phira-archive-pointers

Use this skill when determining scope or updating "last record" state.

Goal

• Make "since last record" unambiguous, branch-safe, and easy to update.
• Support detected-change workflows by storing a baseline anchor alongside the record pointer.

Canonical pointer files

• Global fallback pointer:
  • .archive/pointers/HEAD.yaml
• Optional per-branch pointers (recommended to reduce merge conflicts):
  • .archive/pointers/branches/<branch_key>.yaml

Branch key encoding

When mapping a git branch name to <branch_key>, use: