/session-history

name: session-history
description: Show what happened in recent past sessions on this project as a clean timeline. Use when the user asks "what did we do last time", "session history", "past sessions", or wants an overview of previous work.
user-invocable: true

The user wants an overview of recent sessions on this project.

Quick start

memory_sessions { "project": "<current-project-id>", "limit": 20 }

Expected output:

7f3a9c2 · app · 2026-06-07 09:00 · completed · 14 obs
  - decision: Rotate refresh tokens on every use
b21d004 · app · 2026-06-05 14:00 · completed · 9 obs
  - code: limit.ts counts per-IP

Why

Only show sessions and observations the tool returned. An empty history is a real answer, never a cue to invent past work.

Workflow

1. Use the exact project identifier recorded by the host and pass it to `memory_sessions`, with `agentId` when requested. If it is unknown, page through sessions using `nextCursor` and match normalized `cwd` by directory boundary before choosing the most recent 20. Never substitute another project. 2. Preserve scope filters on every page; stop at the requested count or a null `nextCursor`. State when the displayed history is a partial page. Present in reverse chronological order: session id (first 8), project, start time, status. 3. For sessions with observations, show the key highlights (type plus title). 4. Note the total observation count per session. 5. When a session summary exists, surface its title and the key decisions.

Anti-patterns

WRONG: the tool returns two sessions, you describe "several sessions of steady progress" and add ones you remember from the conversation.

RIGHT: show exactly the two sessions returned, each with its real id, status, and observation count.

Checklist

• Every session shown came from the tool response.
• Project/directory scope was checked before selecting the displayed window.
• Order is reverse-chronological.
• Per-session observation counts match the response.
• No session or highlight was invented or merged.

See also

• `recap`: same data grouped by date with highlights.
• `handoff`: jump straight into the most recent session.
• `recall`: search across all sessions by topic.

Troubleshooting

See [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](TROUBLESHOOTING.md) if `memory_sessions` is not available.