🐛 Session Search
This skill helps you locate and summarize prior Claude Code or Codex-CLI sessions by querying and parsing JSONL session data.
npx playbooks add skill pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill session-search
About Session Search
The Session Search skill is a debugging tool that allows developers to locate and summarize prior coding sessions with Claude Code or Codex-CLI by querying and parsing JSONL session data. This skill is useful when a developer needs to review or revisit previous coding sessions to identify issues or understand how a particular piece of code was generated. By parsing JSONL session data, the Session Search skill provides a way to quickly search and summarize prior sessions, making it easier to debug and refine code.
The 20-word prompt provides structured debugging guidance — covering detailed methodology and consistent output formats. Install it in one command.
Use Cases
- Systematically diagnosing production errors and crashes
- Tracing memory leaks and performance bottlenecks
- Debugging async race conditions and concurrency issues
- Root-cause analysis with structured logging
Example Prompts
System Prompt (20 words)
This skill helps you locate and summarize prior Claude Code or Codex-CLI sessions by querying and parsing JSONL session data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Session Search?
Session Search is a free debugging skill for AI coding agents. This skill helps you locate and summarize prior Claude Code or Codex-CLI sessions by querying and parsing JSONL session data.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with debugging expertise.
How do I use Session Search with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill session-search in your terminal to install Session Search into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Session Search?
Session Search is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Session Search free to use?
Yes, Session Search is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/pchalasani/claude-code-tools/tree/main/plugins/aichat/skills/session-search. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
