Checkpoint

Session Checkpoint

Purpose: Quickly save current state so you can recover after a session failure.

Instructions

Update the Quick Recovery section at the top of SESSION_CONTEXT.md with:

1. Current timestamp
2. Branch name (run git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
3. Working on - Brief description of current task
4. Files modified - List files changed since last commit (git diff --name-only)
5. Next step - What to do next if session dies
6. Uncommitted work - Yes/No

Quick Recovery Template

Update SESSION_CONTEXT.md "Quick Recovery" section with this format:

## 🔄 Quick Recovery

**Last Checkpoint**: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM **Branch**: `branch-name-here` **Working
On**: [brief task description] **Files Modified**: [list or "none"] **Next
Step**: [what to do next] **Uncommitted Work**: yes/no

Also Update State Files

Write current task state to .claude/state/ for compaction recovery:

1. If working on a multi-step task, write/update .claude/state/task-{name}.state.json:

   {
     "task": "task-name",
     "started": "ISO datetime",
     "lastUpdated": "ISO datetime",
     "steps": [
       { "name": "Step 1", "status": "completed" },
       { "name": "Step 2", "status": "in_progress" },
       { "name": "Step 3", "status": "pending" }
     ],
     "context": { "branch": "branch-name", "notes": "key info" }
   }
   

2. Update .claude/state/handoff.json with current progress (the compaction-handoff.js hook does this automatically, but manual updates add richer task-specific context).

Also Consider

• If uncommitted work exists, consider committing now:

  git add -A && git commit -m "WIP: checkpoint before potential failure"
  

• If working on risky operations, push the branch:

  git push -u origin $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
  

When to Use This Command

• Before large file operations
• Before complex multi-step tasks
• When you notice session becoming slow
• Periodically during long sessions (every 30-60 minutes)
• Before any operation that previously caused failures

Run this checkpoint now and update SESSION_CONTEXT.md.