now-next-methodology

**Keep your AI on track across sessions with two simple files: NOW.md + /next command**
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🚀 Setup
**Claude Code:**
**OpenCode:**
Then in any project:
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💡 How It Works
**NOW.md** tracks your project state:
- Recent accomplishments (what got done)
- Current status (where you are)
- Next steps (what to do next)
**/next** tells your AI to:
1. Read NOW.md
2. Pick the next task
3. Implement + test it
4. Update NOW.md
5. Commit changes
Your AI maintains context across sessions. No more "what were we working on?"
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✨ Daily Workflow
That's it. Just run /next whenever you want to continue development.
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🎯 Real Projects Using This
- **Documatic** - AI documentation tool (WIP)
- **Credible** - Credential verification (WIP)
- **MailCheck** - Email validation (WIP)
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🔧 Customization
The templates are starting points. Edit NOW.md sections to fit your needs:
- Add metrics, dependencies, architecture decisions
- Remove sections you don't need
- Change commit formats in /next command
- Adapt to your tech stack
See templates/ for the files that get created.
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🤔 Why This Works
AI assistants are great at executing but can't remember state between sessions.
NOW.md externalizes that state into a markdown file both you and the AI can read.
Simple pattern that works.
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🤝 Contributing
Found this useful?
- Share your experience in Discussions
- Report issues or improvements
- See CONTRIBUTING.md
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📄 License
MIT - Use it however you want.
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**Just a workflow that worked for me. Hope it helps you too.**
*If it does, ⭐ the repo!*