gh-jamsajones-claude-squad/commands/squad-furlough.md

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description	argument-hint	allowed-tools
Turn off orchestrator while keeping agents available for direct invocation		Bash(*), Read(*), Write(*)

Squad Furlough - Disable Orchestrator Only

Disable the orchestrator and automatic delegation while keeping agents available for direct invocation.

What Squad Furlough Does

1. Creates furlough state file to track orchestrator disable
2. Updates hook to skip orchestration but preserve agent access
3. Maintains agent infrastructure for manual invocation
4. Prompts for context clearing to ensure clean state

Implementation

Creating furlough state (orchestrator disabled, agents available)...

!echo "SQUAD_FURLOUGH=$(date)" > ~/.claude/.squad_furlough !echo "ORCHESTRATOR_DISABLED=true" >> ~/.claude/.squad_furlough !echo "AGENTS_AVAILABLE=true" >> ~/.claude/.squad_furlough

Updating session hook for furlough mode...

!cat > ~/.claude/hooks/sessionStart.sh << 'EOF' #!/bin/bash

SessionStart hook to load SQUAD.md orchestration rules

This hook runs at the beginning of each session and after /clear

Check for session-only disable first

if [ -f "$HOME/.claude/.squad_session_disabled" ]; then echo "⏸️ Squad temporarily disabled for this session." echo "Use /squad-on to re-enable for this session." exit 0 fi

Check for furlough mode (orchestrator disabled, agents available)

if [ -f "$HOME/.claude/.squad_furlough" ]; then echo "🏖️ Squad in furlough mode - Orchestrator disabled, agents available for direct invocation." echo "💡 You can still invoke agents directly using Task() calls." echo "Use /squad-on to re-enable full orchestration." exit 0 fi

Check if squad is enabled

if [ -f "$HOME/.claude/.squad_enabled" ]; then SQUAD_FILE="$HOME/.claude/SQUAD.md"

# Check if SQUAD.md exists
if [ -f "$SQUAD_FILE" ]; then
    echo "🤖 Loading squad orchestration rules from SQUAD.md..."
    cat "$SQUAD_FILE"
else
    echo "⚠️  Warning: SQUAD.md not found at $SQUAD_FILE"
    echo "Agent orchestration rules may not be properly configured."
fi

else echo "ℹ️ Squad functionality disabled. Use /squad-on to enable agent delegation." fi EOF

!chmod +x ~/.claude/hooks/sessionStart.sh

Furlough State Check

!echo "🔍 Current State:" !echo "✅ Permanent state: $([ -f ~/.claude/.squad_enabled ] && echo 'Preserved' || echo 'Not installed')" !echo "🏖️ Furlough mode: $([ -f ~/.claude/.squad_furlough ] && echo 'Active' || echo 'Inactive')" !echo "🤖 Agent access: Available for direct Task() invocation"

Context Clearing

⚠️ IMPORTANT: To ensure proper furlough activation, your current context should be cleared.

Do you want to clear the context now?

Respond with 'yes' to clear context and activate furlough mode, or 'no' to keep current context.

If you choose 'yes', the context will be cleared and you'll be able to invoke agents directly without automatic orchestration.

Squad Furlough Status

🏖️ Squad is now in FURLOUGH MODE

• Orchestrator disabled (no automatic delegation)
• Agents available for direct Task() invocation
• Manual specialist access maintained
• Quality gates inactive

Available for direct invocation:

• Task(agent="infrastructure-specialist", prompt="...")
• Task(agent="frontend-developer", prompt="...")
• Task(agent="backend-architect", prompt="...")
• Task(agent="security-auditor", prompt="...")
• And all other specialist agents

Use /squad-on to re-enable full orchestration. Use /squad-dismiss to completely remove squad functionality.