start-session

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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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/data/start-session

SKILL.md

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.