# completing-work

> Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion by presenting structured options

- Author: Avery Crespi
- Repository: averycrespi/claudefiles
- Version: 20260120124041
- Stars: 1
- Forks: 0
- Last Updated: 2026-02-06
- Source: https://github.com/averycrespi/claudefiles
- Web: https://mule.run/skillshub/@@averycrespi/claudefiles~completing-work:20260120124041

---

---
name: completing-work
description: Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion by presenting structured options
---

# Completing Work

## Overview

Guide completion of development work by presenting clear options and handling chosen workflow.

**Core principle:** Verify tests → Reflect on learnings → Present options → Execute choice.

**Announce at start:** "I'm using the completing-work skill to complete this work."

## The Process

### Step 1: Verify Tests

**Before presenting options, verify tests pass:**

```bash
# Run project's test suite
npm test / cargo test / pytest / go test ./...
```

**If tests fail:**
```
Tests failing (<N> failures). Must fix before completing:

[Show failures]

Cannot proceed with merge/PR until tests pass.
```

Stop. Don't proceed to Step 2.

**If tests pass:** Continue to Step 2.

### Step 2: Reflect on Learnings

**If you have project-specific learnings from this session, present them for user approval.**

**What to look for:**
- Explicit corrections or guidance from the user during the session
- Findings from spec-reviewer and code-quality-reviewer subagents
- Friction points you figured out (build commands, test setup, file locations, naming conventions)
- Patterns discovered in existing code that weren't documented

**What makes a good reflection:**
- Actionable for future sessions (not one-off fixes)
- Project-specific (not general programming knowledge)
- Concise enough to fit naturally in CLAUDE.md

**What to exclude:**
- User preferences (belong in user's global CLAUDE.md, not project CLAUDE.md)
- Temporary workarounds or environment-specific quirks
- Things already documented in the project

**If you have learnings to propose:**

Use `AskUserQuestion` with `multiSelect: true`:

```
AskUserQuestion(
  questions: [{
    question: "Which learnings should be preserved in CLAUDE.md?",
    header: "Reflections",
    multiSelect: true,
    options: [
      {
        label: "<short label>",
        description: "<learning> → <target section in CLAUDE.md>"
      },
      // ... more options
    ]
  }]
)
```

**Example:**
```
options: [
  { label: "Build prereq", description: "Run `npm run build` before tests → ## Development" },
  { label: "API naming", description: "Query params use snake_case → new ## API Conventions" }
]
```

**After user selects:**
- If user selects any options → Update project CLAUDE.md, placing learnings in proposed sections
- Commit: `docs(CLAUDE.md): <summarize selected learnings>`
- If user selects nothing → Skip, continue to Step 3

**If no learnings to propose:** Skip silently, continue to Step 3.

### Step 3: Present Options

Present exactly these 2 options:

```
Implementation complete. What would you like to do?

1. Push and create a Pull Request
2. Keep the branch as-is (I'll handle it later)

Which option?
```

**Don't add explanation** - keep options concise.

### Step 4: Execute Choice

#### Option 1: Push and Create PR

```bash
# Push branch
git push -u origin <feature-branch>

# Create PR in draft mode
gh pr create --draft --title "<title>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
<2-3 bullets of what changed>

## Test Plan
- [ ] <verification steps>
EOF
)"
```

#### Option 2: Keep As-Is

Report: "Keeping branch <name>."

## Common Mistakes

**Skipping test verification**
- **Problem:** Merge broken code, create failing PR
- **Fix:** Always verify tests before offering options

**Open-ended questions**
- **Problem:** "What should I do next?" → ambiguous
- **Fix:** Present exactly 2 structured options

**Noisy reflections**
- **Problem:** Proposing too many trivial or already-documented learnings
- **Fix:** Only propose actionable, project-specific patterns not already in CLAUDE.md

## Red Flags

**Never:**
- Proceed with failing tests
- Merge without verifying tests on result
- Delete work without confirmation
- Force-push without explicit request

**Always:**
- Verify tests before offering options
- Skip reflection silently if no learnings to propose
- Present exactly 2 options