Quick Example

/session:start ml-assignment-review

Session created: 2026-01-27-0945-ml-assignment-review.md

Active session set to: .claude/sessions/2026-01-27-0945-ml-assignment-review.md

Current Project State

Working Directory: !pwd

Git Branch: !git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "Not in git repo"

Git Status: !git status --short 2>/dev/null | head -5 || echo "No changes"

Last Commit: !git log -1 --oneline 2>/dev/null || echo "No commits"

Session Context

Date/Time: !date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S (%A)'

Week Number: !date +%V

Active Session: !cat .claude/sessions/.current-session 2>/dev/null || echo "None"

Memory Status

Global Memory: !cat ~/.claude/memory.md 2>/dev/null | head -20 || echo "No global memory"

Local Memory: !cat .claude/memory.md 2>/dev/null | head -20 || echo "No local memory"

Start a new development session by creating a session file in .claude/sessions/ with the format YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM-$ARGUMENTS.md (or just YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM.md if no name provided).

The session file should begin with:

• Session name and timestamp as the title

• Session overview section with start time

• Goals section (ask user for goals if not clear)

• Empty progress section ready for updates

After creating the file, create or update .claude/sessions/.current-session to track the active session filename.

Confirm the session has started and remind the user they can:

• Update it with /session-update

• End it with /session-end