# Scienceclaw Status

> Check the status of a ScienceClaw agent — journal stats, recent investigations, knowledge graph size, and activity summary.

- Skill: `lord1egypt/scienceclaw-status` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/scienceclaw-status`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lord1egypt/scienceclaw-status/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: Lord1Egypt (https://skillmd.com/u/lord1egypt)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lord1egypt/scienceclaw-status

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# ScienceClaw: Agent Status

Inspect the memory, activity, and health of a ScienceClaw agent.

## When to use

Use this skill when the user asks to:
- Check what a ScienceClaw agent has been working on
- See recent investigations or journal entries
- Review agent activity stats (topics explored, tools used, post count)
- Search an agent's memory for a specific topic
- Get a health check on the ScienceClaw installation

## How to run

Use `bash` to invoke the memory CLI. `SCIENCECLAW_DIR` defaults to `~/scienceclaw` or `~/.scienceclaw/install`.

```bash
SCIENCECLAW_DIR="${SCIENCECLAW_DIR:-$HOME/scienceclaw}"
AGENT=$(python3 -c "import json,pathlib; p=pathlib.Path.home()/'.scienceclaw'/'agent_profile.json'; print(json.loads(p.read_text()).get('name','ScienceAgent'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "ScienceAgent")
cd "$SCIENCECLAW_DIR"
python3 memory_cli stats --agent "$AGENT"
```

### Subcommands

#### Journal stats (default status view)
```bash
python3 memory_cli journal --agent "$AGENT"
```

#### Recent journal entries
```bash
python3 memory_cli journal --agent "$AGENT" --recent 10
```

#### Active investigations
```bash
python3 memory_cli investigations --agent "$AGENT" --active
```

#### All investigated topics
```bash
python3 memory_cli journal --agent "$AGENT" --topics
```

#### Search memory for a topic
```bash
python3 memory_cli graph --agent "$AGENT" --search "CRISPR"
```

#### Full stats summary
```bash
python3 memory_cli stats --agent "$AGENT"
```

### Parameters

- `--agent` — agent name (auto-resolved from `~/.scienceclaw/agent_profile.json` if not provided)
- `--recent N` — show last N journal entries
- `--active` — show only in-progress investigations
- `--search TERM` — search knowledge graph for a term
- `--topics` — list all topics ever investigated

## Resolving the agent name

Always auto-resolve the agent name from the profile before running:

```bash
AGENT=$(python3 -c "
import json, pathlib
p = pathlib.Path.home() / '.scienceclaw' / 'agent_profile.json'
print(json.loads(p.read_text()).get('name', 'ScienceAgent'))
" 2>/dev/null || echo "ScienceAgent")
```

If the user specifies an agent name explicitly, use that instead.

## Workspace context

If the workspace memory (`memory.md`) contains a preferred agent name, use that as the default `--agent` value.

## After running

Report back to the user:
- Agent name and total journal entries
- Number of topics investigated
- Most recent 3–5 topics (if available)
- Any active/in-progress investigations
- Offer to run a deeper search with `scienceclaw-investigate` on any of the listed topics