# recap

Summarizes the last N agent sessions for the current project, grouped by date, with highlight observations per session. Useful when you want a rollup of recent work.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 13700 installs · ★ 29896
- Author: rohitg00
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory/tree/HEAD/plugin/skills/recap/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/recap

## What it does

The skill takes an argument like `last N`, `today` or `this week`. Leave it empty and you get the last 10 sessions. It calls `memory_sessions` with the project identifier and a limit, follows `nextCursor` until the requested window is covered, then sorts by `startedAt` descending.

Sessions are grouped by local calendar date as YYYY-MM-DD. Each line shows the first 8 characters of the id, the title or first prompt, the observation count and the status. Highlights come from `memory_recall`, called with the same project and agentId, and every result is checked against its session before it lands in the output. The run ends with a totals line: sessions, days, observations.

Only what the memory tools returned gets summarized. An empty window is a real answer, not a reason to invent activity. If `memory_sessions` or `memory_recall` is unavailable, the skill points you at `TROUBLESHOOTING.md`. It ships alongside `handoff`, `session-history` and `recall` — same session data, different lens.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/agentmemory --skill recap -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/recap/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/recap/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/agentmemory --skill recap -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/recap/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/agentmemory --skill recap -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/recap/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install rohitg00/agentmemory recap
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/recap/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/agentmemory --skill recap -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory --path plugin/skills/recap
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/recap/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/agentmemory --skill recap -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory/tree/HEAD/plugin/skills/recap/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- recall what you worked on in this project over the past week
- list agent sessions with dates and statuses
- pull highlight observations per session instead of paraphrasing from memory
- get an honest answer when the window has no sessions at all
- produce a totals line for sessions, days and observations

## Example prompts
- Give me a recap for today in this project
- Recap this week
- Recap the last 20 sessions

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: recap
description: Summarize the last N agent sessions for the current project, grouped by date, with highlight observations per session. Use when the user asks "recap", "what have we been doing", "today", "this week", or wants a rollup of recent work.
argument-hint: "[last N | today | this week]"
user-invocable: true
---

The user wants a recap. Time window args: $ARGUMENTS

## Quick start

```json
memory_sessions { "project": "<current-project-id>", "limit": 30 }
```

Then per surviving session: `memory_recall { "query": "<top concepts>", "project": "<current-project-id>", "limit": 3 }`.
When an agent is requested, pass the same `agentId` to both calls.

Expected output:

```text
2026-06-07
  7f3a9c2 · "Auth refresh rework" · 14 obs · completed
    - [8] Rotate refresh tokens on every use
3 sessions across 2 days, 41 observations.
```

## Why

Only summarize sessions and observations the tools returned. An empty window is
a real answer, not a prompt to invent activity.

## Workflow

1. Parse `$ARGUMENTS`: `today` = current local date; `this week` = last 7 days;
   `last <n>` or bare numeric = most recent N; empty = `last 10`.
2. Call `memory_sessions` with the exact recorded project identifier when known
   and the requested `agentId`. Follow `nextCursor` with the same filters until
   the requested window is covered or pages end. When the project identifier is
   unknown, match normalized `cwd` by directory boundary across pages before
   applying the time/count window. Sort by `startedAt` descending.
3. Group survivors by local calendar date (YYYY-MM-DD).
4. Per session list id (first 8), title or first prompt, observation count,
   status. Obtain highlights with `memory_recall`, retaining project/agent scope,
   and verify each result belongs to that session before including it.
5. End with "N sessions across M days, K observations."

## Anti-patterns

WRONG: window is empty, so you summarize "a productive week of auth work" from
memory of the conversation.

RIGHT: "No sessions in the last 7 days for this project."

## Checklist

- Window parsed correctly from the argument.
- Sessions filtered to the current project's cwd.
- Highlights come from `memory_recall`, not paraphrase.
- Totals line reflects the actual counts shown.

## See also

- `handoff`, `session-history`, `recall`: same session data, different lens.

## Troubleshooting

See [TROUBLESHOOTING.md](TROUBLESHOOTING.md) if `memory_sessions` or `memory_recall` is not available.
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