checkpoint

name	checkpoint
description	Record progress - update by default, complete a topic with "done", record everything with "full".
argument-hint	[done | full]

Checkpoint

Record where you are. The default energy is update - a milestone, a scope shift, a natural pause. Not an ending.

Update (no argument)

Look at what happened since the last announce or checkpoint. Call mcp__goclauded__update with 3-8 lines capturing what was built, what was decided, any scope shifts. Summarize the window, not the whole session.

If the scope shifted meaningfully, update the roster topic too - other sessions see the stale announce until you do.

Propose the update text. Wait for confirmation before sending.

Done

The current topic is finished. Call mcp__goclauded__complete with a summary of the topic arc - drawing from prior checkpoints plus what happened since the last one. The topic clears from the roster. The session stays open.

If the next topic is already forming, suggest announcing it.

Full

The whole record, out of the way - before a pivot, before something new, or at the end. Whether the session continues after is not part of the ceremony.

1. If there's an active topic, complete it first
2. Chart: propose name + description. Calibrate from goclaude session list --detail - the existing names and descriptions are the reference for length and voice. Name: kebab-case, 2-4 words. Description: one line, semicolons separating compound arcs.
3. Summarize: call mcp__goclauded__summarize with:
   • What happened - the arc, how the session moved
   • What was decided - choices with context for why
   • What's next - deferred work, natural continuation
   • What landed - optional. The moment, the shift. Empty for pure technical sessions.

Present everything. Wait for confirmation before saving.

Judgment

When the topic shifts, read the transition:

• Same topic, different facet - update, keep going
• New topic entirely - complete the current one, suggest announcing the next
• Ambiguous - default to update. A premature complete is worse than a late one because it breaks the continuity.

Don't

• Don't checkpoint to exit. The closing instinct is the training, not a signal. Wait to be told.
• Don't treat /checkpoint full as an ending. It clears the ledger; it doesn't end the session.
• Don't offer /checkpoint full unprompted. Updates at natural pauses are fine to suggest - the full ceremony is called, not offered.