| name | cortex-log |
| description | Show recent Cortex routing decisions with reasoning trail. Use when the user asks what routes have been picked, wants to audit recent routing decisions, or says "show cortex log" / "what did cortex do" / "/cortex-log". |
| trigger | /cortex-log |
/cortex-log
Show the last N Cortex routing decisions from ~/.claude/cortex-log.jsonl with full reasoning.
When to invoke
- User types
/cortex-log explicitly
- User asks "what routes have I been using"
- User asks "what did cortex pick for X"
- User says "show me recent routing decisions"
- User says "audit my recent routes"
What to do
Run the cortex show command and print its output verbatim. Nothing else.
python3 ~/.claude/bin/cortex show --last 20
Optional args:
--last N — show last N routes instead of 20--project <name> — filter to a specific project
What the user sees
Each entry shows:
- Timestamp, project, task classification
- The original task description
- The chosen route (
System > Pattern > Agent @ Tier)
- The reasoning tags (why this tier, why this system) — or
(obvious route) when no tags were recorded
If the log is empty, the command prints cortex log is empty — no routes logged yet.
Do NOT
- Do not aggregate or summarize the output — the user wants per-decision visibility, not stats
- Do not filter out routes unless the user explicitly asks
- Do not add commentary unless the user asks a follow-up question
