step-back

name	step-back
description	Step back from a stuck fix-it loop. Analyzes what has been tried, identifies the root cause at a higher level, and confirms a diagnosis before suggesting a new direction.
user-invocable	true
context	fork
agent	meta-analyst

Step-Back Meta-Analysis

The user is stuck in a loop and needs a fresh perspective.

Your first step

Find and read the session transcript directly:

1. Find the transcript: find ~/.claude/projects/ -name "*.jsonl" -not -path "*/subagents/*" 2>/dev/null | xargs ls -t 2>/dev/null | head -1
2. Read the last 100 lines of that file with the Read tool
3. Each line is JSON. Focus on entries with "type":"user" — those are user messages. The message.content field has the text.
4. Ignore system noise: empty messages, <command-name> tags, <system-reminder> tags, skill loading text

Find the part where the user got stuck — repeated complaints without real progress. Then analyze according to your agent instructions.