start-session

Original：🇺🇸 English

Translated

Start a new learning session on a topic. Use when user wants to learn something new, begin studying, get taught a topic, or start a teaching conversation. Triggers on "teach me", "let's learn", "start session", "study [topic]", "explain [topic]".

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Sourcetaylorhuston/local-life-manager

Added on2026-02-15

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add taylorhuston/local-life-manager start-session

SKILL.md Content

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Start a new learning session on: $ARGUMENTS

Setup

Read

.claude/learning-sessions/learning-plan.json

Check for topics due for review (compare
```
last_covered
```
+ interval vs today)
Read
```
.claude/learning-sessions/index.json
```
Generate session ID:
```
YYYY-MM-DD-NNN
```
(increment if sessions exist today)
Read last 3-5 completed sessions to rebuild context
Create session file per
```
references/session-schema.md
```
Update index.json
If file path provided: read it, identify gaps, note TODOs

Retrieval Warm-up

If topic covered before:

Ask: "Before we dive in, what do you remember about [topic]?"
Let user attempt recall WITHOUT hints

Log as

retrieval_attempt

entry (see

references/entry-types.md

)

Begin

Confirm session started
Mention any topics due for review
Acknowledge what they remembered, note gaps
Ask what aspect to focus on
Follow teaching approach in SKILL.md

During Session

Log entries per

references/entry-types.md

. Use

/log-session

for long sessions.

End

Use

/end-session

when done.