---
title: Ask for status as often as you like
description: Status reads the plan and changes nothing, so it is safe to run before every standup or handoff.
url: https://openplanr.dev/docs/tips/status-changes-nothing
updated: 2026-10-06
related:
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/find-what-is-blocked.md
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/status-check.md
  - https://openplanr.dev/docs/prompts/open-the-dashboard.md
---

# Ask for status as often as you like

Status reads the plan and changes nothing, so it is safe to run before every standup or handoff.

`/planr:status` (Claude Code), `$status` (Codex) or `@planr-status` (Cursor) reads the planning files, task statuses, dependency graph, and current branch, then reports what is ready, blocked, and pending, plus the most useful next action. It does not repair files, start Plan or Ship, or change any status.

It works from the files in your repository. It queries GitHub or Linear only when you ask for live remote state, and it says which data it inspected and how fresh it is.

Name a spec to see one feature, or ask without one for the whole project.

## Prompt

Claude Code:

```text
/planr:status
```

Codex:

```text
$status
```

With the OpenPlanr plugin for Codex, use $planr:status.

Cursor:

```text
@planr-status
```

Cursor applies the planr-status rule when you mention it in chat.