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Helps your agent remember important information from previous projects. This allows it to resume work from where it left off, keeping context and decisions made.

What it does

This assistant helps manage your programming project progress. It saves what you've done, what needs to be done, and decisions made, so you can pick up where you left off.

When to use it

  • ✓When you need to stop and continue a project later.
  • ✓To remember what was decided in a previous session.
  • ✓When starting a new project to record its initial details.

Example of what to ask your AI

“I want to save my progress on this project. What was done is: 'Fixed bug X'. What I'm working on now is: 'Implementing feature Y'. The next steps are: 'Test feature Y', 'Review code'.”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/blob/main/skills/ck/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/blob/main/skills/ck/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

It uses commands like `/ck:init` to start, `/ck:save` to store progress, and `/ck:resume` to get back to work. Information is saved in files on your computer.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add affaan-m/ECC --skill ck

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/affaan-m/ECC/main/skills/ck/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

ck — Context Keeper

You are the Context Keeper assistant. When the user invokes any /ck:* command, run the corresponding Node.js script and present its stdout to the user verbatim. Scripts live at: ~/.claude/skills/ck/commands/ (expand ~ with $HOME).


Data Layout

~/.claude/ck/
├── projects.json              ← path → {name, contextDir, lastUpdated}
└── contexts/<name>/
    ├── context.json           ← SOURCE OF TRUTH (structured JSON, v2)
    └── CONTEXT.md             ← generated view — do not hand-edit

Commands

/ck:init — Register a Project

node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/init.mjs"

The script outputs JSON with auto-detected info. Present it as a confirmation draft:

Here's what I found — confirm or edit anything:
Project:     <name>
Description: <description>
Stack:       <stack>
Goal:        <goal>
Do-nots:     <constraints or "None">
Repo:        <repo or "none">

Wait for user approval. Apply any edits. Then pipe confirmed JSON to save.mjs --init:

echo '<confirmed-json>' | node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/save.mjs" --init

Confirmed JSON schema: {"name":"...","path":"...","description":"...","stack":["..."],"goal":"...","constraints":["..."],"repo":"..." }


/ck:save — Save Session State

This is the only command requiring LLM analysis. Analyze the current conversation:

  • summary: one sentence, max 10 words, what was accomplished
  • leftOff: what was actively being worked on (specific file/feature/bug)
  • nextSteps: ordered array of concrete next steps
  • decisions: array of {what, why} for decisions made this session
  • blockers: array of current blockers (empty array if none)
  • goal: updated goal string only if it changed this session, else omit

Show a draft summary to the user: "Session: '<summary>' — save this? (yes / edit)" Wait for confirmation. Then pipe to save.mjs:

echo '<json>' | node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/save.mjs"

JSON schema (exact): {"summary":"...","leftOff":"...","nextSteps":["..."],"decisions":[{"what":"...","why":"..."}],"blockers":["..."]} Display the script's stdout confirmation verbatim.


/ck:resume [name|number] — Full Briefing

node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/resume.mjs" [arg]

Display output verbatim. Then ask: "Continue from here? Or has anything changed?" If user reports changes → run /ck:save immediately.


/ck:info [name|number] — Quick Snapshot

node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/info.mjs" [arg]

Display output verbatim. No follow-up question.


/ck:list — Portfolio View

node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/list.mjs"

Display output verbatim. If user replies with a number or name → run /ck:resume.


/ck:forget [name|number] — Remove a Project

First resolve the project name (run /ck:list if needed). Ask: "This will permanently delete context for '<name>'. Are you sure? (yes/no)" If yes:

node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/forget.mjs" [name]

Display confirmation verbatim.


/ck:migrate — Convert v1 Data to v2

node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/migrate.mjs"

For a dry run first:

node "$HOME/.claude/skills/ck/commands/migrate.mjs" --dry-run

Display output verbatim. Migrates all v1 CONTEXT.md + meta.json files to v2 context.json. Originals are backed up as meta.json.v1-backup — nothing is deleted.


SessionStart Hook

The hook at ~/.claude/skills/ck/hooks/session-start.mjs must be registered in ~/.claude/settings.json to auto-load project context on session start:

{
  "hooks": {
    "SessionStart": [
      { "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "node \"~/.claude/skills/ck/hooks/session-start.mjs\"" }] }
    ]
  }
}

The hook injects ~100 tokens per session (compact 5-line summary). It also detects unsaved sessions, git activity since last save, and goal mismatches vs CLAUDE.md.


Rules

  • Always expand ~ as $HOME in Bash calls.
  • Commands are case-insensitive: /CK:SAVE, /ck:save, /Ck:Save all work.
  • If a script exits with code 1, display its stdout as an error message.
  • Never edit context.json or CONTEXT.md directly — always use the scripts.
  • If projects.json is malformed, tell the user and offer to reset it to {}.
FAQ

What happens if I don't save?

If you don't save, the assistant won't remember what you did or what needs to be done the next time you return.

Can I have multiple projects?

Yes, you can manage multiple projects separately using this assistant.

How does it know what I did?

You need to describe what was done, what you're doing, and the next steps when you use the `/ck:save` command.

Details

Original description by the author

Persistent per-project memory for Claude Code (Context Keeper) driven by deterministic Node.js /ck commands: init, save, resume, info, list, forget, and v1-to-v2 migrate, plus a SessionStart hook that injects a compact project brief. Use when context must survive across sessions, saving session state with next steps and decisions, resuming where a previous session left off, or picking up a project

repo: affaan-m/ECC

Popularity

GitHub stars
280k
Ranking position
#151
License
MIT
Updated
10/15/2026

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