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
bash
/sw:cancel-auto [OPTIONS]
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--force | Cancel without confirmation |
Examples
bash
# Interactive cancel (asks for confirmation) /sw:cancel-auto # Force cancel without confirmation (emergency) /sw:cancel-auto --force
What It Does
- •Checks if auto session is active
- •Shows current session status
- •Asks for confirmation (unless --force)
- •Updates session status to "cancelled"
- •Releases session lock
- •Generates summary report
Output Example
code
📊 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
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
/resumeto 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)