---
slug: "recall"
source_type: "skill_md"
source_url: "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/arjunkmrm/recall@main/SKILL.md"
repo: "https://github.com/arjunkmrm/recall"
source_file: "SKILL.md"
branch: "main"
---
---
name: recall
description: >
  Search past Claude Code, Codex, and pi sessions. Triggers: /recall, "search old conversations",
  "find a past session", "recall a previous conversation", "search session history",
  "what did we discuss", "remember when we"
metadata:
  author: arjunkmrm
  version: "0.4.1"
  license: MIT
---

# /recall — Search Past Claude, Codex & pi Sessions

Search all past Claude Code, Codex, and pi sessions using full-text search with BM25 ranking.

## Usage

```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py [QUERY] [--project PATH] [--days N] [--source claude|codex|pi] [--limit N] [--reindex]
```

## Examples

```bash
# List every session in the last day (no text search)
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py --days 1

# List every pi session in the last week
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py --days 7 --source pi

# Simple keyword search
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "bufferStore"

# Phrase search (exact match)
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py '"ACP protocol"'

# Boolean query
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "rust AND async"

# Prefix search
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "buffer*"

# Filter by project and recency
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "state machine" --project ~/my-project --days 7

# Search only Claude Code sessions
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "buffer" --source claude

# Search only Codex sessions
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "buffer" --source codex

# Search only pi sessions
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py "buffer" --source pi

# Force reindex
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/recall.py --reindex "test"
```

## Query Syntax (FTS5)

- **Words**: `bufferStore` — matches stemmed variants (e.g., "discussing" matches "discuss")
- **Phrases**: `"ACP protocol"` — exact phrase match
- **Boolean**: `rust AND async`, `tauri OR electron`, `NOT deprecated`
- **Prefix**: `buffer*` — matches bufferStore, bufferMap, etc.
- **Combined**: `"state machine" AND test`
- **CJK**: `issue化` — automatically uses trigram matching for Japanese/Chinese/Korean text

## After Finding a Match

To resume a session, `cd` into the project directory and use the appropriate command:

```bash
# Claude Code sessions [claude]
cd /path/to/project
claude --resume SESSION_ID

# Codex sessions [codex]
cd /path/to/project
codex resume SESSION_ID

# Pi sessions [pi]
cd /path/to/project
pi --session SESSION_ID         # full or partial id; pi resolves prefix matches
```

Each result includes a `File:` path. Use it to read the raw transcript (auto-detects format):

```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/recall/scripts/read_session.py <File-path-from-result>
```

If results are missing `File:` paths, run `--reindex` to backfill.

## Notes

- Index is stored at `~/.recall.db` (SQLite FTS5, auto-migrated from `~/.claude/recall.db`)
- Indexes three sources: `~/.claude/projects/` (Claude Code), `~/.codex/sessions/` (Codex), and `~/.pi/agent/sessions/` (pi)
- First run indexes all sessions (a few seconds); subsequent runs are incremental
- Only user and assistant messages are indexed (tool calls, thinking blocks, state snapshots skipped)
- Results show `[claude]`, `[codex]`, or `[pi]` tags to indicate the source
- Dual-table FTS: English queries use Porter stemming, CJK queries use trigram matching
- Omit the query argument for **list mode** — every session in the window, sorted by recency, no FTS
- Provide a query for full-text search; both modes accept `--project`, `--days`, `--source`, `--limit`
- **Upgrading from 0.3.x**: run `--reindex` once to pull in pi sessions
- **Upgrading from 0.2.x**: run `--reindex` once to build the CJK index