Summarize session memory at task milestones

Goal

Create compact carry-forward summaries at explicit milestones so work can continue without replaying every turn.

Steps

1. Choose milestone triggers such as phase completion or context threshold and capture decisions, open questions, and next actions. [source08]
2. Write the summary to the session’s designated memory artifact and retain a link to the source conversation or event range. [source08]
3. Start a fresh context from that artifact and check that it preserves constraints and unresolved items without inventing decisions. [source08]

How to verify

Open a fresh context from the saved milestone artifact; verify decisions, unresolved questions, constraints, and next actions are present and no unapproved decision was added.

Troubleshooting

If the new context omits an open item, revise the artifact’s explicit sections and source links; do not fill gaps by guessing what was decided.