Session Context Loader Skill

This skill provides progressive context loading for coding sessions, minimizing startup tokens by only loading what's needed when it's needed.

When to Use This Skill

Automatically trigger this skill when the user:

• •Asks about schedule/time: "What's on my calendar?", "Do I have meetings?", "What's my schedule?"
• •Asks about PRs: "What PRs are open?", "Show me pull requests", "Any PRs to review?"
• •Asks about recent work: "What was I working on?", "Catch me up", "What's the status?"
• •Asks about next steps: "What should I work on?", "What's next?", "What's pending?"
• •Asks for git history: "Recent commits?", "What changed recently?", "Show me history"
• •Explicitly requests: "Load full context", "Show me everything", "Give me all details"

Available Context Loaders

All functions are in ~/.claude/lib/local/lazy-context.sh and should be loaded via:

source ~/.claude/lib/local/lazy-context.sh

1. Summary (Always Start Here)

context_summary

Shows lightweight overview (~200 tokens):

• •Meeting count (not full schedule)
• •PR count (not full list)
• •Last session date (not full notes)
• •TODO count (not full items)
• •Git branch and status

Use this first to give user awareness of what's available.

2. Calendar

lazy_load_calendar

Loads today's full calendar from M365 with meeting times and subjects.

Trigger when user:

• •Mentions time, schedule, meetings
• •Asks "when", "what time", "calendar"
• •Needs to know if they have time for work

3. Open Pull Requests

lazy_load_prs [limit]

Lists open PRs across all Carefeed repositories (Bitbucket + GitHub).

Trigger when user:

• •Mentions PRs, pull requests, reviews
• •Wants to create a PR (context helps)
• •Asks about pending reviews

4. Recent Session Notes

lazy_load_session_notes [type] [count]

Loads recent session notes to understand previous work.

Trigger when user:

• •Asks "what was I working on"
• •Says "catch me up" or "what's the status"
• •Needs context about recent changes
• •Wants to continue previous work

5. TODO Items

lazy_load_todos

Loads all TODO files from .claude/TODO.md and .claude/todos/.

Trigger when user:

• •Asks "what should I work on"
• •Says "what's next" or "what's pending"
• •Wants to see planned features
• •Needs task suggestions

6. Git History

lazy_load_git_history [count]

Shows recent commit history with decorations.

Trigger when user:

• •Asks about recent commits or changes
• •Needs context for code review
• •Wants to understand project history
• •Mentions "commits", "history", "log"

7. Full Context (Last Resort)

lazy_load_full_context

Loads everything (equivalent to old startup behavior).

Only use when user:

• •Explicitly says "load everything"
• •Says "full context" or "show me all"
• •Troubleshooting and needs comprehensive view

Progressive Loading Strategy

Start small, expand as needed:

1. •First request: Use context_summary to show what's available
2. •User asks for more: Load specific context they mentioned
3. •Ambiguous request: Ask user which context they want
4. •Multiple needs: Load contexts in order of relevance

Example Interactions

User: "What's on my calendar?"

source ~/.claude/lib/local/lazy-context.sh
lazy_load_calendar

User: "What should I work on?"

source ~/.claude/lib/local/lazy-context.sh
lazy_load_todos

Then offer to load session notes if they want to continue previous work.

User: "Catch me up"

source ~/.claude/lib/local/lazy-context.sh
lazy_load_session_notes coding 1
lazy_load_todos

User: "Show me everything"

source ~/.claude/lib/local/lazy-context.sh
lazy_load_full_context

Anti-Patterns (Don't Do This)

❌ Don't load context at session start without user asking ❌ Don't load full context when summary would suffice ❌ Don't load calendar if user doesn't mention time/schedule ❌ Don't load PRs if user is just fixing a bug (not working on PRs) ❌ Don't reload context that's already been loaded (check flags)

Flags to Check Before Loading

These environment variables track what's already loaded:

• •CONTEXT_CALENDAR_LOADED
• •CONTEXT_PRS_LOADED
• •CONTEXT_NOTES_LOADED
• •CONTEXT_TODOS_LOADED
• •CONTEXT_GIT_HISTORY_LOADED

Functions automatically check these flags to avoid duplicate loads.

Token Savings

Total potential savings: 6,500 tokens (~43% of old startup)

Integration with Slash Commands

Users can also explicitly load context via slash commands:

• •/calendar - Load calendar
• •/prs - Load open PRs
• •/notes - Load session notes
• •/todos - Load TODO items
• •/full-context - Load everything

Use the slash commands when appropriate, or load context automatically when you detect the need.