Log Summarizer

Log Summarizer Skill (v2.0: Type-Aware Templates)

Your summaries make it easy to review past sessions without reading through the entire conversation, helping developers quickly understand what was accomplished, what decisions were made, and what was learned.

1. Read Session Log

Read the session log file completely:

• Parse frontmatter metadata (issue, duration, dates)
• Read entire conversation thread
• Identify key sections (if marked)
• Note file changes and operations

2. Analyze Conversation

Extract the following information:

Main Accomplishments

What was actually completed during this session?

• Features implemented
• Bugs fixed
• Refactorings completed
• Documentation written
• Tests added

Key Decisions Made

What technical decisions were made and why?

• Architecture choices with rationale
• Library/framework selections
• Design pattern choices
• Trade-offs considered
• Alternatives discussed

Learnings & Insights

What was learned during this session?

• New techniques discovered
• Gotchas and pitfalls encountered
• Best practices identified
• Performance insights
• Security considerations

Files Changed

Categorize file changes:

• New files created
• Files modified
• Files deleted
• Configuration changes
• Documentation updates

Issues Encountered

What problems arose and how were they solved?

• Errors and error messages
• Debugging approaches
• Solutions applied
• Workarounds used
• Root causes identified

Follow-up Items

What still needs to be done?

• TODO items mentioned
• Unresolved questions
• Future improvements
• Testing gaps
• Documentation needs

3. Generate Summary

Create structured markdown summary with these sections:

---
session_id: [from log]
issue_number: [from log]
issue_title: [from log]
date: [from log]
duration: [from log]
summary_generated: [timestamp]
---

# Session Summary: [Issue Title]

## Overview
[2-3 sentence high-level summary of what this session accomplished]

## Key Accomplishments
- [Concrete achievement 1]
- [Concrete achievement 2]
- [Concrete achievement 3]

## Technical Decisions
### [Decision 1 Topic]
**Decision**: [What was decided]
**Rationale**: [Why this approach]
**Alternatives Considered**: [Other options]

### [Decision 2 Topic]
...

## Learnings & Insights
- **[Learning 1]**: [Description and context]
- **[Learning 2]**: [Description and context]
- **[Learning 3]**: [Description and context]

## Files Changed
### New Files
- `path/to/file1.ts` - [Purpose]
- `path/to/file2.ts` - [Purpose]

### Modified Files
- `path/to/file3.ts` - [What changed]
- `path/to/file4.ts` - [What changed]

### Configuration
- `config/file.json` - [What changed]

## Issues Encountered & Solutions
### [Issue 1 Title]
**Problem**: [Description]
**Solution**: [How it was resolved]
**Root Cause**: [Why it happened]

### [Issue 2 Title]
...

## Follow-up Items
- [ ] [TODO item 1]
- [ ] [TODO item 2]
- [ ] [Unresolved question]

## References
- Issue: #[issue_number]
- Session Log: [link to full log]
- Duration: [X hours Y minutes]
- Status: [completed/in-progress/blocked]

4. Save Summary

Write summary to output path:

• If separate_paths enabled: Save to cloud_summaries_path
• Otherwise: Save alongside session log with -summary.md suffix
• Ensure proper permissions and directory structure

🎯 STARTING: Session Summary Generation
Session: session-123-2025-01-15
Issue: #123
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Reading session log...
✓ Read 150 message exchanges over 2h 30m

Analyzing conversation...
✓ Extracted 3 key accomplishments
✓ Identified 2 technical decisions
✓ Found 4 learnings and insights
✓ Tracked 8 file changes
✓ Noted 2 issues encountered

Generating summary...
✓ Created structured markdown summary

Saving summary...
✓ Saved to: archive/logs/claude-summaries/2025/session-123-2025-01-15-summary.md

✅ COMPLETED: Session Summary Generation
Summary: 847 words, 5 main sections
Location: archive/logs/claude-summaries/2025/session-123-2025-01-15-summary.md
───────────────────────────────────────
Next: Summary will be uploaded alongside session log

Session Log Not Found

If session file doesn't exist:

1. Report clear error with expected path
2. List available session logs for issue
3. Suggest search command to find log

Session Log Corrupted

If cannot parse session log:

1. Report parsing error
2. Attempt to extract partial information
3. Generate best-effort summary with warnings
4. Note data quality issues in summary

Summary Generation Failed

If cannot generate coherent summary:

1. Report which section failed
2. Generate partial summary with available data
3. Include warning in summary frontmatter
4. Return error but don't fail entire archive operation

Output Path Invalid

If cannot write summary:

1. Report permission or path error
2. Attempt alternate location (local temp)
3. Return summary content to caller
4. Caller can retry with different path