diff --git a/automation/README.md b/automation/README.md
index a67f793..c2a4549 100644
--- a/automation/README.md
+++ b/automation/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,34 @@ The `scheduler.sh` script wraps Claude CLI invocations:
 - Workflow logs: `~/.claude/logs/workflows/`
 - Journal logs: `journalctl --user -u <service-name>`
 
+## Utility Scripts
+
+| Script | Purpose |
+|--------|---------|
+| `validate-setup.sh` | Validate configuration |
+| `quick-status.sh` | Dashboard status overview |
+| `backup.sh` | Create configuration backup |
+| `restore.sh` | Restore from backup |
+| `generate-registry.py` | Regenerate component registry |
+| `validate-registry.py` | Validate component registry |
+
+### Usage
+
+```bash
+# Validate setup
+./validate-setup.sh
+
+# Quick status
+./quick-status.sh
+
+# Backup
+./backup.sh
+
+# Restore (lists backups, or restores specific file)
+./restore.sh
+./restore.sh ~/.claude/backups/claude-config-TIMESTAMP.tar.gz
+```
+
 ## Maintenance
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/automation/backup.sh b/automation/backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bc8c7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation/backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Backup Claude Code configuration
+# Creates a timestamped archive of important files
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CLAUDE_DIR="${HOME}/.claude"
+BACKUP_DIR="${CLAUDE_DIR}/backups"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+BACKUP_NAME="claude-config-${TIMESTAMP}"
+BACKUP_PATH="${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME}.tar.gz"
+
+# Colors
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo "📦 Claude Code Configuration Backup"
+echo ""
+
+# Create backup directory
+mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}"
+
+# Files to backup (relative to CLAUDE_DIR)
+BACKUP_ITEMS=(
+    "CLAUDE.md"
+    "README.md"
+    "settings.json"
+    ".gitignore"
+    ".claude-plugin"
+    "agents"
+    "commands"
+    "hooks"
+    "skills"
+    "workflows"
+    "state"
+    "automation"
+)
+
+# Create temporary directory
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+TEMP_BACKUP="${TEMP_DIR}/${BACKUP_NAME}"
+mkdir -p "${TEMP_BACKUP}"
+
+echo "Copying files..."
+for item in "${BACKUP_ITEMS[@]}"; do
+    if [[ -e "${CLAUDE_DIR}/${item}" ]]; then
+        cp -r "${CLAUDE_DIR}/${item}" "${TEMP_BACKUP}/"
+        echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} ${item}"
+    else
+        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}!${NC} ${item} (not found)"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Exclude sensitive files
+echo ""
+echo "Excluding sensitive files..."
+find "${TEMP_BACKUP}" -name "*.key" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${TEMP_BACKUP}" -name "*.pem" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${TEMP_BACKUP}" -name "credentials.json" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${TEMP_BACKUP}" -name "token.json" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+find "${TEMP_BACKUP}" -name "settings.local.json" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Create archive
+echo ""
+echo "Creating archive..."
+tar -czf "${BACKUP_PATH}" -C "${TEMP_DIR}" "${BACKUP_NAME}"
+
+# Cleanup
+rm -rf "${TEMP_DIR}"
+
+# Get size
+SIZE=$(du -h "${BACKUP_PATH}" | cut -f1)
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Backup complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "Location: ${BACKUP_PATH}"
+echo "Size: ${SIZE}"
+echo ""
+
+# List recent backups
+echo "Recent backups:"
+ls -lht "${BACKUP_DIR}"/*.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | head -5 || echo "  (none)"
+
+# Cleanup old backups (keep last 10)
+BACKUP_COUNT=$(ls -1 "${BACKUP_DIR}"/*.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+if [[ ${BACKUP_COUNT} -gt 10 ]]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Cleaning up old backups (keeping last 10)..."
