# Start > Morning briefing. Reads vault state, delivers Must/Should/Could briefing, flags overdue waiting-for items. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/start-5` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/start-5` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/start-5/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/start-5 --- Morning briefing. ## Read the state (in parallel where possible) 1. `Command Center.md` from the vault (path is in `CLAUDE.md`). 2. `To-Do.md` from the vault. 3. `_system/last_session.md` — what shipped last time, what's open. Frontmatter has the last session number and date. 4. `_system/hot.md` — low-fidelity in-progress snapshot from last `/wrap`. If MCP servers are connected: check Gmail for unread human senders in the last 24 hours, and check today's Calendar. ## Re-entry check Look at the `date:` field in `_system/last_session.md` frontmatter (or the `**Last updated:**` line in Command Center if last_session.md hasn't been written yet). - If today's date: this is a continuation of an active stretch. Brief normally. - If 1-2 days ago: brief normally, mention the gap in passing only. - If 3+ days ago: shorten the briefing. Lead with what's still in place from `last_session.md`. Offer one easy entry point. No guilt about the gap. ## Wins If `To-Do.md` has tasks marked `- [x]` that haven't been moved to Done yet, acknowledge them as wins and offer to move them. (`/wrap` normally handles this; if `/wrap` didn't run last session, the items will still be in their quadrants.) ## Briefing Deliver a Must / Should / Could briefing per the structure in `CLAUDE.md`: 🔴 **Must** — the one thing that matters most today 🟡 **Should** — 1-2 items worth attention if momentum is good 🟢 **Could** — a quick win under 15 minutes to build early momentum Pull from the Command Center's `Top priority` and the `Do Now` quadrant. ## Flags - **Waiting For:** scan the Waiting For table in `To-Do.md` for any rows where `Follow Up By` has passed. Flag each one. - **Audit due:** if the session number from `_system/last_session.md` is divisible by 7 and the audit hasn't run recently, mention it. End with: **"What do you want to work on?"** --- > Source: [jdpolasky/ai-chief-of-staff](https://github.com/jdpolasky/ai-chief-of-staff) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).