Checkpoint Templates

Use these formats based on context usage level.

Full Checkpoint (70-84% context)

## Context Checkpoint — [HH:MM]

### Current Session
**Started:** [time/date]
**Task:** [what we're working on]
**Status:** in progress / blocked / completing

### Work State

**Active Files:**
- [file1.ext] — [what we're doing with it]
- [file2.ext] — [status]

**Key Decisions Made:**
- [Decision 1]: [reasoning]
- [Decision 2]: [reasoning]

**Progress:**
- [x] [Completed step]
- [x] [Completed step]
- [ ] [In progress] ← WE ARE HERE
- [ ] [Next step]
- [ ] [Future step]

### Context to Preserve

**Human's Goals:**
[What they're ultimately trying to achieve]

**Important Constraints:**
[Things we must not forget]

**Preferences Expressed:**
[How they want things done]

### Resume Instructions
1. [First thing to do]
2. [Second thing to do]
3. [Continue from step X]

### Open Questions
- [Unresolved item]

Emergency Checkpoint (85%+ context)

## EMERGENCY CHECKPOINT — [HH:MM]

**TASK:** [one line]
**STATUS:** [one line]
**NEXT:** [one line]
**BLOCKED:** [if applicable]
**FILES:** [list]

Pre-Operation Checkpoint

Use before any operation that could fail or take significant time.

## Pre-Operation — [HH:MM]

**About to:** [operation]
**Current state:** [where we are]
**After success:** [what to do next]
**If failure:** [recovery steps]

Quick Notes (50-69% context)

### [HH:MM] Note
[Brief context worth preserving]

Threshold Reference

Usage	Action
< 50%	Normal operation
50-69%	Quick notes in daily log
70-84%	Full checkpoint NOW
85-94%	Emergency checkpoint
95%+	Survival data only

Recovery Steps

After context loss:

Check memory/[TODAY].md for latest checkpoint
Check memory/checkpoint-latest.md
Read MEMORY.md for background
Follow resume instructions
Tell human: "Resuming from checkpoint at [time]..."

The best checkpoint is the one you write before you need it.

Part of AI Persona OS by Jeff J Hunter — https://os.aipersonamethod.com

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