Sessions — Session History Management

Manage Claude Code session history - list, load, alias, and inspect sessions stored in ~/.claude/sessions/.

When to Use

• Listing all saved sessions to find a specific one
• Loading a previous session by ID, date, or alias
• Creating memorable aliases for frequently referenced sessions
• Inspecting session metadata and statistics
• Managing session aliases (create, remove, list)

Usage

/sessions [list|load|alias|info|aliases|help] [options]

/sessions help shows this usage guide.

Actions

List Sessions

Display all sessions with metadata, filtering, and pagination.

/sessions                              # List all sessions (default)
/sessions list                         # Same as above
/sessions list --limit 10              # Show 10 sessions
/sessions list --date 2026-03-18       # Filter by date
/sessions list --search apex           # Search by session ID

Load Session

Load and display a session's content (by ID or alias).

/sessions load <id|alias>             # Load session
/sessions load 2026-03-18             # By date
/sessions load apex-trig              # By short ID
/sessions load my-alias               # By alias name

Create Alias

Create a memorable alias for a session.

/sessions alias <id> <name>           # Create alias
/sessions alias 2026-03-18 trigger-work

Remove Alias

Delete an existing alias.

/sessions alias --remove <name>        # Remove alias
/sessions unalias <name>               # Same as above

Session Info

Show detailed information about a session.

/sessions info <id|alias>              # Show session details

List Aliases

Show all session aliases.

/sessions aliases                      # List all aliases

Arguments

• list [options] - List sessions
  • --limit <n> - Max sessions to show (default: 50)
  • --date <YYYY-MM-DD> - Filter by date
  • --search <pattern> - Search in session ID
• load <id|alias> - Load session content
• alias <id> <name> - Create alias for session
• alias --remove <name> - Remove alias
• unalias <name> - Same as --remove
• info <id|alias> - Show session statistics
• aliases - List all aliases
• help - Show this help

Examples

# List all sessions
/sessions list

# Create an alias for today's session
/sessions alias 2026-03-18 trigger-work

# Load session by alias
/sessions load trigger-work

# Show session info
/sessions info trigger-work

# Remove alias
/sessions alias --remove trigger-work

# List all aliases
/sessions aliases

Notes

• Sessions are stored as markdown files in ~/.claude/sessions/
• Session IDs can be shortened (first 4-8 characters usually unique enough)
• Use aliases for frequently referenced sessions