Session Resume

Session Resume

Find and load a session handoff file to resume previous work.

Steps

1. Search for handoff files. Look in these directories (the first is the optional shared out-of-tree coordination home used by the branch skill; the rest are in-tree):

   • $(bash ~/.claude/coordination/resolve-coord-dir.sh)/handoffs/ — only if you installed scripts/resolve-coord-dir.sh to ~/.claude/coordination/; skip this line if the script isn't present.
   • docs/summaries/
   • .claude-sessions/
   • .worktrees/*/docs/summaries/ (worktree handoffs)

   Handoff precedence (important — avoids loading a thin auto-pause over a real one):

   • pause-*.md = intentional handoffs (model-written via /handoff, /session-pause).
   • auto-*.md = mechanical thin auto-pauses (written by hooks at ~75% context or on /clear). A legacy pause-*.md whose first line is # Auto Session Pause is also mechanical.
   • handoff-*.md = long-lived multi-session coordination docs.
   • Prefer the newest intentional pause-*.md. Only fall back to the newest auto-*.md when no intentional handoff exists. Mention if you fell back to a mechanical one (its detail is thin — verify against git).

2. Filter by current repo (default behavior):

   • Run git rev-parse --show-toplevel to get the current repo root
   • For each found file, read the first 10 lines and check for a **Repo:** line
   • Keep files where the Repo: value matches the current repo root
   • Keep files where the Repo: value is a subdirectory of the repo root (e.g., worktree paths like /repo/.worktrees/mvp)
   • Keep files with no Repo: line (legacy files — these predate repo tagging)
   • Exclude files where the Repo: value is a different repo entirely
   • If the user passes --all or says "all repos/projects", skip this filter and show everything

3. If an argument was provided (other than --all), filter results by date (YYYY-MM-DD) or topic slug substring match.

4. If multiple files found, list the 5 most recent with dates and any topic info from the filename:

   Found 3 handoff files (filtered to current repo):
   1. docs/summaries/pause-2026-02-26-context-hooks.md (2 hours ago)
   2. docs/summaries/pause-2026-02-25-auth-refactor.md (1 day ago)
   3. docs/summaries/handoff-2026-02-24-api-redesign.md (2 days ago)
   
   Which one should I load? (Use `--all` to see handoffs from all repos)
   

   Ask the user to pick one.

5. If exactly one file found, load it directly.

6. If no files found, tell the user:

   No handoff files found for this repo. This session appears to be a fresh start. What would you like to work on? (Use /session-resume --all to search across all repos)

7. After loading the handoff file, do the following:

   • Present a brief summary of what's in the handoff (accomplished, remaining work, branch)
   • If the handoff came from a worktree (path contains .worktrees/):
     • Extract the worktree directory from the file path (e.g., .worktrees/mvp/docs/summaries/pause-*.md → .worktrees/mvp/)
     • Check if that worktree directory still exists
     • If it exists, cd into the worktree directory and tell the user: "Switched into worktree at [path] on branch [branch]." Verify git state from there.
     • If the worktree no longer exists, warn the user and suggest checking if the branch was merged
   • Run git status --short and git branch --show-current (from the correct directory) to verify current git state matches the handoff
   • If there's a mismatch (different branch, unexpected changes), warn the user
   • If the handoff has a Remaining Work section, present it and ask: "Should I continue with the remaining work, or do you have something else in mind?"