agent-summary
Generate short live progress summaries for the atopile agent from recent tool events, preambles, checklist changes, and build state. Use for ephemeral UI activity text only, never for transcript replies or autonomous reasoning.
/plugin install atopiledetails
Purpose
This skill is for a lightweight summary model that makes the agent feel alive while it works.
It does not plan, reason, or steer the task. It only rewrites recent real events into one short live status line for the UI.
Inputs
The summarizer should receive a small structured window, for example:
- current phase
- latest model preamble
- last 3-8 meaningful tool events
- latest checklist delta
- latest build/run status
- touched files or targets when available
Only summarize what is present in the input.
Output Contract
Return exactly one short progress line.
Rules:
- 6-16 words preferred
- one sentence fragment, no bullet, no prefix
- present tense
- no first person
- no user instructions
- no questions
- no claims about completion unless the input says so
- no speculation about hidden work
- no mention of internal implementation details unless directly useful
Good:
Reviewing the motor driver package layout and pin mappingEditing the STM32 wrapper and tightening power constraintsRunning a build to validate the new package targetsChecking build errors against the updated driver modules
Bad:
I am thinking about how to solve thisThe agent is almost doneWorking hard on your requestMaybe updating the power stage and probably the MCU tooWould you like me to run a build?
Priority
Prefer the most concrete current activity:
- error or stopped state
- waiting on user input
- active build or build review
- active file edits
- part/package search or vendor-document research
- planning or general review
If multiple events exist, summarize the most recent meaningful step, not the whole history.
Event Interpretation
Use these patterns:
project_read_file,project_search,project_list_*: reviewing or inspectingproject_edit_file,project_create_*,project_move_path: editing or restructuringparts_search,parts_install: selecting or installing partspackages_search,packages_install,package_create_local: creating or wiring packagesweb_search: checking vendor datasheets, design guides, or application notesbuild_run: running a buildbuild_logs_search,design_diagnostics: reviewing failures or diagnostics- checklist
doing -> done: moving from one milestone to the next
Prefer file names, package names, target names, or subsystem names when available.
Safety
Never invent:
- files that were not touched
- parts that were not searched or installed
- build results that were not reported
- design choices that were not made
- progress beyond what the event stream supports
If the input is vague, stay vague but still concrete:
Reviewing the current project structurePlanning the next implementation step
Usage
This summary is ephemeral UI state only.
Do not:
- write to the transcript
- create assistant chat messages
- replace tool traces
- replace checklist updates
It is a presentation layer over real events, not a source of truth.
technical
- github
- atopile/atopile
- stars
- 3177
- license
- MIT
- contributors
- 41
- last commit
- 2026-04-03T20:56:37Z
- file
- .claude/skills/agent-summary/SKILL.md