CLIMission

How to

Mark work blocked

Record why work cannot continue.

What changes

block preserves the blocker reason so teammates and AI assistants can see why work stopped.

When this helps

  • A required approval, credential, design decision, or external dependency is missing.
  • The same blocker prevents meaningful progress.
  • A handoff needs to explain why the next action is not implementation.

Run this command

terminal
sumr mission block SUM-123 --reason "Waiting for API approval"# record blocker

Flags you can use

--reason <text>

Describe the blocker in plain language.

--allow-custom-key

Accept a work key that does not match a configured work-provider prefix. Use only for local or intentionally custom work.

--json

Return a structured JSON envelope for scripts, CI jobs, and AI assistants.

--help, -h

Show the command syntax, supported flags, and examples without changing files.