Agent skill
session-search
Search through historical Claude sessions for code, conversations, and commands. Use when user asks about previous sessions, past conversations, "did I ever", "find in history", or wants to retrieve code/info from earlier chats.
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Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/data/session-search
SKILL.md
Session Search
Search through your Claude session history stored in ~/.claude/projects/.
Usage
Run the search script with a regex or keyword pattern:
bash
python ~/.claude/skills/session-search/search.py "pattern" [max_results]
Examples
bash
# Find sessions mentioning a specific function
python ~/.claude/skills/session-search/search.py "def parse_config"
# Find discussions about a topic
python ~/.claude/skills/session-search/search.py "kubernetes|docker"
# Find code with specific imports
python ~/.claude/skills/session-search/search.py "from fastapi import"
# Limit results
python ~/.claude/skills/session-search/search.py "error" 10
Output
Returns matches with:
- Session slug/ID and project path
- Timestamp
- Role (user/assistant)
- Matching content with surrounding context
- 1 message before/after for context
Results are sorted by recency (newest first), limited to 20 by default.
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