Search indexed conversation history to find past conversations, locate when topics were discussed, or identify which project conversations occurred in. Use when user asks questions like "when did we discuss X?", "find conversations about Y", "in which project did we talk about Z?", or "show me conversations mentioning W". Works across all projects or within current project.
Resources
1Install
npx skillscat add dhughes/claude-marketplace/conversation-search Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
Conversation History Search
Search through indexed past conversations with Claude to find relevant discussions.
How to Search
Run the search command with the user's query:
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/conversation-search/scripts/search.sh --query "search terms" --limit 10Options:
--query: Search terms (required). Supports prefix matching.--limit: Maximum results (default: 20)--json: Output results as JSON for programmatic processing
Presenting Results
Show the user:
- Number of matching conversations found
- For each result: conversation ID, project path, date, and snippet
- Suggest using
/conversation-history:load-conversation <id>to load full transcripts
First-Time Setup
If search returns no results and the user seems surprised, they may need to run the initial indexing:
/conversation-history:index-historyThis indexes all existing conversations from ~/.claude/projects/ into the database.