Resume or audit prior coding-agent work with continuity. Reconstruct what happened before acting, then continue from the real stopping point.
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Run a provenance self-check.
- Run
python3 skills/agent-session-resume/scripts/skill-provenance.py when available.
- Otherwise compare the loaded SKILL.md path and size against the known install paths under
$HOME/.claude and ${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}.
- Report staleness on the
Loaded skill line of the resume report. Details: references/evidence-and-provenance.md.
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Identify the source. If the user names a platform, read the matching file in references/; if the ask spans platforms, read references/cross-platform.md. Otherwise inspect the workspace for session folders, exports, summaries, and artifacts. When a session title is given, prefer exact or fuzzy title matches over recency.
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Locate the transcript or best substitute. Prefer full transcripts over summaries, workspace-local session data over global history, and explicit user-provided paths over discovered paths.
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Read the full available session record before acting. For large transcripts, inventory files, event types, and timestamps first, then read the evidence-bearing slices until the record is accounted for. Full coverage means no relevant evidence skipped; bounded searches and slices are fine for giant records, but say so and name the file/event. Do not edit files or repeat prior work before this pass is complete.
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Record loaded-skill provenance in the report: path and source/version marker, or unknown, never a guess. Details: references/evidence-and-provenance.md.
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Reconstruct context. Summarize the goal, decisions, constraints, and preferences; identify completed work, changed files, commands and tests run; pin the exact stopping point. Every work-state claim carries an evidence ref (src/file.ts:L20-L35, transcript lines, command output, or explicit "not checked yet"). Prior resume reports, summaries, and handoffs are claims, not primary evidence: re-verify against transcripts, files, git state, or command output, or label them unverified. Preserve explicit user deferrals ("skip", "park", "not now", "hold") with evidence, scope, and reopen condition.
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Extract tasks. Capture explicit TODOs, plans, and open questions; infer implicit tasks from failing tests, unfinished edits, and "next step" language. Keep specific unfinished tasks specific. Track deferred work separately from NOT DONE. Classify: DONE (completed and verified, or no longer needed), PARTIALLY DONE (started but missing implementation, tests, review, commit, push, or confirmation), NOT DONE (not started or only discussed).
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Validate against the workspace. Inspect git status before editing and mention it in the checkpoint; read files the prior session touched. Preserve unrelated user changes in a dirty worktree; use a separate worktree or ask before colliding work. If transcript claims conflict with current files, trust current files and report the mismatch.
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Continue from the first unfinished step. Do not repeat completed work; follow the established approach and style unless clearly broken. Ask the user only when blocked by missing information or an unsafe choice.
Then continue immediately unless blocked. Evidence rules and the static idempotency contract: references/evidence-and-provenance.md.
