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name: preflight description: Session startup checklist to load context and check for stale state. Use this skill at the start of any development session, when resuming after a break, or before deployment tasks.

Preflight Workflow

Run this at the start of any development session to load context and catch issues early.

When This Skill Activates

• Start of a new conversation
• Resuming after a long break
• Before any deployment task
• When user mentions context seems forgotten
• When project state is unclear

Preflight Checklist

1. Read Lessons Learned

Review lessons learned for critical rules and past mistakes (paths are repo-root relative):

Copycat ./.claude/rules/lessons.md

2. Check Project Status

Read the current status to understand what's in progress:

Copycat STATUS.md

3. Review Recent Decisions

Check if there are any architectural decisions that affect current work:

Copycat DECISIONS.md | head -100

4. Check for Uncommitted Changes

Ensure the workspace is clean:

Copygit status

5. Report Context Summary

After reading the above, provide a brief summary to the user:

• Current project status
• Any warnings or blockers
• Recent changes that may affect current work
• Ready to proceed or not

Anti-Patterns to Avoid

• Starting work without reading lessons learned
• Assuming previous session context is remembered
• Ignoring uncommitted changes
• Skipping deployment verification before contract work