Agent skill · software engineering · parcadei
continuity-ledger
Create or update continuity ledger for state preservation across clears
Why this skill is useful
Adds a specific YAML format and session management process for continuity ledgers that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-01-26. 3,881 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Continuity Ledger Note: This skill is now an alias for /createhandoff. Both output the same YAML format. Create a YAML handoff document for state preservation across /clear. This is the same as /createhandoff. Process 1. Filepath & Metadata First, determine the session name from existing handoffs: This returns the most recently modified handoff folder name (e.g., open-source-release). Use this as the handoff folder name. If no handoffs exist, use general as the folder name. Create your file under: thoughts/shared/handoffs/{session-name}/YYYY-MM-DDHH-MMdescription.yaml, where: {session-name} is from existing handoffs (e.g., open-source-release) or general if none exist YYYY-MM-DD is today's date HH-MM is the current time in 24-hour format (no seconds needed) description is a brief kebab-case description Examples: thoughts/shared/handoffs/open-source-release/2026-01-0816-30memory-system-fix.yaml thoughts/shared/handoffs/general/2026-01-0816-30bug-investigation.yaml 2. Write YAML handoff (~400 tokens) CRITICAL: Use EXACTLY this YAML format. Do NOT deviate or use alternative field names. The goal: and now: fields are shown in the statusline - they MUST be named exactly this. Field guide: goal: + now: - REQUIRED, shown in statusline donethissession: - What was accomplished with file references decisions: - Important choices and rationale findings: - Key learnings worked: / failed: - What to repeat vs avoid next: - Action items for next session DO NOT use alternative field names like sessiongoal, objective, focus, current, etc. The statusline parser looks for EXACTLY goal: and now: - nothing else works. 3. Mark Session Outcome (REQUIRED) IMPORTANT: Before responding to the user, you MUST ask about the session outcome. Use the AskUserQuestion tool with these exact options: After the user responds, mark the outcome: 4. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills parcadei/continuity_ledger