Jesse Vincent (obra) Remembering Conversations
Search archived conversations using semantic similarity or exact text matching.
Core principle: Search before reinventing.
Announce: "I'm searching previous conversations for [topic]."
Setup: See INDEXING.md
When to Use
Search when:
- Your human partner mentions "we discussed this before"
- Debugging similar issues
- Looking for architectural decisions or patterns
- Before implementing something familiar
Don't search when:
- Info in current conversation
- Question about current codebase (use Grep/Read)
In-Session Use
Always use subagents (50-100x context savings). See skills/getting-started for workflow.
Manual/CLI use: Direct search (below) for humans outside Claude Code sessions.
Direct Search (Manual/CLI)
Tool: ~/.claude/skills/collaboration/remembering-conversations/tool/search-conversations
Modes:
search-conversations "query" # Vector similarity (default)
search-conversations --text "exact" # Exact string match
search-conversations --both "query" # Both modes
Flags:
--after YYYY-MM-DD # Filter by date
--before YYYY-MM-DD # Filter by date
--limit N # Max results (default: 10)
--help # Full usage
Examples:
# Semantic search
search-conversations "React Router authentication errors"
# Find git SHA
search-conversations --text "a1b2c3d4"
# Time range
search-conversations --after 2025-09-01 "refactoring"
Returns: project, date, conversation summary, matched exchange, similarity %, file path.
For details: Run search-conversations --help