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 ## 🎯 **Immediate Action Plan: CLI Foundation**
 
-### Phase 1: Core CLI Infrastructure (Next Session)
+### Session Startup Actions (THIS SESSION)
+**PRIORITY 1: Fix TDD Environment**
+1. Set up `.env.tddai` configuration file or environment variables
+2. Resolve `gitea_url cannot be empty` error preventing workspace creation
+3. Validate `make tdd-status` works properly
+
+**PRIORITY 2: Start CLI Implementation**
+1. Run `make tdd-start NUM=5` to begin CLI Entry Point issue
+2. Follow TDD8 workflow for comprehensive CLI implementation
+3. Focus on delivering user-facing interface for existing library capabilities
+
+### Phase 1: Core CLI Infrastructure (Current Session Target)
 **Issue #5: CLI Entry Point and Basic Commands**
 - **Objective**: Create functional CLI matching documented interface
 - **Scope**: Entry point, basic commands (`ingest`, `status`, `list`)
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+## 📋 **Pending Gitea Issues (Manual Creation Required)**
+
+**🎯 Session Metrics Tracking System**
+- **Title**: "Implement session metrics tracking and documentation system"
+- **Type**: Enhancement | Documentation | Workflow
+- **Priority**: Medium
+- **Description**: Implement automatic tracking of tasks generated/completed, development metrics, and session productivity for ProjectDiary integration
+- **Action**: Create in Gitea manually - issue content prepared above
+
+---
+
 *Last Updated: 2025-09-24 (Gap Analysis Complete)*
 *Critical Discovery: CLI interface completely missing despite comprehensive documentation*
 *Next Session Priority: Issue #5 - CLI Entry Point Implementation*