# Close

> End-of-session wrap-up. Summarizes what was done, logs it to the daily journal, commits, pushes, and clears context. Trigger when the user says '/close', 'close session', or 'wrap up session'.

- Skill: `charly-vibes/close` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add charly-vibes/close`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/charly-vibes/close/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: charly-vibes (https://skillmd.com/u/charly-vibes)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/charly-vibes/close

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# Close Session

End the current session: log what was done, update tasks, route durable knowledge to `~/.whisper/`, commit and push, clear context.

Uses `$JOURNAL_PATH` for the daily log journal, and `~/.whisper/` for accumulated operational knowledge. Agent shells run non-interactive and never source `.bashrc`, so the environment may be missing these exports — resolve both values per step 1 (env → shell config → convention → legacy fallback).

## Steps

1. Pull the journal repo:
   ```bash
   # Non-interactive shells never source .bashrc, so $JOURNAL_PATH etc. are
   # usually unset here. Source the config in a throwaway shell — bash itself
   # handles comments, quotes, and nested vars ($JORNAL) — then fall back.
   shellval() { bash -c 'source ~/.bashrc >/dev/null 2>&1; printf "%s\n" "${'"'$1'"'}"' 2>/dev/null; }
   JOURNAL="${JOURNAL_PATH:-$(shellval JOURNAL_PATH)}"
   [ -n "$JOURNAL" ] || JOURNAL="$(shellval JORNAL)"
   [ -n "$JOURNAL" ] || JOURNAL="$HOME/para/areas/jornal"   # JORNAL convention
   [ -d "$JOURNAL/.git" ] || JOURNAL="$HOME/dev/status"     # legacy clone; flag this fallback in the reply
   LOG_SUBDIR="${JOURNAL_LOG_SUBDIR:-$(shellval JOURNAL_LOG_SUBDIR)}"
   [ -n "$LOG_SUBDIR" ] || LOG_SUBDIR="areas/log"
   cd "$JOURNAL" && git pull
   ```

2. Get today's date and time (`date +%Y-%m-%d`, `date +%H:%M`).
   Derive the log path: `$JOURNAL/$LOG_SUBDIR/YYYY/YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM-DD.md`

3. If the log file does not exist, create it with the daily log template.

4. Review the full conversation history and write a concise session summary covering:
   - What was worked on (key topics, files, repos)
   - Decisions made
   - Tasks completed or created
   - Any unresolved items or next steps

5. Append the summary to the `## Log` section of today's daily log:
   ```
   ### Session:HH:MM (<context>)
   - bullet point summary entries
   - **Next:** what to pick up next time (if applicable)
   ```

6. Update project/area files if tasks were completed or created:
   - Mark completed tasks `[x]`
   - Add new tasks as `[ ]`
   - Add/update `[~]` waiting items
   - Update `## Notes` with decisions

7. If any tasks or follow-ups came up that aren't in a project/area, add them to `inbox.md`.

8. **Route durable knowledge to `~/.whisper/`.** Scan the session for anything worth keeping and route by scope (skip this step entirely if nothing durable was learned):
   - **Branch-specific finding** → `bd note <beads-epic>` or `~/.whisper/repos/<repo>/branches/<slug>/notes.md`
   - **Repo-wide infra fact** → `~/.whisper/repos/<repo>/env.md`
   - **Universal agent behavior rule** → `bd remember` or `~/.whisper/rules.md`
   - **Worktree setup fact** → `~/.whisper/repos/<repo>/worktrees/<name>/env.md`
   - **No secrets anywhere:** never write tokens, keys, or PII
   - **Extend, don't duplicate:** append to existing notes rather than creating new ones

9. Commit and push. Stage only the files this session touched, explicitly by name:
   ```bash
   cd "$JOURNAL" && git add <log-file> [<files>] && git commit -m "log: YYYY-MM-DD session notes" && git push
   ```

10. As the very last step, run `/clear` to reset the conversation context.

## Rules

- Do NOT ask the user any questions. Summarize automatically from conversation context.
- Keep the summary concise — bullet points, not paragraphs.
- If today's log already has content, append to it; never overwrite existing entries.
- Always pull before reading and push after committing.