Session History Search
slopus/happy
Searches past Claude Code, Codex and Cursor sessions and summarizes what was worked on, tried or decided, using extraction scripts instead of reading raw logs.
Search past Claude Code and Codex sessions. An agent skill from meain/dotfiles.
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Install Recall
$ npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install meain/dotfiles recall --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meain/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/agents/.agents/skills/recall .claude/skills/recall && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "recall" agent skill from https://github.com/meain/dotfiles/tree/master/agents/.agents/skills/recall into .claude/skills/recall/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recall", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/meain/dotfiles/tree/master/agents/.agents/skills/recallType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install meain/dotfiles recall --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meain/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/agents/.agents/skills/recall .agents/skills/recall && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "recall" agent skill from https://github.com/meain/dotfiles/tree/master/agents/.agents/skills/recall into .agents/skills/recall/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recall", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install meain/dotfiles recall --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meain/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/agents/.agents/skills/recall .cursor/skills/recall && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "recall" agent skill from https://github.com/meain/dotfiles/tree/master/agents/.agents/skills/recall into .cursor/skills/recall/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recall", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/meain/dotfiles.git --path agents/.agents/skills/recall--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install meain/dotfiles recall --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meain/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/agents/.agents/skills/recall .gemini/skills/recall && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "recall" agent skill from https://github.com/meain/dotfiles/tree/master/agents/.agents/skills/recall into .gemini/skills/recall/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recall", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install meain/dotfiles recallInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meain/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/agents/.agents/skills/recall .github/skills/recall && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "recall" agent skill from https://github.com/meain/dotfiles/tree/master/agents/.agents/skills/recall into .github/skills/recall/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recall", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install meain/dotfiles recall --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/meain/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/agents/.agents/skills/recall .opencode/skills/recall && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "recall" agent skill from https://github.com/meain/dotfiles/tree/master/agents/.agents/skills/recall into .opencode/skills/recall/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recall", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
recall- GitHub stars
- 285
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~684 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 158 words
- Files
- 7 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 36
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Search past Claude Code and Codex sessions. An agent skill from meain/dotfiles.
- SKILL.md covers Usage, Examples, Query Syntax (FTS5) and After Finding a Match, plus 1 more section
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3, claude and codex
What it does
Recall is an agent skill from meain/dotfiles. Search past Claude Code and Codex sessions. Triggers: /recall, "search old conversations", "find a past session", "recall a previous conversation", "search session history", "what did we discuss", "remember when we"
Its SKILL.md is about 680 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including scripts (for example `CHANGELOG.md`, `README.md` and `scripts/read_session.py`).
The repository describes itself as: If there is a shell, there is a way! The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “search old conversations”
- “find a past session”
- “recall a previous conversation”
- “/recall”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f469fb6. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3claudecodex
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Recall loads about 684 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 158 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from meain/dotfiles at commit f469fb6, republished under its MIT licence (© meain). 158 words, ~684 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/recall/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- recall
- description
- Search past Claude Code and Codex sessions. Triggers: /recall, "search old conversations", "find a past session", "recall a previous conversation", "search session history", "what did we discuss", "remember when we"
- metadata.author
- arjunkmrm
- metadata.version
- 0.2.2
- metadata.license
- MIT
/recall — Search Past Claude & Codex Sessions
Search all past Claude Code and Codex sessions using full-text search with BM25 ranking.
Usage
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py QUERY [--project PATH] [--days N] [--source claude|codex] [--limit N] [--reindex]Examples
# Simple keyword search
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "bufferStore"
# Phrase search (exact match)
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py '"ACP protocol"'
# Boolean query
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "rust AND async"
# Prefix search
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "buffer*"
# Filter by project and recency
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "state machine" --project ~/my-project --days 7
# Search only Claude Code sessions
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "buffer" --source claude
# Search only Codex sessions
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "buffer" --source codex
# Force reindex
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py --reindex "test"Query Syntax (FTS5)
- Words:
bufferStore— matches stemmed variants (e.g., "discussing" matches "discuss") - Phrases:
"ACP protocol"— exact phrase match - Boolean:
rust AND async,tauri OR electron,NOT deprecated - Prefix:
buffer*— matches bufferStore, bufferMap, etc. - Combined:
"state machine" AND test
After Finding a Match
To resume a session, cd into the project directory and use the appropriate command:
# Claude Code sessions [claude]
cd /path/to/project
claude --resume SESSION_ID
# Codex sessions [codex]
cd /path/to/project
codex resume SESSION_IDEach result includes a File: path. Use it to read the raw transcript (auto-detects format):
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/read_session.py <File-path-from-result>If results are missing File: paths, run --reindex to backfill.
Notes
- Index is stored at
~/.recall.db(SQLite FTS5, auto-migrated from~/.claude/recall.db) - Indexes both
~/.claude/projects/(Claude Code) and~/.codex/sessions/(Codex) - First run indexes all sessions (a few seconds); subsequent runs are incremental
- Only user and assistant messages are indexed (tool calls, thinking blocks, state snapshots skipped)
- Results show
[claude]or[codex]tags to indicate the source
© meain, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts) in agents/.agents/skills/recall of meain/dotfiles.
- SKILL.md
- .gitignore
- CHANGELOG.md
- LICENSE
- README.md
- scripts/read_session.py
- scripts/recall.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f469fb6
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in meain/dotfiles, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Recall next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recall this skillmeain/dotfiles | 285 | 1 repos | ~684 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Session History Searchslopus/happy | 24k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Session Handoffsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Coding Agent Session Findercode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent | 70k | 1 repos | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Agentmemory Recallrohitg00/agentmemory | 29k | — | ~557 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Sessionanthropics/claude-for-legal | 9.6k | 3 repos | ~478 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Recall
What does Recall do?
Search past Claude Code and Codex sessions. An agent skill from meain/dotfiles. Recall is an agent skill from meain/dotfiles. Search past Claude Code and Codex sessions.
How do I install Recall in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (agents/.agents/skills/recall in meain/dotfiles) into .claude/skills/recall in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Recall in Codex?
Run `npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (agents/.agents/skills/recall in meain/dotfiles) into .agents/skills/recall in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Recall in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add meain/dotfiles --skill recall -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/recall, .gemini/skills/recall, .github/skills/recall and .opencode/skills/recall in your project.
What does Recall need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Recall needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3, claude and codex). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Recall access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Recall safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Recall use?
Recall is published under the MIT licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Recall use?
About 684 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Recall?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Recall: Session History Search (slopus/happy, 24k stars), Session Handoff (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Coding Agent Session Finder (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars) and Agentmemory Recall (rohitg00/agentmemory, 29k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Recall?
meain (a GitHub user) maintains it in meain/dotfiles, which has 285 GitHub stars. The repository holds 36 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 5, 2026.
Source: meain/dotfiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.