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ds-context-reset

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Keep a PROGRESS.md for long tasks and move to a fresh session or subagent that reads only that file when the context gets long or stale. Use when a task spans many steps or sessions, when the model starts repeating itself, forgets earlier facts, or re-tries old fixes, or when the context window is past about half full. Invoke as /ds-context-reset.

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# ds-context-reset

Store the state of the work in a file, not in the chat, so a fresh context can continue without drift.

## Steps

1. At the start of a long task, create PROGRESS.md at the repo root with these sections:
   - **Goal**: one or two sentences, plus the acceptance check for the whole task.
   - **Done**: the verified steps, each with the command and result that proved it.
   - **Next**: the ordered steps that remain. The first item is the exact next action.
   - **Open questions**: unknowns and decisions that wait for the user.
   - **Key facts**: paths, commands, versions, gotchas, and approaches that failed (with the reason).
2. Update PROGRESS.md after every verified step. Do not update it for unverified ones. Commit the code and PROGRESS.md together with a descriptive message.
3. Watch for reset signals: you repeat an earlier answer, you forget a fact that is in Key facts, you retry a fix that failed, the same file gets reread many times, or the context is more than about half full.