# Scuttle and Re-Form: Mission Abort

> Use when the mission cannot succeed under current conditions and continuing wastes budget.

- Skill: `tools-only/scuttle-and-re-form-mission-abort` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tools-only/scuttle-and-re-form-mission-abort`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tools-only/scuttle-and-re-form-mission-abort/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-29
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/scuttle-and-re-form-mission-abort

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# Scuttle and Re-Form: Mission Abort

Use when the mission cannot succeed under current conditions and continuing wastes budget.

Triggers:
- Budget (token or time) is exhausted with critical tasks still pending.
- Mission outcome is no longer achievable due to discovered constraints.
- Admiral determines that remaining risk exceeds acceptable threshold.

Procedure:

1. Admiral halts all in-progress work immediately.
2. Each agent saves current partial outputs and documents their last known state.
3. Admiral produces an abort log using the Captain's Log Template with:
   - Reason for abort.
   - Tasks completed and their outputs.
   - Tasks abandoned and their partial state.
   - Conditions required before re-attempting the mission.
4. Admiral issues shutdown requests to all agents.
5. Admiral presents the abort log to the human (Admiralty) with a recommendation: retry with new constraints, descope, or abandon.