cold-status

name	cold-status
description	Print the current state of the autoresearch loop — what we've learned, what's being tested, what's pending review, what's next. Reads everything in .cold/ and outputs a one-screen dashboard. Use anytime to orient. No FoxReach calls — purely local read.

cold-status

The autoresearch dashboard. Use to orient yourself before kicking off the next step.

When to use

• User says "what's the state", "where are we", "/cold status"
• Before running any other /cold <verb> command, to confirm prerequisites
• After a long break, to remember what's in flight

Inputs (all optional, all local)

• .cold/config.json
• .cold/beliefs.md
• .cold/decisions.md
• .cold/experiments/.active
• .cold/experiments/<id>/protocol.md
• .cold/experiments/<id>/decision.md (if concluded)
• .cold/proposed-diff.patch (if pending review)
• .cold/trust.json
• .cold/last-import.json, .cold/last-send.json
• cold.md, icp.md, offer.md (existence checks)

Process

Step 1 — Check init state

If .cold/config.json doesn't exist:

cold.md not initialized. Run `/cold init` first.

Stop.

Step 2 — Gather state

Read all the files listed in Inputs (silently skip missing ones).

Step 3 — Print the dashboard

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  cold.md autoresearch — status as of <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM>
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POLICY FILES
  cold.md   ✓ (last edit: <relative time>)
  icp.md    ✓
  offer.md  ⚠ missing — run /cold offer

CAMPAIGNS
  Active campaign: cmp_abc123 ("Q2 SaaS founders")
    Leads:    87 imported (142 scored, threshold 0.5)
    Sent at:  2026-04-22 (7 days ago)

EXPERIMENTS
  Active:    2026-W18-subject-statement-vs-question
    Variable: subject pattern (Tier 1)
    Arms:     arm_a_statement vs arm_b_question (50/50)
    Sample:   100/100 sent — ready to read ✓
    Days:     7 of 7 elapsed

  Last concluded: <none yet>

BELIEFS (current best-known patterns)
  <none yet — first experiment in flight>

PENDING REVIEW
  ⚠ Proposed cold.md diff at .cold/proposed-diff.patch
    From experiment: 2026-W18-subject-statement-vs-question
    Outcome: arm_b_question wins (+3.0pp, p=0.04)
    Review: cat .cold/proposed-diff.patch
    Accept: git apply .cold/proposed-diff.patch && rm .cold/proposed-diff.patch
    Reject: rm .cold/proposed-diff.patch

TRUST LADDER
  Approved-diff streak: 0 / 3
  Auto-commit:          OFF (will unlock at streak 3)

PERSONALIZATION
  Per-lead: enabled — 87 lookups cached at .cold/research/lead-personalization/

DECISIONS LOG (last 3)
  - 2026-04-29 — Tier 1 / subject — pending review
  - <older entries>

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SUGGESTED NEXT
  → Review and accept the pending diff (above)
  → Then: /cold experiment to design Tier 2 (opener)

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Variations

• No active experiment, no campaign: suggest /cold experiment after /cold leads
• Active experiment, not enough days elapsed: show "Days: 3 of 7" and suggest waiting
• No pending diff, no active experiment, beliefs empty: suggest /cold leads + /cold experiment to start the first loop
• Bounce-rate guard breached recently: show in red, suggest reviewing .cold/decisions.md for the breach

Step 4 — Suggested next action (always last)

Pick the single most important next action based on state:

Current state	Suggested next
No cold.md, icp.md, offer.md	/cold init then /cold icp <url>
Has icp.md, no offer.md	/cold offer
Has cold.md, no last-import.json	/cold leads --csv ./prospects.csv
Has import, no last-send.json, no active experiment	/cold experiment
Has active experiment, no drafts	/cold draft
Has drafts, no last-send.json	/cold send
Active experiment, days remaining	"Wait N more days, then /cold learn"
Active experiment, ready to read	/cold learn
Pending diff	"Review and accept/reject the proposed diff"
Diff resolved, no active experiment	/cold experiment (next tier)

Constraints

• Read-only — never modify any file in .cold/. (Reading is fine.)
• No FoxReach calls — this is a local-only summary. Use /cold report for FoxReach-side stats.
• Format the output for terminal width (~80 cols). No emoji unless ascii-safe (✓ ⚠ ✗).

Output

• Terminal dashboard (stdout only — no files written)

References

• Spec: https://cold.md
• For FoxReach-side analytics: /cold report