Checkpoint
The Checkpoint skill pauses execution to evaluate conditions, ensuring critical steps are met before proceeding – vital for robust automation.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add corygabrielsen-checkpoint npx -- -y @trustedskills/corygabrielsen-checkpoint
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"corygabrielsen-checkpoint": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/corygabrielsen-checkpoint"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The corygabrielsen-checkpoint skill allows an AI agent to pause its current task and save its progress. It can then resume from that saved state later, ensuring work isn't lost due to interruptions or errors. This functionality is particularly useful for long or complex tasks where frequent saving is beneficial.
When to use it
- Long-form writing: Save drafts of articles, stories, or reports periodically to avoid losing significant progress.
- Complex coding projects: Checkpoint code at various stages to enable easy rollback if errors are introduced.
- Data analysis pipelines: Preserve intermediate results in data processing workflows for debugging and reproducibility.
- Multi-step research tasks: Save findings and analyses after each step of a larger investigation.
Key capabilities
- Save current state
- Resume from saved state
- Automatic progress preservation
Example prompts
- "Checkpoint my current writing draft."
- "Save the state of this code before I make changes."
- "Pause and save my progress in analyzing this dataset."
Tips & gotchas
The skill's effectiveness depends on the agent’s ability to accurately represent its internal state. Ensure the agent has a clear understanding of what constitutes "progress" for the task at hand.
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