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Park work on the current issue without closing it: update status, move the group to 02-partly-solved-issues/, optional WIP commit.

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issue-flow — issue pause (/iflow-pause)

Follow this skill to park work on the current issue without closing it. The issue is not done — this is not /iflow-close.

Invoke: type iflow pause in chat, or /iflow-pause from the slash menu (iflow-pause also works).

MODEL & EXECUTION DIRECTIVE

Profile: economy — Prioritize speed and token economy over deep reasoning.

In Cursor: use Auto or a fast model before invoking this step.

Keep scope tight to what this step requires.

Resolve project root (multi-root workspaces)

Before any git, gh, or .issueflows/ path operation in this workflow:

Resolution order (stop when unambiguous):

  1. Explicit hints in slash input — root:<path>, repo:<folder-basename> (directory name, e.g. cellpy-core), or repo:owner/name.
  2. CLI fast path — issue-flow agent resolve [-C <start>] [--from-file <active-file>] [--json]. Use the returned project_root and repo; pass -C <project_root> to other issue-flow agent … subcommands. When the answer came from the workspace registry, the payload sets resolved_via_workspace_default: true.
  3. Branch context — exactly one workspace repo whose branch matches ^\d+- → that root.
  4. Single scaffold — exactly one .issueflows/ tree visible in the workspace → that root.
  5. Workspace default — an issueflow-workspace.toml at the workspace root (created with issue-flow workspace init) may name a default member repo; use it when no scaffold matched above. Tell the user the default was used.
  6. Ambiguous → stop and ask; never guess between sibling repos.

After resolution, treat the result as <project_root> and <owner/repo>:

  • Git: git -C <project_root> … (or issue-flow agent … -C <project_root> for supported ops).
  • GitHub: always gh … --repo <owner/repo> — never rely on gh's implicit cwd default.
  • Paths: all .issueflows/… paths are under <project_root>.

When .issueflows/04-designs-and-guides/multi-repo-workspaces.md exists, read it for layout and cross-repo guidance.

Instructions

  1. Find the focus issue. In .issueflows/01-current-issues/, identify the issue<N>_* group. If multiple groups exist and the focus is ambiguous, ask. If none exist, stop and say there is nothing to pause.

  2. Update issue<N>_status.md. Create or update it under .issueflows/01-current-issues/ with:

    • - [ ] Done (must remain unchecked — a pause is not a close).
    • Done so far — short bullets of what has landed or been tried.
    • Remaining work — explicit next steps so work can resume later.
    • Paused on — date, branch name, any blockers.

    Preserve earlier user-written content; only add or update these sections. If the user passed a short note after /iflow-pause, use it verbatim as the Remaining work text.

  3. Move the issue group. Move every issue<N>_* file from .issueflows/01-current-issues/ to .issueflows/02-partly-solved-issues/. Report each move.

  4. Working-tree guard. Run git status --porcelain. Report what is dirty, then offer — as one consolidated prompt — any combination of:

    • WIP commit — stage tracked changes and commit WIP: pause issue #<N> — <short note>. List untracked files separately and ask before including them.
    • Switch to default branch — detect default (prefer gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef -q .defaultBranchRef.name, else git symbolic-ref --quiet --short refs/remotes/origin/HEAD, else main) and run git switch <default>. Only after the WIP commit if the tree is dirty.
    • Stay put — leave branch and working tree untouched.

  5. Report. Summarize the status update, the issue-group moves, working-tree actions taken, and remind the user how to resume (running /iflow-init <N> re-opens the archived issue after its archived-issue guard, or they can simply switch back to the issue branch).

Constraints

  • The focus issue's - [ ] Done checkbox must stay unchecked. /iflow-pause is not /iflow-close.
  • Do not delete branches. Do not git reset, git stash drop, or force-push.
  • Do not open a PR. Do not bump versions. Do not run tests.