Claude Code skill — context-restore (resumes from previous session)

SKILL.md

name	context-restore
description	Restore session context from previous session
disable-model-invocation	false

Context Restore

Resume work from where the last session ended. Read actual codebase along with this file.

Steps

1. Check for Context File

ls -la .claude/context.md 2>/dev/null

If no context file exists, fall back to git-based restoration.

2. Read Context File

Read .claude/context.md and parse:

• Project Anchor
• Git State
• What We Were Doing
• Decisions Made
• Open Questions
• Next Actions

3. Quick scan of actual codebase and docs

• Quick scan codebase (docs and git are usually lagging)
• Read key planning & implementation docs

4. Verify Against Current State

Check for discrepancies. Run these as separate parallel Bash calls — never chain with &&:

git status --short

git log --oneline -5

• New commits since context was saved?
• Files changed externally?
• Branch switched?

5. Present Restoration Summary

## Session Restored

**Project:** [name]
**Branch:** [current branch]

### Where We Left Off

[Task, approach, where we stopped]

### Decisions From Last Session

[Key decisions that carry forward]

### Open Questions

[Unresolved items]

### Codebase Changes Since Last Save

[Any changes detected, or "None"]

### Recommended First Action

[First item from Next Actions]

---

Ready to continue. What would you like to work on?

6. Confirm with User

• "Does this match your recollection?"
• "Should we continue with [first action], or do something else?"

Rules

• Codebase is truth — Context file is memory, not authority
• Verify, don't assume — Check git state against context
• Surface discrepancies — If things changed, say so
• Be ready to pivot — User may want to do something different