session-state

You can enforce a state machine for Claude Code workflows by validating transitions against allowed states and updating session files at phase boundaries. This prevents invalid progressions and maintains consistent state updates across executing phases.

Session state validation during error escalation works by checking the target state against predefined allowed transitions before applying updates. It logs events to session history and ensures the workflow shifts safely to an escalated or failed state without corruption.

The best way to automate session resume initialization is to trigger a transition specifying the target state and event. This validates the resume path against the state machine and updates the session state files to recover the previous workflow.

You can apply transitions at defined phase boundaries like /work, error escalation, and session resume. The state machine enforces specific states such as initialized, planning, executing, and reviewing to ensure consistent progression.

Your workflow fails to transition from idle to executing because the state machine validates against allowed states, requiring intermediate phases like initialized and planning. Guardrails block invalid transitions to prevent workflow corruption and ensure safe progression.