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Matilha Howl by danilods — Agent Skill

Name: Matilha Howl
Author: danilods

File contents

When this fires

User asks "where am I?", "what's next?", "what's the state?", or similar intent. Read-only; no mutations. Works at any phase.

Preconditions

None. matilha-howl lazy-bootstraps project-status.md stub when absent, then reports on the stub.

Execution Workflow

Check project-status.md. If missing, write a minimal stub (current_phase: 0, phase_status: not_started, project_slug: <cwd basename>, next_action: "Run matilha-scout to begin discovery, matilha-plan to plan a feature, or matilha-init for fuller bootstrap"). Then read it via Read tool.
Parse frontmatter.
Read any docs/matilha/waves/wave-*-status.md files via Glob + Read; summarize (how many active, completed, failed).
Emit a streaming section listing: current_phase, phase_status, next_action, active_waves, recent_decisions (last 3), blockers.
If current_phase === 40 and a wave is in_progress, surface per-SP status per wave.
End with the next_action prompt from project-status.md.

Rules: Do

Keep output concise (≤ 50 lines).
Prioritize next_action.
Surface blockers prominently.

Rules: Don't

Modify any file (read-only).
Guess next_action (use the one in project-status.md).
Over-summarize if there are many waves (show them all).

Expected Behavior

User reads output and knows exactly what to do next without further questions.

Quality Gates

Output mentions current_phase, phase_status, next_action.
Active and completed waves enumerated.

Companion Integration

No companion integrations in Wave 4a.

Output Artifacts

None (read-only).

Example Constraint Language

Use "must" for: read project-status.md.
Use "must not" for: modify any file.
Use "may" for: include relative-time labels like "3 days ago" for stale phases.

Troubleshooting

"project-status.md missing": Instruct user to run /matilha-init.
"frontmatter invalid": Instruct user to restore via matilha init --force or manual fix.

CLI shortcut (optional)

If matilha CLI is installed (matilha --version succeeds), you can run matilha howl to execute this deterministically. The plugin path above works without any CLI installation.

---name: matilha-howldescription: Use when user asks about project state, current phase, active waves, or next action — reads project-status.md and surfaces the status in a stream-friendly format.---## When this firesUser asks "where am I?", "what's next?", "what's the state?", or similar intent. Read-only; no mutations. Works at any phase.## Preconditions- None. matilha-howl lazy-bootstraps `project-status.md` stub when absent, then reports on the stub.## Execution Workflow1. Check `project-status.md`. If missing, write a minimal stub (`current_phase: 0`, `phase_status: not_started`, `project_slug: <cwd basename>`, `next_action: "Run matilha-scout to begin discovery, matilha-plan to plan a feature, or matilha-init for fuller bootstrap"`). Then read it via Read tool.2. Parse frontmatter.3. Read any `docs/matilha/waves/wave-*-status.md` files via Glob + Read; summarize (how many active, completed, failed).4. Emit a streaming section listing: current_phase, phase_status, next_action, active_waves, recent_decisions (last 3), blockers.5. If `current_phase === 40` and a wave is `in_progress`, surface per-SP status per wave.6. End with the next_action prompt from project-status.md.## Rules: Do- Keep output concise (≤ 50 lines).- Prioritize next_action.- Surface blockers prominently.## Rules: Don't- Modify any file (read-only).- Guess next_action (use the one in project-status.md).- Over-summarize if there are many waves (show them all).## Expected BehaviorUser reads output and knows exactly what to do next without further questions.## Quality Gates- Output mentions current_phase, phase_status, next_action.- Active and completed waves enumerated.## Companion IntegrationNo companion integrations in Wave 4a.## Output ArtifactsNone (read-only).## Example Constraint Language- Use "must" for: read project-status.md.- Use "must not" for: modify any file.- Use "may" for: include relative-time labels like "3 days ago" for stale phases.## Troubleshooting- **"project-status.md missing"**: Instruct user to run `/matilha-init`.- **"frontmatter invalid"**: Instruct user to restore via `matilha init --force` or manual fix.## CLI shortcut (optional)> If matilha CLI is installed (`matilha --version` succeeds), you can run> `matilha howl` to execute this deterministically. The plugin path> above works without any CLI installation.

Frequently asked questions

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