start - Session Initialization — Restore Context & Brief Next Steps
Reads the project's next-steps file and git status in parallel to restore previous context, then outputs a session briefing with the current task and a suggested next step.
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Updated: 2026-06-30Capabilities
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What this skill does
- read next-steps file
- read git status and log
- read session notes
- read domain knowledge registry
- flush memory layer
- retrieve semantic memory entries
- output session briefing
- suggest next step
- search plan and spec files
- compute health status
Inputs
- project next-steps file
- git repository
- session notes
- domain knowledge registry
- feature hint (optional)
- scope flag (optional)
Outputs
- session briefing text
- next step suggestion
- health status line
- disambiguation routing hint
Requirements
- git repository available
- project next-steps file (e.g. NEXT.md)
- optional: xihe memory layer for semantic retrieval
- read-only access to project files