Agent skill · data analytics · aiskillstore
chronicle-context-retriever
Search and retrieve context from past development sessions using Chronicle data. Works with MCP (fast, structured) or CLI commands (portable). Use when user asks about previous work, wants to recall past decisions, needs to understand codebase history, or wants to avoid repeating past approaches.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for retrieving historical development context from Chronicle that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires chronicle installed locally. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Chronicle Context Retriever This skill helps you search and retrieve context from past development sessions using Chronicle's database. Works with both MCP server (fast, structured JSON) or CLI commands (portable, everywhere). Auto-Activation This skill auto-activates! (Milestone #13) Prompts like "how did I implement auth?" or "what did I do yesterday?" automatically trigger this skill. No manual loading needed! Trigger patterns: how did I, what did I do, find sessions about, search past work See: docs/HOOKS.md for full details When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: User asks "what did I do yesterday/last week?" Need to recall how a feature was implemented Want to understand why a decision was made Looking for similar past work or patterns Avoiding repeating past mistakes or approaches Need context before starting related work How It Works Option 1: With MCP (Preferred) 1. Parse User Query - Understand what context is needed 2. Search Chronicle - mcpchroniclesearchsessions() returns structured JSON (fast!) 3. Get Details - mcpchroniclegetsessionsummary() for full summaries 4. Extract Information - Parse JSON for decisions, blockers, solutions 5. Present Context - Summarize findings with session IDs Option 2: With CLI (Portable) 1. Parse User Query - Understand what context is needed 2. Search Chronicle - chronicle search "keywords" returns formatted output 3. Get Details - chronicle session <id> for full summaries 4. Extract Information - Parse CLI output for key details 5. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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