claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Claude ignores STATUS.md and SESSION_HANDOFF.md updates for 2 days despite protocol requirements [1 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

Review and update the implementation of Protocol P21 to ensure it correctly triggers updates to STATUS.md and SESSION_HANDOFF.md after every completed action.

Guidance

• Investigate the stop hooks that check for stale SESSION-STATE.md to determine why they did not trigger updates to STATUS.md and SESSION_HANDOFF.md despite warnings during the session.
• Verify that the CLAUDE.md mandates are being correctly interpreted and applied by the update mechanism for STATUS.md.
• Check the commit history for the period in question (2026-04-11 to 2026-04-12) to identify any patterns or common factors among the commits that might have contributed to the failure to update STATUS.md and SESSION_HANDOFF.md.
• Consider implementing additional logging or auditing to track when updates to STATUS.md and SESSION_HANDOFF.md are attempted and whether they are successful, to help diagnose similar issues in the future.

Notes

The issue seems to be related to a failure in the automated update process for STATUS.md and SESSION_HANDOFF.md, but without more information about the implementation of Protocol P21 and the stop hooks, it is difficult to provide a more specific solution.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by manually updating STATUS.md and SESSION_HANDOFF.md to reflect the work done during the period in question, and then review and update the implementation of Protocol P21 to prevent similar failures in the future. This is necessary because the current implementation has proven unreliable, and manual intervention is required to restore session continuity and auditing capabilities.