checkpoint-load

To resume a coding project, you load the most recent checkpoint file which contains your previous progress notes. This Skill identifies the newest markdown checkpoint in your project or global log and displays its contents so you can pick up exactly where you stopped.

Checkpoint loading determines your project root by running git rev-parse --show-toplevel to find the repository base. If you are not in a git repository, it falls back to using your current directory name to locate the relevant checkpoint files.

Project checkpoints are stored as markdown files in two locations: the project-local directory at <root>/.checkpoints and the global log at ~/dev_notes/checkpoints/<project>/. The loader searches both and lists files by modification time.

Yes, checkpoint loading works across Claude Code and Codex environments. It searches the standard project-local and global checkpoint directories to find the newest markdown file, regardless of which CLI tool originally created the checkpoint.

When you load the latest checkpoint, the tool outputs a readable "Resume here" section with the file contents and also summarizes the older checkpoints that are available. This gives you immediate context alongside the history of your previous sessions.

No, you do not need to be in a git repository to resume from a checkpoint. While the tool uses git rev-parse to find the project root automatically, it will fall back to the current directory name if git is not initialized, allowing you to load checkpoints anyway.