# Session Start

> At the start of a session, reads the session baton file to restate the goal and next task, and opens any doc listed under "Read first" before confirming the next step with the user.

- Skill: `nagarenegishi/session-start` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add nagarenegishi/session-start`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nagarenegishi/session-start/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity, Task Management
- Tags: Baton, Documentation, Onboarding, Session Start
- Author: NagareNegishi (https://skillmd.com/u/nagarenegishi)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nagarenegishi/session-start

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# Session Start

Orient from the baton the previous session left.

## Steps

1. Read `docs/session/baton.md`. If it is missing, say so and offer to start fresh
   (a `session-end` run creates it).
2. If **Read first** names a doc (not `None`), read that doc before anything else.
3. Restate to the user, in 2–3 lines: the **Goal** and the **Next task**.
4. Stop and confirm the next task with the user before acting — never auto-start it.