Cancel Auto

name: cancel-auto description: EMERGENCY ONLY - Manually cancel running auto session. Generates summary report and releases lock. Activates for: cancel auto, stop auto, emergency cancel.

Cancel Auto Command

⚠️ EMERGENCY USE ONLY - Manually cancel the running auto session.

Note: Auto mode is designed to run until completion. In most cases, just close the Claude Code session and resume later with /sw:do. Only use this command in true emergencies.

Usage

/sw:cancel-auto [OPTIONS]

Options

Examples

# Interactive cancel (asks for confirmation)
/sw:cancel-auto

# Force cancel without confirmation (emergency)
/sw:cancel-auto --force

What It Does

1. Checks if auto session is active
2. Shows current session status
3. Asks for confirmation (unless --force)
4. Updates session status to "cancelled"
5. Releases session lock
6. Generates summary report

Output Example

📊 Current Session

Session ID: auto-2025-12-29-abc123
Status: running
Iteration: 47
Current Increment: 0001-user-auth
Increments Completed: 2
Duration: 2h 15m

Cancel this session? [y/N] y

✅ Session cancelled

Summary: .specweave/logs/auto-2025-12-29-abc123-summary.md

💡 To resume work later, just run /sw:do

Execution

When this command is invoked:

bash plugins/specweave/scripts/cancel-auto.sh [args]

Notes

• This command should rarely be needed - auto mode is designed to run until completion
• Preferred approach: Just close the Claude Code session to pause, resume later with /sw:do
• Cancelling doesn't undo completed work
• tasks.md progress is preserved
• You can resume anytime with /sw:do
• Use Claude Code's /resume to restore full conversation context

When to Use

Use cancel-auto only for:

• True emergencies (system resources, critical bugs)
• Need to force-stop a runaway session

DON'T use for:

• Normal pause/resume (just close Claude Code)
• Switching contexts (close tab, resume later)
• Profile switches (not supported - wrong concept)