sounder25/foundational-agent-skills/05-update-breadcrumbs

Name: 05-update-breadcrumbs
Author: sounder25

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Updates standardized intent files (NEXT.md, STATE.json) to maintain context across agent sessions.

Install

npx vskill@latest install sounder25/foundational-agent-skills/05-update-breadcrumbs

SKILL.md

SKILL-005: Update Intent Breadcrumbs

Overview

Agents often lose context between sessions. This skill enforces a standard "breadcrumb" trail by creating or updating NEXT.md (human readable) and STATE.json (machine readable) in the workspace root.

Trigger Phrases

update breadcrumbs
save state
update next steps
checkpoint workspace

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`--status`	string	No	`active`	`active`, `blocked`, `paused`
`--objective`	string	No	-	Current high-level objective
`--next-steps`	string[]	No	-	List of immediate next tasks
`--blockers`	string[]	No	-	List of blocking issues

Outputs

Updated NEXT.md.
Updated STATE.json.

Preconditions

Valid workspace root.

Safety/QA Checks

Preserve existing content in NEXT.md (append/update rather than overwrite if possible, or use smart replacement).
Validate JSON syntax for STATE.json.

Implementation

See update_breadcrumbs.ps1.

Integration

powershell

.\skills\05_update_breadcrumbs\update_breadcrumbs.ps1 -Status "active" -Objective "Fix EELS tests" -NextSteps "Run pytest", "Fix bugs"

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