shelbi status

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shelbi status [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

shelbi status prints the orchestrator's bootstrap snapshot for a project. Bare shelbi status emits a concise, human-readable summary of where the board stands right now. Pass --full to emit the full sectioned payload the orchestrator consumes on bootstrap: board + workspaces + zen + handoff-presence. Both the plain summary and --full are idempotent and safe to re-run.

--handoff prints the contents of HANDOFF.md from the project's local work_dir and then deletes the file. It's a no-op when no HANDOFF.md is present. Because it's destructive, it's kept separate from --full so that bootstrap snapshots stay safe to re-run.

The flags compose: shelbi status --full --handoff emits the full payload and drains the handoff note in one call, the exact shape the orchestrator reads when it wakes up and picks up where a previous session left off.

Flags

FlagTypeDefaultDescription
--fullflagoffEmit the full sectioned bootstrap payload (board, workspaces, zen, handoff-presence). Idempotent — safe to re-run.
--handoffflagoffPrint HANDOFF.md from the project's local work_dir, then delete it. No-op when absent. Destructive; kept separate from --full so snapshots stay re-runnable.
-p, --project <PROJECT>stringenv / cwd lookupProject to operate on. Defaults to $SHELBI_PROJECT, or the registered project whose work_dir contains the current directory.

list

shelbi status list

The list subcommand prints the canonical status catalogue (order, id, name, and category) read from the project's workflows/statuses.yaml. The order here is the left-to-right column order every view in the project uses.

Examples

Get a quick human read on the board:

shelbi status

Emit the full bootstrap payload for the orchestrator to consume:

shelbi status --full

Bootstrap-drain: emit the full snapshot and pick up any pending handoff note in a single call:

shelbi status --full --handoff

Print the project's status catalogue (columns, in order):

shelbi status list

See also

  • Orchestrator — what consumes the --full payload on bootstrap and how the handoff note keeps sessions continuous.
  • shelbi events — the transition log the orchestrator follows after it has read the bootstrap snapshot.