# session-backup

This plugin archives Cowork files and uploads them to Google Drive. Run a backup on demand or schedule daily runs through Cowork.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 9
- Author: MSApps-Mobile
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MSApps-Mobile/claude-plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/session-backup
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/session-backup

## What it does

The plugin packages Cowork skills, plugins, Claude docs, and configuration files, then uploads separate ZIPs to the `Cowork-Backups` folder in Google Drive. Before uploading, it retrieves the existing backup and merges it with the new files. New files replace matches; older files with no match are kept.

You need the Google Drive Upload connector built with Apps Script and `~/.cowork-gdrive-config.json` containing `url` and `apiKey`. Without a configured connector, uploads to Drive will fail. The archive skips `node_modules/`, `.git/`, PNG and JPG images, and `package-lock.json`. To run backups daily, set up a scheduled task in Cowork. Use `/backup-now` to start one, `/backup-setup` to configure the connection, or `/backup-status` to check the last run.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install session-backup@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- back up Cowork files to Google Drive
- merge a new backup with existing files
- split backup contents into component ZIPs
- check the status of the last backup

## Example prompts
- Back up my Cowork files to Google Drive now: `/backup-now`.
- Set up the Google Drive connection for backups: `/backup-setup`.
- Check when the last backup ran: `/backup-status`.

## Source text · session-backup · MIT

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# Session Backup — Claude Plugin by MSApps

Automated daily backups of your entire Cowork environment to Google Drive.

## What gets backed up

| Component | Description | Typical size |
|-----------|-------------|--------------|
| **Skills** | All Cowork skill definitions, references, and scripts | ~3 MB |
| **Plugins** | Installed plugins, marketplace cache, plugin configs | ~2 MB |
| **Claude Docs** | Scheduled tasks, session context files, MCP configs | ~8 MB |
| **Configs** | `claude_desktop_config.json` and connection configs | < 1 KB |

## How it works

1. **Download** the existing backup from Google Drive (if one exists)
2. **Build** fresh zips of each component from the local machine
3. **Merge** old + new content (new files win conflicts, old-only files preserved)
4. **Upload** each component as a separate zip to the `Cowork-Backups` folder on Drive

The merge strategy lets multiple accounts share the same Drive storage without overwriting each other.

## Split upload strategy

Google Apps Script has a ~10 MB base64 payload limit. The backup is split into 4 files:

- `cowork-skills-backup.zip`
- `cowork-plugins-backup.zip`
- `cowork-docs-backup.zip`
- `cowork-configs-backup.zip`

Each uploaded with `replaceExisting: true`.

## Size optimization

Excludes heavy regeneratable content to stay within upload limits:

- `node_modules/` — install from package.json
- `.git/` — version history
- `*.png`, `*.jpg` — screenshots
- `package-lock.json` — regeneratable

This typically reduces the docs backup from ~140 MB to ~8 MB.

## Installation

**Claude Code (CLI):**
```bash
/plugin marketplace add MSApps-Mobile/claude-plugins
/plugin install session-backup@msapps-plugins
```

**Cowork:**
1. Settings → Plugins → Marketplaces → Add → `MSApps-Mobile/claude-plugins`
2. Search "session-backup" → Install

## Requirements

- **Google Drive Upload connector** — Apps Script web app (see CONNECTORS.md)
- **Config file** at `~/.cowork-gdrive-config.json`
- One of the following:
  - **Claude Code** (CLI) — runs bash commands directly on your Mac
  - **Claude Cowork** — uses osascript to access host machine files

## Setup

1. Deploy the Apps Script (see [CONNECTORS.md](CONNECTORS.md))
2. Create config: `~/.cowork-gdrive-config.json` with `url` and `apiKey`
3. Set up as a Cowork scheduled task for daily runs

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/backup-now` | Run an immediate backup |
| `/backup-setup` | Configure the backup connection |
| `/backup-status` | Check last backup status |

## License

MIT — Free and open source.

## Author

**MSApps** — [msapps.mobi](https://msapps.mobi) | [michal@msapps.mobi](mailto:michal@msapps.mobi)
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© MSApps-Mobile · MIT · https://github.com/MSApps-Mobile/claude-plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/session-backup

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