+    ls -1t "${BACKUP_DIR}"/*.tar.gz | tail -n +11 | xargs rm -f
+fi
diff --git a/automation/restore.sh b/automation/restore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c6444fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation/restore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Restore Claude Code configuration from backup
+# Usage: restore.sh [backup-file]
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CLAUDE_DIR="${HOME}/.claude"
+BACKUP_DIR="${CLAUDE_DIR}/backups"
+
+# Colors
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo "📦 Claude Code Configuration Restore"
+echo ""
+
+# Get backup file
+BACKUP_FILE="${1:-}"
+
+if [[ -z "${BACKUP_FILE}" ]]; then
+    # List available backups
+    echo "Available backups:"
+    echo ""
+    if ls -1t "${BACKUP_DIR}"/*.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | head -10; then
+        echo ""
+        echo "Usage: $0 <backup-file>"
+        echo "Example: $0 ${BACKUP_DIR}/claude-config-20260101_120000.tar.gz"
+    else
+        echo "  No backups found in ${BACKUP_DIR}"
+    fi
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Verify backup exists
+if [[ ! -f "${BACKUP_FILE}" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Backup file not found: ${BACKUP_FILE}${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Confirm restore
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: This will overwrite existing configuration!${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "Backup: ${BACKUP_FILE}"
+echo "Target: ${CLAUDE_DIR}"
+echo ""
+read -p "Continue? [y/N] " -n 1 -r
+echo ""
+
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo "Cancelled."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Create temporary directory
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+
+echo ""
+echo "Extracting backup..."
+tar -xzf "${BACKUP_FILE}" -C "${TEMP_DIR}"
+
+# Find the extracted directory
+EXTRACTED_DIR=$(find "${TEMP_DIR}" -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "claude-config-*" | head -1)
+
+if [[ -z "${EXTRACTED_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Invalid backup format${NC}"
+    rm -rf "${TEMP_DIR}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Items to restore
+RESTORE_ITEMS=(
+    "CLAUDE.md"
+    "README.md"
+    "settings.json"
+    ".gitignore"
+    ".claude-plugin"
+    "agents"
+    "commands"
+    "hooks"
+    "skills"
+    "workflows"
+    "state"
+    "automation"
+)
+
+echo ""
+echo "Restoring files..."
+for item in "${RESTORE_ITEMS[@]}"; do
+    if [[ -e "${EXTRACTED_DIR}/${item}" ]]; then
+        # Backup existing before overwrite
+        if [[ -e "${CLAUDE_DIR}/${item}" ]]; then
+            rm -rf "${CLAUDE_DIR}/${item}"
+        fi
+        cp -r "${EXTRACTED_DIR}/${item}" "${CLAUDE_DIR}/"
+        echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓${NC} ${item}"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Cleanup
+rm -rf "${TEMP_DIR}"
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Restore complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "Note: You may need to restart Claude Code for changes to take effect."
+echo ""
+
+# Run validation
+if [[ -x "${CLAUDE_DIR}/automation/validate-setup.sh" ]]; then
+    echo "Running validation..."
+    echo ""
+    "${CLAUDE_DIR}/automation/validate-setup.sh" || true
+fi
diff --git a/commands/README.md b/commands/README.md
index 14e4ac5..39f7648 100644
--- a/commands/README.md
+++ b/commands/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Slash commands for quick actions. User-invoked (type `/command` to trigger).
 | `/pa` | `/assistant`, `/ask` | Personal assistant entrypoint |
 | `/help` | `/commands`, `/skills` | Show available commands and skills |
 | `/status` | `/overview`, `/dashboard` | Quick status across all domains |
+| `/summarize` | `/save-session` | Summarize and save session to memory |
+| `/maintain` | `/maintenance`, `/admin` | Configuration maintenance |
 | `/programmer` | | Code development tasks |
 | `/gcal` | `/calendar`, `/cal` | Google Calendar access |
 | `/usage` | `/stats` | View usage statistics |
diff --git a/commands/maintain.md b/commands/maintain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ea89e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/maintain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+---
+name: maintain
+description: Configuration maintenance operations (backup, validate, etc.)
+aliases: [maintenance, admin]
+---
+
+# /maintain Command
+
+Configuration maintenance operations.
