/restore

description: Restore project to a previous checkpoint
category: workflow
allowed-tools: Bash(git stash:*), Bash(git status:*), Bash(git reset:*), Bash(grep:*), Bash(head:*)
argument-hint: "<checkpoint-number|latest>"

Restore to checkpoint

Restore your project files to a previous checkpoint created with /checkpoint.

Available checkpoints

!`git stash list | grep "claude-checkpoint" | head -10`

Current status

!`git status --short`

Task

Restore the project to a previous checkpoint. Based on $ARGUMENTS:

1. Parse the argument:

• If empty or "latest": Find the most recent claude-checkpoint stash
• If a number (e.g. "2"): Use stash@{2} if it's a claude-checkpoint
• Otherwise: Show error and list available checkpoints

2. Check for uncommitted changes with `git status --porcelain`. If any exist:

• Create a temporary backup stash: `git stash push -m "claude-restore-backup: $(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S)"`
• Note the stash reference for potential recovery

3. Apply the checkpoint:

• Use `git stash apply stash@{n}` (not pop, to preserve the checkpoint)
• If there's a conflict due to uncommitted changes that were stashed, handle gracefully

4. Show what was restored:

• Display which checkpoint was applied
• If uncommitted changes were backed up, inform user how to recover them

Example outputs:

• For `/restore`: "Restored to checkpoint: before major refactor (stash@{0})"
• For `/restore 3`: "Restored to checkpoint: working OAuth implementation (stash@{3})"
• With uncommitted changes: "Backed up current changes to stash@{0}. Restored to checkpoint: before major refactor (stash@{1})"