context-recovery

name: context-recovery description: Automatically recover previous session context when the user appears to have lost context. Triggers on questions like "what were we doing", "what was I working on", "continue where we left off", resuming after context compaction, or starting a new session that follows a previous one. Also triggers when the conversation appears to have been compacted and the user references earlier work.

Context Recovery Skill

You have detected that the user may need context from a previous session or from before a context compaction event. Use GlobalContext to recover that context.

When to Activate

• The user asks "what were we doing?" or similar
• The user references work from a previous session
• The conversation shows signs of compaction (loss of earlier context)
• The user says "continue", "resume", "pick up where we left off"
• A new session started after compaction or clearing

Recovery Steps

1. First, check if context is available by running:

   "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/gc-query" last --format markdown
   

2. If context is found, present it to the user organized as:

   • What was being worked on (the last user prompt and recent context)
   • Files that were modified (with file paths)
   • Key decisions that were made
   • Where work left off (the last state before context loss)

3. If no context is found for the current project, try:

   "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/gc-query" sessions --limit 5
   

   And report what sessions exist.

4. Ask the user if they want to continue from where they left off or start fresh.

Important Notes

• Do NOT fabricate context. Only present information returned by gc-query.
• If gc-query returns an error or empty result, tell the user honestly.
• Present recovered context as a summary, not a raw dump.
• The recovered context comes from the GlobalContext event store, which captures all hook events from previous sessions.