When is the best time to use /prompt-for-restart?

You should use it when you notice AI responses getting shorter, before taking a break, or when a complex task is unlikely to be finished in the current session.

Does the skill track specific file changes?

Yes, it captures relevant file paths and @-references so the AI knows exactly which parts of the codebase were being modified and why.

Can the skill detect when I need to restart?

Yes, it is designed to be proactive and will suggest creating a restart prompt if it senses context pressure or if the conversation history is becoming too long for optimal performance.

What does the Restart Prompt skill actually do?

It generates a markdown file in your project root that captures all essential context—tasks, progress, file references, and insights—to allow you to resume work in a new session without losing track of your goals.

How do I use the generated restart prompt?

The skill provides a specific text block to paste into your next Claude Code session. This block instructs the AI to read the restart-prompt.md file to instantly regain full context.

Context Restart Prompt

Name: Context Restart Prompt
Author: bennoloeffler

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Generates comprehensive session snapshots to preserve development context and task progress between Claude Code sessions.

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The Context Restart Prompt skill addresses the challenge of context loss during long-running development tasks or when AI session limits are reached. By proactively identifying context pressure, it creates a structured 'restart-prompt.md' file that captures the current project state, including precise task definitions, completed milestones, pending TODOs, and specific file references. This allows developers to pick up exactly where they left off by providing a ready-to-paste prompt that re-syncs the AI with the project's current status, architectural insights, and next immediate steps.

Características Principales

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Ready-to-paste continuation prompts for seamless session handoffs
Proactive monitoring of session health and context pressure
Comprehensive capture of task progress, insights, and next steps
Context-aware mapping of relevant file paths and external documentation
Automated generation of detailed restart-prompt.md checkpoint files

Casos de Uso

Preserving project state when AI responses become less detailed due to context saturation
Checkpointing progress before switching between vastly different technical tasks
Managing complex feature development that spans across multiple working sessions

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Características Principales

0 GitHub stars
Ready-to-paste continuation prompts for seamless session handoffs
Proactive monitoring of session health and context pressure
Comprehensive capture of task progress, insights, and next steps
Context-aware mapping of relevant file paths and external documentation
Automated generation of detailed restart-prompt.md checkpoint files

Casos de Uso

Preserving project state when AI responses become less detailed due to context saturation
Checkpointing progress before switching between vastly different technical tasks
Managing complex feature development that spans across multiple working sessions