skill-resume

Session Restoration

Overview

Restore context from a previous session and seamlessly continue the workflow where you left off.

Core principle: Check state → Load adaptive context → Display restoration summary → Route to appropriate action.

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When to Use

Use this skill when user says:

• "Resume" or "continue working"
• "Pick up where I left off"
• "What was I doing?"
• "Restore session"
• "Continue from last time"

Do NOT use for:

• Starting new projects (use /octo:embrace)
• Checking current status only (use /octo:status)
• Modifying state directly (use octo-state.sh)

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The Process

Phase 0: Check Session Handoff File (v9.6.0)

Step 0: Check for .octo-continue.md

Before checking .octo/, look for a session handoff file. This is written automatically by PreCompact and SessionEnd hooks and contains a human-readable summary of the last session.

if [[ -f ".octo-continue.md" ]]; then
    cat ".octo-continue.md"
fi

If .octo-continue.md exists, read it and display its contents to the user as context. Then continue to Phase 1 to load the full state. The handoff file provides a quick overview; .octo/STATE.md provides the authoritative state.

Phase 1: Check Project Initialization

Step 1: Verify .octo/ Directory Exists

if [[ ! -d ".octo" ]]; then
    echo "No project state found"
    exit 1
fi

If .octo/ does not exist but .octo-continue.md exists, display the handoff file contents and offer to start a new session based on that context.

If neither exists, display:

## Session Restoration Failed

**No project state found.**

There is no `.octo/` directory in this project, which means no previous session state exists.

### Get Started

Run `/octo:embrace [your project description]` to start a new project.

**Example:**

/octo:embrace build a REST API with user authentication

This will:
1. Initialize .octo/ directory with STATE.md, PROJECT.md, ROADMAP.md
2. Begin the Double Diamond workflow
3. Create session state you can resume later