How do I install the Session Resume skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add jimweller/session-resume in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Session Resume skill do?

Search and load previous Claude Code conversations. Use when user wants to find or resume a past session. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Session Resume safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Session Resume?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Session Resume free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Session Resume?

jimweller (@jimweller) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Session Resume by jimweller — Agent Skill

Name: Session Resume
Author: jimweller

File contents

STARTER_CHARACTER = 🔖

Claude Search & Resume

Search past conversations and help user resume them.

Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows (Git Bash/WSL)

When to use

User asks to find/search a previous conversation
User wants to resume work from another session
User asks "where did we discuss X?"

Usage

Run the script scripts/claude-search-resume:

# Search in current project
~/.claude/skills/session-resume/scripts/claude-search-resume

# Search globally (all projects)
~/.claude/skills/session-resume/scripts/claude-search-resume --global

# Search by keyword
~/.claude/skills/session-resume/scripts/claude-search-resume "deploy" --global

# Search by date range
~/.claude/skills/session-resume/scripts/claude-search-resume --from "2026-01-13 00:00" --to "2026-01-13 23:59"

Output

1. [2026-01-14 10:27] /data/alexis/claude-tools (118 msgs)
   💬 j'aimerais ajouter au site front une librairie...
   ▶ claude --resume b8c31c5f-2739-4179-94ea-5b63ef4cabee

Resume

Tell user to run:

claude --resume <session-id>

Examples

User says	Command
"find my recent conversations"	`scripts/claude-search-resume`
"find conversations about auth"	`scripts/claude-search-resume "auth" --global`
"what did we work on yesterday?"	`scripts/claude-search-resume --global --from "2026-01-13"`
"find my CRM sessions"	`scripts/claude-search-resume "crm" --global`

Frequently asked questions

Session Resume