johnlindquist/claude/long-agent

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Manage long-running agent sessions. Use for tracking progress in extended tasks, maintaining context across long sessions, and managing multi-step workflows.

Install

npx vskill@latest install johnlindquist/claude/long-agent

SKILL.md

Long Agent Sessions

Manage extended agent sessions with progress tracking and context management.

Session Management

Initialize Session
bash
# Create session file
SESSION_ID=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
SESSION_FILE=~/.claude/sessions/$SESSION_ID.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/sessions
cat > $SESSION_FILE << EOF
# Session: $SESSION_ID
Started: $(date)
Task: [Describe task]
## Progress
- [ ] Step 1
- [ ] Step 2
- [ ] Step 3
## Context
[Important context to remember]
## Notes
[Running notes]
EOF
echo "Session: $SESSION_FILE"
Track Progress
bash
# Update progress
echo "- [x] Completed: [description]" >> $SESSION_FILE
# Add note
echo "### $(date +%H:%M) - [title]" >> $SESSION_FILE
echo "[notes]" >> $SESSION_FILE
Resume Session
bash
# List recent sessions
ls -lt ~/.claude/sessions/ | head -10
# View session
cat ~/.claude/sessions/SESSION_ID.md
# Continue from last checkpoint
tail -50 ~/.claude/sessions/SESSION_ID.md

Progress Patterns

Checkpoint System
bash
#!/bin/bash
# checkpoint.sh SESSION_ID DESCRIPTION
SESSION_FILE=~/.claude/sessions/$1.md
CHECKPOINT=$2
echo "" >> $SESSION_FILE
echo "## Checkpoint: $(date +%H:%M)" >> $SESSION_FILE
echo "Status: $CHECKPOINT" >> $SESSION_FILE
echo "Can resume from here." >> $SESSION_FILE
Milestone Tracking
markdown
# Session Progress
## Milestones
-[x] M1: Environment setup
-[x] M2: Core implementation
-[ ] M3: Testing
-[ ] M4: Documentation
## Current: M3 - Testing
### Completed
-Unit tests for auth module
-Integration test setup
### In Progress
-API endpoint tests
### Blocked
-Need test fixtures for edge cases

Context Management

Save Important Context
bash
#!/bin/bash
# save-context.sh SESSION_ID
SESSION_FILE=~/.claude/sessions/$1.md
cat >> $SESSION_FILE << 'CONTEXT'
## Critical Context (Don't Lose)
### File Locations
- Main entry: src/index.ts
- Config: src/config.ts
- Tests: tests/
### Key Decisions
- Using JWT for auth (not sessions)
- PostgreSQL for persistence
- Redis for caching
### Current State
- Auth module: complete
- API routes: 80% done
- Tests: 40% coverage
CONTEXT
Context Recovery
bash
# Get context for resumption
CONTEXT=$(grep -A 50 "## Critical Context" ~/.claude/sessions/$SESSION_ID.md)
gemini -m pro -o text -e "" "I'm resuming a long coding session. Here's the context:
$CONTEXT
Help me remember:
1. Where was I?
2. What's the next step?
3. Any gotchas to remember?"

Bearings Check

Get Your Bearings
bash
#!/bin/bash
# bearings.sh - Where am I in this task?
echo "=== Current Session Status ==="
echo ""
# Git status
echo "### Git Status"
git status --short
echo ""
echo "### Recent Commits"
git log --oneline -5
echo ""
echo "### Modified Files"
git diff --stat HEAD~3
echo ""
echo "### TODO Items"
grep -r "TODO\|FIXME" src/ --include="*.ts" | head -10
Progress Summary
bash
# Generate progress summary
gemini -m pro -o text -e "" "Summarize progress on this session:
Session log:
$(tail -100 ~/.claude/sessions/$SESSION_ID.md)
Git activity:
$(git log --oneline -10)
Provide:
1. What's been accomplished
2. Current status
3. Remaining work
4. Estimated completion"

Long Task Patterns

Multi-Day Task
markdown
# Multi-Day Task: [Name]
## Day 1 - [Date]
### Accomplished
-[items]
### Blocked
-[items]
### Tomorrow
-[items]
---
## Day 2 - [Date]
### Context from Yesterday
[summary]
### Accomplished
-[items]
Handoff Document

When handing off to another session or agent:

markdown
# Task Handoff
## What This Is
[Brief description]
## Current State
-[Bullet points of where things stand]
## What's Working
-[Completed items]
## What's Not Working
-[Issues/blockers]
## Next Steps
1.[Specific step]
2.[Specific step]
## Key Files
-`src/main.ts` - Entry point
-`src/auth/` - Auth module (done)
-`src/api/` - API routes (in progress)
## Commands to Know

npm run dev # Start development npm test # Run tests npm run build # Build for production

## Gotchas
- [Things that might trip you up]

Session Templates

Feature Development
bash
cat > ~/.claude/sessions/feature-template.md << 'EOF'
# Feature: [Name]
## Requirements
- [ ] Requirement 1
- [ ] Requirement 2
## Design
[Architecture notes]
## Implementation Progress
- [ ] Step 1
- [ ] Step 2
- [ ] Step 3
## Testing
- [ ] Unit tests
- [ ] Integration tests
- [ ] Manual testing
## Documentation
- [ ] Code comments
- [ ] README update
- [ ] API docs
EOF
Bug Fix
bash
cat > ~/.claude/sessions/bugfix-template.md << 'EOF'
# Bug Fix: [Issue ID/Description]
## Symptom
[What's happening]
## Expected
[What should happen]
## Investigation
- [ ] Reproduced locally
- [ ] Found root cause
- [ ] Identified fix
## Fix
[Description of fix]
## Verification
- [ ] Fix works
- [ ] No regressions
- [ ] Tests added
EOF

Best Practices

  1. Log frequently - Update progress often
  2. Save context - What would you need to resume?
  3. Create checkpoints - Mark safe resume points
  4. Summarize before breaks - Capture state of mind
  5. Use templates - Consistent structure helps
  6. Track blockers - Note what's waiting
  7. Handoff cleanly - Assume fresh context next time

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Source

Popularity

Repository stars
21
Repository forks
5
7-day trend score
15

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