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Run delta view

3 min readReferenceUpdated 2026-05-21

What you'll find here

The read-only operator display for continuity-relevant changes since the previous usable handoff or resume point — and the inspection boundary that keeps it honest.

Summarizes; doesn't inspect.

Run deltas summarize already-persisted local state. craik run delta reads those durable records by delta id, run id, or task id and renders the operator view. Add --json to return the same delta and linked recovery sessions for automation. The view does not inspect the working tree, refresh GitHub, query Stigmem, or decide whether a run can continue.

Commands

craik operator run-delta DELTA_ID_OR_RUN_ID_OR_TASK_ID
craik operator run-deltas DELTA_ID_OR_RUN_ID_OR_TASK_ID
craik operator run-delta DELTA_ID_OR_RUN_ID_OR_TASK_ID --json

craik operator run-delta and craik operator run-deltas are read-only operator-surface aliases. They resolve a persisted run delta by delta ID first, then run ID, then task ID, and include linked recovery sessions in both terminal and JSON output.

What it formats

Previous and current handoff links

Case file · receipt · contradiction · active instruction constraint links

Created · updated · removed · unchanged change items

Linked recovery sessions

Required actions and stale-risk warnings

For non-clean recovery.

Resume must read required actions.

A clean session may have no required actions. Changed or missing context must show required actions so agents do not continue silently through stale or incomplete state.

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