docs: sync skill docs with lifecycle plugin plan

references/template.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 [What step are we on, what was the last thing completed]
 
 ## Key Decisions
-- None yet
+- None
 
 ## Next Action
 [Exactly what should happen next]
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@ None
 
 ## Unsurfaced Results
 None
+
+---
+
+## Template notes
+- Use this file for **active working state**, not long-term memory.
+- Overwrite it; do not turn it into a running journal.
+- If `Objective` is empty, placeholder, or idle, recovery should not pretend active work exists.
+- In recovery scenarios, agents should surface this state before generic greetings when active work is present.