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name: basecamp-start
description: "Start or resume a basecamp memory-bank project in Codex. Use when the user asks to start, orient, summarize project state, load the memory bank, or decide where to pick up."
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# Basecamp Start

Use this skill to orient a Codex session around the basecamp memory bank.

## Workflow

1. Read every file in `memory-bank/` in this order:
   - `projectbrief.md`
   - `productContext.md`
   - `systemPatterns.md`
   - `techContext.md`
   - `activeContext.md`
   - `progress.md`
2. Read `.rules`.
3. Run `git log --oneline -10`.
4. Run `git status`.
5. Produce this summary:

```text
PROJECT: [one sentence - what we're building]
PHASE: [from progress.md]
LAST SESSION: [from activeContext.md - what was being worked on]
CURRENT STATE: [what works / what's in progress / known issues - 2 lines max]
NEXT STEPS: [from activeContext.md - top 1-3]
OPEN QUESTIONS: [anything blocking or unresolved]
```

End with: **"Where do you want to pick up?"** Then wait.

If any memory bank file is missing, empty, or still only template placeholders, mark it as `BLANK` or `UNINITIALIZED` and ask whether to initialize it before proceeding.