taylorhuston/local-life-manager · Archived

start-session

Start a new learning session on a topic. Use when user wants to learn something new, begin studying, get taught a topic, or start a teaching conversation. Triggers on "teach me", "let's learn", "start session", "study [topic]", "explain [topic]".

First seen Jan 26, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add taylorhuston/local-life-manager --skill start-session

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Agent compatibility

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Repository health

Stars 69
License MIT
Default branch main
Open issues 1
Status Archived

Skill metadata

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Allowed toolsRead, Write, Glob
Declared agents claude-code

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 1,450 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 267 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 11 installs

SKILL.md

Start a new learning session on: $ARGUMENTS

Setup

  1. Read .claude/learning-sessions/learning-plan.json
  2. Check for topics due for review (compare last_covered + interval vs today)
  3. Read .claude/learning-sessions/index.json
  4. Generate session ID: YYYY-MM-DD-NNN (increment if sessions exist today)
  5. Read last 3-5 completed sessions to rebuild context
  6. Create session file per references/session-schema.md
  7. Update index.json
  8. If file path provided: read it, identify gaps, note TODOs

Retrieval Warm-up

If topic covered before:

  • Ask: "Before we dive in, what do you remember about [topic]?"
  • Let user attempt recall WITHOUT hints
  • Log as retrieval_attempt entry (see references/entry-types.md)

Begin

  • Confirm session started
  • Mention any topics due for review
  • Acknowledge what they remembered, note gaps
  • Ask what aspect to focus on
  • Follow teaching approach in SKILL.md

During Session

Log entries per references/entry-types.md. Use /log-session for long sessions.

End

Use /end-session when done.