smart-resume
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Reads STATUS.md, todo.md, and recent memory to identify what was in progress, then proposes and executes the specific next step. Use when resuming work after a break, or say "smart resume" / "pick up where we left off" / "what were we working on" / "what's next".
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- .claude/CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
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- debug-session-archivedSkill
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
8 rules. About 0 are common, 7 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.
≈0
Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈7
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
1
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 35
If STATUS.md or todo references a specific file being edited, check its current state:
- Distinctive: line 64
If user says yes / go / do it:
- Very specific: line 65
Follow plan-before-edit.md — show plan, wait for approval, then edit
- Distinctive: line 66
After edit: update STATUS.md + todo.md
- Distinctive: line 68
If user says skip:
- Distinctive: line 71
If user says "show me all open items":
- Distinctive: line 78
Always follow plan-before-edit.md before touching any code
- Distinctive: line 80
If no clear next step exists, say so: "No open work found — what should we work on?"
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Skill: smart-resume
Description
Reads recent work context — STATUS.md, todo, open plans — to infer what's in progress and propose the single most useful next action. Executes on confirmation.
Trigger phrases:
- "smart resume"
- "pick up where we left off"
- "what were we working on"
- "what's next"
- "continue"
- "resume"
Steps
Step 1 — Read context (parallel reads)
Simultaneously read:
[MEM]/STATUS.md— session number + last change summary[MEM]/todo.md— open items (High/Medium priority)[MEM]/plans/— glob for non-archived plan files; read the most recently modified
Step 2 — Check for in-flight work
If STATUS.md or todo references a specific file being edited, check its current state:
- Grep for
// TODOor// IN PROGRESSmarkers in the mentioned file (use offset+limit — never read whole large files)
Step 3 — Infer the single most important next action
Rank candidates by specificity:
- A plan file with
Status: In Progressthat has an identified next step - A High-priority todo item marked
[ ] - The last change summary from STATUS.md — what's the natural follow-on?
- A Medium-priority todo
Step 4 — Propose with full context
## Smart Resume — Session [N]
**Last session:** [STATUS.md summary]
**Open work:** [specific todo or plan step]
**Proposed next step:**
[Specific action — e.g., "Add the routing line for appXxx in routes.js around line 200"]
**Files involved:** [list]
Go? (yes / skip / show me all open items)Step 5 — Execute on confirmation
If user says yes / go / do it:
- Follow
plan-before-edit.md— show plan, wait for approval, then edit - After edit: update STATUS.md + todo.md
If user says skip:
- Show next candidate from ranked list
If user says "show me all open items":
- Print the full todo.md High+Medium sections + all open plan files
Notes
- Always follow plan-before-edit.md before touching any code
- This skill reads context only in Steps 1-2 — no edits until Step 5 after explicit confirmation
- If no clear next step exists, say so: "No open work found — what should we work on?"
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