Update Session Log
# Update Session Log
## Purpose
Update a session log after an AI-assisted coding or documentation task.
## When to Use
Use at the end of a session or after a meaningful checkpoint.
## Inputs Needed
- `<PROJECT_NAME>`
- `<TASK>`
- `<FILES_TO_INSPECT>`
- `<CONSTRAINTS>`
- `<OUTPUT_FORMAT>`
## Prompt
Update the session log for `<PROJECT_NAME>`.
Task: `<TASK>`
Files inspected or changed: `<FILES_TO_INSPECT>`
Constraints: `<CONSTRAINTS>`
Create a concise session entry that includes:
- Date.
- Assistant/tool used.
- Task summary.
- Files inspected.
- Files changed.
- Key decisions.
- Tests or checks run.
- Results.
- Risks or limitations.
- Follow-up tasks.
Do not include secrets, sensitive logs, private data, credentials, or internal-only details.
Output format: `<OUTPUT_FORMAT>`
## Expected Output
A session-log entry that can be pasted into `sessions.md`.
## Quality Rules
- Be factual and concise.
- Include verification status.
- Separate completed work from follow-ups.
- Keep content generic enough to publish when needed.when to use it
Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo nprasann/ai-engineering-prompt-templates (MIT). A "Update Session Log" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.
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nprasann/ai-engineering-prompt-templates · MIT
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