Cancel Development Loop
Stops the agentic development loop gracefully. The loop will complete its current atomic operation before stopping.
Usage
# Cancel the loop (archives state to history)
/bkff:cancelloop
# Pause the loop (can be resumed later)
/bkff:cancelloop --pause
# Pause with a reason
/bkff:cancelloop --pause --reason="Need to review approach"
Behavior
Cancel (Default)
- Stops the loop immediately after current operation
- Archives loop state to
.bkff/history/ - Removes active loop state file
- Current task remains in
in_progressstatus in beads
Pause
- Sets loop status to
paused - Preserves all state for later resume
- Records pause reason if provided
- Can be resumed with
/bkff:startloop --resume
Output
Cancelling Active Loop
Development Loop Status
─────────────────────────────────────
Status: running
Started: 2026-01-24T10:30:00Z
Completed: 5 tasks
Current Task
Task ID: T018
Title: Implement validation helpers
Started: 2026-01-24T11:15:00Z
✓ Loop cancelled
Debug: Archived loop state to .bkff/history/2026-01-24T11-20-00Z.json
Pausing Loop
Development Loop Status
─────────────────────────────────────
Status: running
Started: 2026-01-24T10:30:00Z
Completed: 5 tasks
Info: Loop paused: Need to review approach
To resume: /bkff:startloop --resume
No Loop Running
Info: No loop running
State After Cancel
When cancelled, the loop state is archived to .bkff/history/:
{
"status": "stopped",
"started_at": "2026-01-24T10:30:00Z",
"stopped_at": "2026-01-24T11:20:00Z",
"current_task": {
"beads_id": "beads-abc123",
"task_id": "T018",
"title": "Implement validation helpers",
"started_at": "2026-01-24T11:15:00Z"
},
"completed_tasks": [
{"beads_id": "beads-xyz789", "task_id": "T014", ...},
{"beads_id": "beads-def456", "task_id": "T015", ...}
],
"paused_reason": null,
"retry_count": 0,
"last_error": null
}
State After Pause
When paused, state remains in .bkff/loop-state.json:
{
"status": "paused",
"started_at": "2026-01-24T10:30:00Z",
"current_task": {...},
"completed_tasks": [...],
"paused_reason": "Need to review approach",
"retry_count": 0,
"last_error": null
}
Handling In-Progress Tasks
When the loop is cancelled with an in-progress task:
- The task remains
in_progressin beads - You can manually:
- Complete it:
bd close <id> - Reset it:
bd update <id> --status=open - Continue working on it independently
- Complete it:
Requirements
- Must be run inside a git repository
.bkff/directory must exist
Exit Codes
0- Loop cancelled/paused successfully or no loop running1- Error during cancellation
Related Skills
/bkff:startloop- Start or resume the development loop/bkff:startloop --resume- Resume a paused loop
Implementation
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
PLUGIN_DIR="$(dirname "$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")")"
source "$PLUGIN_DIR/lib/common.sh"
source "$PLUGIN_DIR/lib/loop-state.sh"
# Parse arguments
pause_mode=false
reason=""
for arg in "$@"; do
case "$arg" in
--pause) pause_mode=true ;;
--reason=*) reason="${arg#--reason=}" ;;
esac
done
# Validate prerequisites
require_worktree
# Check if loop exists
if ! has_loop; then
info "No loop running"
exit 0
fi
# Show current status
print_loop_status
echo ""
# Pause or cancel
if [[ "$pause_mode" == "true" ]]; then
if [[ -z "$reason" ]]; then
reason="Paused by user"
fi
pause_loop "$reason"
echo ""
echo "To resume: /bkff:startloop --resume"
else
cancel_loop
fi
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