dart-resume

name	dart-resume
description	DART Resume: continue work from a previous session

dart-resume

Use this skill in Codex to run the DART dart-resume workflow. The editable workflow source lives in .claude/commands/; this file is its generated adapter in the shared .agents/skills/ catalog.

Invocation

• Claude Code/OpenCode: /dart-resume <arguments>
• Codex: $dart-resume <arguments>

Treat the text after the skill name as $ARGUMENTS. When the workflow references $1, $2, etc., map those to the positional values supplied by the user.

Command Body

Resume unfinished work: $ARGUMENTS

Objective

dart-resume is a completion-oriented task manager, not a status lookup or a single-slice helper by default. Resume the named or reconstructed work, build or refresh the execution plan, track progress in the repo-owned task surface, split independent work into verifiable packets, use subagents/sub-sessions only when the user explicitly requested delegation and the current AI surface permits it, verify every result, and keep going until the whole task is complete or a real blocker or approval boundary remains.

Decisions must be evidence-based. Before choosing between meaningful options, first improve or define the verification/debugging method so it can catch false positives and false negatives. Use repository inspection, focused tests, benchmarks, A/B comparisons, GUI or visual evidence, logs, and external resource searches as needed to decide from evidence instead of preference.

For a docs/dev_tasks/<task> target, full completion means all feasible task work is finished, durable decisions and deferred work are promoted, and the temporary dev-task folder is removed in the completing change. Do not stop after one successful slice unless the user explicitly requested a limited mode.

Argument Handling

Use $ARGUMENTS to identify the target, explicit scope limits, and execution modifiers. Interpret arguments in this order:

1. Explicit scope-limited mode: if arguments include status, audit-only, plan-only, slice, or next-slice, honor that limit and state it in the plan. Without one of these limiters, do not downscope the session to a single slice.
2. Execution modifiers: if arguments include no-subagents, run serially but keep the same whole-task completion objective. If arguments explicitly request subagents, parallel, delegation, or workers, use available AI-native delegation when the current surface permits it. Tool-use modifiers do not limit scope unless paired with an explicit scope-limited mode.
3. Explicit target path: if an argument names docs/dev_tasks/<task> or a file under that folder, treat that dev task as the target and read its README.md and RESUME.md after recon. Resolve relative paths from the repo root discovered by git rev-parse --show-toplevel, not from the launch directory.
4. Closeout wording: words such as complete, finish, retire, close out, or cleanup are accepted but not required for dev-task completion. Treat retire / close out as emphasis that the likely end state is durable-doc promotion plus folder removal.
5. Branch/PR/issue hint: otherwise, treat arguments as a branch, PR, issue, topic, or free-form resume hint and reconstruct the task from live repo state.

Examples:

$dart-resume docs/dev_tasks/dart7_core_dynamics_perf_forwardport
$dart-resume docs/dev_tasks/dart7_core_dynamics_perf_forwardport --slice
$dart-resume PR 2991

Required Reading

@AGENTS.md @docs/dev_tasks/README.md @docs/ai/sessions.md @docs/ai/verification.md @docs/onboarding/ci-cd.md @docs/onboarding/contributing.md @docs/onboarding/changelog.md

Workflow

Recon (no changes)

git rev-parse --show-toplevel
git status -sb && git branch -vv && git log -10 --oneline --decorate
git diff --stat && git stash list
gh pr list --head "$(git branch --show-current)"
gh pr status

Reconstruct

If $ARGUMENTS names a docs/dev_tasks/<task> path, use that folder as the target and inspect its README.md, RESUME.md, and any directly referenced owner docs before choosing work. If the folder is already absent, verify whether it was retired on current main, identify the durable owner doc that replaced it, and report that no folder cleanup remains.

Otherwise infer the task from branch name, commits, diffs, issue/PR description, and any docs/dev_tasks/<task>/ state. If the goal is still unclear after recon, stop and ask.

Before editing, write explicit pass/fail criteria for the resumed task:

• what exact dev-task folder, branch, PR, issue, or topic is being completed;
• which remaining checklist items, decisions, or evidence must be resolved;
• how progress will be tracked during this session and across any handoff;
• which independent subtasks, if any, can be delegated when explicitly authorized or run as separate serial sessions without creating conflicting edits;
• which verification/debugging method will make false positives and false negatives unlikely before implementation decisions are made;
• which A/B tests, benchmarks, resource searches, GUI checks, or textual checks are needed to support consequential decisions;
• which durable docs will own any surviving decision or deferred work;
• whether the resumed change may need a changelog entry and how the dart-changelog decision will be recorded;
• which verification commands prove the result.

