session-opening

Productivity

Start a session with context from previous work. Triggers on /open, 'what were we working on', 'where did we leave off', or session start. Pairs with /ground and /close. (user)

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/open

Orient to previous work, then act on what's next.

Structure

Gather  → script + optional beads gate
Orient  → "here's where we left off"
Decide  → user picks direction
Act     → draw-down to TodoWrite

1. Gather

Run the context gathering script (from the session-management skill directory):

~/.claude/skills/session-management/scripts/open-context.sh

Script outputs: HANDOFF, GIT, BEADS (if present), UPDATE_NEWS context.

Gate check: If GATE_REQUIRED=true and beads skill is available:

Skill(beads)

Do not proceed until loaded. This ensures draw-down patterns are available.

2. Orient

Synthesize what matters from script output:

Lead with handoff — Done, Next, any Gotchas
Surface commands — if Commands section exists, offer to run them
Note scope mismatches — if handoff "Next" doesn't match bd ready, flag it
Beads ready — what's unblocked

Keep it brief. Orientation, not full briefing.

3. Decide

User picks direction:

A specific bead from ready list
Continue from handoff's "Next"
Something else entirely

4. Act

Draw-down is mandatory. When user picks a bead:

bd show <bead-id> --json — read design and acceptance criteria
Create TodoWrite items from acceptance criteria
Show user: "Breaking this down into: [list]. Sound right?"
Mark bead in_progress: bd update <id> --status in_progress

No TodoWrite items = No work. This creates checkpoints where drift gets caught.

Graceful Degradation

Not all features require all dependencies:

Component	If missing...
Handoff archive	Skip handoff section
Beads/bd	Skip beads section, no gate required
Update news	Skip news section

The core pattern (Gather → Orient → Decide → Act) works with just git status.

Mirrors

Phase	/open	/ground	/close
Gather	Handoff, beads, script	Todos, beads, drift	Todos, beads, git, drift
Orient	"Where we left off"	"What's drifted"	Reflect (AskUserQuestion)
Decide	User picks direction	Continue or adjust	Crystallize actions (STOP)
Act	Draw-down → TodoWrite	Update beads, reset	Execute, handoff, commit