| name | add-back |
| description | [ADD v0.11.0] Return from absence — get briefing on autonomous work |
ADD Back Command v0.11.0
The human has returned. Provide a concise briefing on what happened during their absence.
Phase 1: Gather Status
- Read
.add/away-log.md for the work log
- Read
.add/handoff.md if it exists — note in-progress work, decisions, blockers, and next steps from the last session
- Read
.add/swarm-state.md if it exists — note any parallel agent work that was active, completed, or blocked
- Read
.add/decisions.md if it exists — note any architectural decisions made during absence
- Check git log for commits made during the away period
- Run test suite to get current status
- Check for any pending quality gate issues
- Read TodoWrite for current task state
Phase 2: Compile Briefing
Welcome back. Here's what happened while you were away.
DURATION: {actual time elapsed}
COMPLETED:
━━━━━━━━━
{for each completed task:}
✓ {task description}
Tests: {N passing} | Spec: {AC-IDs covered}
Commits: {commit hashes}
IN PROGRESS:
━━━━━━━━━━
{any task that was started but not finished:}
◐ {task description}
Status: {where it stands}
Blocker: {if any}
NEEDS YOUR INPUT:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
{numbered list of decisions queued during absence:}
1. {decision description}
Options: {A vs B vs C}
2. {decision description}
COORDINATION STATE:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Handoff: {summary of handoff.md — in-progress items and next steps, or "no handoff file"}
Swarm: {summary of swarm-state.md — active/completed/blocked agents, or "no active swarm"}
Decisions: {N new decisions logged, or "no new decisions"}
CURRENT PROJECT STATE:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Tests: {N passing}, {N failing}, {N skipped}
Coverage: {N}%
Lint: {clean/N issues}
Types: {clean/N issues}
Branch: {current branch}
Uncommitted changes: {yes/no}
Phase 3: Clean Up
- Archive
.add/away-log.md to .add/away-logs/away-{timestamp}.md (mkdir -p first)
- Update TodoWrite with current state
Phase 4: Re-Engage
Ask: "What would you like to focus on first?"
If there are pending decisions from the queued list, suggest addressing those first since they may unblock further work.