Studio Startup

Studio Startup

Run this at the start of every work session. It syncs the world, then tells you what matters today.

Steps

1. Sync all project mirrors

Pull the latest Asana state for all registered projects:

cd /media/data/dev/bain-studio && python3 studio/sync.py

Wait for completion. If any project fails to sync, note it but continue.

2. Read the studio pulse

Read /media/data/dev/bain-studio/studio/projects.md for the registered project list.

For each active project, read its asana-mirror.md. Extract:

• Overdue tasks (due date in the past)
• Tasks with no Progress note
• Open questions from .claude/open-questions.md if it exists

3. Run Abderus

/abderus

Abderus surfaces harvest gaps, stale projects, pending follow-ups, and overdue obligations. Let it run and include its output in the startup report.

4. Check Obsidian harvest

Read /media/data/dev/bain-studio/studio/collectors/obsidian_standup.json if it exists.

Surface:

• How many spec stubs were created since the last sweep, and their names (strip the project- / skill- prefix for readability)
• How many ideas were filed

If the file doesn't exist or spec_stubs is 0 and ideas is 0, skip this section.

5. Check the studio inbox

Run /check-inbox to process any pending messages in studio/inbox/.

If any urgent or high-priority messages are found, surface them at the top of the startup report before anything else.

6. Check the financial pulse

Read /media/data/Dropbox/Work/Admin/Financial/Accounting/accounts.json. Surface:

• Current bank balance (total_eur)
• Cash after 30-day obligations (balance_after_30d)
• Any overdue invoices from accounts.json's harvest.invoices field (sourced live from Harvest)

If balance_after_30d is below €1,000, flag as low cash warning.

7. Startup report

Output a concise startup report:

## Studio Startup — {YYYY-MM-DD}

### Sync
{N} projects synced. Errors: {none / list}

### Overdue tasks
{list by project, or "None"}

### Open questions
{list by project, or "None"}

### Harvest gaps (from Abderus)
{summary}

### Obsidian harvest _(if anything new)_
{N} spec stubs: {name}, {name} | {N} ideas filed

### Financial pulse
Balance: €{total_eur} | After 30d obligations: €{balance_after_30d}
{Low cash warning if applicable}
{Overdue invoices if any}

### Today's priorities
{Top 3 most pressing items across all projects — your judgment}

Keep it scannable. No padding.

8. Optional project focus

After outputting the startup report, ask:

AskUserQuestion:
  question: "Want to focus on a project?"
  header: "Focus"
  multiSelect: false
  options:
    - one option per active project (prefix + name, e.g. "MCF — Mhairi McFarlane")
    - label: "Skip"
      description: "End startup here"

Read the active project list from studio/projects.md to populate the options dynamically.

If a project is selected (not "Skip"), run /recap for that project inline — look up its path from studio/projects.json and produce the full re-entry brief.