# Approval Checkpoint Long Task

> Canonical long-task pack for daemon-managed work with deliberate approval checkpoints, status summaries, rollback notes, and mobile-safe governance-aware updates.

- Skill: `mkurman/approval-checkpoint-long-task` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add mkurman/approval-checkpoint-long-task`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/mkurman/approval-checkpoint-long-task/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: mkurman (https://skillmd.com/u/mkurman)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/mkurman/approval-checkpoint-long-task

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# Approval-Checkpoint Long Task

## User story

I want long-running work to pause at explicit checkpoints with clear status, next step, and rollback notes, so I can approve or deny risky transitions from in-app or mobile chat without losing context.

## Pack contract

### Prerequisites and readiness

- Reuses daemon task or goal primitives only
- Chat/mobile approval surfaces are optional but preferred for remote control
- If remote approval channels are unavailable, checkpoints must still work in-app

### Inputs and configuration fields

- `task_kind`: task or goal
- `checkpoint_titles`: ordered checkpoint labels
- `rollback_notes`: per-checkpoint rollback instructions
- `summary_cadence`: when to emit status summaries

### Outputs and delivery targets

- current checkpoint
- completed checkpoints
- next action
- rollback state / notes
- approval state and recovery guidance

## Manual run recipe

1. Start daemon task/goal with explicit checkpoint plan in the description.
2. Before each risky transition, summarize state and rollback notes.
3. Pause for approval.
4. Resume only after valid approval resolution.

## Example routine wiring

This pack is usually manual or task/goal-backed rather than purely cron-driven; if scheduled, it should only materialize the governed task template, not auto-bypass approvals.

## Example prompt

`Use the Approval-Checkpoint Long Task pack for this migration. Define checkpoints for backup, schema update, validation, and cutover, with rollback notes and mobile-safe approval summaries.`

## Failure and recovery behavior

- Stale approval -> reject and request a fresh checkpoint approval.
- Missing remote chat surface -> continue with in-app checkpoint approval.
- Failed checkpoint step -> report rollback notes before any retry.

## Verification checklist

- [ ] Manual proof pauses and resumes cleanly.
- [ ] Checkpoint summaries show current step, next step, and rollback notes.
- [ ] Stale approval is rejected cleanly.
- [ ] Mobile-safe status output is preserved.
- [ ] Pack reuses daemon task/goal runtime, not a side runtime.