Read your activity dashboard

Where your work lives while DOS is running. Open it during a long Algorithm run and watch the phase update in real time.

Two surfaces, one source

• JSON state file — ~/.claude/MEMORY/STATE/work.json. Raw registry of every session.
• Studio dashboard — the Activity route in this app. Reads work.json, renders sessions, progress bars, filters.

Both read the same data. Pick whichever you prefer.

What it shows per session

• Task — your eight-word description.
• Slug — timestamped ID: YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS_kebab-task.
• Effort tier — Standard, Extended, Advanced, Deep, Comprehensive.
• Phase — observe, think, plan, build, execute, verify, learn, complete.
• Progress — N/M criteria, pulled from PRD frontmatter.
• Mode — interactive or autonomous.
• ISC counts — atomic criteria, checked, anti-criteria.

Click a session and the full PRD opens: Context, Criteria, Decisions, Verification.

The frontmatter that feeds it

Every PRD lives at MEMORY/WORK/{slug}/PRD.md and opens with YAML:

---
task: Deliver DOS v0.0.3 documentation for studio
slug: 20260412-185853_deliver-dos-v003-docs
effort: deep
phase: execute
progress: 5/47
mode: interactive
started: 2026-04-12T18:58:53Z
updated: 2026-04-12T19:18:00Z
---

progress: 5/47 means five of forty-seven atomic criteria passed. The Algorithm bumps it the moment a criterion flips to [x]. phase: execute means the Algorithm is between BUILD and VERIFY. updated going stale during an active session means something stalled.

How PRDSync keeps it fresh

A PostToolUse hook named PRDSync watches for Write and Edit calls against any PRD.md. When it fires, it parses frontmatter and criteria, then writes the summary into work.json. The hook is strictly read-only against the PRD. It never writes the PRD itself — only the Algorithm writes the PRD.

Common reads

• "What is DOS doing right now?" — Sort by updated descending, look at the top row's phase.
• "Did my background run finish?" — Filter by today, look for phase: complete.
• "Why is this stuck?" — Open the PRD and scan unchecked criteria.
• "How much did I get done this week?" — Sum progress numerators across sessions started in the last seven days.

Troubleshoot

• Dashboard is empty. work.json doesn't exist yet. Run any Algorithm session and PRDSync creates it on first fire.
• Stale updated. The Algorithm is between phases or crashed. Check the PRD directly.
• Phase badge looks wrong. PRDSync fires on Write/Edit of PRD.md. Frontmatter edited outside a tool call never reaches the dashboard. Touch the file via an Edit call to refresh.
• Progress counter drifts from checkbox count. The Algorithm updates progress: manually. Edit the frontmatter to match the checkboxes.

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