# Savepoint Protocol Quickstart

A savepoint is a structured continuity object. It preserves the current working state so a person, system, or future session can continue without relying on memory, a long thread, or a compressed summary.

## Use a savepoint before

- changing direction
- handing work to another person or system
- restoring prior state
- merging new instructions
- moving from research into execution
- committing a public or durable deliverable

## Quick sequence

1. Review the current state.
2. Preview the proposed savepoint.
3. Name conflicts instead of smoothing them.
4. Confirm what survives.
5. Commit the savepoint.
6. Create a new savepoint after major changes.

## Quick template

```text
SAVEPOINT — QUICK

Project:
Current objective:
Approved decisions:
Active constraints:
Do not carry forward:
Open questions:
Next action:
```