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Phase Recap

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: general-misc  ·  Last updated:
Use this skill to load context about the project's state from its phase logs before answering or acting on anything substantial. Runs in two modes — an ambient session recap that silently loads general state into working memory, and an explicit scoped recap that prints a clean report of the phases preceding the current one within the current phase's scope. Trigger when the agent lacks current state — start of a session, "catch me up", "what's the state", "summarize the project", "what's in progress / deferred / placeholder" — or when the user asks for a recap at a phase level ("phase recap Major 5", "recap 5.4", "catch me up on 5.3.2"), and BEFORE proposing scope or drafting a phase plan. Reads only from development/phase_log/, never the codebase.
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From the source SKILL.md

This is a context-loading skill. Its job is to make the agent better-informed about the project's current state by reading the right phase logs, internalizing what matters, and using that knowledge in everything the agent says or does next.

What this skill does

Phase Recap is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/phase-recap/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Phase Recap Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/phase-recap
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/phase-recap/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/phase-recap/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/phase-recap/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/phase-recap/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\phase-recap\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Phase Recap Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/phase-recap/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Phase Recap skill do?
Use this skill to load context about the project's state from its phase logs before answering or acting on anything substantial. Runs in two modes — an ambient session recap that silently loads general state into working memory, and an explicit scoped recap that prints a clean report of the phases preceding the current one within the current phase's scope. Trigger when the agent lacks current state — start of a session, "catch me up", "what's the state", "summarize the project", "what's in progress / deferred / placeholder" — or when the user asks for a recap at a phase level ("phase recap Major 5", "recap 5.4", "catch me up on 5.3.2"), and BEFORE proposing scope or drafting a phase plan. Reads only from development/phase_log/, never the codebase.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Phase Recap skill?
Use Phase Recap when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Phase Recap" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Phase Recap skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Phase Recap is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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awjackson2. (2026). Phase Recap [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/phase-recap/
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@misc{phase-recap-2026,
  author    = {awjackson2},
  title     = {Phase Recap [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/phase-recap/}
}

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