Clean Sessions
Interactive cleanup of Claude Code sessions from the resume picker.
Process
- •Run the cleanup script:
bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/clean-sessions/scripts/clean-sessions.py
- •
The script will:
- •List all projects with sessions
- •Let the user select which project to clean
- •Categorize sessions into cleanup groups:
- •Old & unnamed — auto-selected (safe to remove)
- •Old & tiny (<=2 messages) — auto-selected
- •Tiny & unnamed — auto-selected
- •Old but named — shown but NOT auto-selected (user reviews)
- •Present each category interactively for toggle selection
- •Confirm before deleting
- •
For each deleted session, removes both the
.jsonltranscript and session directory.
Arguments
| Flag | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
--max-age DAYS | 14 | Days before a session is considered "old" |
--min-messages N | 2 | Minimum messages for a session to be "significant" |
--dry-run | false | Preview without deleting |
--project PATH | interactive | Skip project selection |
What Gets Preserved Elsewhere
Deleting sessions does NOT affect:
- •Auto memory (
MEMORY.md) — persists independently - •Session Kit artifacts (
TLDR.md,CONTEXT_FOR_NEXT_SESSION.md, etc.) — in.stoobz/dirs - •Project CLAUDE.md files
- •Skills and configurations
The only thing lost is the raw conversation transcript (.jsonl file).
Rules
- •Always interactive — never auto-delete without confirmation
- •Named sessions are protected — shown in review but not auto-selected
- •Dry-run first — suggest
--dry-runif the user seems uncertain