| name | couvert |
| description | Lightweight session open/close ritual — top-and-tail a work session without a full work-tracker. Use when the user says open/start a session ("/open", "let's start") or close/wrap one ("/close", "wrap up"). Orients at the start; reflects, captures a short note, and commits at the end.
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Couvert — session lifecycle (no work-tracker)
A couvert is the cover laid before service and cleared after. This skill does
the same for a work session: a light open and a light close, no ticketing system
required.
Open
- Orient. Read the latest session note (if any — see the session log below)
and
git status; summarise in 2–3 lines where things stand.
- Surface open loops. Name any obvious unfinished edits or loose threads.
- State intent. Say the session's intent in one sentence. Ask once if it's
unclear — this is orientation, not interrogation.
Close
- Reflect. What changed this session — 3–5 past-tense bullets.
- Next Action. Name the single thing to resume with.
- Capture. Append a short note (date, intent, what-changed, next-action) to
the session log.
- Commit. Commit staged work with a concise message. Closing seals; it does
not open new threads.
The session log
A plain markdown file the open step reads and the close step appends to. Default
location: SESSION_LOG.md at the repo root (create it on first close). Keep
entries short — this is a memory aid, not a journal.
