ORDOVA
THE EXECUTOR · SESSION LIFECYCLE
SHEET
EX-01
TITLE
SESSION LIFECYCLE
TYPE
SIGNAL PATH
STATE
● SIGNAL IN TRANSIT
REV
2.0  ·  SCALE 1:1
FIG. 01  /  ONE TURN OF THE SESSION COLD START → PROMPT → TOOL LOOP → CLEAN STOP  ·  PULSE = SIGNAL POSITION in out ↻ repeat per tool call 01 SessionStart cold start · attach 02 UserPromptSubmit intake · expand context 03 PreToolUse guard · gate 04 PostToolUse inspect · log 05 Stop flush · persist load settings · cwd resolve model · keys attach memory + files validate · inject notes read the proposed call hooks fire ▸ see EX-02 read the result transform · redact · log write transcript persist memory · close One turn of the machine: it wakes, it listens, it reaches for tools again and again, then it stops cleanly.