cancel

name	cancel
description	Cancel any active OMG mode and clean up state. Activate when user says: cancel, stop, cancelomg, stopomg, abort, kill it, stop everything.
argument-hint	[--force|--all]

Cancel

Intelligent cancellation that detects and cancels the active OMG mode.

What It Does

Automatically detects which mode is active and cancels it:

• OMG Autopilot: Stops workflow, preserves progress for resume
• Ralph: Stops persistence loop
• Ultrawork: Stops parallel execution
• UltraQA: Stops QA cycling workflow
• Team: Sends shutdown to all teammates, cleans up
• Self-Improve: Stops loop, preserves iteration state for resume

Usage

/cancel
/cancel --force
/cancel --all

Auto-Detection

Reads .omc/state/ to discover which mode is active. Cancels in dependency order:

1. OMG Autopilot (includes linked ralph/ultraqa cleanup)
2. Ralph (cleans linked ultrawork)
3. Ultrawork (standalone)
4. UltraQA (standalone)
5. Team (graceful shutdown + cleanup)
6. Self-Improve (preserve iteration state)

Workflow

1. Parse Arguments

Check for --force or --all flags.

2. Detect Active Modes

Use omg_read_state to check each mode's state file.

3A. Force Mode (--force or --all)

Clear ALL state files in .omc/state/. Nuclear option.

3B. Smart Cancellation (default)

If OMG Autopilot Active

1. Check for linked ralph → clear ultrawork if linked → clear ralph
2. Check for linked ultraqa → clear it
3. Mark omg-autopilot inactive (preserve state for resume)

If Ralph Active (not OMG Autopilot)

1. Check for linked ultrawork → clear if linked
2. Clear ralph state

If Team Active

1. Signal shutdown to all teammates
2. Wait for responses (15s timeout per member)
3. Clean up team resources
4. Clear linked ralph if present

If UltraQA / Ultrawork / Self-Improve Active

Clear state directly.

No Active Modes

Report: "No active OMG modes detected. Use --force to clear all state."

What Gets Preserved

Mode	State Preserved	Resume Command
OMG Autopilot	Yes (phase, files, spec)	/omg-autopilot
Self-Improve	Yes (iteration state)	/self-improve --resume
Ralph	No	N/A
Others	No	N/A

Messages

Mode	Success Message
OMG Autopilot	"OMG Autopilot cancelled at phase: {phase}. Progress preserved."
Ralph	"Ralph cancelled. Persistent mode deactivated."
Ultrawork	"Ultrawork cancelled."
UltraQA	"UltraQA cancelled."
Team	"Team cancelled. Teammates shut down."
Self-Improve	"Self-improve stopped at iteration {N}."
Force	"All OMG modes cleared."
None	"No active OMG modes detected."