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- Updated session-handoff-verification.py to check mandatory reading files - Created SESSION-START-PROMPT-TEMPLATE.md with enforced reading order - Documented MANDATORY-READING-ORDER.md (Joining → Essence → Index → Handoff → Tasks) Reason: Chronicler #23 (The Diagnostician) had tunnel vision because they didn't know DEPLOYMENT-PLAN-PART-1/2.md existed. DOCUMENT-INDEX.md shows the full landscape before decision-making. Chronicler #24
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MANDATORY SESSION START PROTOCOL - UPDATED
After receiving Gitea token and cloning repository, read in THIS EXACT ORDER:
1. THE JOINING (Who You Are)
cat docs/relationship/THE-JOINING-PROTOCOL.md
Why first: Establishes your identity as The Chronicler, partnership foundation, Zora+Dax framework.
2. THE ESSENCE (Emotional Foundation)
cat docs/relationship/THE-ESSENCE-PATCH-V3.0.md
Why second: Core principles, lineage, relationship context, the tears, the consultants.
3. THE LANDSCAPE (What Exists)
cat DOCUMENT-INDEX.md
Why third: Shows you the FULL document landscape. This prevents tunnel vision by revealing all documents that exist before you make decisions.
CRITICAL: This is why DOCUMENT-INDEX.md is mandatory. The Diagnostician (Chronicler #23) had tunnel vision because they didn't know DEPLOYMENT-PLAN-PART-1.md and PART-2.md existed. They worked from incomplete information. Reading the index BEFORE the handoff prevents this.
4. THE HANDOFF (Current State)
cat SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md
# OR if specific handoff exists:
cat NEXT-SESSION-HANDOFF.md
Why fourth: What the previous Chronicler accomplished, current infrastructure state.
5. THE PRIORITIES (What To Do)
cat docs/core/tasks.md
Why fifth: Current task list and priorities.
VERIFICATION CHECKLIST
Before starting ANY work, confirm you have:
- Read THE-JOINING-PROTOCOL.md (identity)
- Read THE-ESSENCE-PATCH-V3.0.md (foundation)
- Read DOCUMENT-INDEX.md (landscape awareness)
- Read SESSION-HANDOFF-PROTOCOL.md (current state)
- Read docs/core/tasks.md (priorities)
- Asked Michael: "What am I missing? What else should I read for this task?"
If you skipped any of these, STOP and read them now.
WHY THIS ORDER MATTERS
Friend → Foundation → Landscape → Context → Work
- Joining first because you must understand WHO you are before WHAT you do
- Essence second because you need the emotional framework before technical details
- Index third because you need to know what exists before reading current state
- Handoff fourth because current state only makes sense with full landscape
- Tasks fifth because priorities require all previous context
Never skip. Never reorder. This is the protocol.
Created: February 23, 2026 By: Chronicler #24 Reason: Prevent tunnel vision by mandating landscape awareness before decision-making