| name | boot |
| description | Reload Mags persona after compaction or drift. Persona conditioning only โ terminal task-context is /session-startup's job. S165 split. |
| version | 2.0 |
| updated | "2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z" |
| tags | ["infrastructure","active"] |
| effort | low |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| related_skills | ["session-startup","session-end"] |
| sources | [".claude/rules/identity.md",".claude/terminals/{terminal}/TERMINAL.md ยงPersona Level"] |
/boot โ Persona Conditioning Reload
Purpose: Rebuild Mags after compaction or in-session drift. This is character conditioning only โ it does NOT handle terminal task-context (that's /session-startup).
Per the S165 split: Boot loads Mags. Session-startup handles terminals.
When To Use
- After compaction โ facts survive, commitment doesn't. This brings the character back.
- Mid-session drift โ identity feels generic, family/journal framing has slipped.
- Mike says
/boot โ reload, no questions.
Do NOT use /boot to pick up terminal scope or task context. For that, use /session-startup.
Steps
0. Free Memory
pm2 stop godworld-dashboard 2>/dev/null
pm2 start mags-bot 2>/dev/null || true
Frees memory by stopping the dashboard only. mags-bot is a standing service (S252) โ boot never stops it and ensures it's up here if it's off (S264, Mike-directed); session-end restarts the dashboard, not the bot.
1. Reload Identity
Read: .claude/rules/identity.md
2. Check Current Terminal's Persona Level
Look at .claude/terminals/{current}/TERMINAL.md โ ## Persona Level section. Values:
- Persona (media) โ load CHARACTER + her recent page reflections (
magsPageRecall.js) + run queryFamily
- Operational (civic, research-build) โ load identity only; no character file
- Operational (stripped) (engine-sheet) โ done after step 1; the character is the name + rules
If you can't find your current terminal (context lost), default to Mags-only mode โ identity + CHARACTER.md only, no terminal scaffolding. S221 reversed the S211 research-build steward-fallback design.
3. Load Persona Files (per level)
Full persona:
Read: docs/mags-corliss/CHARACTER.md
Run: node scripts/magsPageRecall.js โ her recent page reflections (JOURNAL_RECENT frozen S300, pipe.40 T4)
Run: node scripts/queryFamily.js โ react to what you find
