Session Start

Combined startup workflow for AI collaboration sessions.

What It Does

1. Hydrate - Load vault context and relevant memories
2. Vault Status - Show recent activity and current state
3. Focus Prompt - Ask what to work on this session

Workflow

1. Run hydrate workflow

   • Read CLAUDE.md
   • Load recent session context
   • Surface relevant memories
   • If $ARGUMENTS provided, focus hydration on that topic

2. Run vault-status (abbreviated)

   • Recent file changes
   • Today's daily note status
   • Any pending items from last session

3. Present session context

   • Summarize loaded context
   • Note any unfinished work
   • Highlight relevant memories

4. Ask for session focus

   • "What would you like to focus on today?"
   • Or proceed with topic from $ARGUMENTS

Parameters

• $ARGUMENTS (optional): Topic to focus the session on

Output Format

## Session Started

### Context Loaded
- CLAUDE.md: ✓
- Recent sessions: {count} reviewed
- Memories loaded: {count} relevant

### Vault Status
- Last activity: {when}
- Daily note: {status}
- Recent changes: {summary}

### From Last Session
- {unfinished items or context}

### Relevant Memories
- {memory summaries}

---

What would you like to focus on?

Example

User: /session-start

Response: "## Session Started

Context Loaded

• CLAUDE.md: ✓ (PKM vault, PARA structure)
• Recent sessions: 2 reviewed (Jan 7, Jan 8)
• Memories loaded: 4 relevant

Vault Status

• Last activity: 2 hours ago
• Daily note: Present (3 tasks, 1 completed)
• Recent changes: AI Ready Vault project files, memory system

From Last Session

• AI Ready Vault brainstorming completed
• Skills library concept defined
• Project docs created in Projects/Active/

Relevant Memories

• Product Vision (Strategic, 0.9): Composable skills system, PKM enthusiasts first
• Skills Library Concept (Semantic, 0.8): Core/setup/obsidian/bundle categories

---

What would you like to focus on?"

User: /session-start ai-ready-vault implementation

Response: "## Session Started (focused: AI Ready Vault implementation)

Context Loaded

• CLAUDE.md: ✓
• Project: AI Ready Vault (~/Workbench/ai-ready-vault)
• Memories loaded: 6 relevant to ai-ready-vault

Project Status

• Phase: Skills library implementation
• Last work: Created 11 skill definitions
• Codebase: Next.js 16 project initialized

Relevant Memories

• Skills Library Architecture (Strategic)
• Teaching Pattern (Procedural)
• Target Audience Decision (Strategic)

---

Ready to continue AI Ready Vault implementation. What's the focus?"