Skills session-history

Search and browse past conversation history across all sessions. Use when recalling prior work, finding old discussions, resuming dropped threads, or when the user references something from a previous conversation that isn't in memory files. Also use when asked to "remember" something discussed before, find "that conversation about X", or continue work from a past session.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/amor71/session-history" ~/.claude/skills/clawdbot-skills-session-history && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/amor71/session-history/SKILL.md

source content

Session History

Search through past OpenClaw session transcripts (JSONL files in

~/.openclaw/agents/*/sessions/

Quick Reference

# Search for conversations about a topic
python3 scripts/search_sessions.py "gclid pipeline error"

# List recent sessions
python3 scripts/search_sessions.py --list --days 3

# Search specific agent's history
python3 scripts/search_sessions.py "flight monitor" --agent main

# Wider time range
python3 scripts/search_sessions.py "quantum encryption" --days 30 --max-results 5

Workflow

Run
```
search_sessions.py
```
with the user's query terms to find relevant sessions
Use
```
sessions_history
```
tool with the
```
sessionKey
```
to pull full context from a match
If
```
sessions_history
```
doesn't work (old/closed sessions), read the JSONL file directly with
```
read
```
Summarize what was found — don't dump raw transcripts

When to Use

User says "remember when we discussed X?" or "we talked about Y last week"
Resuming a thread that isn't captured in memory files
Finding a decision, code snippet, or error from a past session
Cross-referencing what was said vs what's in MEMORY.md

Tips

Also check
```
memory_search
```
first — it indexes session transcripts too
Combine both:
```
memory_search
```
for semantic matching,
```
search_sessions.py
```
for keyword/exact matching
The script searches user AND assistant messages

JSONL path format:

~/.openclaw/agents/{agent_id}/sessions/{session_uuid}.jsonl