Resume development with smart session continuation. Reads session handoff files, sprint spec, analyzes git state, and determines the best path forward.
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Resume development with smart session continuation. Reads session handoff files, sprint spec, analyzes git state, and determines the best path forward.
Resume development. Execute this smart continuation workflow:
Current Git State (auto-fetched)
Branch: !git branch --show-current
Status: !git status --short
Open PRs: !gh pr list --author @me --state open --limit 5 2>/dev/null || echo "No PRs or gh not configured"
0. Project Health Scan
Before session recovery, assess project maturity by checking key artifacts:
Artifact
Check
If Missing/Incomplete
docs/architecture/ARCHITECTURE.md
Exists, non-template, Last Verified < 30 days
Suggest /bootstrap if missing; /architecture-check if stale
docs/reference/GROUND_RULES.md
Exists and has ≥3 rules
Suggest /bootstrap (A3.5b step)
docs/reference/CODING_STANDARDS.md
Exists and non-template
Suggest /bootstrap
docs/reference/BACKLOG_INDEX.md
Has ≥1 TODO story
Suggest /ideate
Feature branch
git branch --list 'feat/*' 'fix/*' 'sprint-*'
Suggest /sprint-start
Test command
CLAUDE.md Commands has test entry
Suggest configuring tests
ADR currency
New ADRs accepted since last session (git log --oneline docs/adr/)
Surface new decisions that may constrain current work
Team workflow
.github/CODEOWNERS exists or >1 contributors
Surface team tier from scaling guide
Check for other developers' recent activity that may affect your work:
docs/reference/TEAM_WORKFLOW.md
Present as a health dashboard before the session state:
### Project Health- ✅ Architecture documented
- ✅ Ground rules established (5 rules)
- ⚠️ No backlog stories — consider `/ideate`- ⚠️ Architecture doc stale (Last Verified: 45 days ago) — consider `/architecture-check`- ❌ Test command not configured
Only flag items that are missing or incomplete — don't clutter with all-green checks unless it's the first session.
0.5. Check for Failure State
Check for an interrupted skill session:
cat docs/sessions/.failure-state.md 2>/dev/null
If .failure-state.md exists, a previous skill was interrupted mid-execution. This is the highest-priority context source. The file uses YAML frontmatter with structured fields:
---status:active# "active" means interrupted workflowskill:story-cycle# which skill was runningphase:"3"# phase numberphase_name:"Execution"# human-readable phase namestarted_at:"..."# when the workflow started (ISO-8601)story:"..."# story/task being worked onbranch:"..."# git branch at time of interruptionnext_action:"..."# what to do next to resumefiles_modified: [...] # files changed so far---
## Context
[Free-formnotesabouttheinterruptedstate]
Parse the YAML frontmatter to extract structured data. Present it prominently:
Check started_at — if the failure state is older than 4 hours, flag it as potentially stale:
"This failure state is [N] hours old. It may be from a previous session that was abandoned. Confirm you want to resume this workflow."
Validate story status: If the failure state references a story ID, check its status in the epic file (docs/reference/backlog/E*.md). If the story status is in-progress, recovery is valid. If it's done or review, the story may have been completed in another session — inform the user.
Recommend the user resume the interrupted skill (e.g., /story-cycle or /debug-session) with the recovery context from the next_action and ## Context section.
0.6. Read Latest Session Handoff
Check for the most recent session file:
ls -t docs/sessions/session-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
If a session file exists, read it as the primary context source. It contains: completed work, pending items, next steps, files to load, test status, and warnings.
0.7. Team Context Check
# Recent commits by other authors (last 7 days)
git log --since="7 days ago" --format="%an: %s" --no-merges | head -10
# Other open PRs that might conflict
gh pr list --state open --limit 5 2>/dev/null
If other PRs touch files related to your current story, flag potential agentic drift — semantically incompatible changes that merge cleanly but encode different assumptions. See docs/reference/TEAM_WORKFLOW.md for the full team coordination workflow.
1. Assess Git State
Branch Scenarios:
On feature branch with changes: Mid-sprint, continue work
On feature branch, clean: Sprint may be ready for PR or needs more work
On main with changes: Should not happen - create branch first
On main, clean: Between sprints, ready to start new work
1.5. Load Project Context
Load the project context knowledge base for deep project understanding (use the context-prime micro-component from .claude/prompts/context-prime.md):
Read docs/context/ files in priority order: overview + tech first, patterns + structure second, product last
Skip files that are still template placeholders (contain only <!-- filled by --> comments)
This provides persistent project knowledge that compounds across sessions
1.6. Reload Working Context
If a session file was found, use its "Files Accessed" section to reload context efficiently:
Modified files: Read all — they contain your changes from last session
Read (context-relevant): Read these only if continuing the same story
Investigated (can skip): Skip unless the user specifically asks about them
This avoids re-exploring files that were already investigated last session.
2. Assess Project State
Read @docs/progress.md for current sprint goal, story statuses, and notes
Metrics warnings: Check docs/progress.md → ## Metrics table for any 🟡 or 🔴 status. If found, surface in the Project Health section (step 0):
"⚠️ [Metric name]: [status] ([value], target [target]) — [sprint note context]"
This warns the user about quality degradation before they choose what to work on. Skip if all 🟢 or no data.
Read @docs/reference/BACKLOG_INDEX.md for current story status
2.5. Load Sprint Context
If on a sprint branch (branch name matches sprint-*):
Find the matching sprint spec: docs/sprints/sprint-<number>.md
Read it and extract:
Sprint goal — display prominently in the continuation summary
Stories table — current status of all sprint stories
Capacity — sessions available vs sessions consumed (count ✅ stories by size: S=1, M=2, L=4)
Decisions log — any decisions made in prior sessions that constrain current work
Boundaries — out of scope items and risks
If a session handoff file exists, cross-reference sprint_capacity from its frontmatter
This ensures the sprint goal and constraints survive across sessions — without this, resumed sessions lose the "why" behind the current work.
3. Determine Continuation Point
If on a feature branch:
This is an active sprint
Check if PR already exists: gh pr view
If PR exists and approved: offer to merge
If PR exists awaiting review: wait or continue work
If no PR: continue sprint implementation
If on main:
Find current IN_PROGRESS story in backlog
If found: switch to or create its feature branch
If none: identify next TODO story for new sprint
4. Handle Pending PRs
If there are open PRs awaiting merge, offer to:
Check review status
Merge approved PRs
Address review feedback
5. Quick Verification
Run the project's test command (from CLAUDE.md Commands section) to verify everything works:
# Use the project's test command from CLAUDE.md
If mid-sprint: Resume from last checkpoint
If starting new sprint: Execute sprint-start workflow
5.5. Health Dashboard
Present a quick status pulse:
# Last commit time and branch
git log -1 --format="%cr on %D"# Uncommitted file count
git status --short | wc -l
# Session file agels -lt docs/sessions/session-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
### Session Health-**Tests:** [passing/total] ([green/red])
-**Last commit:** [time ago] on [branch]
-**Open changes:** [count] files
-**Session file:** [age — e.g., "2 days ago" or "none found"]
6. Present Options
Based on analysis, present relevant options:
"Continue current sprint on branch [branch-name]"
"Complete sprint: run agents, update docs, create PR"
"Merge approved PR #[number] and start next story"
"Address review feedback on PR #[number]"
"Start next story [ID]: [title] (will create new branch)"
"Commit and push current changes to feature branch"
7. Wait for Direction
Skill metrics: The analysis is complete once findings are ready — emit a completion event BEFORE presenting them (the turn ends waiting for the user, so anything after the wait may never run):
