# Brief Resume

> Use to resume work from a previously-written brief (pause/delegate/report) in this project. Reads the brief log, shows the most recent entries, asks the user which one to load, then reads that brief and continues from where it left off. Triggered by phrases like "resume from brief", "pick up where I left off", "/brief-resume", "load the latest brief".

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-useaitechdad-agent-skills-brief-resume`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [useaitechdad](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/useaitechdad)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Upstream author:** [useaitechdad](https://github.com/useaitechdad)
- **Source:** https://github.com/useaitechdad/agent-skills/tree/main/brief_skills_agent_skill/brief-resume

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-useaitechdad-agent-skills-brief-resume
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# brief-resume — load a prior brief and continue

You are loading a previously-written brief so this session can pick up where a prior session left off.

## Step 1 — find the log

Compute the path yourself — no shell needed:

- `` = your current working directory with every `/` replaced by `-` (e.g. cwd `/Users/you/code/app` → slug `-Users-you-code-app`). You already know the cwd from your environment.
- log file = `/.claude/projects//briefs/brief-log.md` (use your real absolute home path).

**Read the log with the Read tool** — reads are auto-allowed, so this never prompts for approval. If Read returns a not-found error, no briefs exist here: tell the user *"No briefs found for this project. Have you run `/brief-pause` / `/brief-delegate` / `/brief-report` here before?"* and stop.

## Step 2 — show recent entries

From the log you just read, show the **last 10 entries in reverse order** (newest first), numbered 1-10. Example display:

```
Recent briefs (newest first):

 1. 2026-05-23 03:15 · pause    · Export feature-complete; empty-response edge case open
 2. 2026-05-23 02:55 · report   · Parser done; unknown-codec case accepted
 3. 2026-05-23 02:10 · delegate · Wire up the fast-path in the probe module
 4. 2026-05-22 19:45 · pause    · Cache rework paused mid-stream
 ...

Which one would you like to resume? (number, or "latest" for #1)
```

## Step 3 — load the chosen brief

Read the brief file the user picked (or `#1` if they said "latest" / nothing) with the **Read** tool. Resolve the path as `/.claude/projects//briefs/` from the log entry.

If the file no longer exists, it was pruned (only the ~60 most recent brief files are kept; the log holds up to 50 entries, so this is rare and only hits very old picks). Tell the user the file was pruned, show its one-line log summary as the only remaining record, and ask them to pick a different entry.

## Step 4 — acknowledge + continue

After reading, do all three:

1. Tell the user briefly what you loaded (the title + flavor).
2. **Read any docs the brief's `Read first:` line points to** — but only if they're project-local (`CLAUDE.md`, `docs/**`). Don't chase external links.
3. Take the action implied by the brief's flavor:
   - `pause` → "Picking up from where we left off. Doing the first item under **Do next** unless you redirect."
   - `delegate` → "Executing the delegated task per **Steps**. I'll report back when done via `/brief-report`."
   - `report` → "Loaded the report-back. Reviewing **What changed** and **What didn't / blockers** before continuing."

Do NOT auto-execute commits, deploys, or anything destructive — confirm with the user first even if the brief said to do them.

## What NOT to do

- Don't read briefs older than #10 unless the user explicitly asks ("show me older briefs", "resume from May 22").
- Don't read multiple briefs at once — that defeats the point of the index.
- Don't read the brief and immediately start writing code — confirm the action with the user first.
- Don't auto-trigger `/brief-pause` at the end of resumed work — the user invokes that explicitly when ready.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [useaitechdad](https://github.com/useaitechdad)
- **Source:** [useaitechdad/agent-skills](https://github.com/useaitechdad/agent-skills)
- **License:** Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-useaitechdad-agent-skills-brief-resume
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/useaitechdad
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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