/status Command
Display current AIKit configuration and system status.
Usage
# Show full status
/status
# Show specific config section
/status agents
/status skills
Arguments
| Argument | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
<section> | string | No | All | Section to display |
Output
Shows comprehensive status including:
- AIKit version
- Configuration files
- Loaded skills, agents, commands, tools
- Beads status
- Active session (if any)
- Git state
Example output:
🚀 AIKit v0.1.17
✓ Configuration loaded
Global Config: ~/.config/aikit/aikit.json
Project Config: .aikit/aikit.json
Components:
Skills: 22
Agents: 8
Commands: 42
Tools: 20+
Beads: ✅ Installed
Beads directory: .beads/
Active Session: 20260102-1430-auth-refactor
Started: 1/2/2026, 2:30:00 PM
Duration: 2h 45m
Status: In Progress
Git State:
Branch: feature/auth
Last Commit: abc1234 (Add JWT support)
Modified Files: 12
Status Sections
All
/status
Shows everything.
Skills
/status skills
Shows:
- Total skills loaded
- Global vs project skills
- Skill categories
Agents
/status agents
Shows:
- Available agent types
- Default agent
- Agent system prompts
Commands
/status commands
Shows:
- Total commands loaded
- Command categories
- Command counts by category
Config
/status config
Shows:
- Configuration file paths
- Loaded configuration keys
- Overridden values
Beads
/status beads
Shows:
- Beads installation status
- Tasks in progress
- Configuration
Configuration Display
Global Configuration
# Show global config location
ls -la ~/.config/aikit/aikit.json
# Show global skills directory
ls ~/.config/aikit/skills/
Project Configuration
# Show project config location
ls -la .aikit/aikit.json
# Show project-specific configuration
cat .aikit/aikit.json
Active Session Information
If a session is active, shows:
- Session ID and name
- Start time
- Duration so far
- Goals and progress
- Current git state
# Example active session
Session ID: 20260102-1430-auth-refactor
Name: Authentication Refactor
Started: 1/2/2026, 2:30:00 PM
Duration: 2h 45m (ongoing)
Goals:
- [x] Refactor OAuth 2.0 flow
- [x] Add JWT support
- [ ] "Fix authentication bugs"
Progress:
- 1/2/2026, 3:45 PM: Implemented OAuth flow
- 2/2/2026, 4:15 PM: Added JWT generation
- Current: "Fixing authentication bugs"
Git State:
Branch: feature/auth
Modified Files: 9 files
Last Commit: def5678 (Added JWT validation)
Troubleshooting
Configuration Not Loading
# Verify global config exists
ls ~/.config/aikit/aikit.json
# Verify project config
ls .aikit/aikit.json
# Check AIKit installation
aikit --version
Skills Not Showing
# List global skills
ls ~/.config/aikit/skills/
# List project skills
ls .aikit/skills/
# Check skills file format
cat ~/.config/aikit/skills/intro.md
Beads Not Installed
# Check Beads installation
bd --version
# Initialize Beads
bd init
# Verify .beads directory
ls -la .beads/
Related Commands
- /config - Manage configuration
- /version - Show version info
- /session_current - Show active session
Related Documentation
- Configuration - Configuration system
- Installation - Setup guide
- Session Management - Session system
- Beads Integration - Task tracking