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Search past coding sessions using natural language. Finds relevant observations, decisions, and context from previous work.

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Search Session Memory

Search the persistent memory database for past coding observations, decisions, and context.

$ARGUMENTS

How It Works

This skill queries the SQLite FTS5 full-text search index at ~/.softspark/ai-toolkit/memory.db to find relevant observations from past sessions.

Instructions

  1. Parse the search query from $ARGUMENTS. If empty, prompt the user for a query.

  2. Initialize the database if it does not exist:

    python3 "$HOME/.softspark/ai-toolkit/hooks/../plugins/memory-pack/scripts/init_db.py" 2>/dev/null || true

  3. Run the FTS5 search against the observations table:

    sqlite3 ~/.softspark/ai-toolkit/memory.db "
  SELECT o.id, o.session_id, o.tool_name, o.content, o.created_at,
         s.project_dir, s.summary
  FROM observations_fts fts
  JOIN observations o ON o.id = fts.rowid
  LEFT JOIN sessions s ON s.session_id = o.session_id
  WHERE observations_fts MATCH '<query>'
  ORDER BY rank
  LIMIT 10;
"

    Replace <query> with the user's search terms. Escape single quotes by doubling them.

  4. Progressive disclosure -- present results in two stages:

    Stage 1: Summary view (show first)

    ## Memory Search: "<query>"

Found N results across M sessions.

| # | Session | Project | Tool | Time | Preview |
|---|---------|---------|------|------|---------|
| 1 | abc123  | /path   | Edit | 2025-01-15 | First 80 chars... |

    Stage 2: Detail view (on request) Show the full observation content, session summary, and related observations from the same session.

  5. If no results found, suggest:

    • Trying broader search terms
    • Checking if memory-pack hooks are installed
    • Running init-db.sh if the database is missing

Query Tips

  • Use simple keywords: mem-search database migration
  • FTS5 supports prefix matching: migrat* matches "migration", "migrate"
  • Boolean operators: database AND NOT test
  • Column filters: tool_name:Edit to search only Edit tool observations