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# Session Store continuity in the project owner; without write authority, propose a chat delta. Project instructions may override continuity paths. Fallbacks: state `docs/STATE.md` (about 120 lines), handoffs `docs/handoffs/`, archive `docs/archive/`. Instructions may override `STATE_FILE`, `HANDOFF_DIR` and `ARCHIVE_DIR`. ## Start For substantial work, start at the approved phase/slice and reopen disk state; never trust injected state. Resume from the digest-bound handoff, reading only relevant docs/open decisions. User gates stay unanswered until decided. Routine bounded work may continue with context inside authority. ## Checkpoint Before compaction or handoff, update the canonical handoff when authorised; otherwise return it without writing. Use `HANDOFF-YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md` with: - `Status: active`, effort/leg IDs, superseded path, `Consumed-at: pending`; - original goal, disk-backed progress paths/commits, ordered remainder; - invariants and exact verification commands. Keep at most one active handoff per effort/leg. A fresh session resumes from it. In the same update, archive a consumed handoff, mark it consumed/time-stamped and index it; never delete it. Update `work-map` only when the durable route changes; live state belongs to the work tracker. Before checkpoint load [context-hygiene.md](references/context-hygiene.md). Run its read-only audit when run directories, logs, handoffs or large agent-facing docs accumulate. Consolidate state; never paste transcri