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Agent skill

Spk Run Blocked Recovery

by spec-kitty in spec-kitty/spec-kitty

Recover from Spec Kitty blocked runtime states, missing artifacts, failed guards, stale worktrees, and decision-required loops.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Spk Run Blocked Recovery

skills CLI
$ npx skills add spec-kitty/spec-kitty --skill spk-run-blocked-recovery -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install spec-kitty/spec-kitty spk-run-blocked-recovery --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/spec-kitty/spec-kitty.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/charter/offering/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery .claude/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery && 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/

Facts

Skill name
spk-run-blocked-recovery
GitHub stars
1.7k
Token cost
~210 tokens
SKILL.md length
99 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
45
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Recover from Spec Kitty blocked runtime states, missing artifacts, failed guards, stale worktrees, and decision-required loops.

  • Works in 5 steps: Capture the exact command and blocker… → Classify the blocker: missing artifact,… → Use the nearest specialist skill: setup… → …
  • Tasks that involve Git worktrees
  • SKILL.md covers Flow and Rule
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Spk Run Blocked Recovery is an agent skill from spec-kitty/spec-kitty. Recover from Spec Kitty blocked runtime states, missing artifacts, failed guards, stale worktrees, and decision-required loops.

Its SKILL.md is about 210 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Git worktrees. The repository describes itself as: Spec-Driven Development with organizational governance. Specs tell AI agents what to build; Charter governs how they build it. Git-native missions, enforceable workflows, and… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Git worktrees

Example prompts

  • “/spk-run-blocked-recovery”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Capture the exact command and blocker output.
  2. Classify the blocker: missing artifact, invalid state, guard failure,
  3. Use the nearest specialist skill: setup doctor, git workflow, team sync,
  4. Make one repair, rerun the same command, and compare output.
  5. Escalate to the user only when the command requires a product decision or

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d12146f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Spk Run Blocked Recovery loads about 210 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 99 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~38
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~210

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 spec-kitty/spec-kitty at commit d12146f, republished under its MIT licence (© spec-kitty). 99 words, ~210 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
spk-run-blocked-recovery
description
Recover from Spec Kitty blocked runtime states, missing artifacts, failed guards, stale worktrees, and decision-required loops.

spk-run-blocked-recovery

Use this skill when next, review, accept, merge, or sync output shows a blocker.

Flow

  1. Capture the exact command and blocker output.
  2. Classify the blocker: missing artifact, invalid state, guard failure, worktree/git issue, sync issue, auth issue, or user decision required.
  3. Use the nearest specialist skill: setup doctor, git workflow, team sync, review, accept, or merge.
  4. Make one repair, rerun the same command, and compare output.
  5. Escalate to the user only when the command requires a product decision or external credential.

Rule

Do not bypass a guard. Resolve the reason the guard exists.

© spec-kitty, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in src/charter/offering/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery of spec-kitty/spec-kitty.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d12146f

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Git Worktree Cleanuplobehub/lobehub83k—~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Categories

Questions about Spk Run Blocked Recovery

What does Spk Run Blocked Recovery do?

Recover from Spec Kitty blocked runtime states, missing artifacts, failed guards, stale worktrees, and decision-required loops. Spk Run Blocked Recovery is an agent skill from spec-kitty/spec-kitty. Recover from Spec Kitty blocked runtime states, missing artifacts, failed guards, stale worktrees, and decision-required loops.

When should I use Spk Run Blocked Recovery?

Spk Run Blocked Recovery fits situations like: tasks that involve Git worktrees.

How do I install Spk Run Blocked Recovery in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add spec-kitty/spec-kitty --skill spk-run-blocked-recovery -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (src/charter/offering/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery in spec-kitty/spec-kitty) into .claude/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Spk Run Blocked Recovery in Codex?

Run `npx skills add spec-kitty/spec-kitty --skill spk-run-blocked-recovery -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (src/charter/offering/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery in spec-kitty/spec-kitty) into .agents/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Spk Run Blocked Recovery 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 spec-kitty/spec-kitty --skill spk-run-blocked-recovery -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery, .gemini/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery, .github/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery and .opencode/skills/spk-run-blocked-recovery in your project.

What does Spk Run Blocked Recovery need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Spk Run Blocked Recovery is instructions for the agent only.

Does Spk Run Blocked Recovery access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Spk Run Blocked Recovery safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Spk Run Blocked Recovery use?

Spk Run Blocked Recovery is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Spk Run Blocked Recovery use?

About 210 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 840 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 Spk Run Blocked Recovery?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Spk Run Blocked Recovery: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 42k stars), Finishing A Development Branch (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Git Worktree Cleanup (lobehub/lobehub, 83k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Spk Run Blocked Recovery?

spec-kitty (a GitHub organization) maintains it in spec-kitty/spec-kitty, which has 1,678 GitHub stars. The repository holds 45 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

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