/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel

Gracefully stop the active CEO Decision Loop, write a final session summary with statistics, and preserve the complete decision journal.


Level	L1 Vibe Coder
Category	CEO Decision Loop
Syntax	`/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel`

What It Does

/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel is the graceful exit from an active CEO-LOOP ORBIT cycle. It reads the current loop state, collects session statistics (iterations completed, decisions made, auto-approved count, escalated count, accuracy percentage, trust level), writes a final session summary to the progress file, sets the loop to inactive, and reports the results. Most importantly, it never deletes the decision journal -- all decisions from the session are preserved.

The command is idempotent and safe. If no loop is active, it reports that and exits. If a loop is running, it stops cleanly. Pending decisions that were not processed remain in .claude/ceo-decisions-pending.json for the next session. The next time you run /nxtg-forge:ceo-loop, it picks up from the journal history.

Without this command, the only way to stop the loop would be to manually edit the state file or wait for the max-iterations or time-limit to expire. /nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel provides a clean, documented exit with full statistics.

Syntax & Options

/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel

This command takes no arguments. It always cancels the active loop.

When to Use It

Ending a governance session: When you have made enough decisions and want to return to normal work.
Before switching context: Stop the loop before moving to a different project or task type.
Emergency stop: If the loop is making decisions you disagree with, cancel it and review the journal.

To restart the loop after cancelling, run /nxtg-forge:ceo-loop again. It starts a fresh session but retains the journal history.

Examples

Example 1: Standard Cancellation

/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel

[CEO-LOOP] ORBIT Loop Cancelled
+-- Completed iterations: 7
+-- Decisions made: 12
+-- Decision accuracy: 83% (5/6 with retrograde)
+-- Remaining in queue: 2
+-- Journal preserved: .claude/ceo-loop-decisions.jsonl
+-- Resume with: /nxtg-forge:ceo-loop

Example 2: No Active Loop

/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop-cancel

No CEO-LOOP is currently active.

Safe to run even when no loop is running.

Power Use Cases

Cancel the loop, review the decision journal (.claude/ceo-loop-decisions.jsonl), and look for patterns. Are certain types of decisions consistently escalated? Are auto-approved decisions turning out well? Use this analysis to adjust your governance approach.

The final session summary appended to .claude/ceo-loop-progress.md creates a session log over time. Multiple start/cancel cycles produce a chronological record of governance sessions with statistics.

Combines With

Feature	Synergy
/nxtg-forge:ceo-loop	Start the loop; cancel stops it. They are a matched pair.
/nxtg-forge:status	Check project health after cancelling to see the impact of loop decisions
/nxtg-forge:report	Session report can include loop statistics from the progress file

Level Progression

Level	What You Get
L1 Vibe Coder	Full graceful cancellation with statistics, journal preservation, and session summary
L2 Pro Builder	Cancellation event recorded in orchestrator event trail
L3 Ship Lord	Loop session history visible in the forge-ui dashboard governance timeline

Tips & Gotchas

The decision journal is never deleted. Not by cancel, not by starting a new loop. It is a permanent audit trail.
The state file (.claude/ceo-loop-state.json) has active set to false after cancellation. It is not deleted.
Session accuracy metrics (correct/incorrect) are per-session only. Historical accuracy lives in the journal.
Pending decisions that were not processed remain in the queue for the next /nxtg-forge:ceo-loop invocation.
The progress file gets a "SESSION END" section appended with final statistics. This creates a multi-session log.

See also: ceo-loop | status | command-center