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+# Session Start Prompts
+
+Paste one of these at the start of a conversation to orient Claude before describing your task.
+Pick the variant that matches the surface and how much context you need.
+
+---
+
+## Standard (claude.ai web — Projects with Graphiti MCP)
+
+```
+Before I describe the task: search Graphiti for context relevant to [project/topic].
+State what you already know — key facts, recent decisions, active work — in 3–5 bullet points.
+Then wait for my task description.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Quick (when you just want Graphiti queried, no preamble)
+
+```
+Search Graphiti for: [topic]. Summarise what you find in bullets, then I'll describe the task.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Claude Code CLI (already has CLAUDE.md + auto-memory, but for a fresh angle)
+
+```
+Check MEMORY.md and search Graphiti for context on [project].
+State what you already know before I describe the task.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Desktop / browser (no Graphiti MCP, no Project instructions)
+
+```
+I'm Tim Evans. I'm working on [project]. Key context:
+- GitHub: slaguru666
+- FoundryVTT system: zero-engine (SLA Industries, YZE, v1.6.x)
+- Infrastructure: self-hosted Docker stack on 77.68.99.134 — Gitea, Semaphore, Jenkins, Caddy, Graphiti
+- Working style: smallest correct change, verify before asserting, no speculative features
+
+[Paste any relevant excerpt from the appropriate projects/*.md file here if needed]
+
+Now: [describe task]
+```
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+- On claude.ai **inside a Project**: the Project instructions already carry most context — just use the Quick variant.
+- On claude.ai **outside a Project**: use the Desktop variant and paste relevant domain context from `projects/*.md`.
+- Graphiti is only queryable where the MCP connector is live (claude.ai web, Claude Code CLI).