Agent skill

Output Workflow Stop

Stop a running Output SDK workflow execution. An agent skill from growthxai/output.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notes

Install Output Workflow Stop

skills CLI

$ npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install growthxai/output output-workflow-stop --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/growthxai/output.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop .claude/skills/output-workflow-stop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "output-workflow-stop" agent skill from https://github.com/growthxai/output/tree/main/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop into .claude/skills/output-workflow-stop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "output-workflow-stop", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/growthxai/output/tree/main/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install growthxai/output output-workflow-stop --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/growthxai/output.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop .agents/skills/output-workflow-stop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "output-workflow-stop" agent skill from https://github.com/growthxai/output/tree/main/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop into .agents/skills/output-workflow-stop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "output-workflow-stop", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install growthxai/output output-workflow-stop --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/growthxai/output.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop .cursor/skills/output-workflow-stop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "output-workflow-stop" agent skill from https://github.com/growthxai/output/tree/main/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop into .cursor/skills/output-workflow-stop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "output-workflow-stop", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/growthxai/output.git --path coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install growthxai/output output-workflow-stop --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/growthxai/output.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop .gemini/skills/output-workflow-stop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "output-workflow-stop" agent skill from https://github.com/growthxai/output/tree/main/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop into .gemini/skills/output-workflow-stop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "output-workflow-stop", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install growthxai/output output-workflow-stop

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/growthxai/output.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop .github/skills/output-workflow-stop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "output-workflow-stop" agent skill from https://github.com/growthxai/output/tree/main/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop into .github/skills/output-workflow-stop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "output-workflow-stop", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install growthxai/output output-workflow-stop --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/growthxai/output.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop .opencode/skills/output-workflow-stop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "output-workflow-stop" agent skill from https://github.com/growthxai/output/tree/main/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop into .opencode/skills/output-workflow-stop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "output-workflow-stop", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: output-workflow-stop
GitHub stars: 442
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 467 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 50
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Stop a running Output SDK workflow execution. An agent skill from growthxai/output.

Works in 4 steps: Side effects: Has the workflow made… → Partial completion: Are there steps that… → Dependencies: Are other workflows or… → …
Cancelling a workflow
SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use This Skill, When NOT to Use This and Instructions, plus 6 more sections
Calls npx, jq and docker

What it does

Output Workflow Stop is an agent skill from growthxai/output. Stop a running Output SDK workflow execution. Use when cancelling a workflow, stopping a long-running process, terminating a stuck workflow, or when you need to abort a workflow in progress.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: The open-source TypeScript framework for building AI workflows and agents. Designed for Claude Code describe what you want, Claude builds it, with all the best practices already… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Cancelling a workflow
Stopping a long-running process
Terminating a stuck workflow
You need to abort a workflow in progress

Example prompts

“/output-workflow-stop”

Requirements

Node.js
Docker
Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Side effects: Has the workflow made changes that need to be rolled back?
Partial completion: Are there steps that completed with side effects?
Dependencies: Are other workflows or systems waiting on this result?
Recovery: Do you need to restart or clean up after stopping?

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 99ee298. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Bash
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- npx
- jq
- docker
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx and docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Output Workflow Stop loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 467 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~53
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
```
allowed-tools: Bash
```

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from growthxai/output at commit 99ee298, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© growthxai). 467 words, ~1,164 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/output-workflow-stop/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: output-workflow-stop
description: Stop a running Output SDK workflow execution. Use when cancelling a workflow, stopping a long-running process, terminating a stuck workflow, or when you need to abort a workflow in progress.
allowed-tools: Bash

Stop Running Workflow

Overview

This skill stops a running workflow execution. The workflow will be marked as TERMINATED and will not complete its remaining steps. Use this carefully as it cannot be undone.

When to Use This Skill

Cancelling a workflow that's no longer needed
Stopping a workflow that appears stuck
Terminating a long-running workflow to free resources
Aborting a workflow with incorrect input
Emergency stop during unexpected behavior

When NOT to Use This

If the workflow is about to complete (let it finish)
If you're unsure whether stopping is safe
For debugging (use npx output workflow debug instead)
If the workflow has side effects that may leave data in an inconsistent state

Instructions

Stop a Workflow

bash

npx output workflow stop <workflowId>

Safety Considerations

Before stopping, consider:

Side effects: Has the workflow made changes that need to be rolled back?
Partial completion: Are there steps that completed with side effects?
Dependencies: Are other workflows or systems waiting on this result?
Recovery: Do you need to restart or clean up after stopping?

