The canonical .orc/ state contract \u2014 orc.json session schema, checkpoint frontmatter + resume-digest shape, the orc-state CLI, read-for-data vs route-from-state, and the resumed-session startup sequence
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name: orc-state-protocol
description: "The canonical .orc/ state contract \u2014 orc.json session schema, checkpoint frontmatter + resume-digest shape, the orc-state CLI, read-for-data vs route-from-state, and the resumed-session startup sequence"
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Read `../../RUNTIME.md` first, then `../../content/skills/state-protocol/SKILL.md` and follow that workflow.
Resolve paths relative to this installed skill directory. The plugin root is two directories above it.
Pass the user's arguments to the workflow. Load referenced phase modules only when needed.