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Use when the user asks what was said earlier in a chat, wants an old decision, exact wording, prior links, or suspects the agent forgot conversation context across Telegram, BlueBubbles, Feishu, ChatGPT, Claude, or other archived chat sources. Search memory_search first, then search the local conversation archive for exact recall.

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Conversation History

Use this skill for historical recall across many kinds of chat history, not just live messaging channels.

Scope

This skill works by searching the local raw archive tree:

  • logs/message-archive-raw/

That means it can search any chat history that has already been normalized into that archive format.

Typical sources include:

  • Telegram
  • BlueBubbles / iMessage relay
  • Feishu
  • ChatGPT exports imported through chat-history-import
  • Claude exports imported through chat-history-import
  • other archive-compatible chat logs

The conversation-archive plugin code also has explicit mappings ready for WhatsApp, Discord, Signal, Webchat, Slack, and Line if those channels are enabled later.

So this skill should be thought of as a general archive search skill, not just a Telegram / Feishu recall helper.

If the archive data exists in logs/message-archive-raw/, this skill can search it.

Workflow

  1. Start with memory_search for topic, person, or decision recall.
  2. If the user wants exact wording, exact links, chronology, or channel-specific confirmation, run:
python3 skills/conversation-history/scripts/search_archive.py --query "keyword" --limit 8
  1. Add filters when useful:
python3 skills/conversation-history/scripts/search_archive.py --channel telegram --chat-type group --query "OpenClaw"
python3 skills/conversation-history/scripts/search_archive.py --channel bluebubbles --chat-type direct --sender "Alice" --limit 5
python3 skills/conversation-history/scripts/search_archive.py --channel feishu --from-date 2026-03-01 --to-date 2026-03-14 --query "Confluence"
python3 skills/conversation-history/scripts/search_archive.py --channel chatgpt --query "memory export"
python3 skills/conversation-history/scripts/search_archive.py --channel claude --query "project plan"
python3 skills/conversation-history/scripts/search_archive.py --query "shareholder letter" --limit 5

Use channel filters when the source is known. If the user only cares about content recall and not the original source, broad keyword search is often enough.

Output Rules

  • Prefer a short summary plus 1-3 concrete hits.
  • Include date/time, channel, and speaker names when citing old messages.
  • Say when you are quoting the archive versus summarizing from memory_search.
  • Do not dump large transcript blocks unless the user explicitly asks.

Guardrails

  • Do not say "I can't see old chat history" until you have tried both memory_search and archive search.
  • Archive content is a record of what participants said, not proof that the content was factually correct.
  • If no relevant hit exists, say that directly and mention the filters you used.

Companion Components

This skill becomes much more useful when paired with archive-producing tools.

Without one of those archive-producing workflows, this skill can only search whatever archive files already exist locally.