/sessions

description: Manage Claude Code session history, aliases, and session metadata.

Sessions Command

Manage Claude Code session history - list, load, alias, and edit sessions stored in `~/.claude/session-data/` with legacy reads from `~/.claude/sessions/`.

Usage

`/sessions [list|load|alias|info|help] [options]`

Actions

List Sessions

Display all sessions with metadata, filtering, and pagination.

Use `/sessions info` when you need operator-surface context for a swarm: branch, worktree path, and session recency.

/sessions                              # List all sessions (default)
/sessions list                         # Same as above
/sessions list --limit 10              # Show 10 sessions
/sessions list --date 2026-02-01       # Filter by date
/sessions list --search abc            # Search by session ID

**Script:**

node -e "
const _r = (function(){var p=require('path'),f=require('fs'),o=require('os');var e=process.env.CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT;if(e&&e.trim())return e.trim();var d=p.join(o.homedir(),'.claude');function L(x){try{return require(p.join(x,'scripts','lib','resolve-ecc-root')).resolveEccRoot()}catch(_){return null}}var r=L(d);if(r)return r;var s=['ecc','ecc@ecc','marketplaces/ecc','everything-claude-code','everything-claude-code@everything-claude-code','marketplaces/everything-claude-code'];for(var i=0;i<s.length;i++){r=L(p.join(d,'plugins',s[i]));if(r)return r}try{var g=['ecc','everything-claude-code'];for(var j=0;j<g.length;j++){var c=p.join(d,'plugins','cache',g[j]);var O=f.readdirSync(c);for(var k=0;k<O.length;k++){var q=p.join(c,O[k]);var V=f.readdirSync(q);for(var m=0;m<V.length;m++){r=L(p.join(q,V[m]));if(r)return r}}}}catch(_){}return d})();
const sm = require(_r + '/scripts/lib/session-manager');
const aa = require(_r + '/scripts/lib/session-aliases');
const path = require('path');

const result = sm.getAllSessions({ limit: 20 });
const aliases = aa.listAliases();
const aliasMap = {};
for (const a of aliases) aliasMap[a.sessionPath] = a.name;

console.log('Sessions (showing ' + result.sessions.length + ' of ' + result.total + '):');
console.log('');
console.log('ID        Date        Time     Branch       Worktree           Alias');
console.log('────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────');

for (const s of result.sessions) {
  const alias = aliasMap[s.filename] || '';
  const metadata = sm.parseSessionMetadata(sm.getSessionContent(s.sessionPath));
  const id = s.shortId === 'no-id' ? '(none)' : s.shortId.slice(0, 8);
  const time = s.modifiedTime.toTimeString().slice(0, 5);
  const branch = (metadata.branch || '-').slice(0, 12);
  const worktree = metadata.worktree ? path.basename(metadata.worktree).slice(0, 18) : '-';

  console.log(id.padEnd(8) + ' ' + s.date + '  ' + time + '   ' + branch.padEnd(12) + ' ' + worktree.padEnd(18) + ' ' + alias);
}
"

Load Session

Load and display a session's content (by ID or alias).

/sessions load <id|alias>             # Load session
/sessions load 2026-02-01             # By date (for no-id sessions)
/sessions load a1b2c3d4               # By short ID
/sessions load my-alias               # By alias name

**Script:**

node -e "
const _r = (function(){var p=require('path'),f=require('fs'),o=require('os');var e=process.env.CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT;if(e&&e.trim())return e.trim();var d=p.join(o.homedir(),'.claude');function L(x){try{return require(p.join(x,'scripts','lib','resolve-ecc-root')).resolveEccRoot()}catch(_){return null}}var r=L(d);if(r)return r;var s=['ecc','ecc@ecc','marketplaces/ecc','everything-claude-code','everything-claude-code@everything-claude-code','marketplaces/everything-claude-code'];for(var i=0;i<s.length;i++){r=L(p.join(d,'plugins',s[i]));if(r)return r}try{var g=['ecc','everything-claude-code'];for(var j=0;j<g.length;j++){var c=p.join(d,'plugins','cache',g[j]);var O=f.readdirSync(c);for(var k=0;k<O.length;k++){var q=p.join(c,O[k]);var V=f.readdirSync(q);for(var m=0;m<V.length;m++){r=L(p.join(q,V[m]));if(r)return r}}}}catch(_){}return d})();
const sm = require(_r + '/scripts/lib/session-manager');
const aa = require(_r + '/scripts/lib/session-aliases');
const id = process.argv[1];

// First try to resolve as alias
const resolved = aa.resolveAlias(id);
const sessionId = resolved ? resolved.sessionPath : id;

const session = sm.getSessionById(sessionId, true);
if (!session) {
  console.log('Session not found: ' + id);
  process.exit(1);
}

const stats = sm.getSessionStats(session.sessionPath);
const size = sm.getSessionSize(session.sessionPath);
const aliases = aa.getAliasesForSession(session.filename);

console.log('Session: ' + session.filename);
console.log('Path: ' + session.sessionPath);
console.log('');
console.log('Statistics:');
console.log('  Lines: ' + stats.lineCount);
console.log('  Total items: ' + stats.totalItems);
console.log('  Completed: ' + stats.completedItems);
console.log('  In progress: ' + stats.inProgressItems);
console.log('  Size: ' + size);
console.log('');

if (aliases.length > 0) {
  console.log('Aliases: ' + aliases.map(a => a.name).join(', '));
  console.log('');
}

if (session.metadata.title) {
  console.log('Title: ' + session.metadata.title);
  console.log('');
}

if (session.metadata.started) {
  console.log('Started: ' + session.metadata.started);
}

if (session.metadata.lastUpdated) {
  console.log('Last Updated: ' + session.metadata.lastUpdated);
}

if (session.metadata.project) {
  console.log('Project: ' + session.metadata.project);
}

if (session.metadata.branch) {
  console.log('Branch: ' + session.metadata.branch);
}

if (session.metadata.worktree) {
  console.log('Worktree: ' + session.metadata.worktree);
}
" "$ARGUMENTS"

Create Alias

Create a memorable alias for a session.

/sessions alias <id> <name>           # Create alias
/sessions alias 2026-02-01 today-work # Create alias named "today-work"

**Script:**

node -e "
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