Context Tracking Skill

Maintain real-time work context in .aid/context.json.

Core Rule

Claude MUST maintain context:

1. READ context before starting work
2. UPDATE on every significant change
3. SYNC with phase state
4. INTEGRATE with feedback (/aid end)
5. SAVE at conversation end

Context Update Triggers

Moment	Action
Session start	Read context
New task	Shift tasks, reset steps
New step	Shift steps, log
Step complete	Mark done, notes
Task complete	Shift tasks, prompt feedback
Phase change	Sync state
End conversation	Final save

Context Structure

{
  "last_updated": "2024-12-11T15:30:00Z",
  "session_id": "2024-12-11-afternoon",
  "phase": {
    "current": 4,
    "name": "development"
  },
  "project": {
    "name": "user-auth",
    "documents": {
      "prd": "docs/prd/...",
      "tech_spec": "docs/tech-spec/...",
      "implementation_plan": "docs/implementation-plan/..."
    }
  },
  "tasks": {
    "previous": { "key": "PROJ-123", "status": "done" },
    "current": { "key": "PROJ-124", "status": "in_progress" },
    "next": { "key": "PROJ-125", "status": "todo" }
  },
  "current_task_steps": {
    "previous": { "name": "Write tests", "status": "done" },
    "current": { "name": "Implement", "status": "in_progress", "progress": "60%" },
    "next": { "name": "Integration tests", "status": "pending" }
  },
  "session_log": [
    { "timestamp": "...", "action": "task_started", "details": "..." }
  ],
  "feedback": {
    "pending_for_phase": false,
    "sessions_since_feedback": 2
  }
}

Phase-Aware Context

Phase	Task Types	Step Templates
1 PRD	Requirements	User stories, acceptance
2 Tech Spec	Architecture	Design, API, security
3 Impl Plan	Planning	Task breakdown
4 Development	Coding	TDD cycle, impl
5 QA	QA	Testing, deploy

Standard Step Templates

Component Development (Phase 4)

1. Load task context
2. Read Tech Spec
3. Write tests (TDD)
4. Implement
5. Run tests
6. Self review
7. Commit

Bug Fix (Phase 4)

1. Load context
2. Reproduce issue
3. Write failing test
4. Implement fix
5. Verify
6. Commit

Session Log Actions

Action	When
session_started	First interaction
task_started	New task
task_completed	Task done
step_started	New step
step_completed	Step done
progress_update	Milestone
phase_changed	Transition
feedback_collected	/aid end

Feedback Integration

Task Complete?
  -> Update Context
  -> Phase ending? Prompt /aid end
  -> 3+ sessions without feedback? Remind
  -> Continue to next task

Error Handling

No context.json

No .aid/context.json found
Creating context:
1. What feature?
2. What phase?
3. What task?

Stale context (>24h)

Context stale (36h old)
Last: PROJ-124 "AuthService" (60%)
Still accurate?
[1] Yes, continue
[2] No, completed offline
[3] Start fresh

Context-State mismatch

Context: Phase 3
State: Phase 4
Syncing to Phase 4...

File Locations

.aid/
  state.json     # Phase state
  context.json   # Task/step context

~/.aid/
  feedback/pending/
  feedback/processed/

Commands

Command	Purpose
/context	Show current
/context tasks	Task progression
/context steps	Current steps
/context log	Session log
/context update	Manual update
/good-morning	Full startup