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# /start — Begin Session Load your workspace state so the session begins where the last one left off, then give a short briefing. User-timed, so nothing runs ambiently. **Invocation:** user-only (`disable-model-invocation: true`) — you decide when a session starts, and the flag keeps this skill out of ambient context. ## Configuration Read the optional `workspace.yaml` at the project root. Below, `<state_dir>`, `<sessions_dir>`, and `<task_file>` are its resolved values; defaults are `state/`, `sessions/`, and `TODO.md`. Staleness thresholds come from `staleness.current_days` (3), `weekly_days` (5), `blockers_days` (7). Full reference: `docs/state-model.md`. ## Instructions 1. **Get today's date.** Run `date +%Y-%m-%d`. Note the day of week. 2. **Check what changed since last session.** If this is a git repository, find the most recent session log in `<sessions_dir>` and run: ```bash git log --oneline --since="<last session date>" ``` Flag any state or context files modified since the last session — they may hold updates from other sessions or manual edits. If not a git repository (`git rev-parse --git-dir` fails), skip this step and continue. 3. **Load context (read in order):** - `<state_dir>/current.md` — active priorities, open threads - `<state_dir>/decisions.md` — scan the last 5 entries for awareness - `<state_dir>/weekly-priorities.md` — what matters this week - `<state_dir>/blockers.md` — things waiting on dependencies - `<sessions_dir>/{TODAY}.md` — if it exists, you are resuming today 4. **Health checks.** Flag anything that needs attention; skip silently if all clean: - `current.md` older than `staleness.current_days` — flag it - `weekly-priorities.md` older than `staleness.weekly_days` — flag it - `blockers.md` older than `staleness.blockers_days` — flag it - **Inbox:** if the project keeps a drop-zone (e.g. `inbox/`) and it holds files, note the count and suggest triaging them - **Overdue items:** scan `<task_file>` for unchecked items with a date that has passed 5. **Give a briefing.** Keep it short: - Date and day of week - State freshness (one line if all fresh, individual flags if stale) - Files changed since last session - Top 2–3 priorities from `current.md` - Any time-sensitive open threads - Any blockers worth flagging - Ask: "What's the focus today?" If resuming today's session, acknowledge what was already covered. ## Design principles - **Fast.** Under 60 seconds. If it's slow, it won't get used. - **Skip what's clean.** All fresh, no near deadlines → say so in one line. - **Graceful degradation.** If state files don't exist yet, note it and point to `templates/`; outside a git repo, run the file-based checks only.