agent-session-search
Coding Agent Session Search - unified CLI/TUI to index and search local coding agent history from Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, Aider, ChatGPT, Cline, OpenCode, Amp, Pi-Agent, Factory, and more. Use when searching past agent conversations, indexing coding session history, finding previous solutions across agents, or querying session logs with CASS CLI robot mode.
What this skill does
# Agent Session Search Unified CLI/TUI to index and search local coding agent history. Aggregates sessions from 13+ agents into a single searchable index with sub-60ms latency. Purpose-built for AI agent consumption with robot mode and forgiving syntax. Not a library -- CASS is an external Rust CLI that must be installed separately. Do not use for real-time session monitoring. Do not use when the agent has no local session history stored on disk. Install via `curl` one-liner, Homebrew, or Scoop (see Configuration reference). Requires Rust nightly toolchain for building from source. **CRITICAL: NEVER run bare `cass` -- it launches an interactive TUI that blocks your session. Always use `--robot` or `--json` flags.** ## Essential Commands | Command | Purpose | | ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | `cass health --json` | Health check (exit 0 = healthy, non-zero = unhealthy) | | `cass index --full` | Full rebuild of DB and search index | | `cass index` | Incremental update since last scan | | `cass index --watch` | Watch mode: auto-reindex on file changes | | `cass search "query" --robot` | Search with JSON output | | `cass search "query" --robot --fields minimal` | Minimal payload (path, line, agent) | | `cass search "query" --robot --limit 5` | Cap number of results | | `cass search "query" --robot --mode hybrid` | Use hybrid (lexical + semantic) search | | `cass view /path -n 42 --json` | View source at specific line | | `cass expand /path -n 42 -C 5 --json` | Context around a search result | | `cass export-html /path` | Export conversation as self-contained HTML | | `cass robot-docs guide` | LLM-optimized documentation | | `cass robot-docs schemas` | Response JSON schemas | | `cass sources setup` | Configure multi-machine remote sources | ## Supported Agents | Agent | Location | Format | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | Claude Code | `~/.claude/projects` | JSONL | | Codex | `~/.codex/sessions` | Rollout JSONL | | Gemini CLI | `~/.gemini/tmp` | JSON | | Cline | VS Code global storage | Task directories | | OpenCode | `.opencode` directories | SQLite | | Amp | `~/.local/share/amp` + VS Code | Mixed | | Cursor | `~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/` | SQLite state.vscdb | | ChatGPT | `~/Library/Application Support/com.openai.chat` | JSON (v1 unencrypted; v2/v3 encrypted) | | Aider | `~/.aider.chat.history.md` + per-project | Markdown | | Pi-Agent | `~/.pi/agent/sessions` | JSONL | | Factory (Droid) | `~/.factory/sessions` | JSONL | | Clawdbot | `~/.clawdbot/sessions` | JSONL | | Vibe (Mistral) | `~/.vibe/logs/session/*/messages.jsonl` | JSONL | ## Search Modes | Mode | Algorithm | Best For | | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | | lexical (default) | BM25 full-text via Tantivy | Exact term matching, code searches | | semantic | Vector similarity (MiniLM via FastEmbed) | Conceptual queries, finding similar | | hybrid | Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) | Balanced precision and recall | Semantic mode requires MiniLM model files. When unavailable, CASS falls back to a hash-based embedder for approximate similarity. ## Forgiving Syntax CASS auto-corrects common agent mistakes and emits teaching notes to stderr: | Input | Correction | | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | Typos in commands | Levenshtein-matched to canonical command | | Single-dash long flags (`-robot`) | Normalized to `--robot` | | Wrong case (`--Robot`) | Lowercased to `--robot` | ## Common Mistakes | Mistake | Fix | | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | Running bare `cass` | Always use `--robot` or `--json` | | Missing `--robot` flag | Add `--robot` for JSON output | | No index exists | Run `cass index --full` first | | Token budget overflow | Use `--fields minimal` and `--limit` | | Stale search results | Run `cass index` to refresh | | Parsing stderr as JSON | stdout = JSON only, diagnostics go to stderr | | Assuming CASS is installed | Check `cass health --json` first | ## Delegation Use this skill for indexing, searching, and analyzing coding agent session history via CASS CLI. Delegates to the external `cass` binary for all operations. Run `cass robot-docs guide` for the authoritative command reference directly from the installed version. For multi-machine session search, see Remote Sources. For TUI usage by human operators, see TUI Reference. ## References - [Command Reference](references/command-reference.md) -- indexing, search, session viewing, export, and diagnostics - [Robot Mode](references/robot-mode.md) -- self-documenting API, forgiving syntax, output formats, token budget - [Query Language](references/query-language.md) -- boolean operators, wildcards, match types, time formats, auto-fuzzy fallback - [Search and Ranking](references/search-and-ranking.md) -- search modes, ranking, scoring formula - [Remote Sources](references/remote-sources.md) -- multi-machine search via SSH/rsync, setup wizard, path mappings - [TUI Reference](references/tui-reference.md) -- keyboard shortcuts, themes, saved views, density modes, bookmarks - [Error Handling](references/error-handling.md) -- structured errors, exit codes, troubleshooting - [Internals](references/internals.md) -- response shapes, deduplication, performance, watch mode, semantic search - [Configuration](references/configuration.md) -- environment variables, shell completions, installation, integrations
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