status

name	status
description	Project health summary — decisions, tasks, and activity at a glance. Usage: /status [channel]

status

Invoke

/status                   # Status for current project channel
/status <channel-name>    # Status for a specific project
/projects                 # List all project channels with brief status

Steps

1. Gather data

For the target channel:

Decisions:

cat /home/node/.openclaw/workspace-spec-projects/decisions/<channel>.md

Count by status: DONE, UNDECIDED, SAVE-FOR-LATER, DECIDED-NOT-DONE, WONT-WORK.

Tasks:

/home/node/.openclaw/scripts/task-manager.sh summary <channel>

Returns JSON with counts by status (todo, in-progress, blocked, done), assignees, linked decisions.

Activity:

• Check file modification times on both decisions/<channel>.md and tasks/<channel>.json
• Flag as "stale" if no updates in 7+ days

Project metadata (if exists):

cat /home/node/.openclaw/workspace-spec-projects/projects/<channel>.md

2. Compute health

Health	Condition
Active	Has in-progress tasks OR updated in last 3 days
Healthy	Has tasks/decisions, updated in last 7 days
Stale	No updates in 7+ days with open tasks/undecided items
Blocked	Has blocked tasks
Empty	No tasks and no decisions

3. Format response

RESULT: Project status for #<channel>

📊 **#<channel>** — <health>
_Topic: <topic if set>_

📜 Decisions: <done>/<total> resolved
  ✅ <done> DONE · ❓ <undecided> UNDECIDED · 📌 <save> SAVE-FOR-LATER

📋 Tasks: <done>/<total> complete
  📋 <todo> todo · 🔄 <ip> in-progress · 🚫 <blocked> blocked · ✅ <done> done

👥 Assignees: <list or "none">
🔗 Linked: <N> tasks tied to decisions

_Last activity: <relative time>_

STATUS: success

If stale:

⚠️ Stale — no updates in <N> days. <undecided> undecided decisions, <open> open tasks.

Next action recommendation (always include):

Also check for active plans:

bash "$HOME/.openclaw/scripts/plan-manager.sh" list --active

Pick the most relevant recommendation based on current state:

State	Recommendation
Empty (no tasks, no decisions)	💡 Next: Use /decide or /task add to start tracking
Has undecided items, no tasks	💡 Next: Resolve undecided items, then /task add to create work
Has todo tasks, 0 in-progress	💡 Next: Pick up a task — <N> waiting
Has in-progress tasks	💡 Next: Finish in-progress work (<titles>)
Has blocked tasks	💡 Next: Unblock <N> blocked tasks
All tasks done, has plan	💡 Next: Verify outcomes and /plan archive
All tasks done, no plan	💡 Next: All done — consider archiving with /archive
Plan status = ready	💡 Next: Review and approve the pending plan
Plan status = gate	💡 Next: Review phase gate and continue or revise
Stale (7+ days)	💡 Next: Idle <N> days — resume or archive?

4. For /projects (cross-project view)

List all channels that have a decisions or tasks file:

RESULT: All projects

📊 **#project-alpha** — Active
  Decisions: 5/7 · Tasks: 3/8 · Last: 2h ago

📊 **#project-beta** — Stale (12 days)
  Decisions: 2/4 · Tasks: 0/3 · Last: 12d ago

📊 **#project-gamma** — Healthy
  Decisions: 1/1 · Tasks: 2/2 · Last: 3d ago

STATUS: success

Rules

• Read-only — never modify decisions or tasks
• If channel has no decisions or tasks, say "Empty — use /decide or /task add to start"
• Use relative times ("2h ago", "3d ago") not ISO timestamps
• Keep output compact — this is a glance view

Intent: Observable [I13]. Purpose: [P-TBD].