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name: continue description: Resume work on current branch's task (infers task from branch name) aliases: [resume, cont]

Continue Skill

Resume work on the current branch's task - automatically detects task ID from branch name.

Usage

/continue
/resume

Automatically detects task ID from current git branch name. Updates beads status to in_progress if not already started. Shows task details and checklist.

Examples

# On branch: THERAPY-lo7.1-modern-frontend-setup
/continue
# → Updates THERAPY-lo7.1 to in_progress
# → Shows task details

# On branch: THERAPY-lo7.2-backend-models
/resume
# → Updates THERAPY-lo7.2 to in_progress

Instructions

When the user invokes this skill:

1. Get current git branch name with git branch --show-current
2. Parse the branch name to extract task ID (format: TASK-ID-description or just TASK-ID)
   • Look for pattern like THERAPY-xxx or THERAPY-xxx.y
   • Handle formats: THERAPY-lo7.1-modern-frontend, THERAPY-lo7, etc.
3. If no task ID found in branch name, ask user which task they're working on
4. Get task details with bd show TASK-ID
5. If task status is not "in_progress", update it: bd update TASK-ID --status=in_progress
6. Show task details including:
   • Title
   • Description
   • Current status
   • Any checklist items or subtasks
7. Give encouraging message about what they're working on

Be friendly and helpful. If branch name is unclear, ask what task they're working on.