By name: ejs-session-init description: > Enhance a hook-scaffolded EJS session journey file with semantic content (problem/intent, agents involved) and confirm initialization.
EJS Session Initialization
Use this skill when a session is starting — for example when the user says "initialize session", "start session", "create session journey", or begins work on a new task, feature, or bug fix.
Note: Copilot hooks (
.github/hooks/session-start.sh) automatically create the journey file scaffold and sync the EJS database at session start. This skill enhances the scaffold with semantic content that hooks cannot provide.
Steps
Locate the journey file
- A hook-created scaffold should already exist at
ejs-docs/journey/YYYY/ejs-session-YYYY-MM-DD-<seq>.md - If the scaffold is missing (e.g., hooks not yet on default branch), create one from
ejs-docs/journey/_templates/journey-template.md
- A hook-created scaffold should already exist at
Populate semantic metadata Fill in the fields that hooks cannot determine:
author— the human user (if known)agents_involved— list the active agents (e.g.,[copilot])
Capture initial Problem / Intent
- Write the user's stated goal or task description into the Problem / Intent section.
Confirm initialization
- Inform the user:
"Session initialized: ejs-session-YYYY-MM-DD-<seq>"
- Inform the user:
Contextual References
- Session Journey template:
ejs-docs/journey/_templates/journey-template.md - ADR template:
ejs-docs/adr/0000-adr-template.md - Lifecycle patterns:
ejs-docs/session-lifecycle-patterns.md - Database tool:
scripts/adr-db.py - Hook that creates scaffold:
.github/hooks/session-start.sh
Key Principle
Initialize early, capture context while it's fresh. Hooks guarantee the structural scaffold; this skill adds the semantic meaning that only an LLM can provide.