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Resume work on a fiction project. This loads the project into context and provides a clear recommendation for what to work on next.

Current State

• Recent changes: !git log --oneline -3 2>/dev/null || echo "not a git repo"
• Progress file: !cat progress.md 2>/dev/null | head -20 || echo "no progress.md"

What to Do

1. Load the Project

Find Project Root — Look for README.md with story information, chapters/ directory, characters/ directory.

Read Core Documents:

• README.md — Project overview, status, key decisions
• themes.md — Central question, thematic content
• craft/tone.md — Voice, style guidance, and Language & Style config (English variant, style guide)

Read Character Documents — All files in characters/

Read World Documents — All files in world/

Scan Chapters:

• For 10+ chapters: use the manuscript digest
  1. Check for manuscript-digest.md in the project root
  2. If fresh, read it directly — no agents needed
  3. If missing or stale, spawn reader-digest:

     Task tool with subagent_type: "fiction:reader-digest"
     prompt: "Create a skim digest for [project-path]"
     

  4. Then read the digest file for chapter data
• For smaller projects: scan directly (first 1-2 paragraphs, word counts, status)

Check Supporting Directories:

• builds/ — Most recent build date
• covers/ — Cover iterations, final cover.png
• critiques/ — Most recent critique date
• synopses/ — Most recent synopsis date

2. Assess and Recommend

After loading, use the next agent to assess status and suggest what to do:

Task tool with subagent_type: "fiction:next"
prompt: "Assess project status and suggest next steps for: [project-path]"

3. Output

Output the combined result:

## Project Loaded: [Name]

**Premise:** [One sentence]

**Status:** [X] chapters drafted, [Y] outlined

**Characters:**
- [Protagonist] — [brief description]
- [Other key characters]

**Builds:** [Latest: builds/2026-01-18/name.epub] or [No builds yet]
**Covers:** [X iterations, final cover ready] or [No covers yet]
**Critiques:** [X critiques, latest: 2026-01-19] or [No critiques yet]
**Synopses:** [X synopses, latest: 2026-01-19] or [No synopses yet]

---

## What to Do Now

**[Single clear recommendation from next agent]**

[Why this is the priority]

### Concrete Steps

1. **[First action]** — [Specific, immediate]
2. **[Second action]** — [What follows]
3. **[Third action]** — [Completion point]

## Command to Run
`/fiction:[relevant command]`

Arguments

/fiction:go                    # Resume project in current directory
/fiction:go /path/to/project   # Resume specific project

If arguments provided: $ARGUMENTS

When to Use

• Starting a writing session
• Coming back after time away
• Don't know where you left off
• Need direction on what to work on next

Notes

• If you already have context and just want suggestions, use /fiction:next