read-memories

name	read-memories
description	Search past Claude Code session logs to recall prior decisions, patterns, or unresolved work. Use when user says "do you remember", "what did we do", references past conversations, or you need context from prior sessions.
argument-hint	<keyword> [--here]
allowed-tools	Bash

Search past session logs silently — do NOT narrate the process. Absorb the results and continue with enriched context.

$0 is the keyword. Pass --here as $1 to scope to the current project only.

Step 1 — Query

duckdb :memory: -c "
SELECT
  regexp_extract(filename, 'projects/([^/]+)/', 1) AS project,
  strftime(timestamp::TIMESTAMPTZ, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') AS ts,
  message.role AS role,
  left(message.content::VARCHAR, 500) AS content
FROM read_ndjson('<SEARCH_PATH>', auto_detect=true, ignore_errors=true, filename=true)
WHERE message::VARCHAR ILIKE '%<KEYWORD>%'
  AND message.role IS NOT NULL
ORDER BY timestamp
LIMIT 40;
"

Search paths:

• All projects: $HOME/.claude/projects/*/*.jsonl
• Current only (--here): $HOME/.claude/projects/$(echo "$PWD" | sed 's|[/_]|-|g')/*.jsonl

Replace <SEARCH_PATH> and <KEYWORD> before running.

Step 2 — Internalize

From the results, extract decisions, patterns, unresolved TODOs, and user corrections. Use this to inform your current response — do not repeat raw logs to the user.