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Create a handoff file for session breaks. Captures current state, in-progress work, decisions, and next actions so a future session can resume cleanly.
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Execute an approved PALS plan. Runs tasks sequentially, verifies each step, handles checkpoints, and records results for reconciliation.
Manage PALS module configuration and integrations. View, enable, and disable modules and integrations via pals.json.
Explore and articulate vision before planning. Facilitates discussion about the next milestone or phase scope, then creates a context handoff file.
Quick fix with three modes: standard (compressed loop), fast-forward (zero overhead), and hotfix (execute first, document after). For ad-hoc fixes outside the main phase loop.
Show available PALS commands and usage guide. Explains how Pi /paul-* commands relate to canonical /skill:paul-* skills.
Initialize PALS in a project. Creates .paul/ directory with STATE.md, PROJECT.md, PRD.md, ROADMAP.md, and configures modules. Supports greenfield and brownfield projects.
| name | paul-pause |
| description | Create a handoff file for session breaks. Captures current state, in-progress work, decisions, and next actions so a future session can resume cleanly. |
Prepare a self-contained resume point for a session break.
../workflows/pause-work.md.paul/HANDOFF-{date}-{context}.md that assumes the next reader has no prior context.STATE.md session continuity and point resume routing at the fresh handoff.