Dimension Door
Jump cleanly between two known contexts without dragging the whole room.
Overview
Dimension Door is interpreted here as a metaphorical spell with a shipping-now execution model.
Canonical source: Dimension Door (spell)
Provider target: OpenClaw
When To Use
- "switch between", "jump to", "toggle", "context switch", "hop over"
- Named endpoints: "from X to Y", "branch A to branch B", "staging to prod"
- "come back", "get back to", "without losing", "keep alive"
- Temporary investigation: "quickly check", "need to look at", "then return"
- Parallel sessions: "both need to stay live", "keep both running"
- User names specific source AND destination (branches, environments, accounts, clusters, terminals, workspaces)
- The switch is temporary and reversible
- The challenge is preserving state/context, not transforming systems
Workflow
- LOCK SOURCE STATE: Identify exactly what must be preserved — open files, running processes, env vars, credentials, branch state, terminal history, REPL state.
- PACKAGE CONTEXT: Create the minimum viable snapshot — bookmark current location, save env state, note uncommitted changes, record running service PIDs.
- EXECUTE SWITCH: Provide the exact commands to move to destination — git checkout, kubectl config use-context, aws configure, tmux switch, etc.
- PREPARE REENTRY: Give the reverse commands and state-restoration steps so the user can return to source without confusion.
- CALL OUT HIDDEN STATE: Warn about any state left behind that could cause confusion (running servers, uncommitted work, active sessions).
Deliverables
- Context-switch checklist (what to save before leaving)
- State inventory (what travels with you)
- Switch commands (source → destination)
- Reentry commands (destination → source)
- Hidden state warnings
Guardrails
- Do not use quick-switch assumptions for migrations, unknown environments, or destructive cutovers.
- Call out any hidden state that would be left behind and cause confusion on arrival.
Default Invocation
Use $dimension-door to help me jump between these two known contexts with only the state I actually need to carry.
1---2name: dimension-door3description: Dimension Door is the quick-switch spell: branch to branch, environment to environment, project to project. It is not a migration and it is not discovery. It assumes both endpoints are known, prepared, and close enough in shape that you can step across with only the context you actually need.4---56# Dimension Door78Jump cleanly between two known contexts without dragging the whole room.910## Overview1112Dimension Door is interpreted here as a metaphorical spell with a shipping-now execution model.1314Canonical source: Dimension Door (spell)1516Provider target: OpenClaw1718## When To Use1920- "switch between", "jump to", "toggle", "context switch", "hop over"21- Named endpoints: "from X to Y", "branch A to branch B", "staging to prod"22- "come back", "get back to", "without losing", "keep alive"23- Temporary investigation: "quickly check", "need to look at", "then return"24- Parallel sessions: "both need to stay live", "keep both running"25- User names specific source AND destination (branches, environments, accounts, clusters, terminals, workspaces)26- The switch is temporary and reversible27- The challenge is preserving state/context, not transforming systems2829## Workflow30311. LOCK SOURCE STATE: Identify exactly what must be preserved — open files, running processes, env vars, credentials, branch state, terminal history, REPL state.322. PACKAGE CONTEXT: Create the minimum viable snapshot — bookmark current location, save env state, note uncommitted changes, record running service PIDs.333. EXECUTE SWITCH: Provide the exact commands to move to destination — git checkout, kubectl config use-context, aws configure, tmux switch, etc.344. PREPARE REENTRY: Give the reverse commands and state-restoration steps so the user can return to source without confusion.355. CALL OUT HIDDEN STATE: Warn about any state left behind that could cause confusion (running servers, uncommitted work, active sessions).3637## Deliverables3839- Context-switch checklist (what to save before leaving)40- State inventory (what travels with you)41- Switch commands (source → destination)42- Reentry commands (destination → source)43- Hidden state warnings4445## Guardrails4647- Do not use quick-switch assumptions for migrations, unknown environments, or destructive cutovers.48- Call out any hidden state that would be left behind and cause confusion on arrival.4950## Default Invocation5152Use $dimension-door to help me jump between these two known contexts with only the state I actually need to carry.53
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