Claude-Code-Workflow/docs/commands/claude/session.md

Session Management Commands

One-Liner

Session management commands are the workflow state managers — creating, tracking, resuming, and completing workflow sessions.

Core Concepts

Concept	Description	Location
Session ID	Unique identifier (WFS-YYYY-MM-DD)	.workflow/active/WFS-xxx/
Session Type	workflow, review, tdd, test, docs	Session metadata
Session State	active, paused, completed	workflow-session.json
Artifacts	Plans, tasks, TODOs, etc.	Session directory

Command List

Command	Function	Syntax
start	Discover existing sessions or start new workflow session	/workflow:session:start [--type type] [--auto|--new] [description]
list	List all workflow sessions	/workflow:session:list
resume	Resume most recently paused workflow session	/workflow:session:resume
complete	Mark active workflow session as completed	/workflow:session:complete [-y] [--detailed]
solidify	Crystallize session learnings into project guidelines	/workflow:session:solidify [-y] [--type type] [--category category] "rule"

Command Details

start

Function: Discover existing sessions or start new workflow session, supporting intelligent session management and conflict detection.

Syntax:

/workflow:session:start [--type <workflow|review|tdd|test|docs>] [--auto|--new] [optional: task description]

Options:

• --type=type: Session type
  • workflow: Standard implementation (default)
  • review: Code review
  • tdd: TDD development
  • test: Test generation/fix
  • docs: Documentation session
• --auto: Smart mode (auto detect/create)
• --new: Force create new session

Session Types:

Type	Description	Default Source
workflow	Standard implementation	workflow-plan skill
review	Code review	review-cycle skill
tdd	TDD development	workflow-tdd skill
test	Test generation/fix	workflow-test-fix skill
docs	Documentation session	memory-manage skill

Workflow:

graph TD
    A[Start] --> B{Project State Exists?}
    B -->|No| C[Call workflow:init]
    C --> D
    B -->|Yes| D{Mode}
    D -->|Default| E[List Active Sessions]
    D -->|auto| F{Active Sessions Count?}
    D -->|new| G[Create New Session]
    F -->|0| G
    F -->|1| H[Use Existing Session]
    F -->|>1| I[User Selects]
    E --> J{User Selects}
    J -->|Existing| K[Return Session ID]
    J -->|New| G
    G --> L[Generate Session ID]
    L --> M[Create Directory Structure]
    M --> N[Initialize Metadata]
    N --> O[Return Session ID]

Examples:

# Discovery mode - list active sessions
/workflow:session:start

# Auto mode - smart select/create
/workflow:session:start --auto "implement user authentication"

# New mode - force create new session
/workflow:session:start --new "refactor payment module"

# Specify type
/workflow:session:start --type review "review auth code"
/workflow:session:start --type tdd --auto "implement login feature"

list

Function: List all workflow sessions, supporting state filtering, displaying session metadata and progress information.

Syntax:

/workflow:session:list

Output Format:

Session ID	Type	State	Description	Progress
WFS-2024-01-15	workflow	active	User authentication	5/10
WFS-2024-01-14	review	paused	Code review	8/8
WFS-2024-01-13	tdd	completed	TDD development	12/12

Examples:

# List all sessions
/workflow:session:list

resume

Function: Resume most recently paused workflow session, supporting automatic session discovery and state update.

Syntax:

/workflow:session:resume

Workflow:

graph TD
    A[Start] --> B[Find Paused Sessions]
    B --> C{Found Paused Session?}
    C -->|Yes| D[Load Session]
    C -->|No| E[Error Message]
    D --> F[Update State to Active]
    F --> G[Return Session ID]

Examples:

# Resume most recently paused session
/workflow:session:resume

complete

Function: Mark active workflow session as completed, archive and learn from experience, update checklist and remove active flag.

Syntax:

/workflow:session:complete [-y|--yes] [--detailed]

Options:

• --detailed: Detailed mode, collect more learnings

Workflow:

graph TD
    A[Start] --> B[Confirm Completion]
    B --> C{Detailed Mode?}
    C -->|Yes| D[Collect Detailed Feedback]
    C -->|No| E[Collect Basic Feedback]
    D --> F[Generate Learning Document]
    E --> F
    F --> G[Archive Session]
    G --> H[Update Checklist]
    H --> I[Remove Active Flag]
    I --> J[Complete]

Examples:

# Standard completion
/workflow:session:complete

# Detailed completion
/workflow:session:complete --detailed

# Auto mode
/workflow:session:complete -y

solidify

Function: Crystallize session learnings and user-defined constraints into permanent project guidelines.

Syntax:

/workflow:session:solidify [-y|--yes] [--type <convention|constraint|learning>] [--category <category>] "rule or insight"

Options:

• --type=type:
  • convention: Code convention
  • constraint: Constraint condition
  • learning: Experience learning
• --category=category: Category name (e.g., authentication, testing)

Output Locations:

• Conventions: .workflow/specs/conventions/<category>.md
• Constraints: .workflow/specs/constraints/<category>.md
• Learnings: .workflow/specs/learnings/<category>.md

Examples:

# Add code convention
/workflow:session:solidify --type=convention --category=auth "all auth functions must use rate limiting"

# Add constraint
/workflow:session:solidify --type=constraint --category=database "no N+1 queries"

# Add learning
/workflow:session:solidify --type=learning --category=api "REST API design lessons learned"

Session Directory Structure

.workflow/
├── active/                        # Active sessions
│   └── WFS-2024-01-15/           # Session directory
│       ├── workflow-session.json  # Session metadata
│       ├── tasks/                 # Task definitions
│       ├── artifacts/             # Artifact files
│       └── context/               # Context files
└── archived/                      # Archived sessions
    └── WFS-2024-01-14/

Session Metadata

{
  "session_id": "WFS-2024-01-15",
  "type": "workflow",
  "status": "active",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T14:30:00Z",
  "description": "User authentication feature implementation",
  "progress": {
    "total": 10,
    "completed": 5,
    "percentage": 50
  }
}

Related Documentation

• Workflow Commands
• Core Orchestration
• Workflow Basics