majiayu000 Conversation History Search
Search through Claude Code conversation history to find relevant past discussions.
When to Use
- Finding previous discussions about a topic
- Recalling past decisions or solutions
- Getting context from earlier conversations
- Looking up how something was implemented before
How to Search
Run the search script from the services directory:
cd ~/.claude/services
python conversation-search.py "search term"
Search Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--list-sessions, -l |
List all sessions with metadata |
--session ID, -s |
Filter to specific session (partial match) |
--context N, -c |
Show N messages before/after (default: 3) |
--max N, -m |
Maximum results (default: 20) |
--verbose, -v |
Show context messages |
--full, -f |
Show full message content |
Examples
# List all available sessions
python conversation-search.py --list-sessions
# Basic search
python conversation-search.py "bulk upload"
# Regex search
python conversation-search.py "context.*percent|usage.*%"
# Search specific session with full output
python conversation-search.py "statusline" --session 6cabef43 --full
# Get more context around matches
python conversation-search.py "error" --context 5 --verbose --max 3
Output Modes
- Default: Preview snippet (50 chars before, 100 after match)
- Verbose (
-v): Adds surrounding message context - Full (
-f): Complete message content
Token Efficiency
The search runs externally, so searching costs 0 tokens. Only the returned results consume context.