Help (System Assessment)

Deep assessment of workspace state. Identifies blockers, suggests priorities.

When to Activate

• User says: "help", "what should I work on?"
• When stuck or unsure
• Returning after time away
• Multiple things competing for attention

Process

1. Deep Context Check

Git status:

git status -sb
git log --oneline -5
git diff --stat

Inbox:

ls -lt inbox/session-summaries/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -5
ls inbox/ 2>/dev/null

Decisions pending:

ls decisions/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -10

Schema/summary:

cat .claude/tachikoma-summary.yaml 2>/dev/null

2. Report Findings

System Assessment (YYYY-MM-DD):

Git Status:
- Branch: [name]
- Uncommitted changes: [yes/no]
- Recent commits: [summary]

Inbox Status:
- Session summaries: [N files]
- Status: [Clean / Needs processing]

Pending Decisions:
- [N] decisions waiting for review
- [List key ones]

Tachikoma Summary:
- Last scan: [date]
- Observations: [key points]

3. Suggest Priorities

If uncommitted changes:

Priority 1: Git hygiene
- Uncommitted changes in [files]
- Review and commit before other work

If inbox has items:

Priority 1: Process inbox
- [N] session summaries from [dates]
- Run "learn" to update system
- Then "cleanup" to archive

If pending decisions:

Priority 1: Review decisions
- [N] tachikoma decisions pending
- Review and apply or reject

If everything clean:

System is healthy:
- Inbox clean
- Git clean
- No pending decisions

What do you want to work on?

4. Ask What User Wants

Based on this, what do you want to focus on?

Difference from Start/Startup

• start/startup: Quick context, begin work
• help: Deep analysis, identify problems, suggest priorities

Use help when stuck or returning after time away.