v2.0.1 to v2.1.0

---

name: memento:session-start

description: >

Session opening ritual. Loads context via L0→L1 protocol, displays briefing

with active decisions and pending items, checks for stale artifacts by priority.

Triggers: "start session", "what's the context", "where were we", "catch me up".

user_invocable: true

---

# /session-start

Load context. Display briefing. Flag staleness. Get to work.

## Steps

### 1. Load L0 — Session Continuity

Read `NEXT.md` in the project root.

Read (skip if missing):

- Project `CLAUDE.md`

- Vault `_context.md` — **top 3 sections only**: Summary + Key Numbers + Active Reasoning Artifacts table. STOP before Doc Index / Decision Log / Open Questions / Related sections. This is the L1 partial read rule.

- Peer Card (`People/Self.md` in vault or memory folder) — structured user profile with communication style, decision patterns, strengths, growth areas. Load the **Communication Style** and **Decision Patterns** tables only (~20 lines). Template provided in starter vault. Skip if missing — suggest creating one on first session.

Scan `[S]` entries in the Active Reasoning Artifacts table:

- If activation condition appears met → surface in briefing under "Seeds Ready"

- If dormant > 90 days → flag for review

- When a seed activates, suggest: "This seed is ready. Want to `/decide` on it?"

Scan `[D]`, `[I]`, `[E]` entries in the Active Reasoning Artifacts table:

**First: check for expired artifacts** (those with `expires: YYYY-MM-DD` past today's date). Flag as **EXPIRED** in briefing regardless of priority.

**Then: priority-based staleness** (for artifacts without expiry):

| Priority | Age | Status |

|----------|-----|--------|

| critical | > 90 days | STALE — review invalidation trigger (may still be valid) |

| volatile | > 30 days | NEEDS RESOLUTION — decide, upgrade to critical, or delete |

| settled | > 90 days | STALE — likely safe to archive |

| noise | Any | Should not be in table — flag for removal |

```

## Session Briefing — {Project Name}

**Date:** {today}

**Memory:** {score}/10 | {total} artifacts | {seeds} seeds | streak: {n}

### Continue

{from NEXT.md}

### Active Decisions

{from _context.md — show critical and volatile only, up to 7}

### Seeds Ready (if any)

{[S] artifacts where activation condition appears met}

### Stale Artifacts (if any)

{list with age and invalidation trigger}

### Pending

{from NEXT.md "Decide" section}

```

Memory score calculation: count artifacts (0-2pts), critical decisions (0-2pts), recency (0-2pts), no stale (0-1.5pts), seeds (0-1pt), session streak (0-1.5pts). See `/memento stats` for full breakdown.

Write `on` to `~/.claude/memento-auto-log`. This activates the Stop hook for journal entries.

To disable: user says "turn off auto-logging" → write `off` to the same file.

Never auto-load full docs or research files at session start.

- **L2** (full `_context.md` + referenced docs, ~2000 tok): load when L1 indicates relevance or task touches a listed doc.

- **L3** (deep vault grep — `Knowledge/`, cross-project `_context.md`, MOCs, ~4000 tok): load only for cross-project research or unfamiliar domain.

If memory score < 5, append one tip to the briefing (rotate through these):

- "We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are." — Run `/memento:decide` to capture your next choice.

- "Remember Sammy Jankis." — Your artifacts remember so you don't have to.

- "I have to believe in a world outside my own mind." — Plant a `[S]` seed for ideas that aren't ready yet.

- "The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes." — Run `/memento:session-complete` before you leave.

If score >= 5, skip the tip. The system is working — don't nag.