Examples

Scenario: Stop a stuck workflow

bash

# Check status - workflow has been running too long
npx output workflow status abc123xyz
# Status: RUNNING (for 2 hours)

# Decide to stop it
npx output workflow stop abc123xyz
# Workflow abc123xyz has been stopped

# Verify it's terminated
npx output workflow status abc123xyz
# Status: TERMINATED

Scenario: Cancel a workflow started with wrong input

bash

# Realized input was wrong immediately after starting
npx output workflow start expensive-job --input '{"wrong": "input"}'
# Workflow ID: job-abc123

# Stop before it processes too much
npx output workflow stop job-abc123

# Start again with correct input
npx output workflow start expensive-job --input '{"correct": "input"}'

Scenario: Stop multiple workflows

bash

# Get list of running workflows
npx output workflow runs list --json | jq '.[] | select(.status == "RUNNING") | .workflowId'

# Stop each one (carefully review first!)
for id in abc123 def456; do
  echo "Stopping $id"
  npx output workflow stop $id
done

After Stopping a Workflow

Check the State

bash

npx output workflow status <workflowId>
# Status: TERMINATED

Review What Happened

bash

npx output workflow debug <workflowId> --json

This shows:

Which steps completed before termination
Any partial results or side effects
The point at which the workflow was stopped

Clean Up If Needed

If the workflow made partial changes:

Review the debug output to see what completed
Manually revert any side effects if necessary
Consider creating a cleanup workflow for this scenario

Restart If Appropriate

bash

# Start a fresh execution
npx output workflow start <workflowName> --input '<input>'

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What Happens When You Stop

The Temporal server receives the termination request
The currently executing step may complete or abort
No further steps are executed
The workflow status changes to TERMINATED
The result will not be available (workflow didn't complete)

Troubleshooting

"Workflow not found"

Check the workflow ID is correct
Use npx output workflow runs list to find valid IDs

"Workflow already completed"

The workflow finished before the stop command
Check status and get result if needed

"Workflow already terminated"

The workflow was already stopped
No action needed

Stop command hangs

The Temporal server may be unresponsive
Check if services are running: docker ps | grep output
May need to restart services

Best Practices

Always check status first: Confirm the workflow is actually RUNNING
Review before stopping: Use npx output workflow debug to understand state
Document why: Note why you stopped the workflow for future reference
Plan for cleanup: Know what side effects may need manual handling
Consider alternatives: Sometimes waiting is better than stopping

npx output workflow status <id> - Check current status
npx output workflow debug <id> - Review execution details
npx output workflow start <name> - Start a new execution
npx output workflow runs list - View execution history

Files

Just SKILL.md in coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop of growthxai/output.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 99ee298

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Questions about Output Workflow Stop

What does Output Workflow Stop do?

Stop a running Output SDK workflow execution. An agent skill from growthxai/output. Output Workflow Stop is an agent skill from growthxai/output. Stop a running Output SDK workflow execution.

When should I use Output Workflow Stop?

Output Workflow Stop fits situations like: cancelling a workflow; stopping a long-running process; terminating a stuck workflow; you need to abort a workflow in progress.

How do I install Output Workflow Stop in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop in growthxai/output) into .claude/skills/output-workflow-stop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Output Workflow Stop in Codex?

Run `npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-workflow-stop in growthxai/output) into .agents/skills/output-workflow-stop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Output Workflow Stop in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-workflow-stop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/output-workflow-stop, .gemini/skills/output-workflow-stop, .github/skills/output-workflow-stop and .opencode/skills/output-workflow-stop in your project.

What does Output Workflow Stop need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Output Workflow Stop needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx, jq and docker). Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash.

Does Output Workflow Stop access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx and docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Output Workflow Stop safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Output Workflow Stop use?

Output Workflow Stop is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Output Workflow Stop use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Output Workflow Stop?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Output Workflow Stop: OMC Mode Cancellation (Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode, 40k stars), Cancel (Q00/ouroboros, 6.2k stars), Verify and Stop (JuliusBrussee/caveman, 111k stars) and Stop Words (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Output Workflow Stop?

growthxai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in growthxai/output, which has 442 GitHub stars. The repository holds 50 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: growthxai/output on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Output Workflow Stop

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Stop Running Workflow

Overview

When to Use This Skill

When NOT to Use This

Instructions

Stop a Workflow

Safety Considerations

Examples

After Stopping a Workflow

Check the State

Review What Happened

Clean Up If Needed

Restart If Appropriate

What Happens When You Stop

Troubleshooting

"Workflow not found"

"Workflow already completed"

"Workflow already terminated"

Stop command hangs

Best Practices

Related Commands

Files

Compare with similar skills

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