About recap
recap is a skill that, when explicitly requested with `$recap`, produces a one-line summary of the current session and then stops. It leaves the conversation history unchanged.
Key features
- 01Explicit `$recap` trigger
- 02One-line session summary
- 03Maximum 400 characters
- 04Preserves conversation history
Use cases
- 01Summarizing a session on request
- 02Capturing session state without altering history
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ light-cheng/ skills --skill recapAfter installing, type/recapin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
agents/openai.yamltests/test_recap_contract.pytest_recap_output_contract.pyDetails
From the project READMERecap
After an explicit $recap request, output one concise line of at most 400 characters summarizing what happened in the current session so far without clearing, replacing, compacting, or rewriting conversation history, then stop.
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