# team-shutdown

Stops an agent team, gathers final responses, and cleans up its resources. Use it when an active team needs a controlled shutdown.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41729
- Author: Seth Hobson
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-teams/commands/team-shutdown.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/team-shutdown

## What it does

The command reads `~/.claude/teams/{team-name}/config.json` and checks task state with `TaskList`. When work is still running, it lists those tasks and asks whether to continue, unless `--force` is used.

Each teammate receives a `shutdown_request` through `SendMessage`. The command waits for replies, prints a shutdown summary, and then calls `TeamDelete`. The `--keep-tasks` flag preserves the task directory at `~/.claude/tasks/{team-name}/`; without it, team and task directories are removed.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install agent-teams@claude-code-workflows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/team-shutdown.md` — Call it with /team-shutdown. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/team-shutdown.md` — Call it with /prompts:team-shutdown. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/team-shutdown.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/team-shutdown.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-teams/commands/team-shutdown.md

## When to use it
- shut down an active agent team
- collect final replies from teammates
- review unfinished tasks before shutdown
- remove team resources after completion

## Example prompts
- Shut down the `backend-team` and wait for teammate responses.
- Run `/agent-teams:team-shutdown frontend-team --keep-tasks` and preserve the task list.
- Force-stop the active `test-team` with the `--force` flag.

## Source text · team-shutdown.md · MIT

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````text
---
description: "Gracefully shut down an agent team, collect final results, and clean up resources"
argument-hint: "[team-name] [--force] [--keep-tasks]"
---

# Team Shutdown

Gracefully shut down an active agent team by sending shutdown requests to all teammates, collecting final results, and cleaning up team resources.

## Phase 1: Pre-Shutdown

1. Parse `$ARGUMENTS` for team name and flags:
   - If no team name, check for active teams (same discovery as team-status)
   - `--force`: skip waiting for graceful shutdown responses
   - `--keep-tasks`: preserve task list after cleanup

2. Read team config from `~/.claude/teams/{team-name}/config.json` using the Read tool
3. Call `TaskList` to check for in-progress tasks

4. If there are in-progress tasks and `--force` is not set:
   - Display warning: "Warning: {N} tasks are still in progress"
   - List the in-progress tasks
   - Ask user: "Proceed with shutdown? In-progress work may be lost."

## Phase 2: Graceful Shutdown

For each teammate in the team:

1. Use `SendMessage` with `type: "shutdown_request"` to request graceful shutdown
   - Include content: "Team shutdown requested. Please finish current work and save state."
2. Wait for shutdown responses
   - If teammate approves: mark as shut down
   - If teammate rejects: report to user with reason
   - If `--force`: don't wait for responses

## Phase 3: Cleanup

1. Display shutdown summary:

   ```
   Team "{team-name}" shutdown complete.

   Members shut down: {N}/{total}
   Tasks completed: {completed}/{total}
   Tasks remaining: {remaining}
   ```

2. Unless `--keep-tasks` is set, call `TeamDelete` to remove team and task directories

3. If `--keep-tasks` is set, inform user: "Task list preserved at ~/.claude/tasks/{team-name}/"
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© Seth Hobson · MIT · https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-teams/commands/team-shutdown.md

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