tf-hold

name	tf-hold
description	Pause work and take stock of the current state — use it when things get confusing or you need to change direction.
disable-model-invocation	true
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, Glob, Grep

Marblo Pause

Step back from frantic work and organize the situation. Stop, assess the status, and decide the next action.

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⛔ Required rule: Marblo MCP only

Never use the Claude Code built-in tools (TaskCreate, TaskList, TaskUpdate, TaskGet). Task lookup/logging MUST use the Marblo MCP tools: get_all_tasks, get_task_activities, check_feedback, add_activity

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Step 1: Status snapshot

Use get_all_tasks to fetch all tasks and organize them by status.

Output format

⏸️  Work paused — status summary
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

📊 Overall status:
   ✅ DONE:        {n}
   🔄 IN_PROGRESS: {n}
   👀 REVIEW:      {n}
   📋 TODO:        {n}
   ❌ FAILED:      {n}
   🚫 BLOCKED:     {n}
   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
   Progress: {done}/{total} ({percent}%)

🔄 Work that was in progress:
   • TASK-003: AI summary API
     Last activity: "creating routes/summarize.py" (2 minutes ago)

👀 Awaiting review:
   • TASK-002: User API — needs review

❌ Problems:
   • TASK-006: Docker setup — "port 8001 already in use"

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Step 2: Inspect in-progress tasks in detail

If there are IN_PROGRESS tasks, use get_task_activities to see how far they got.

• Last activity log
• List of created/modified files
• Whether there is PM feedback (check_feedback)

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Step 3: Suggest the next action

Suggest an appropriate action based on the situation:

Situation	Suggestion
REVIEWs piling up	"Handle reviews first to unblock the next tasks" → /tf-review
There are FAILED tasks	"Solve this problem first" → /tf-fix
Want to change direction	"You can add new tasks or change priorities" → /tf-add
Agent is stuck	"You can take over yourself" → /tf-handoff
All good	"Continue on" → /tf-resume

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Step 4: Pause note (optional)

If needed, record the reason for pausing on the in-progress task:

add_activity: "⏸️ Work paused — [reason]. Progress so far: [details]"

This note helps restore context next time you continue with /tf-resume.