Graceful Shutdown

The human wants to kill and restart agents. Wrap up your work as quickly and cleanly as possible.

Instructions

Do these steps quickly - don't deliberate:

1. Stop Current Work

• Stop whatever you're doing immediately
• Don't start any new tasks

2. Save Your Progress

bash
1# Check what's uncommitted
2git status
3
4# If you have changes, commit them with a WIP message
5git add -A
6git commit -m "WIP: [brief description of what you were working on]"
7
8# Push to your branch (not main) if possible
9git push origin HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "Could not push - that's OK"

3. Update Status (if applicable)

If you were working on an issue:

• Do NOT remove any labels - leave the state as-is for when you restart
• The "Picking this up" comment already shows you claimed it

If you have a PR with status:needs-changes:

• Leave it - you'll address it after restart

4. Report Status

Briefly tell the human:

1. What you were working on
2. Current state (committed/uncommitted, PR status if any)
3. What you'll pick up on restart

5. Confirm Ready

Say: "Ready for shutdown."

Important

• Be FAST - the human is waiting
• Don't overthink - just save state and report
• It's OK to leave work incomplete - you'll resume after restart