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Save the current Claude Code session state to a temporary state file before running /compact. MANDATORY TRIGGERS: /compact-plus, compact-plus, compact plus, compaction plus handoff, pre-compact state save. DO NOT TRIGGER: post-compact recovery, ordinary progress updates, plan creation, or casual context-usage discussion.

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compact-plus

In Claude Code, the PreCompact hook automatically saves a pre-compaction state file when /compact runs. Codex does not run that hook, so this skill can be used as a manual fallback when needed.

Before Claude Code /compact, save working state that is not reliably preserved by the compaction summary to ${TMPDIR}/claude-compact-state/${SESSION_ID}.md.

Strict procedure profile

  • Strictness: strict-procedure. The state file content and completion receipt are the deliverable.
  • Hard gates: if the session id cannot be detected, do not create a guessed state file name. Stop and report that session id detection failed.
  • Forcing function: fix the destination path, then read the saved file back and verify that the required headings exist.
  • Completion receipt: report the state file path, main saved items, unverified items, and the instruction to run /compact.

Procedure

  1. Get the session id.
    • Run ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/get-session-id.sh.
    • If it cannot be detected, do not create a state file. Report that preparation is incomplete because the session id is unavailable.
  2. Set the destination to ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/claude-compact-state/${SESSION_ID}.md.
  3. Check TaskList, active plan file, tmux-bridge state, and files currently being edited.
    • Read the relevant active plan file under ~/.claude/plans/ when one is present.
    • If tmux-bridge is not used, record Not used.
  4. Save the following headings to the state file in this exact order.
# Compact Prep State
## Active Plan
## Current Phase
## TaskList Summary
## Session Decisions
## Constraints and Blockers
## Worker Topology
## Skills Invoked
## Editing Files
## Failed Attempts
## Recovery Notes
  1. Read the state file back after saving and verify that every heading above exists.
  2. Tell the user: Preparation complete. Please run /compact.

Content To Save

  • Active plan file path and current phase or step.
  • In-progress task list and relevant notes.
  • Decisions made during the session, user choices, and rejected alternatives with rationale.
  • Constraints, blockers, and incomplete verification.
  • Worker topology. When tmux-bridge is used, record pane, role, and responsibility.
  • Skills and slash commands invoked earlier in the session. This is an invocation record, not proof that the skill or command is currently active.
  • Files being edited and notes about unsaved or unverified work.
  • Failed attempts, tool errors, and rejected approaches that should not be repeated.
  • Recovery notes for the post-compaction agent.

Completion receipt

Include the following when complete:

  • State file path.
  • Main saved items.
  • Unverified items and reasons.
  • Preparation complete. Please run /compact.