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Automatic history search — checks past sessions before web research, planning, and debugging, siblings deepen coverage
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| name | claude-historian |
| description | Automatic history search — checks past sessions before web research, planning, and debugging, siblings deepen coverage |
| triggers | ["PreToolUse","PostToolUse"] |
Session memory. Checks past sessions before redundant research, planning, or debugging.
| Hook | When | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PreToolUse(WebSearch/WebFetch) | Before web research | Checks find_similar_queries() first |
| PreToolUse(EnterPlanMode) | Before planning | Searches search_plans() for past approaches |
| PreToolUse(Task) | Before agents | Checks find_tool_patterns() for workflows |
| PostToolUse(Bash) | After errors | Suggests get_error_solutions() |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/search-historian <query> | Search past sessions for solutions, decisions, context |
search_conversations("query") — full-text across all sessionsget_error_solutions("error pattern")find_file_context("filename")search_conversations("query") — historian's own searchpraetorian_restore("query") for compacted context (denser than raw history)search("query") when error patterns suggest a missing toolget_error_solutions("error pattern") — how was this fixed before?get_error_solutions("error pattern") — historian checks past fixessearch("error tool") for tools that address this error class| Sibling | Value | How |
|---|---|---|
| Praetorian | Research will be compacted after | Praetorian prompts saving after web searches historian triggers |
| Oracle | Tools found for error patterns | Oracle searches for tools when historian finds recurring errors |
| Gladiator | Observations correlate with history | Past solutions enrich gladiator reflection |
| Vigil | Checkpoints complement history | File state preserved alongside session history |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
search_conversations | General history search |
find_similar_queries | Find related past questions |
get_error_solutions | Find how errors were fixed |
find_file_context | Track file changes |
find_tool_patterns | Discover successful workflows |
list_recent_sessions | Browse recent work |
search_plans | Find past implementation plans |
claude mcp add historian -- npx claude-historian-mcp