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Session Init

Loads your workspace context at the start of every session.

What it does

/session-init reads your memory files at the start of a session and gives you a summary of where things stand: active projects, open items, recent decisions, and what you said you'd do next. It's the briefing you give yourself before you start working.

Without it, every session starts cold. You have to remember what you were working on, what's blocked, and what you owe people. With it, you're oriented in 30 seconds.

When to use it

  • At the start of every Claude Code session
  • When you're switching between different projects and need to reorient
  • On Monday morning before your first meeting

How to trigger it

Say: init or /session-init

What you need

Memory files with project and task context. The more consistently you use other PM Pilot skills (weekly-status, people-sync, meeting-prep), the richer the session-init output becomes. Works out of the box with the MEMORY-TEMPLATE.md file included in the PM Pilot install.

Ready to install?

PM Pilot lives on GitHub. Every skill is a plain markdown file you can read, edit, and install in under 5 minutes.