Agent skill

Session Persist

by ruvnet in ruvnet/ruflo

Persist and restore agent sessions across conversations with state snapshots

MITAuto-check: notes

Install Session Persist

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill session-persist -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ruvnet/ruflo session-persist --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ruflo-rvf/skills/session-persist .claude/skills/session-persist && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
session-persist
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~415 tokens
SKILL.md length
123 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
264
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Persist and restore agent sessions across conversations with state snapshots

  • Works in 5 steps: Save session — call… → List sessions — call… → Restore — call… → …
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Steps, Session hooks and What's persisted
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Session Persist is an agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo. Persist and restore agent sessions across conversations with state snapshots

Its SKILL.md is about 420 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: 🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory…. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/session-persist”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_save, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_restore, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_list, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_info, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_delete, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-start, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-end, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-restore, Bash

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Save session — call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_ruflosession_save to snapshot current state
  2. List sessions — call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_ruflosession_list to see all saved sessions
  3. Restore — call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_ruflosession_restore to resume a previous session
  4. Info — call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_ruflosession_info for session details and metadata
  5. Clean up — call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_ruflosession_delete to remove old sessions

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6051f67. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_save
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_restore
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_list
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_info
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_delete
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-start
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-end
    • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-restore
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

Session Persist loads about 415 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 123 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~415

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_save, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_restore, mcp__plug

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ruvnet/ruflo at commit 6051f67, republished under its MIT licence (© ruvnet). 123 words, ~415 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/session-persist/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
session-persist
description
Persist and restore agent sessions across conversations with state snapshots
allowed-tools
mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_save, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_restore, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_list, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_info, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_delete, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-start, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-end, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-restore, Bash
argument-hint
[--save|--restore|--list]

Session Persistence

Save and restore complete agent sessions across conversations.

When to use

When you need to pause work and resume later with full context, or when you want to checkpoint progress during long-running tasks.

Steps

  1. Save session — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_save to snapshot current state
  2. List sessions — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_list to see all saved sessions
  3. Restore — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_restore to resume a previous session
  4. Info — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_info for session details and metadata
  5. Clean up — call mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_delete to remove old sessions

Session hooks

  • hooks_session-start — automatically restore context at conversation start
  • hooks_session-end — automatically save state with metrics export
  • hooks_session-restore — restore a specific session by ID

What's persisted

  • Agent state and configuration
  • Memory entries and patterns
  • Learning trajectories and metrics
  • Task progress and todos

© ruvnet, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/ruflo-rvf/skills/session-persist of ruvnet/ruflo.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6051f67

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Questions about Session Persist

What does Session Persist do?

Persist and restore agent sessions across conversations with state snapshots. Session Persist is an agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo.

How do I install Session Persist in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill session-persist -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ruflo-rvf/skills/session-persist in ruvnet/ruflo) into .claude/skills/session-persist in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Session Persist in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill session-persist -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ruflo-rvf/skills/session-persist in ruvnet/ruflo) into .agents/skills/session-persist in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Session Persist 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 ruvnet/ruflo --skill session-persist -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/session-persist, .gemini/skills/session-persist, .github/skills/session-persist and .opencode/skills/session-persist in your project.

What does Session Persist need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Session Persist is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_save, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_restore, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_list, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_info, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__session_delete, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-start, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-end, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_session-restore, Bash.

Does Session Persist 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 Session Persist safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Session Persist use?

Session Persist is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Session Persist use?

About 415 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 Session Persist?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Session Persist: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), MCP Server Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), MCP Integration for Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars) and Figma use_figma Plugin API Rules (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Session Persist?

ruvnet (a GitHub user) maintains it in ruvnet/ruflo, which has 74,089 GitHub stars. The repository holds 264 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: ruvnet/ruflo on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.