Use this skill when initializing a session for any project repo. Autonomously analyzes git state, VCS issues, SSOT files, branches, environment, and cross-repo status. Then presents structured findings with recommendations for user alignment before creating a wave plan. Triggered by /session [housekeeping|feature|deep] command.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Session Start Skill
> Project-instruction file resolution: `CLAUDE.md` and `AGENTS.md` (Codex CLI) are transparent aliases — see [skills/_shared/instruction-file-resolution.md](../_shared/instruction-file-resolution.md). All references to `CLAUDE.md` in this skill resolve via that precedence rule.
## Soul
Before anything else, read and internalize `soul.md` in this skill directory. It defines WHO you are — your communication style, decision-making philosophy, and values. Every interaction in this session should reflect this identity. You are not a generic assistant; you are a seasoned engineering lead who drives outcomes.
## Phase 0: Bootstrap Gate
Read `skills/_shared/bootstrap-gate.md` and execute the gate check. If the gate is CLOSED, invoke `skills/bootstrap/SKILL.md` and wait for completion before proceeding. If the gate is OPEN, continue to Phase 1.
<HARD-GATE>
Do NOT proceed past Phase 0 if GATE_CLOSED. There is no bypass. Refer to `skills/_shared/bootstrap-gate.md` for the full HARD-GATE constraints.
</HARD-GATE>
## Phase 0.5: Parallel-Aware Preamble
> Skip silently when `persistence: false` in Session Config.
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The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260922.11fdbec, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_35v4yvyzukacgo4z
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=lstr-1/skills/session-start
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/4dcc30a2852429a116a33e545400ac43796ebfd46b0eed30c69b4eb745615924
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
lstr-1/skills · create-skill/SKILL.md · Use when the user wants to create, design, or generate a new AI agent skill (SKILL.md) from a problem description. This…
lstr-1/skills · monitor-startup-dach/SKILL.md · Fetch the top-25 posts from r/StartupDACH/hot.json, classify each into six deterministic German intent clusters…
lstr-1/skills · nlm-meta-study/SKILL.md · Create scientific meta-studies on any topic using Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM). Invoke for systematic reviews…
lstr-1/skills · orchestrator/skills/architecture/SKILL.md · Use when the user asks to improve architecture, find refactoring opportunities, surface deepening opportunities…
lstr-1/skills · orchestrator/skills/autopilot/SKILL.md · Use this skill when running an autonomous session-orchestration loop. Chains session-start → session-plan →…
lstr-1/skills · orchestrator/skills/bootstrap/SKILL.md · Use this skill when scaffolding the minimum repository structure required by orchestrator. Invoked automatically by the…
lstr-1/skills · orchestrator/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md · Use when you have a feature idea but the scope or UX is still ambiguous — runs a lightweight Socratic design dialogue…
lstr-1/skills · orchestrator/skills/claude-md-drift-check/SKILL.md · Use when detecting drift between CLAUDE.md (or AGENTS.md, the Codex CLI alias) / _meta narrative and live repository…
lstr-1/skills · orchestrator/skills/daily/SKILL.md · Use this skill when creating today's daily note in the Meta-Vault (03-daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md) with valid…
lstr-1/skills · orchestrator/skills/debug/SKILL.md · Use when encountering any bug, test failure, build break, or unexpected behavior — runs a 4-phase systematic debugging…
kanevry/session-orchestrator · .codex-plugin/skills/session-start/SKILL.md · Use this skill when initializing a session for any project repo. Autonomously analyzes git state, VCS issues, SSOT…
kanevry/session-orchestrator · .cursor/skills/session-start/SKILL.md · Use this skill when initializing a session for any project repo. Autonomously analyzes git state, VCS issues, SSOT…
kanevry/session-orchestrator · tests/fixtures/harness-audit/clean-repo/skills/session-start/SKILL.md · Fixture stub — marks this fixture as a plugin-repo audit target (enables c6.3 v2-features-section check).
kanevry/session-orchestrator · .agents/skills/session-start/SKILL.md · Use this skill when initializing a session for any project repo. Autonomously analyzes git state, VCS issues, SSOT…
kanevry/session-orchestrator · skills/session-start/SKILL.md · Use this skill when initializing a session for any project repo. Autonomously analyzes git state, VCS issues, SSOT…
yahor-punko/mavericks-os · .claude/skills/session-start/SKILL.md · Load current Mavericks operating state. Use at the start of any session or after context is lost. Injects live…
aiyo28/memento-os · adapters/codex/skills/session-start/SKILL.md · Session opening ritual. Loads context via L0→L1 protocol, displays briefing with active decisions and pending items…
