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New tool archives Claude Code session logs before deletion

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A new Python tool called session-archive has been developed to back up Claude Code session logs before they are automatically deleted after 30 days. The tool, available on the Python Package Index, finds and compresses expired sessions into a gzipped archive, creating a searchable JSON index of session details. It also offers a restore function to retrieve original logs based on checksum verification. AI

IMPACT Provides a solution for users to retain detailed logs from AI coding assistants, enabling better record-keeping and potential future analysis.

RANK_REASON A user-developed tool for managing AI chat logs.

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New tool archives Claude Code session logs before deletion

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · hao li ·

    session-archive: back up Claude Code session logs before the 30-day auto-delete

    <p>Claude Code deletes your old session logs after 30 days by default (<code>~/.claude/projects/*.jsonl</code>). I built <a href="https://github.com/hahahahahahahahah6/session-archive" rel="noopener noreferrer">session-archive</a> (<a href="https://pypi.org/project/session-archiv…

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