# progress

progress checks the live state of a long-running task and sorts the result into requests, blockers, current work, next steps, and completed items.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 401 installs
- Author: timschoch
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/timschoch/skilly/tree/HEAD/bundles/workflow/skills/progress/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/progress

## What it does

The `/progress` skill produces a compact task report from the current project state. It compares the conversation with the task list, the Git working tree, pull request and CI data, plus active subagents and background processes. Sources that do not apply are skipped.

The output uses five sections: “Needs you”, “Blocked”, “Now”, “Next”, and “Done”. This is a read-only skill. It does not edit files, execute write operations, or begin a new task. Git checks use `git status --short` and `git log --oneline <default-branch>..HEAD`; pull request details come from `gh pr view ...` when a PR exists.

A task is not treated as complete when its checklist says so but the related commit, push, or successful CI result is still missing. After installation, Claude Code loads the skill from `~/.claude/skills/progress/SKILL.md`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add timschoch/skilly --skill progress -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/progress/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/progress/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add timschoch/skilly --skill progress -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/progress/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add timschoch/skilly --skill progress -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/progress/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install timschoch/skilly progress
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/progress/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add timschoch/skilly --skill progress -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/timschoch/skilly --path bundles/workflow/skills/progress
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/progress/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add timschoch/skilly --skill progress -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/timschoch/skilly/tree/HEAD/bundles/workflow/skills/progress/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- show where a long-running task stopped
- surface decisions and actions that need the user
- locate blockers in CI, review, or background work
- compare task items with Git and pull request state
- order the remaining work into next steps

## Example prompts
- Run `/progress` and show me the current state of this task.
- Use `/progress` to check the task, Git state, and CI result.
- Run `/progress` and separate what you need from me.

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