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3 added, 3 removed. Audit C to C.

# /pause — Pause current work with resumable state

Create a Capsule v2 with `status: paused` capturing full execution state for later resume.

## Trigger

`/pause` or `/pause waiting on {blocker}`

## Flow

1. **Capture state** — gather from current session:

- Objective (what we were working on)

- Files touched (from tool call history)

- Skills and agents used

- Last verified state (what was confirmed working)

- Open questions and blockers

2. **Determine waiting_on** — from argument or ask:

- `will` — needs the operator's decision or input

- `agent` — waiting on a sub-agent to complete

- `tool` — waiting on external tool/API/deploy

- `external` — waiting on someone outside the system (a colleague, a client, etc.)

3. **Set resume_trigger**:

- `will` → `manual` (the operator decides when to resume)

- - `agent` → `open` (next /open checks agent status)

+ - `agent` → `open` (resumes at next session boot, which checks agent status)

- `tool` → `manual` (check tool status on resume)

- - `external` → `open` (next /open surfaces the wait)

+ - `external` → `open` (resumes at next session boot, surfacing the wait)

4. **Write capsule** — use `/context-capsule` schema with `status: paused`

5. **Update BODY_STATE.json** — set `state.last_capsule` with paused capsule info

6. **Output**:

```

Paused: {objective}

Waiting on: {waiting_on}

Resume trigger: {resume_trigger}

Next action: {next_valid_action}

- Resume with /resume or next /open will offer it.

+ Resume with /resume (offered automatically at next session boot).

```

## Related

- `/resume` — pick up paused work

- `/context-capsule` — the underlying capsule system

- [[concepts/Capsule v2 Doctrine]] — design rationale