pd briefing
Generate `.portdaddy/briefing.md` and `.portdaddy/briefing.json` for the current project.
Run pd briefing like this
pd briefingCommand contract
pd briefing
/docs/cli/briefing
Sessions, Notes, Recovery, And Evidence
daemon-backed CLI command
cli/commands/sugar.ts, cli/commands/sessions.ts, cli/commands/say.ts, cli/commands/look.ts, cli/commands/sitrep.ts, cli/commands/resurrection.ts
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human display with command-specific state changes
generated API spec from the source-backed catalog

This clip shows the daemon health check, command discovery, and message-loop patterns that recur across the CLI reference. Here it grounds the pd briefing reference: daemon health, discovery, and message-loop patterns these pages keep pointing back to.
Common ways this command shows up in practice
pd briefing belongs to Sessions, Notes, Recovery, And Evidence. Create the audit trail: sessions, file claims, notes, activity, briefing, salvage, and catch-up commands.
daemon-backed CLI command. Validate live behavior from the daemon and handler source when changing this command.
Use this page as the stable public contract for pd briefing; aliases resolve to the same contract.
Examples
Run pd briefing from a coordinated checkout
pd briefing
Runs the pd briefing command family and prints the resulting Port Daddy state, ids, or readiness/error details.
Find this command from the full CLI reference
pd help briefingopen /docs/cli/briefing
The help topic and docs route both describe pd briefing, including aliases, flags, and source provenance.