# A2a Cancel

> Cancels an active A2A task. Resolves aliases and auth params from settings, updates session tracking.

- Skill: `christophe1997/a2a-cancel` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add christophe1997/a2a-cancel`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/christophe1997/a2a-cancel/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: Christophe1997 (https://skillmd.com/u/christophe1997)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/christophe1997/a2a-cancel

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## Process

1. **Parse `$ARGUMENTS`**:
   - First token: `URL_OR_ALIAS`
   - Second token: `TASK_ID`

   If either is missing, output:
   ```
   Usage: /a2a-cancel <url-or-alias> <task-id>
   ```

2. **Check that `a2a` is installed** before proceeding:

   ```bash
   if ! command -v a2a &>/dev/null; then
     echo "Error: 'a2a' CLI not found. Install with:"
     echo "  go install github.com/a2aproject/a2a-go/v2/cmd/a2a@latest"
     exit 1
   fi
   ```

3. **Resolve the URL and auth, then cancel the task**:

   ```bash
   URL=$(python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/a2a-helper.py" resolve "$URL_OR_ALIAS")
   AUTH_ARGS=()
   while IFS= read -r line; do
     AUTH_ARGS+=("$line")
   done < <(python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/a2a-helper.py" auth "$URL")
   a2a cancel "$URL" "$TASK_ID" "${AUTH_ARGS[@]}"
   ```

4. **Update session tracking** after cancellation:

   ```bash
   python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/a2a-helper.py" session update "$TASK_ID" "canceled"
   ```

5. **Report the result**: Show the updated task state returned by the CLI. If the task was
   already in a terminal state, report that cancellation was not needed.