Continue

• Propose a 3-6 step plan before editing.
• Continue with minimal scope and preserve existing user changes.
• Verification comes first when the route is uncertain. Define the observable signal, build or select the smallest reproducer/check, run a control vs candidate comparison when possible, and only then choose the implementation path. If the existing verification is weak, improve the check or debugging surface before trusting the result.
• For model/scene, simulation, dynamics, collision/contact, GUI, or visual behavior, route through dart-verify-sim: establish a text correctness oracle first, then capture assessed claim-tied images/debug layers or record an unavailable/not-applicable reason. Verify the expected pass path and a failure-sensitive condition when practical; a screenshot alone is not proof.
• When the decision depends on behavior outside the repository, search the relevant upstream docs, papers, issues, standards, or release notes and record the source-backed conclusion in the task docs, durable owner doc, or PR evidence. Prefer primary sources.
• If the task is large, decompose it into independently verifiable work items. Use available AI-native subagent, sub-session, or parallel-worker support only when the user explicitly requested delegation and the current surface permits it. Otherwise, keep the decomposition as a serial plan or explicit handoff packets. Validate and integrate every delegated result yourself; repo-tracked docs remain the source of truth even when agent-specific orchestration is available.
• Keep progress tracking current in the task's README.md, RESUME.md, or durable owner doc after meaningful progress. If the current session cannot finish because of context, environment, approval, or a real blocker, leave the next session with exact current reality, remaining work, blockers, and gates.
• For active solver/paper implementations, keep the plan or dev-task resume surface explicit about the completed slice, the next missing paper-parity gap, and why focused green tests are not a full paper-completion claim.
• Run a completion audit before finalizing a dev-task target: identify the exact docs/dev_tasks/<task>/ folder, inspect it for remaining plans/evidence/decisions, promote any durable dashboard, evidence matrix, API inventory, migration map, long-lived decision, or deferred-but-real work into docs/plans/, docs/design/, or docs/onboarding/, update dashboard/plan progress when the task changes roadmap state, then remove the dev-task folder completely in the completing change.
• In completion mode, do not leave the long-form resume prompt to carry decisions. Record the final decision or parked follow-up in the durable owner doc, then delete or update the dev-task folder according to docs/dev_tasks/README.md.
• Before finalizing a resumed task that changes behavior, public API, packaging, CI, docs workflow, AI-infra workflow, release process, or user-visible docs, invoke the dart-changelog routine in decide or finalize mode. If no entry is needed, keep the reason in the local PR body/checklist draft or task evidence; if an entry is needed, prepare the local CHANGELOG.md edit and PR link when available. Pushing the changelog edit or updating the PR body still requires explicit maintainer/user approval.
• If remaining work is real but blocked by a substantial design decision, maintainer direction, external dependency, or scope boundary that should not be resolved in the current session, ask the human before retiring the folder unless prior maintainer direction is already recorded. Record the parked or blocked work in the durable owner doc before deletion.
• Do not call a dev task complete while docs/dev_tasks/<task>/ still exists. If implementation is done but the folder remains, the remaining work is the durable-doc promotion plus folder cleanup.
• Run pixi run lint before committing. Run relevant tests; use pixi run test-all before done when feasible, and also pixi run -e cuda test-all on Linux hosts with a visible NVIDIA CUDA runtime.
• Merge the latest base branch into any published PR branch before pushing, and follow the base-merge rules in docs/onboarding/ai-tools.md. Push with git push -u origin HEAD and create or update the PR only after explicit maintainer/user approval, preferring additive follow-up commits.

Safety

No destructive git commands (reset --hard, dropping stashes, deleting branches) without explicit maintainer/user approval.

Output

• Reconstructed task and current branch/PR state
• Plan followed and files changed
• Verification commands run and their results
• Completion-audit result: dev-task promotion/cleanup done or the remaining blocker
• PR readiness, noting any external mutation that was explicitly approved