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Plugins"],"readme":"\u003ch1 align=\"center\"\u003eClaude-Recap\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cem\u003eTopic-based automatic memory for Claude Code — never lose context across sessions or compactions.\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/hatawong/claude-recap/releases\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/hatawong/claude-recap?label=version\" alt=\"Version\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/hatawong/claude-recap/blob/main/LICENSE\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/license/hatawong/claude-recap\" alt=\"License\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/hatawong/claude-recap/stargazers\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/stars/hatawong/claude-recap\" alt=\"Stars\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/hatawong/claude-recap/issues\"\u003e\u003cimg 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everything between sessions. Switch topics mid-conversation and the previous context is gone. Hit a context compaction and your working state evaporates. Start a new session and you're explaining the same project from scratch.\n\n## What Claude-Recap Does\n\nTwo shell hooks that run automatically — zero manual effort:\n\n- **Automatic topic archival** — Every response gets a topic tag. When the topic changes, the previous one is summarized and saved to a Markdown file.\n- **Context injection** — Each new session starts with your topic history and remembered preferences injected automatically.\n- **Compaction recovery** — When Claude Code compacts your context, Claude-Recap cold-reads from the JSONL transcript to rebuild accurate summaries. Nothing is lost.\n- **`/remember` skill** — Tell Claude to remember preferences across sessions: \"always use bun\", \"never auto-commit\". Stored in plain Markdown.\n\nEverything is stored locally as Markdown files in `~/.memory/`. No database, no cloud, no dependencies beyond bash and Node.js.\n\n## Quick Start\n\n### Plugin install (recommended)\n\n```bash\n# 1. Register the marketplace\n/plugin marketplace add hatawong/claude-recap\n\n# 2. Install the plugin (choose User scope for all projects)\n/plugin install claude-recap@claude-recap-marketplace\n\n# 3. Restart Claude Code to activate hooks\n```\n\n\u003e **Note:** After install, restart Claude Code for hooks to take effect. `/remember` works immediately, but topic features (`/save-topic`, `/list-topics`, auto-archival) require the restart to inject the Topic Tag Rule.\n\n### Manual install (without plugin system)\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/hatawong/claude-recap.git\ncd claude-recap\n./scripts/dev-register.sh /path/to/your/project\n```\n\nThis writes hook entries directly into your project's `.claude/settings.json`.\n\n## How It Works\n\n```\nSessionStart hook                          Stop hook\n     │                                         │\n     ▼                                         ▼\n  Inject into session:                   Compare topic tag\n  • REMEMBER.md (preferences)            with .current_topic\n  • Topic history                              │\n  • Topic Tag Rule                    ┌────────┴────────┐\n     │                                │                 │\n     ▼                             Same topic      Topic changed\n  Claude responds with              → pass            → exit 2\n  topic tag: › `slug`                              → LLM writes summary\n     │                                             → script archives to\n     ▼                                               ~/.memory/\n  Every response tagged\n  automatically                 ┌─────────────────────────┐\n                                │  Compaction recovery:    │\n                                │  .compacted detected →   │\n                                │  cold-read from JSONL →  │\n                                │  accurate summary saved  │\n                                └─────────────────────────┘\n```\n\n## Features\n\n| Feature | How |\n|---------|-----|\n| Topic-based archival | Stop hook detects topic changes, archives with summaries |\n| Cross-session memory | SessionStart hook injects previous topics + preferences |\n| Compaction recovery | Cold-reads JSONL transcripts when context is truncated |\n| `/remember` | Persist preferences globally or per-project |\n| `/save-topic` | Manually checkpoint current topic progress |\n| `/list-topics` | View all topics discussed in current session |\n| Delayed archival | Background process archives topics from past sessions |\n| 100% local | Plain Markdown in `~/.memory/`, no cloud, no database |\n\n## Storage\n\nAll data lives in `~/.memory/` (configurable via `MEMORY_HOME` env var):\n\n```\n~/.memory/\n  REMEMBER.md                          # Global preferences\n  projects/\n    {project-path-encoded}/            # e.g. -Users-you-my-app\n      REMEMBER.md                      # Project preferences\n      {session-id}/\n        .current_topic                 # Active topic slug\n        01-setup-auth.md               # Topic summary (auto-numbered)\n        02-fix-login-bug.md\n```\n\n## Comparison\n\n| | Claude-Recap | claude-mem | Manual CLAUDE.md |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Granularity | Per-topic | Per-session dump | Manual |\n| Automation | Fully automatic | Automatic | Manual |\n| Compaction survival | Yes (cold-read recovery) | No | N/A |\n| Storage | Local Markdown | ChromaDB | Local Markdown |\n| Dependencies | bash, Node.js | Python, ChromaDB | None |\n| Topic separation | Automatic | None | Manual |\n\n## Configuration\n\n| Variable | Default | Description |\n|----------|---------|-------------|\n| `MEMORY_HOME` | `~/.memory` | Root directory for all memory data |\n\n## Uninstall\n\n```bash\n/plugin uninstall claude-recap@claude-recap-marketplace\n```\n\nYour data in `~/.memory/` is preserved — uninstalling does not delete memory files. Reinstalling restores full functionality with existing data.\n\n## Update\n\n```bash\n# Pull latest and update plugin cache\n/plugin marketplace update claude-recap-marketplace\n```\n\nOr enable auto-update via `/plugin` → Marketplaces → \"Enable auto-update\".\n\n## Documentation\n\n- [Architecture](docs/architecture.md) — How the hooks, scripts, and cold-read pipeline work\n- [Design Decisions](docs/design-decisions.md) — Why topic-based, why Markdown, why hooks\n- [FAQ \u0026 Troubleshooting](docs/faq.md) — Common questions and solutions\n- [Advanced Usage](docs/advanced-usage.md) — Custom storage, dev mode, manual setup\n\n## Contributing\n\nSee [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).\n\n## License\n\n[MIT](LICENSE)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhatawong%2Fclaude-recap","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fhatawong%2Fclaude-recap","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fhatawong%2Fclaude-recap/lists"}