> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Work in progress

> Follow a feature while Iron Octopus builds it.

While a feature is in **Building**, Iron Octopus works through its work items one at a time and reviews each one. You don't need to watch, but you can see exactly where things stand at any point.

## On your Home page

Under **In progress**, each feature in Building or Acceptance shows a progress bar and a line such as:

* **3 of 7 work items done · 1 running · 1 in rework** while it's being built.
* **11 of 12 acceptance criteria met** once it's in Acceptance.

## On the feature page

The feature page shows the same progress in more detail, with each [work item](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/building-blocks/work-items.md) and its current state. Open a work item to see what was built and what review found.

When every work item is done, the feature moves to **Acceptance** on its own, and Iron Octopus verifies its acceptance criteria. If your rules turn that off, the feature waits as **Ready for acceptance** until you click **Move to acceptance**.

## Across your workspace

**Work in progress**, linked from Home, each project and each feature, and in ⌘K, lists every active work item, with how long each has been in its current state. It leaves out work that hasn't started, work that's done, and features that aren't active.

## When something needs you

Most of the time, nothing does. If a work item fails after its automatic retries, or review asks for a person, the feature moves to **Needs you** on Home. See [when work fails or gets stuck](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/fix/when-work-fails.md) and [review and rework](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/build/review-and-rework.md).


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