How do I use claude-session-manager?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@claude-session-manager list my recent sessions in the webapp project" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

claude-session-manager-mcp

MCP server for managing Claude Code conversation sessions with GUI support.

Manage your Claude Code conversation history (~/.claude/projects) through MCP tools or a web-based GUI interface.

Features

📋 Session Management: List, rename, and delete conversation sessions
🗑️ Smart Cleanup: Automatically identify and clean empty or invalid sessions
🌐 Web GUI: Beautiful web interface for browsing conversation history
🔧 MCP Integration: Full MCP protocol support for Claude Code
🚀 Easy Install: One-line installation with uvx

Install

# Using uvx (recommended)
uvx claude-session-manager-mcp

# Or install globally
uv tool install claude-session-manager-mcp

# Web GUI
uvx --from claude-session-manager-mcp claude-session-manager-web

Usage

Claude Code MCP Integration

Add to Claude Code:

claude mcp add claude-session-manager -- uvx claude-session-manager-mcp

Or manually edit ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-session-manager": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["claude-session-manager-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Web GUI

Launch the web interface:

# Direct launch
uvx --from claude-session-manager-mcp claude-session-manager-web

# Or via MCP tool (from Claude Code)
> Use the start_gui tool to launch web interface

The GUI will open at http://localhost:5050 with features:

Browse all projects and sessions
Search conversations
View full conversation history
Rename sessions with inline editing
Delete unwanted sessions
Bulk cleanup of empty sessions

MCP Tools

Tool	Description
`list_projects`	List all Claude Code projects with session counts
`list_sessions`	List all sessions in a specific project
`rename_session`	Add descriptive title prefix to session
`delete_session`	Delete session (safely backed up to .bak)
`preview_cleanup`	Preview sessions that can be cleaned
`clear_sessions`	Delete empty and invalid API key sessions
`start_gui`	Launch web GUI and open in browser
`stop_gui`	Stop the web GUI server

Examples

Via Claude Code

List all projects:
> @claude-session-manager list_projects

List sessions in a project:
> @claude-session-manager list_sessions project_name="-Users-young-works-myproject"

Rename a session:
> @claude-session-manager rename_session project_name="..." session_id="abc123" new_title="Fix authentication bug"

Launch web GUI:
> @claude-session-manager start_gui

Via CLI

# Run MCP server (stdio mode)
uvx claude-session-manager-mcp

# Launch web GUI
uvx --from claude-session-manager-mcp claude-session-manager-web

Project Structure

~/.claude/projects/
├── -Users-young-works-project1/
│   ├── session1.jsonl
│   ├── session2.jsonl
│   └── agent-xxx.jsonl
├── -Users-young-works-project2/
└── .bak/                    # Deleted sessions backup
    └── project_session.jsonl

Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/es6kr/claude-session-manager-mcp.git
cd claude-session-manager-mcp

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run MCP server locally
uv run claude-session-manager-mcp

# Run web GUI locally
uv run claude-session-manager-web

# Run from project directory (development mode)
uv run --directory /path/to/claude-session-manager-mcp claude-session-manager-mcp

How It Works

Session Detection: Scans ~/.claude/projects/ for .jsonl files
Smart Parsing: Extracts titles from first user message, removing IDE context tags
Safe Deletion: Moves deleted sessions to .bak folder for recovery
Cleanup Logic: Identifies empty sessions and invalid API key errors
Web Server: Flask-based GUI with RESTful API