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Use when the user says 'save project', 'handoff', or when context is running low and state must be preserved.

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$ npx -y skills add cwinvestments/memstack --skill project --agent claude-code

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  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
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Use when the user says 'save project', 'handoff', or when context is running low and state must be preserved.

SKILL.md

project.SKILL.md
name: project
description: "Use when the user says 'save project', 'handoff', or when context is running low and state must be preserved."
version: 1.0.0

💾 Project: Saving Project State...

*Save and restore project state between CC sessions for seamless handoffs.*

Activation

When this skill activates, output:

`💾 Project: Saving project state...`

Then execute the protocol below.

Protocol

Saving (handoff):

1. **Capture current state:**

  • What was accomplished this session
  • What's currently in progress (uncommitted changes, partial work)
  • Open questions or decisions pending
  • Next steps in priority order
  • Key file paths that were modified

2. **Run git status** to capture uncommitted state 3. **Save project context to SQLite:**

Write the payload to a file, then pipe it in with `-` as the argument. A payload on stdin is never seen by the shell's parser, so a redirection operator inside your prose cannot be read as one.

   cat context.json | python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/db/memstack-db.py" set-context -

`context.json` contains:

   {"project":"<name>","status":"active","current_branch":"<branch>","last_session_date":"<YYYY-MM-DD>","known_issues":"<issues>","backlog":"<next tasks>"}

4. **Also save markdown handoff** to `memory/projects/{project}-{date}.md` 5. **Present the ready-to-paste prompt** for the next CC session

Loading (restore):

1. **Load project context from SQLite:**

   python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/db/memstack-db.py" get-context <project>

2. **Load recent sessions:**

   python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/db/memstack-db.py" get-sessions <project> --limit 3

3. **Load plan if exists:**

   python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/db/memstack-db.py" get-plan <project>

4. **Fallback:** Check `memory/projects/` for markdown handoffs 5. **Present combined state** so CC can continue immediately

Inputs

  • Project name
  • Current session context (what was done, what's pending)

Outputs

  • Project context saved to SQLite database
  • Markdown handoff in memory/projects/ (backup)
  • Ready-to-paste prompt for next CC session

Example Usage

**User:** "context is running low: save project"

💾 Project: Saving project state...

Saved: memory/projects/adminstack-2026-02-18.md

--- PASTE INTO NEXT CC SESSION ---
Working directory: /path/to/your-project
Read $MEMSTACK_PATH/MEMSTACK.md

Resume AdminStack. Last session completed:
- Built CC Monitor page with auto-refresh
- Fixed API key validation

Next steps:
1. Build cc-reporter.js script
2. Add WebSocket updates
--- END HANDOFF ---

Level History

  • **Lv.1**: Base: Session state capture and handoff generation. (Origin: MemStack v1.0, Feb 2026)
  • **Lv.2**: Enhanced: Added YAML frontmatter, activation message, template integration. (Origin: MemStack v2.0 MemoryCore merge, Feb 2026)
  • **Lv.3**: Advanced: SQLite-backed project context, combined restore from DB + sessions + plan. (Origin: MemStack v2.1 Accomplish-inspired upgrade, Feb 2026)
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