/professor-frink:approve - Approve HITL Checkpoint

Approve a pending HITL (Human-in-the-Loop) checkpoint to continue execution.

Usage

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/professor-frink:approve

Or with optional comment:

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/professor-frink:approve "Looks good, proceed with infrastructure setup"

Behavior

1. Check for Pending Checkpoint

Read .frink/state.json to find pending checkpoint:

json

{
  "pending_checkpoint": {
    "id": "post_initialization",
    "description": "Review generated artifacts before implementation",
    "triggered_at": "2026-01-22T10:30:00Z"
  }
}

If no pending checkpoint:

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No pending HITL checkpoint.
Current state: RUNNING (or IDLE)

2. Display Checkpoint Details

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HITL Checkpoint: post_initialization

Description: Review generated artifacts before implementation
Triggered: 2026-01-22 10:30:00 AM
Trigger Point: After Task Group 1

What was completed:
- Repository Foundation (10 tasks)
- Monorepo structure initialized
- TypeScript configured
- ESLint and Prettier set up
- Git hooks configured

This checkpoint allows you to review the project foundation
before proceeding with infrastructure and backend work.

Ready to approve? (This will resume execution)

3. Log Approval Decision

Write to .frink/checkpoint-history.json:

json

{
  "checkpoints": [
    {
      "id": "post_initialization",
      "status": "approved",
      "approved_at": "2026-01-22T10:45:00Z",
      "comment": "Looks good, proceed with infrastructure setup",
      "approved_by": "human"
    }
  ]
}

4. Clear Pending State

Update .frink/state.json:

json

{
  "pending_checkpoint": null,
  "execution_state": "running"
}

5. Resume Execution

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Checkpoint APPROVED: post_initialization

Resuming execution...
Next Task: 2.1 Create Terraform AWS provider configuration

Run `/professor-frink:status` to monitor progress.

Related Commands

•/professor-frink:amend - Provide feedback before approving
•/professor-frink:status - Check current checkpoint status
•/professor-frink:cancel - Cancel execution entirely