Daily Claude Code Recap
Summarize Claude Code activity for $ARGUMENTS (defaults to today).
Data Locations
| Source | Path | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Session logs | ~/.claude/projects/*/ | JSONL conversation files |
| Scries | ~/scries/YYYY-MM-DD-* | Date-prefixed research sessions |
Session files use UUID names. Sub-agent files (agent-*.jsonl) inherit context from parent sessions.
Project directories encode filesystem paths: hyphens replace /, double-hyphens represent literal hyphens. Decode these to locate actual repos.
Process
1. Discover Sessions
Run these commands to find session files from the target date:
find ~/.claude/projects -name "*.jsonl" -mtime -1 -type f 2>/dev/null | xargs ls -la 2>/dev/null | sort -k6,7
Count sessions per project to see where work concentrated:
find ~/.claude/projects -name "*.jsonl" -mtime -1 -type f 2>/dev/null | xargs dirname | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
Check for scries:
ls -la ~/scries/ | grep "YYYY-MM-DD"
2. Analyze Sessions by Project
For each project directory with activity, use an Explore agent to read its JSONL files. Provide this prompt:
Analyze session files in [PROJECT_DIR]. For each session, extract:
- Initial user request (first human message)
- Actions taken (tool calls, edits, commands)
- Artifacts created (files, commits, PRs, docs)
- Status: completed, in-progress, or blocked
For large files: read first 100 lines (intent) and last 150 lines (outcome). Search for:
git commit,gh pr create,Write,Edit.
Group findings by project directory—multiple sessions in the same directory often represent continued work on one task, which reveals more activity than file size alone.
3. Check Git Repos
Decode project directory names to filesystem paths. For paths containing git repos:
git -C [REPO_PATH] log --oneline --since="$DATE 00:00" --all | head -15
gh pr list --state all --search "created:>=$DATE" 2>/dev/null
4. Compile Summary
Structure output as:
## Your Day with Claude — [DATE]
[One-sentence theme]
---
### [Category]
**[Task]** ✓ Complete / → In progress
- Accomplishment
- Artifacts: PR, commit, file
---
### Surface Areas
| Domain | Projects |
| ------ | -------- |
**Sessions:** N across M projects | **Artifacts:** [list] | **Theme:** [pattern]