+
+## Subcommands
+
+| Subcommand | Description |
+|------------|-------------|
+| `validate` | Validate configuration setup |
+| `backup` | Create configuration backup |
+| `restore` | Restore from backup |
+| `registry` | Regenerate component registry |
+| `clean` | Clean up temporary files |
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+/maintain validate    # Run validation checks
+/maintain backup      # Create timestamped backup
+/maintain restore     # List and restore from backups
+/maintain registry    # Regenerate component-registry.json
+/maintain clean       # Remove temp files, old logs
+```
+
+## Implementation
+
+### validate
+
+```bash
+~/.claude/automation/validate-setup.sh
+```
+
+### backup
+
+```bash
+~/.claude/automation/backup.sh
+```
+
+### restore
+
+```bash
+# List backups
+~/.claude/automation/restore.sh
+
+# Restore specific backup
+~/.claude/automation/restore.sh ~/.claude/backups/claude-config-TIMESTAMP.tar.gz
+```
+
+### registry
+
+```bash
+python3 ~/.claude/automation/generate-registry.py
+```
+
+### clean
+
+Remove:
+- `~/.claude/logs/workflows/*.log` older than 30 days
+- `~/.claude/backups/*.tar.gz` beyond last 10
+- `~/.claude/todos/*.json` (managed by Claude Code)
+
+## Output Format
+
+```
+🔧 Maintenance: validate
+
+Running validation...
+[validation output]
+
+✓ Validation complete
+```
+
+## When to Use
+
+- After making configuration changes
+- Before/after major updates
+- Periodically for housekeeping
+- When troubleshooting issues
diff --git a/commands/summarize.md b/commands/summarize.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e1b34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/summarize.md
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+---
+name: summarize
+description: Summarize and save the current session context
+aliases: [save-session, session-summary]
+---
+
+# /summarize Command
+
+Summarize the current session and save key information to memory.
+
+## When Invoked
+
+Extract and save important information from the current conversation:
+
+1. **Decisions made** → `memory/decisions.json`
+2. **Preferences learned** → `memory/preferences.json`
+3. **Project context** → `memory/projects.json`
+4. **Facts discovered** → `memory/facts.json`
+
+## Process
+
+### Step 1: Analyze Session
+
+Review the conversation for:
+- Explicit decisions ("let's use X", "we decided Y")
+- Implicit preferences ("I prefer", "always do X")
+- Project-related context (paths, configs, conventions)
+- Facts about the environment or user
+
+### Step 2: Categorize Items
+
+For each item, determine:
+- **Category**: decision, preference, project, fact
+- **Content**: Brief description
+- **Context**: Why it matters (optional)
+
+### Step 3: Save to Memory
+
+Append to the appropriate memory file:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "uuid",
+  "date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
+  "content": "Description of item",
+  "context": "Additional context",
+  "session": "session-id"
+}
+```
+
+### Step 4: Update History Index
+
+Mark session as summarized in `history/index.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "sessions": [
+    {
+      "id": "session-id",
+      "started": "timestamp",
+      "summarized": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Output Format
+
+```
+📝 Session Summary
+
+Saved to memory:
+• Decision: Use plugin structure for .claude config
+• Preference: Prefer scripts over inline code in skills
+• Fact: Gmail venv at ~/.claude/mcp/gmail/venv
+
+Session marked as summarized.
+```
+
+## Memory File Locations
+
+| File | Content |
+|------|---------|
+| `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/decisions.json` | Choices made |
+| `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/preferences.json` | User preferences |
+| `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/projects.json` | Project context |
+| `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/facts.json` | Environment facts |
+
+## When to Use
+
+- End of a productive session
+- After making important decisions
+- When asked to "remember this"
+- Before long breaks
+
+## Policy
+
+- Only save genuinely useful information
+- Avoid redundancy with existing memory
+- Keep descriptions concise
+- Include context when helpful
diff --git a/state/component-registry.json b/state/component-registry.json
index e9c6b0a..7ef0821 100644
--- a/state/component-registry.json
+++ b/state/component-registry.json
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@
       "description": "Quick status overview across all domains",
       "aliases": ["/overview", "/dashboard"],
       "invokes": "command:status"
+    },
+    "/summarize": {
+      "description": "Summarize and save session to memory",
+      "aliases": ["/save-session", "/session-summary"],
+      "invokes": "command:summarize"
+    },
+    "/maintain": {
+      "description": "Configuration maintenance (backup, validate, etc.)",
+      "aliases": ["/maintenance", "/admin"],
+      "invokes": "command:maintain"
     }
   },
   "agents": {