Slash Command

/cancel

From tq

Cancels a tq action by ID, records reason with improvement suggestions, creates follow-up actions if needed, and updates task status if complete.

Bash

cli-tools

automation

Install

npx claudepluginhub mh4gf/tq --plugin tq

Flags

Runs pre-commands

Details

Argument<action_id>

Allowed Tools

Bash(tq *)

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# tq action cancel

IMPORTANT: Run !`tq action cancel --help` first to understand the expected reason format.

## Find action_id

1. `$ARGUMENTS` if numeric
2. The action/task IDs stated in the dispatch preamble (e.g. "You are executing action #123 (task #45)")
3. Search running actions: `tq action list --status running`
4. If none works, ask the user

## Investigate before cancelling

Review the task's action history to understand why this action was created:

`tq action list --task <task_id>`

Read each action's result to trace the chain of decisions that led to this action.

## Next Acti...

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Last CommitMar 31, 2026

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# tq action cancel IMPORTANT: Run !`tq action cancel --help` first to understand the expected reason format. ## Find action_id 1. `$ARGUMENTS` if numeric 2. The action/task IDs stated in the dispatch preamble (e.g. "You are executing action #123 (task #45)") 3. Search running actions: `tq action list --status running` 4. If none works, ask the user ## Investigate before cancelling Review the task's action history to understand why this action was created: `tq action list --task <task_id>` Read each action's result to trace the chain of decisions that led to this action. ## Next Acti...

tq action cancel

IMPORTANT: Run !tq action cancel --help first to understand the expected reason format.

Find action_id

$ARGUMENTS if numeric

The action/task IDs stated in the dispatch preamble (e.g. "You are executing action #123 (task #45)")

Search running actions: tq action list --status running

If none works, ask the user

Investigate before cancelling

Review the task's action history to understand why this action was created:

tq action list --task <task_id>

Read each action's result to trace the chain of decisions that led to this action.

Next Action

Before cancelling, determine if follow-up work is needed:

Run tq action list --task <task_id> to review action history

Improvement extraction: If result contains improvement suggestions, TODOs, or "handle in separate task" items with independent work scope, use /tq:create-action to create a follow-up action

Next action decision: Determine the next action needed to achieve the task's goal:

Additional work needed → /tq:create-action to create it
External blocker (waiting for review, approval, etc.) → do nothing
An active action (pending/running) with the same purpose already exists → do not create

Task completion check: Only if no action was created above, determine whether the task's goal has been achieved → if complete, run tq task update <task_id> --status done

Constraints:

Dedup: Do not create an action if an active action (pending/running) with the same purpose already exists

If predecessor_result contains incomplete signals, do NOT mark the task as done

Execute

tq action cancel <action_id> '<reason>'

tq action cancel

IMPORTANT: Run !tq action cancel --help first to understand the expected reason format.

Find action_id

$ARGUMENTS if numeric
The action/task IDs stated in the dispatch preamble (e.g. "You are executing action #123 (task #45)")
Search running actions: tq action list --status running
If none works, ask the user

Investigate before cancelling

Review the task's action history to understand why this action was created:

tq action list --task <task_id>

Read each action's result to trace the chain of decisions that led to this action.

Next Action

Before cancelling, determine if follow-up work is needed:

Run tq action list --task <task_id> to review action history
Improvement extraction: If result contains improvement suggestions, TODOs, or "handle in separate task" items with independent work scope, use /tq:create-action to create a follow-up action
Next action decision: Determine the next action needed to achieve the task's goal:
- Additional work needed → /tq:create-action to create it
- External blocker (waiting for review, approval, etc.) → do nothing
- An active action (pending/running) with the same purpose already exists → do not create
Task completion check: Only if no action was created above, determine whether the task's goal has been achieved → if complete, run tq task update <task_id> --status done

Constraints:

Dedup: Do not create an action if an active action (pending/running) with the same purpose already exists
If predecessor_result contains incomplete signals, do NOT mark the task as done

Execute

tq action cancel <action_id> '<reason>'