Session End Prompt Template

CRITICAL: Use this prompt at the end of EVERY development session

Neural Nexus session wrap-up:

**ACCOMPLISHED TODAY:**
- [Specific features implemented or bugs fixed]
- [Performance improvements or optimizations made]
- [User experience enhancements added]

**GAME DESIGN DECISIONS:**
- [Difficulty balancing choices and reasoning]
- [Visual or audio design decisions made]
- [Technical architecture choices and trade-offs]

**NEXT SESSION PRIORITY:**
- [Most important game feature or improvement to work on]
- [Specific technical goal or gameplay element]

**GAME HEALTH:** [Green/Yellow/Red]
- Performance: [60fps achieved/needs optimization/concerning issues]
- Fun factor: [highly engaging/needs refinement/major issues]
- Technical debt: [clean code/manageable/needs refactoring]

**TESTING NOTES:**
- [Devices and browsers tested on]
- [Player feedback or usability observations]
- [Performance metrics and frame rate data]

**KNOWLEDGE BASE UPDATES NEEDED:**
- [New patterns or techniques to document]
- [Design decisions to capture]
- [Performance findings to record]

Provide structured, actionable information for knowledge consolidation.

Why This Is Critical

Context Preservation: Ensures Claude remembers progress between sessions
Decision Documentation: Captures reasoning behind choices for future reference
Problem Prevention: Identifies issues before they become blockers
Progress Tracking: Maintains clear development momentum
Knowledge Building: Accumulates learnings systematically

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

End of every session - No exceptions, even short sessions
Before major breaks - Lunch, end of day, weekend breaks
After significant milestones - Feature completion, bug fixes, optimizations

How to Use

Be Specific: "Added audio system" not "worked on sound"
Include Metrics: Frame rates, load times, user feedback
Document Reasoning: Why you made specific design choices
Set Clear Priorities: What's most important for next session
Assess Honestly: Real project health, not wishful thinking

Quality Examples

Good Session End:

**ACCOMPLISHED TODAY:**
- Implemented Web Audio API with 5 core sound effects (connect, complete, error, hover, success)
- Optimized touch event handling, improved iPhone responsiveness from 45fps to 58fps
- Added visual feedback for invalid connection attempts (red glow + shake animation)

**GAME DESIGN DECISIONS:**
- Sound effects kept subtle (< 0.5s duration) to avoid overwhelming fast-paced gameplay
- Touch areas increased to 44px minimum for better mobile accessibility
- Error feedback uses animation instead of blocking alerts to maintain game flow

**NEXT SESSION PRIORITY:**
- Implement save system using localStorage with progress persistence
- Add tutorial overlay for first-time players explaining connection mechanics

**GAME HEALTH:** Green
- Performance: 58fps on iPhone 12, 60fps on desktop (target achieved)
- Fun factor: Highly engaging, players completing 15+ levels in testing
- Technical debt: Clean, no shortcuts taken during audio implementation

**TESTING NOTES:**
- Tested on iPhone 12 Safari, Android Chrome, Desktop Firefox/Chrome
- 3 players tested levels 1-20, average completion time 8 minutes
- All players understood connection mechanics without explanation

**KNOWLEDGE BASE UPDATES NEEDED:**
- Document Web Audio API integration pattern for future reference
- Add touch optimization techniques to performance guide
- Record user testing methodology that worked well

Poor Session End:

Worked on the game today. Added some sounds and fixed a few bugs. Game seems okay. Will work on more features next time.

Red Flags

If your session end includes any of these, take corrective action:

🚨 Vague accomplishments → Be more specific about what was built
🚨 No performance data → Always include frame rate and device testing
🚨 Unclear next steps → Define specific, actionable priorities
🚨 No testing mentioned → Always test changes on target devices
🚨 Missing design rationale → Explain why choices were made
🚨 Technical debt ignored → Acknowledge shortcuts and plan cleanup

Session End Checklist

Before ending each session, ensure you have:

Tested latest changes on at least 2 devices/browsers
Measured performance impact of any new features
Documented any trade-offs or design decisions made
Identified the single most important next task
Assessed project health honestly
Noted any patterns worth documenting

Remember: 5 minutes of quality session consolidation saves hours of context rebuilding later.

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