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SYNC, REFRESH, CHECKPOINT, and CLOSE cover mid-session and end-of-session work. They stay separate on purpose — do not merge them.
REFRESH — read-only pulse. Re-reads rules + inbox. Writes nothing, never touches open/closed status. Safe to run constantly.
UPDATE [noun] — targeted rebuild of one thing (HANDOFF, TODO, GOV, DB, BOARDS...). Use when only that one thing changed.
SYNC — pickup + health check every time. UPDATED 08/10/26 (v2.6): pass handoff/legacy_entry/checkpoint_summary and it actually writes your handoff, appends LEGACY, and drops a checkpoint message — a real save-without-closing, session stays open. Leave those params out and it's the same lightweight pickup+check as before. Also fixed the same day (v2.5) — it used to silently close/lock your session on every call; confirmed dead now, safe to call anytime.
CHECKPOINT — the tool itself is still read-only, unchanged: a 7-point gate check (handoff freshness, artifacts, legacy, memory pipeline, COMMS status, DB integrity) that tells you whether you're ready to CLOSE. It does not write anything — for that, use SYNC's new params above.
CLOSE — everything CHECKPOINT checks for, plus it actually ends the session.
Rule of thumb: quick pickup/health check, session stays open → SYNC. Want to actually save handoff/LEGACY without closing → SYNC with handoff/legacy_entry. Verifying you're ready to close → CHECKPOINT (still read-only). Done for the session → CLOSE.
Broadcasts vs targeted messages (D671) — a platform-wide message to all 11 systems must use comms/api.php action=broadcast, verified via get_broadcasts. inbox-api targets=ALL only reaches individual inboxes and will not surface at COMMS PICKUP — it is for targeted messages to specific system(s) only.