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Analyze Claude Code sessions via Braintrust

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Braintrust Analysis

Analyze your Claude Code sessions for patterns, issues, and insights using Braintrust tracing data.

When to Use

  • After completing a complex task (retrospective)
  • When debugging why something failed
  • Weekly review of productivity patterns
  • Finding opportunities to create new skills
  • Understanding token usage trends

Commands

Run from the project directory:

# Analyze last session - summary with tool/agent/skill breakdown
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --last-session

# List recent sessions
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --sessions 5

# Agent usage statistics (last 7 days)
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --agent-stats

# Skill usage statistics (last 7 days)
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --skill-stats

# Detect loops - find repeated tool patterns (>5 same tool calls)
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --detect-loops

# Replay specific session - show full sequence of actions
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --replay <session-id>

# Weekly summary - daily activity breakdown
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --weekly-summary

# Token trends - usage over time
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --token-trends

Options

  • --project NAME - Braintrust project name (default: agentica)

What You'll Learn

Session Analysis

  • Tool usage breakdown
  • Agent spawns (plan-agent, debug-agent, etc.)
  • Skill activations (/commit, /research, etc.)
  • Token consumption estimates

Loop Detection

Find sessions where the same tool was called repeatedly, which may indicate:

  • Stuck in a search loop
  • Inefficient approach
  • Opportunity for better tooling

Usage Patterns

  • Which agents you use most
  • Which skills get activated
  • Daily/weekly activity trends

Examples

Quick Retrospective

# What happened in my last session?
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --last-session

Output:

## Session Analysis
**ID:** `92940b91...`
**Started:** 2025-12-24T01:31:05Z
**Spans:** 14

### Tool Usage
- Read: 4
- Bash: 2
- Edit: 2
...

Find Loops

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --detect-loops

Weekly Review

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/braintrust_analyze.py --weekly-summary

Requirements

  • BRAINTRUST_API_KEY in ~/.claude/.env or project .env
  • Braintrust tracing enabled (via braintrust-claude-plugin)