Mark a commitment as abandoned

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Marks a commitment as abandoned, removing it from completion stats while preserving it for historical records. Use when a commitment is no longer applicable. An optional reason can be provided.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
ProductivityBeginner
6/2/2026
Claude Code
#commitment#follow-through#task-management#status-update#abandon

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Automated summary

Marks a commitment as abandoned (no longer applicable) in a tracking system.

Strengths

  • Cleans up stale commitments without deletion.
  • Keeps history for future reference.
  • Abandoned items do not count against completion stats.

Limitations

  • Requires knowing the commitment ID.
  • Reason is optional, which may reduce traceability.
When to use it

When a commitment is no longer relevant or cannot be fulfilled.

When not to use it

If you merely want to reschedule or modify the commitment (use /ft update instead).

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score90/100

The skill performs a read-update operation on an internal data store (commitments) without any use of system commands, external network access, or sensitive data exposure. No destructive or risky actions are instructed.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Abandon without reason
/ft abandon 42
Abandon with reason
/ft abandon 42 --reason "Project cancelled"

Mark a commitment as abandoned (no longer applicable).

Usage

/ft abandon ID [--reason "TEXT"]

Arguments

  • ID - Required: The commitment ID
  • --reason "TEXT" - Optional reason for abandoning

Instructions

  1. Find Commitment: Look up by ID

  2. Update:

    • Set status to 'abandoned'
    • Add reason to notes if provided
  3. Confirm:

    Abandoned: {title}
    Reason: {reason or "Not specified"}
    

Note: Abandoned items don't count against completion stats but are kept for history.

From the file to a first result

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View the source and supporting files

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1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/mark-a-commitment-as-abandoned-mm78no1i/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/mark-a-commitment-as-abandoned-mm78no1i' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/mark-a-commitment-as-abandoned-mm78no1i/download' --output '.skill-downloads/mark-a-commitment-as-abandoned-mm78no1i/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/mark-a-commitment-as-abandoned-mm78no1i/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/mark-a-commitment-as-abandoned-mm78no1i/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

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3. Load the skill

This file does not provide a usable name/description header for this native procedure. It remains available to download and inspect; use the manual method below.

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/mark-a-commitment-as-abandoned-mm78no1i/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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