alive-load

Load Walnut

Load a walnut's context. Read the brief pack, resolve people, surface one observation, ask what to work on.

If No Walnut Named

List available walnuts grouped by domain. Use terminal to run:

find "$ALIVE_WORLD_ROOT" -name "key.md" -path "*/_kernel/*" | grep -v "01_Archive" | sort

Show as a numbered list. Let the user pick.

Brief Pack (3 files)

Read these three files for the named walnut. Nothing else at this stage.

1. _kernel/key.md -- full (identity, people, links, rhythm)
2. _kernel/now.json -- full (phase, bundles, tasks, sessions, blockers)
3. _kernel/insights.md -- first 20 lines only (frontmatter, section names)

Show what you read:

> key.md           [walnut name] -- [type], [rhythm], [N] people
> now.json         Phase: [phase]. Urgent: [N] / Active: [N]. Bundles: [N] active.
> insights.md      [N] domain knowledge sections

Spotted

One observation grounded in what you just read. A stale blocker, an urgent task that has been sitting, a bundle with no recent sessions. If nothing genuine, skip it.

Then Ask

[walnut name]
  Goal:    [from key.md]
  Phase:   [from now.json]
  Bundle:  [active bundle name] ([status])

  What are you working on?
  1. Continue active bundle
  2. Start new
  3. Go deeper (log, linked walnuts)
  4. Just chat

If no active bundle exists, drop option 1 and renumber so the menu is 1. Start new 2. Go deeper 3. Just chat.

During Work

• Stash decisions, tasks, notes in conversation
• Watch for people updates, bundle fits, capturable content
• When another walnut is mentioned, ask before loading it