Start the workday: review yesterday, create today's daily memory, load tasks, prepare agenda. Use when beginning the day.

groove daily start Outcome The workday is prepared: recent days are reviewed, today's daily memory file is created, tasks are consolidated and presented, and the user knows what to work on. Acceptance Criteria Yesterday's daily memory file is reviewed (summary shown; warn if missing or no end section) Today's daily memory file is created with a start of day structure (if it does not already exist) Task list is loaded and presented (grouped by status) User has a clear picture of the day's agenda before starting work Constraints Read .groove/index.md for tasks.backend and memory.review days config Memory path is always .groove/memory/ Call /groove utilities task analyse to get current task state Review recent days: If .groove/memory/daily/ is empty (no files exist), skip this step entirely and note "Fresh install — no prior logs." Otherwise, identify the last memory.review days business days (Mon–Fri) counting back from yesterday (skip Saturday and Sunday). For each date: Check .groove/memory/daily/YYYY MM DD.md : ✓ YYYY MM DD — start + end logged if both start of day and end sections exist ~ YYYY MM DD — start only, no end logged if only start section present ✗ YYYY MM DD — missing if file does not exist Show a one line context from the file if present (e.g. first bullet from "Done today" or plan intent) Show git activity: run git log oneline after="YYYY MM DD 00:00" before="YYYY MM DD 23:59:59" — display commit count and first few titles; skip silently if not in a git repo or no commits Do NOT block start if files are missing or incomplete — just report Create new day memory: Create today's file at .groove/memory/daily/YYYY MM DD.md using the template at skills/groove daily start/templates/daily start.md . If the file already exists, skip (idempotent). Create .groove/memory/daily/ if missing. After the recent days review, check for open promises via /groove utilities memory promises list : If open promises: show inline note: → N open promise(s) — run /groove utilities memory promises list to review If none: skip silently After the recent days review, check for open mistake incidents via /groove utilities memory mistakes list : If open incidents: show inline warning: ⚠ N open incident(s) — resolve at next /groove work compound If none: skip silently Do NOT modify tasks during start Present task list in a scannable format before the user begins After all standard steps: check if .groove/hooks/start.md exists If it exists: read the Actions section and execute each item in order; report completion per item If it does not exist: skip silently

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