Stop mid-work without losing the thread. Two small acts: commit the in-flight
changes as WIP so nothing is lost, and write the STATE cursor so the next
session (via /cad-progress, which auto-resumes) knows exactly where to pick up.
Tiny by design - no Stop hook, no handoff document, no activity log.
</objective>
<execution_context>
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/cadence-core/references/git-guard.md
- @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/cadence-core/references/conventions.md
</execution_context>
<process>
1. **WIP commit.** If the tree has changes, stage exactly what the user was
working on and commit `wip: <short description>` (protected-branch guard
applies - references/git-guard.md). If the tree is clean, skip this; there is
nothing to preserve.
2. **Set the cursor** through the seam (never hand-edit STATE.md):
```
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/cadence-core/bin/planning.mjs" cursor set \
--phase <current> --status paused --next "<resume pointer>"
```
The resume pointer is a one-line "where I was" naming the next concrete
action (from `$ARGUMENTS`, or ask via the ask-user seam if not given).
This line IS the pause note /cad-progress surfaces. `--phase <current>` is
required - the seam does NOT preserve a prior `Phase:` (it fails `bad-args`
- without it); supply the current phase from `cursor get`, which can batch with
- step 1's protected-branch git probes (independent; conventions.md Parallel
- work). The seam derives name/total from ROADMAP and stamps `Updated:` itself.
+ without it); supply the current phase from `cursor get`, which goes in one
+ message with step 1's protected-branch git probes - they are independent, and
+ only a call that consumes a prior call's output is serialized. The seam
+ derives name/total from ROADMAP and stamps `Updated:` itself.
Commit the cursor (`docs:`), or fold it into the WIP commit if one was made.
Never leave the tree dirty.
3. **Report.** One line: paused at <phase>, resume with /cad-progress.
</process>