/refresh

Silently reload project context by reading critical configuration files.

Usage

/refresh # Silent context reload

Execution Steps

1. Read Core Configuration

Read: CLAUDE.md Read: .claude/memories/about-taylor.md

Error if CLAUDE.md missing: "CLAUDE.md not found"

2. Read Recent Memories

Get today's date and read memories from the last 3 days:

Bash: date +%Y-%m-%d # Get today's date Bash: ls .claude/memories/2026-01-*.json | tail -10 # Recent memory files

Read any memory files from the last 3 days (by filename date prefix).

3. Read Shared Documentation

Glob: shared/docs/**/*.md

Read each found file

Skip silently if not found.

4. Get Recent Activity

Bash: git log -3 --format="%h - %s"

Skip if git unavailable.

5. Output

Context refreshed

Silent operation: Do NOT summarize files, list what was read, or explain context.

What Gets Loaded

Category Files

Core CLAUDE.md

Profile .claude/memories/about-taylor.md

Memories .claude/memories/YYYY-MM-DD-*.json (last 3 days)

Shared shared/docs/**/*.md

Git Last 3 commits

Error Handling

Situation Action

CLAUDE.md missing Error message

Other files missing Skip silently

Git unavailable Skip git, continue

When to Use

• Starting a new conversation

• After long break in session

• Before major planning work

• When context feels stale

Not for: Mid-task validation (use /sanity-check), project-specific context (read files directly)