session-recap

Name: session-recap
Author: BruceXcluding

by BruceXcludingversion 0.6.1i★ 1iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.BruceXcluding/session-recap

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Recap AI coding sessions (Claude Code, Codex, dsh, OpenCode): intent, decisions, open threads.

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Before you install

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You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "session-recap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "session-recap",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add session-recap -- npx -y session-recap mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "session-recap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "session-recap",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "session-recap": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "session-recap",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Which apps can use it

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Is session-recap safe?

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What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 2 days ago, and the latest version (0.6.1) reached the registry 4 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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session-recap

English | 中文

Remember what every AI coding session was for.

intent · key decisions · what changed · open threads · where to resume, for sessions of any length, from any agent, through MCP, a local viewer or a plugin

Projects grow, and so does the number of sessions in each one, often across several agents. After a few weeks a session is a 100 MB transcript you no longer remember: why you started it, what you decided, what was left half done.

session-recap reads a session's whole transcript and writes a short, structured recap. Use it from any MCP client (Codex, Cursor, Zed, Cline, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Claude Code…), in a local viewer for every agent's sessions, from the command line, or through native plugins for Claude Code, dsh and Codex.

Section	What it answers
Intent	What was I ultimately trying to achieve?
Key ideas and decisions	What did we choose, and why? Which alternatives were rejected?
What changed	Files, features, documents, commits, PRs
Open threads	What is unfinished, unverified or still a question
Where to resume	The most sensible next step today

Every recap also has a Map: the phases the work went through (pivots marked) down to "you are here", the key decisions with what was turned down, and lists of what shipped, what is open and what was dropped. Recaps are written in the language you mostly write in.

Quick start

npm install -g session-recap

session-recap mcp-config # prints the MCP entry for your client session-recap serve # opens the local viewer

Then, in your agent: *"Recap this session"*, *"What was my last session in this project about?"*, *"总结一下这个会话"*.

No API key needed. Through MCP, the agent you are talking to writes the recap with its own model; session-recap only reads and condenses the transcript. A model of session-recap's own is optional (for the CLI and the viewer's Write recap button).

Or run it without installing: npx session-recap …. session-recap has no dependencies and runs no install scripts. The development version: npm install -g github:BruceXcluding/session-recap --allow-git=all (npm 12 blocks installs from GitHub without the flag).

Requirements: Node.js 20+, python3 (macOS ships one), and for dsh sessions the zstd command or Python 3.14+.

Ways to use it

	Best for	How
MCP server	any MCP client	`session-recap mcp-config` , see below
Local viewer	browsing every agent's sessions, Recap and Map	`session-recap serve`
Claude Code plugin	a Recap / Map pane beside the chat	`/plugin install session-recap --marketplace BruceXcluding/session-recap`
dsh plugin	`/recap` and the `session_recap` tool in dsh	packages/dsh
Codex plugin	the MCP server, packaged for Codex	plugins/codex
Command line	scripts, quick looks, other formats	`session-recap`, `session-recap list`

MCP server

session-recap mcp-config prints the entry for claude, codex, cursor, gemini (and Qwen Code), opencode, zed, vscode or cline, with absolute paths so an IDE started from the dock finds it. For example:

session-recap mcp-config codex >> ~/.codex/config.toml

claude mcp add --scope user session-recap -- session-recap mcp

Tools:

Tool	What it does
`list_sessions`	Sessions of every agent, filtered by title words, project folder or agent
`recap_session`	The recap of the current session (or one named): a stored one if the session has not changed; else written by session-recap's model if one is configured; else the condensed, secret-free transcript and instructions for the calling agent to write it
`save_recap`	Stores the recap the agent wrote, so it is reused, and updated from the new part next time

recap_session also takes format: standup, handoff or pr instead of the recap.

Local viewer

session-recap serve opens http://127.0.0.1:4711 with every agent's sessions by project folder, grouped by time, filtered by agent; each session's Recap and Map; and, with a model configured, Write recap and Update recap. It reads the recaps written by the Claude Code plugin, the CLI and MCP clients alike. It answers only on loopback, to the browser tab it opened.

Claude Code plugin

/session-recap recaps the session you are in; /session-recap browse lists projects and sessions; /session-recap opens a project or a session by name. The pane shows Recap and Map, uses the session's own model (or one picked under Model), and shows your Claude Code sessions first, with All agents one tap away.

Command line

Command	What it does
`session-recap [words]`	Recaps the session whose title holds the words; with none, the newest one in this folder
`session-recap list [words]`	Lists sessions (the calling agent's; `--all` for every agent)
`session-recap --format standup`	A standup note instead (`handoff`, `pr`)
`session-recap --dry-run`	Shows the size that would be sent, and how many secrets were removed, without calling a model
`session-recap models`	Lists your provider's models
`session-recap config set model`	Saves settings (`partModel`, `api`, `baseUrl`; the key with `config set apiKey -` from stdin)

The CLI's own model: SESSION_RECAP_API (anthropic or openai), SESSION_RECAP_BASE_URL, SESSION_RECAP_API_KEY, SESSION_RECAP_MODEL, or ANTHROPIC_*, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY.

Supported agents

Agent	Sessions read from
Claude Code	`~/.claude/projects/`
Codex	`~/.codex/sessions/`, `archived_sessions/` (review threads left out)
dsh (deepseek-harness)	`~/.dsh/sessions/` (zstd; subagent sessions left out)
OpenCode	`~/.local/share/opencode/opencode.db`

Want another? Adding an agent is one reader and one test, or ask for it.

Privacy

Local. Sessions are read on your machine. Text leaves it only in the model call a recap needs: your agent's (MCP, plugins) or the one you configured (CLI, viewer). No telemetry.
Secrets removed first. Keys, tokens, private keys, credentials in URLs and PASSWORD=…-style assignments are replaced with [REDACTED: ] before any text reaches a model. --dry-run shows how many. It is pattern matching, so it cannot know every format: see SECURITY.md.
What is sent is a condensed transcript: your prompts, each turn's final reply, commits and PRs, the files edited. Tool output and intermediate replies are left out.

Token use

Listing never calls a model. On a real 179 MB Claude Code session (220 prompts), a first recap sends about 195k characters (~96k tokens); when the session continues, an update reads only the new prompts. Long sessions are condensed in parts of ≤75k characters, each part's notes cached, and a cheaper model can condense the parts (partModel).

How it works

saved sessions (Claude Code · Codex · dsh · OpenCode)

│ hooks/digest.py one reader per agent → turns (prompt, actions, final reply, edits) → secrets removed │ core/recap.mjs parts → notes (parallel, cached) → one call writes the recap and its map, or updates it │ MCP server · viewer · CLI · Claude Code pane · dsh tool and /recap (one cache: ~/.cache/session-recap)

Output is versioned: see docs/data-format.md and schema/recap-v1.schema.json to build your own viewer or exporter.

Contributing

Agents, recap formats, translations and viewers are all welcome. Start with CONTRIBUTING.md; adding an agent and adding a format (one entry in core/formats.mjs) are the easiest first contributions.

License

MIT

session-recap

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Which apps can use it

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

REA

Netdata

Front-End Checklist

README from the maker

session-recap

Quick start

Ways to use it

MCP server

Local viewer

Claude Code plugin

Command line

Supported agents

Privacy

Token use

How it works

Contributing

License