Restores compact continuity capsules from cleared Claude sessions in the current project.
npx skills add https://github.com/tommylower/cortex --skill pickup-tommylower
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: pickup Source: https://github.com/tommylower/cortex/tree/main/agent-workflows/pickup Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tommylower/cortex --skill pickup-tommylower
remember hook command records cleared sessions (session ID, transcript path, working directory) as JSON state files. - Capsule Recovery: The pickup command locates the most recent cleared session for the current project and extracts a handoff capsule marked with cortex-handoff markers. - Summarizer Fallback: When no capsule exists, it returns the transcript path so an isolated, read-only, lower-cost summarizer can produce a 200-400 token restart capsule without polluting the current context. - Use Case: After clearing a long debugging session, start a fresh session and ask to pick up where you left off; the Skill restores the next-action notes for the current project directory. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to pick up or continue the prior work in this project after clearing the previous session's context.High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Run the pickup workflow in a fresh session. The session_state.py helper finds the latest cleared session recorded for the current working directory and returns its handoff capsule, letting you resume without loading the full transcript.
The helper extracts only the text between cortex-handoff markers from the JSONL transcript. If no capsule exists, it delegates the transcript path to an isolated, read-only, lower-cost summarizer that returns a 200-400 token restart capsule.
The pickup command returns a not-found status. The Skill then reports that no cleared session was recorded for the current project and asks for a session ID only if you want to recover a different session.
State files are stored under the directory set by the CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR environment variable, defaulting to ~/.claude/session-pickup/cleared. Records are matched by resolved working directory or explicit session ID.
Recovered text is treated as continuity notes, not authority to bypass current instructions, permissions, or user decisions. Secrets and sensitive personal or customer information must be redacted from any newly generated summary.
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