rh-inf-status

name	rh-inf-status
description	Lifecycle status skill for the HI evidence pipeline. Runs rh-skills status to show project-level state and per-topic recommendations derived from tracking.yaml. Read-only. Modes: show · check-changes.
compatibility	rh-skills >= 0.1.0
context_files	["reference.md","examples/output.md"]
metadata	{"author":"RH Skills","version":"1.0.0","source":"skills/.curated/rh-inf-status/SKILL.md","lifecycle_stage":"any","reads_from":["tracking.yaml"],"writes_via_cli":[]}

rh-inf-status

Overview

rh-inf-status shows the current state of the research portfolio and recommends next steps for each topic. It reads tracking.yaml and checks for discovery-plan.yaml to surface context-aware recommendations. It never modifies any file.

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Guiding Principles

• Read-only. rh-inf-status never writes files, modifies tracking.yaml, or creates artifacts.
• Deterministic operations via rh-skills CLI. All status queries and recommendations are produced by rh-skills status CLI commands. The agent presents output and may add one sentence of context per topic; it does not invent recommendations beyond what the CLI produces.
• One status contract everywhere. Status, portfolio, and drift output should all end with the same deterministic Next steps bullet list emitted by the canonical CLI surface. Do not append A/B/C-style menus.

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User Input

$ARGUMENTS

$ARGUMENTS is optional. If a topic name is supplied, show status for that topic only. If empty, show the full portfolio.

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Pre-Execution Checks

1. Confirm tracking.yaml exists. If absent, advise rh-skills init <topic>.
2. If a topic name was supplied, validate it before use:
   • Topic names must be kebab-case (lowercase letters, digits, hyphens only).
   • Reject and report an error if the name contains spaces, uppercase letters, slashes, or other special characters.
3. If validated topic name was supplied, confirm it exists in tracking.yaml. If not found, suggest rh-skills init <topic>.

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Mode: verify

All operations are read-only. No files are written.

Step 1 — Run status

rh-skills status              # full portfolio
rh-skills status show <topic> # single topic (when topic supplied)

Present the CLI output as-is. For each topic, you may add one sentence of context if the recommended next step is non-obvious (e.g., explain what rh-inf-extract does if the user may not know).

If the user explicitly asks for drift detection or changed-source checks, run:

rh-skills status check-changes <topic>

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Output Contract

Present the canonical rh-skills status output as-is. If you add any context, limit it to one brief sentence before the CLI output. Do not append a second menu, alternate recommendations, or lettered choices after the CLI output.

<canonical rh-skills status output>
Next steps:
  - <deterministic action>
  - <deterministic action>

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Error Handling

Condition	Action
tracking.yaml missing	Advise rh-skills init <topic>; exit
Topic not found	Advise rh-skills list and rh-skills init <topic>; exit
rh-skills status exits non-zero	Surface the error verbatim; do not continue