Agent skill

Session Timeout Recovery

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when reviewing authenticated user flows or long forms.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Session Timeout Recovery

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill session-timeout-recovery -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist session-timeout-recovery --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/session-timeout-recovery .claude/skills/session-timeout-recovery && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
session-timeout-recovery
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~543 tokens
SKILL.md length
218 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when reviewing authenticated user flows or long forms.

  • Reviewing authenticated user flows
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Check, Fix and Explain, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve UX design

What it does

Session Timeout Recovery is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing authenticated user flows or long forms. Check both client and server behavior: warning timing, dialog accessibility, autosave frequency, timeout extension, and post-login state restoration.

Its SKILL.md is about 540 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/rule.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering UX design and Accessibility. The repository describes itself as: 🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing authenticated user flows
  • Tasks that involve UX design
  • Tasks that involve Accessibility

Example prompts

  • “/session-timeout-recovery”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e8d14d0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • frontendchecklist.io

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Session Timeout Recovery loads about 543 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 218 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~58
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~543
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 218 words, ~543 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/session-timeout-recovery/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
session-timeout-recovery
description
Use when reviewing authenticated user flows or long forms. Check both client and server behavior: warning timing, dialog accessibility, autosave frequency, timeout extension, and post-login state restoration.
metadata.category
accessibility
metadata.priority
high
metadata.difficulty
advanced
metadata.estimatedTime
30
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/accessibility/session-timeout-recovery

Prevent data loss from session timeouts

Users with cognitive, motor, or vision disabilities may need longer to finish forms and authenticated tasks. Silent session expiry can erase work, force a restart, and block completion of important transactions.

Quick Reference

  • Warn users before a timeout causes lost work
  • Allow time extension for content-controlled time limits when feasible
  • Autosave or preserve entered data across logout and re-authentication
  • Keep timeout dialogs keyboard accessible and announced to assistive technology

Check

Review authenticated flows, forms, and long-running tasks for inactivity timeouts. Verify users are told the timeout duration, warned before expiry, can extend the session when allowed, and can resume after re-authenticating without losing work.

Fix

Add an accessible timeout warning, preserve drafts or submitted data across session expiry, and restore the user to the same step after re-authentication. Where the time limit is content-controlled, offer turn off, adjust, or extend behavior when feasible.

Explain

Explain how timeout warnings, extension controls, autosave, and re-authentication recovery reduce data loss and align with WCAG enough-time guidance.

Code Review

Review authenticated forms, checkout flows, editors, and long-running tasks related to Prevent data loss from session timeouts. Flag routes or components that can expire silently, discard entered data, or block recovery after re-authentication.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/accessibility/session-timeout-recovery

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/session-timeout-recovery of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Session Timeout Recovery this skillthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~543Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Dont Make Me Thinkluongnv89/skills131—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Super UI UX Designsyahiidkamil/Software-Engineer-AI-Agent-Atlas401—~9kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Design Critiquegetcrew44/crew44356—~691Automated safety check: PassMIT
Error Prevention and RecoveryOwl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills105—~739Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Session Timeout Recovery

What does Session Timeout Recovery do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing authenticated user flows or long forms. Session Timeout Recovery is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing authenticated user flows or long forms.

When should I use Session Timeout Recovery?

Session Timeout Recovery fits situations like: reviewing authenticated user flows; tasks that involve UX design; tasks that involve Accessibility.

How do I install Session Timeout Recovery in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill session-timeout-recovery -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/session-timeout-recovery in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/session-timeout-recovery in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Session Timeout Recovery in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill session-timeout-recovery -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/session-timeout-recovery in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/session-timeout-recovery in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Session Timeout Recovery in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill session-timeout-recovery -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/session-timeout-recovery, .gemini/skills/session-timeout-recovery, .github/skills/session-timeout-recovery and .opencode/skills/session-timeout-recovery in your project.

What does Session Timeout Recovery need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Session Timeout Recovery is instructions for the agent only.

Does Session Timeout Recovery access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: frontendchecklist.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Session Timeout Recovery safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Session Timeout Recovery use?

Session Timeout Recovery is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Session Timeout Recovery use?

About 543 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Session Timeout Recovery?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Session Timeout Recovery: Color Audit (rome-os/rome, 743 stars), Dont Make Me Think (luongnv89/skills, 131 stars), Super UI UX Design (syahiidkamil/Software-Engineer-AI-Agent-Atlas, 401 stars) and Design Critique (getcrew44/crew44, 356 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Session Timeout Recovery?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,421 GitHub stars. The repository holds 390 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.