Contextualize

Step 1: Search Total Recall

# Claude Code:
mcp__plugin_totalrecall_memory-total-recall__synthesis_search({
  query: "project name/key terms recent work decisions made",
  max_results: 15
})

# Codex/other:
totalrecall.synthesis_search({
  query: "project name/key terms recent work decisions made",
  max_results: 15
})

• Recent conversations about this project
• Decisions that were made
• Problems that were solved
• Patterns established
• Gotchas discovered

Step 2: Delegate Oracle for Deep Context

teams(action: 'delegate', tasks: [{
  text: 'Contextualize yourself deeply in this repository. [see investigation checklist below]',
  assignee: 'oracle'
}])

teams

Investigation Checklist

1. Project Identity
   • Read AGENTS.md, README.md, package.json (or equivalent)
   • What is this project? What does it do?
   • What are the core technologies and patterns?
   • What are the established conventions?
2. Current Work Status
   • Check for active plan tickets (

     tk list --tag plan

     )
   • Check for pending work tickets (

     tk list

     )
   • Check git status and recent commits (git log -10 --oneline)
   • What was being worked on? What's in progress?
3. Decision History
   • Check for decision tickets (

     tk list --tag decision

     )
   • What major decisions have been made?
   • What constraints exist from past choices?
4. Architecture Overview
   • Map the key directories and their purposes
   • Identify core modules/services
   • Understand the data flow
5. Pain Points & Context
   • Look for TODOs, FIXMEs, HACKs in code
   • Check for any KNOWN_ISSUES or TROUBLESHOOTING docs
   • Identify technical debt markers

Deliverable Format

## Project Summary
[What this is, in 2-3 sentences]

## Current Status
- Active work: [what's in progress]
- Blocked items: [if any]
- Recent changes: [last few commits summary]

## Key Decisions to Remember
- [Decision 1]
- [Decision 2]

## Established Patterns
- [Pattern 1]: [where/how used]
- [Pattern 2]: [where/how used]

## Conventions & Constraints
- [Convention from AGENTS.md]
- [Technical constraint]

## Recommended Next Steps
Based on current state, suggest what to focus on.

Step 3: Synthesize and Report

1. Summarize the key findings for the user
2. Highlight anything that seems urgent or blocked
3. Confirm understanding of current priorities
4. Ask if there's specific context you're missing

When to Use This Command

• Starting a new session on a project
• Returning to a project after time away
• Before making significant changes
• When feeling uncertain about project state
• After another developer has made changes