---
name: makima-contract
description: Contract commands for makima task-contract interaction. Use when checking contract status, reading goals, reporting progress, or managing contract files.
---

# Makima Contract Commands

These commands let tasks interact with their contract context. Environment variables (`MAKIMA_API_URL`, `MAKIMA_API_KEY`, `MAKIMA_CONTRACT_ID`, `MAKIMA_TASK_ID`) are pre-configured by the daemon.

## Status and Information

### Get contract status
```bash
makima contract status
```
Returns current phase, progress, and task summary.

### Get phase checklist
```bash
makima contract checklist
```
Returns checklist items for current phase.

### Get contract goals
```bash
makima contract goals
```
Returns the goals and success criteria for the contract.

### Get suggested next action
```bash
makima contract suggest-action
```
Returns AI-suggested next step based on current state.

### Get completion recommendation
```bash
makima contract completion-action --code --files "file1.ts,file2.ts" --lines-added 50 --lines-removed 10
```
Get recommendation for what to do after completing work.

Options:
- `--code` - Indicates there are code changes
- `--files "<comma-separated>"` - List of modified files
- `--lines-added <n>` - Number of lines added
- `--lines-removed <n>` - Number of lines removed

## Contract Files

Contract files are shared documents (plans, specs, notes) managed by the contract.

### List contract files
```bash
makima contract files
```

### Get file content
```bash
makima contract file <file_id>
```

### Update file content
```bash
echo "New content" | makima contract update-file <file_id>
```
Reads content from stdin.

### Create new file
```bash
echo "File content" | makima contract create-file "<filename>"
```
Reads content from stdin.

## Progress Reporting

### Report progress
```bash
makima contract report "<progress_message>"
```
Reports progress visible to supervisor and user.

## Output Format

All commands output JSON to stdout.

Example workflow:
```bash
# Check current phase and goals
makima contract status
makima contract goals

# Check what needs to be done
makima contract checklist

# Report progress
makima contract report "Completed initial analysis"

# Get next recommended action
makima contract suggest-action
```