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[FEATURE] Ability to set session summary from within the session #5846
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I have tons of sessions, often for the same branch and at the same time etc and it's really painful for me to find the right one to resume as what -r is giving is auto-generated and (worse) artificially truncated to 60 chars or so. I'd love to be able to override the auto-generated session summary (say with /summary <WHATEVER> (with no length limit for <WHATEVER>) ) that then should stay immutable. While I do not seem much use case that myself, the /summary should most likely be accompanied by counter command to revert back to auto generated summary (i.e. /auto-summary).
Reacted by MALTA, Koji and tamasarpad
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github-actions commentedon Aug 15, 2025
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coygeek commentedon Aug 17, 2025
Hey! As another user of Claude Code, I just wanted to say this is a fantastic feature request. I've definitely run into the same problem where my session list from
claude --resumegets cluttered and it's tough to distinguish between different tasks, especially when working on the same branch.I took a look through the latest documentation to see if there was a hidden way to do this, and it looks like you're right—there isn't a direct command like
/summarycurrently available. The docs confirm that the summary is auto-generated in the background based on the initial prompt and conversation.While it's not as good as your proposed solution, I have found a small workaround that might help in the meantime. Since the session summary is heavily influenced by the initial prompt, you can make your session names more descriptive by being very explicit when you first start
claude.For example, instead of just starting with a simple task:
claude "fix the button alignment on the profile page"You could start it with a clear, self-documenting "title":
claude "SESSION: Fix profile button alignment (JIRA-451) and add responsive styles"The
claude --resumelist will then pick up this more descriptive initial prompt as the summary. It's not perfect, because as you noted, it still gets truncated. However, it at least makes the first ~60 characters much more meaningful and searchable.Your idea for a dedicated
/summarycommand is definitely the ideal solution for better session management. It would be a huge quality-of-life improvement.Hopefully, the dev team sees this and considers it for a future release! Until then, I hope this little trick helps you navigate your sessions a bit more easily.
Cheers
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