Session End Skill

Purpose: Clean session close-out with governance checks Trigger: /session-end or /bye or /done Enforcement: Controlled by .claude/Governance/config.json

Checklist (Required)

1. Stack Health

• Run ./scripts/stack-health.sh - all services GREEN
• Run ./scripts/stack-health.sh --full - lint/typecheck clean

2. Work State

• All changes committed or stashed
• No failing tests introduced
• Linters pass (ruff, eslint)

4. Documentation

• CHANGELOG updated if features added
• TODOs resolved or documented in HUMAN_TODO.md

5. Governance (if enabled)

Invoke DELEGATION_AUDITOR (IG):

• Spawn count for session
• Chain-of-command violations
• Bypass justifications

Invoke COORD_AAR (After Action Review):

• What went well
• What could improve
• Patterns discovered
• Lessons learned

Invoke HISTORIAN (if significant session):

• Major features completed
• Architectural decisions
• Notable incidents

4. Knowledge Preservation (G-Staff Integration)

Invoke G4_CONTEXT_MANAGER (RAG/Vector Updates):

• Index new session artifacts for retrieval
• Update embeddings for modified documentation
• Ensure next session has full context access

Invoke KNOWLEDGE_CURATOR (via COORD_OPS):

• Extract cross-session patterns
• Update PATTERNS.md, DECISIONS.md
• Create session handoff documentation

Invoke G4_LIBRARIAN (optional):

• Archive session transcripts
• Catalog new skills/agents created
• Update knowledge graph relationships

Toggle

If governance_enabled: false in config.json:

• Checklist still shown
• IG/AAR/HISTORIAN invocation optional
• No blocking

Quick Exit (Emergency)

/session-end --force

Skips all checks. Logs bypass.

Output Format

================================================================================
                           SESSION END REPORT
================================================================================

## Stack Health
[output of ./scripts/stack-health.sh --full]

## Work Summary
- Commits: [count]
- Files Modified: [count]
- Tests Added/Modified: [count]

## Git Status
[output of git status]

## IG Report (DELEGATION_AUDITOR)
- Total Spawns: [count]
- Chain-of-Command Violations: [count]
- Bypasses: [list with justifications]

## After Action Review (AAR)
### What Went Well
- [item]

### What Could Improve
- [item]

### Patterns Discovered
- [item]

### Lessons Learned
- [item]

## HISTORIAN Entry (if significant)
[Summary for session history]

## Knowledge Preservation (G-Staff)
- G4_CONTEXT_MANAGER: [documents indexed for RAG]
- KNOWLEDGE_CURATOR: [patterns extracted, handoff created]
- G4_LIBRARIAN: [artifacts cataloged] (if invoked)

## Recommendations for Next Session
- [item]

================================================================================
                              SESSION CLOSED
================================================================================

Execution Steps

1. Stack Health Check

   ./scripts/stack-health.sh --full
   

   • Must be GREEN to proceed
   • YELLOW acceptable with justification
   • RED blocks session end (fix issues first)

2. Check Git State

   git status
   git diff --stat
   

3. Run Linters (if not already done by stack-health)

   cd backend && ruff check . --fix
   cd frontend && npm run lint:fix
   

4. Verify Tests

   cd backend && pytest --tb=no -q
   cd frontend && npm test -- --passWithNoTests
   

5. Check Governance Config

   cat .claude/Governance/config.json
   

6. Generate IG Report (if governance enabled)

   • Review session for agent spawns
   • Check for chain-of-command violations
   • Document any bypasses

7. Conduct AAR (if governance enabled)

   • Reflect on session outcomes
   • Identify improvements
   • Capture patterns and lessons

8. Update HISTORIAN (if significant session)

   • Write to .claude/History/sessions/
   • Include major decisions and outcomes

9. Knowledge Preservation (G-Staff)

   • Spawn G4_CONTEXT_MANAGER for RAG/vector updates
   • Spawn KNOWLEDGE_CURATOR for pattern synthesis
   • Optionally spawn G4_LIBRARIAN for archival

10. Final Handoff

• Summarize state for next session
• Note any pending work
• Verify RAG index updated

Integration with Other Skills

• startup/startupO: Session-end complements startup for session lifecycle
• code-review: Can be invoked before session-end for final review
• pre-pr-checklist: Session-end incorporates similar checks

Aliases

• /session-end - Full protocol
• /bye - Alias for /session-end
• /done - Alias for /session-end
• /session-end --force - Emergency exit, skips checks
• /session-end --quick - Minimal checks, no AAR