---
title: status, report, dashboard
description: Inspecting task status, reading reports, and opening review dashboards.
sidebar:
  order: 3
  label: status, report, dashboard
---

## `status`, `report`, and `dashboard`

Inspect task executions, audit decisions, and view visual diffs.

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## `niki status`

Displays the live or most recent task status, current active stage, revision counts, and generated branch names.

```bash
niki status
```

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## `niki report`

Renders the complete `report.md` decision trail for a task. Accepts full task UUIDs or unique short prefixes.

```bash
# View report for latest task
niki report

# View report for specific task prefix
niki report 6d281d6d
```

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## `niki dashboard`

Generates or opens a standalone, static HTML visual diff and review dashboard in your default browser.

```bash
# Open interactive diff dashboard for latest task
niki dashboard

# Output path to HTML file without opening browser
niki dashboard --path-only
```