tdd-session-restore

To restore design context after starting a new conversation, load the handoff.md file from your design directory. This skill reads sibling artifacts like design.md and plan.md to rehydrate your prior session and summarize progress.

A handoff.md file is used for design continuity by storing the current focus, status, and lock state of a design session. It serves as an entry point to quickly summarize prior progress and guide the next steps.

You can resume a design session without editing prior work by loading the handoff.md and related artifacts. The skill verifies the target design, checks the lock state, and returns a concise status to prompt for continuation.

Yes, you need to provide the design name to restore a design session. The skill uses the provided design name to locate the target design directory, verify it, and load the handoff.md and sibling artifacts.

When rehydrating a TDD session, the design artifacts loaded include handoff.md, design.md, and plan.md. The skill reads these sibling artifacts from the design directory to summarize prior progress and surface the current focus.

The best way to check the lock state of a design before continuing is to load the handoff.md file. The skill verifies the target design, reads sibling artifacts, and checks the lock state to help you decide the next steps.