Automated summary

At session start, this skill reads the handoff baton (docs/session/baton.md) and restates the goal and next task before any work begins.

Strengths

Fast context recovery from the baton the previous session left behind
Forces reading of any docs named under "Read first" before starting
Concise 2-3 line restatement of the goal and next task
Explicit confirmation with the user before acting, no auto-start

Limitations

Only works if a baton exists or was created by a prior session-end run
Relies on a hardcoded file location (docs/session/baton.md)
Never starts the task automatically, which can slow down fast-moving workflows

When to use it

Use it when opening a new session to resume in-progress work without losing context.

When not to use it

Skip it for a fresh exploratory session with no continuity, or when no baton was produced by a previous session.

Security analysis

Safe

Quality score88/100

The skill only instructs reading a local markdown file and summarizing its contents, then pausing for user confirmation. It declares no tools and does not perform destructive, network, or exfiltration actions.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Resume from baton

Start the session by reading docs/session/baton.md and tell me the goal and next task.

Orient before work

Orient me from the session baton and read the docs listed under Read first.

name: session-start description: > At session start, read the session baton (docs/session/baton.md) and orient: restate this session's goal and the single next task, then open any doc listed under "Read first" before starting work. Does not start the task automatically. disable-model-invocation: true

Session Start

Name: Session Start
Author: Skills Guide Bot

Orient from the baton the previous session left.

Steps

Read docs/session/baton.md. If it is missing, say so and offer to start fresh (a session-end run creates it).
If Read first names a doc (not None), read that doc before anything else.
Restate to the user, in 2–3 lines: the Goal and the Next task.
Stop and confirm the next task with the user before acting — never auto-start it.

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/session-start-msh3usdh/download' --output '.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code

test -f '.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/session-start' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh' '.claude/skills/session-start'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation

openskills install './.skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh'

openskills read 'session-start-msh3usdh'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/session-start-msh3usdh/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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