Collab Cleanup

Collab Cleanup

Browser-Based Questions

When a collab session is active, use render_ui for all user interactions.

Component selection:

Example - Yes/​No:

Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__render_ui
Args: {
  "project": "<cwd>",
  "session": "<session>",
  "ui": {
    "type": "Card",
    "props": { "title": "<question context>" },
    "children": [{ "type": "Markdown", "props": { "content": "<question>" } }],
    "actions": [
      { "id": "yes", "label": "Yes", "primary": true },
      { "id": "no", "label": "No" }
    ]
  },
  "blocking": true
}

Terminal prompts only when: No collab session exists (pre-session selection).

Overview

Close a collab session after development is complete. Offers choices to archive design artifacts, delete them, or keep the session open for reference.

Announce at start: "I'm using the collab-cleanup skill to close this session."

Workflow

Step 1: Identify Current Session

1. Call mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__list_sessions to get all sessions across projects:

   Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__list_sessions
   Args: {}
   

2. Filter results to current project (match project field against absolute cwd path)
3. If sessions found for current project:
   • For each session, fetch phase via mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__get_session_state:

     Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__get_session_state
     Args: { "project": "<cwd>", "session": "<session-name>" }
     

   • Display list with phases:

     Sessions in this project:
     1. glowing-sunny-mesa (phase: rough-draft)
     2. bright-calm-river (phase: implementation)
     

   • Ask: "Which session to clean up?" (or if only one, confirm it)
4. If no sessions for current project:
   • Display: "No collab sessions found in this project."
   • Exit

Step 2: Show Session Summary

Display session details:

Session: [name]
Template: [feature/​bugfix/​refactor/​spike]
Phase: [current phase]

Artifacts:
- Documents: [list .md files]
- Diagrams: [list .mmd files]

Step 3: Ask User Choice

What would you like to do with the design artifacts?

1. Archive - Copy to docs/​designs/[session-name]/
2. Delete - Remove without saving
3. Keep - Leave session in place, exit without cleanup
4. Archive & Continue - Archive with timestamp, reset session for new work

Step 4: Execute Choice

If Archive:

1. Create docs/​designs/[session-name]/ directory
2. Copy all documents including per-item documents:
   • .collab/[session]/​documents/​design.md
   • .collab/[session]/​documents/​interface-item-*.md
   • .collab/[session]/​documents/​pseudocode-item-*.md
   • .collab/[session]/​documents/​skeleton-item-*.md
3. Copy .collab/[session]/​diagrams/​* to docs/​designs/[session-name]/
4. Delete .collab/[session]/ folder
5. Report what was archived (including count of per-item documents)

If Delete:

1. Confirm: "Delete session [name]? This cannot be undone."

   1. Yes, delete
   2. No, go back
   

2. If 1 (Yes): Delete .collab/[session]/ folder
3. If 2 (No): Return to Step 3

If Keep:

1. Exit without changes
2. Remind user: "Session kept open. Run /​collab-cleanup when ready to close."

If Archive & Continue:

1. Generate timestamp: [session-name]-[YYYY-MM-DD-HHmmss]
2. Create archive directory: docs/​designs/[session-name]-[timestamp]/
3. Copy .collab/[session]/​documents/​* to archive directory
4. Copy .collab/[session]/​diagrams/​* to archive directory
5. Clear Work Items section in .collab/[session]/​documents/​design.md:
   • Keep "## Session Context" and its content intact
   • Replace "## Work Items" section with empty placeholder
6. Reset collab state via MCP:

   Tool: mcp__plugin_mermaid-collab_mermaid__update_session_state
   Args: {
     "project": "<absolute-path-to-cwd>",
     "session": "<session-name>",
     "phase": "brainstorming",
     "currentItem": null
   }
   

   Note: lastActivity is automatically updated by the MCP tool.
7. Report: "Session [name] archived to docs/​designs/[name]-[timestamp]/. Session reset for new work."
8. Loop back to gather-session-goals skill to start work on new items

Step 5: Confirm

Display completion message:

• Archive: "Session [name] archived to docs/​designs/[name]/"
• Delete: "Session [name] deleted."
• Keep: "Session [name] kept open."
• Archive & Continue: "Session [name] archived to docs/​designs/[name]-[timestamp]/. Ready for new work items."

Integration

Called by:

• finishing-a-development-branch skill at completion
• User directly via /​collab-cleanup command

Collab workflow position:

collab → brainstorming → rough-draft → executing-plans → finishing-a-development-branch → collab-cleanup
                                                                                              ↑
                                                                                        (you are here)

Common Mistakes

Archiving without checking contents

• Problem: Archived files might be incomplete or contain sensitive info
• Fix: Always show session summary before archiving

Deleting active session

• Problem: User accidentally deletes session they're still working on
• Fix: Confirm deletion, check if phase is not "implementation"

Red Flags

Never:

• Delete without confirmation
• Archive to a location that already exists (overwrite)
• Clean up if there are pending verification issues

Always:

• Show session summary before action
• Confirm destructive actions
• Report what was done