catchup

name: catchup description: Quick orientation on project state. Reads .agent/ files and git history — no AI calls, finishes in seconds. allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Bash

Catch Up on Project State

Fast, read-only orientation. No Gemini/Codex calls — this should finish in seconds.

Steps

1. Read TASKS.md first to determine mode:

   • If ALL tasks are done (or TASKS.md has ≤5 lines): quick mode
   • If any task is pending or in progress: open-tasks mode

2. Read project knowledge (both modes):

   • .agent/DECISIONS.md — key decisions with rationale
   • .agent/LESSONS.md — patterns from past corrections

3. Check git state (both modes):

   • git log --oneline -10
   • git diff --stat (uncommitted changes)
   • git branch --show-current
   • git fetch then git status -sb — surface if the branch is behind its upstream or main (you may be on stale code; see protocol rule 6 before building on it). If fetch fails or there's no upstream, just note it and continue.

4. Open-tasks mode only — also read:

   • .agent/FULL_CONTEXT.md (last 100 lines — recent context around open work)
   • Any session-scoped WORKING_CONTEXT that exists in .agent/sessions/

5. Report to the user:

   Quick mode (all done):

   • Branch, recent commits, any uncommitted changes
   • Key decisions (brief)
   • "All N tasks complete. Ready for a new task."

   Open-tasks mode:

   • Branch, uncommitted changes
   • Open tasks with their acceptance criteria (from TASKS.md)
   • Recent context relevant to open tasks (from FULL_CONTEXT.md)
   • Key decisions and lessons
   • Suggest: "Use /rehydrate for full AI-powered context recovery if needed."

When to use

• Starting a new session on a project you've worked on before
• Picking up after a break — especially when there are open tasks
• Joining a project another session was working on

When NOT to use

• Right after compaction — the on-compact hook already inlined /catchup's output (git state + DECISIONS + TASKS + LESSONS + pre-compact WORKING_CONTEXT) into its systemMessage. Just run /rehydrate — that's the only slash command needed post-compact.
• If you just need to continue exactly where you left off — use megavibe --resume