session-notes-skill/session-notes/references/example-session.md
Travis Herbranson 1f7a85b7d1 Initial session-notes skill: convention enforcer for coding sessions
Skill that triggers at the end of every coding session where files changed.
Enforces structured session notes with label, narrative, and four fields
(What, Why, How, Touches) at one-entry-per-logical-change granularity.

Includes reference examples from the Loom project and review-ready CLAUDE.md
with key patterns documented.
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# Example Session Entry
This is a reference example showing the right granularity and writing
style for session notes. Each change is its own entry with specific
detail about what, why, how, and what files were touched.
---
## Session — 2026-04-27
### Trello REST Client
Wraps the Trello board API with httpx. Fetches lists and cards, groups
cards by label name (which is the project slug). Includes in-memory cache
with configurable TTL so the dashboard doesn't hit Trello on every page
load.
- **What:** `TrelloClient` class with card grouping and TTL cache
- **Why:** Dashboard needs live Trello card state joined to vault data
- **How:** httpx.Client with 15s timeout. `_fetch_all()` populates cache
dict with lists and cards. `get_cards_by_project()` groups cards by
label name. `get_list_for_project()` returns highest-priority list
name using a priority map (Active=0, On Deck=1, etc). `refresh()`
invalidates cache.
- **Touches:** data/trello.py (new)
### Loose Thread Scanner
Scans all vault .md files for unchecked `- [ ]` checkbox items. Returns
them as LooseThread objects with the text, project slug, and source file.
Found 862 items across the real vault.
- **What:** `find_loose_threads()` returns list of LooseThread
- **Why:** "What loose threads have I left" — unfiled commitments
- **How:** Regex `^(\s*)-\s+\[\s\]\s+(.+)$` with MULTILINE flag. Scans
all .md files regardless of type. Uses project slug from frontmatter
if available, falls back to filename stem.
- **Touches:** data/sessions.py
### Path Traversal Fix
Gemini CLI review caught that _log_session accepted arbitrary slugs that
could write outside the vault directory via `../../` paths. Added slug
validation regex and resolved-path containment check.
- **What:** Slug validation + path containment for MCP write tools
- **Why:** Security — prevent path traversal via malicious slug input
- **How:** _SLUG_RE regex `^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$` rejects anything with dots,
slashes, or uppercase. _validate_slug() returns error message or None.
Additional check: `filepath.resolve().is_relative_to(vault_path.resolve())`.
Applied to both _log_session and _update_project_status.
- **Touches:** mcp/server.py
### Pydantic Settings
App configuration using pydantic-settings with LOOM_ env prefix. Covers
host, port, vault path, Trello credentials, and cache TTL. Reads from
.env file.
- **What:** `Settings` class with LOOM_ prefix and vault_dir property
- **Why:** Centralized config with env-file support
- **How:** pydantic-settings BaseSettings with env_prefix="LOOM_". vault_dir
is a @property that returns Path(vault_path).
- **Touches:** core/config.py