Add --merge and --prefix options for multi-machine archive management#1
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…chives When running 'all' from multiple machines, the --merge option allows preserving existing sessions in the archive that are no longer in the source directory. New features: - find_existing_sessions(): Scan existing archive to discover sessions - merge_sessions(): Merge source sessions with existing archive - --merge (-m): Enable merge mode for 'all' command - --prefix: Add a label to sessions in the index (e.g., machine name) This enables maintaining a unified archive from multiple machines by: 1. Regenerating all sessions found in source 2. Preserving "orphan" sessions that only exist in the archive 3. Optional prefix to identify session origin
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Summary
This PR adds two new options to the
allcommand to support managing transcript archives across multiple machines:--merge/-m: Preserves existing sessions in the output directory when regenerating. Sessions from the source are regenerated, while sessions only present in the existing archive are kept in the index.--prefix: Adds a prefix label to sessions (displayed as[prefix]in the index). Useful for identifying which machine generated each session.Use case
When using Claude Code on multiple machines, each machine has its own
~/.claude/projects/folder. Without--merge, regenerating the archive from one machine would overwrite sessions from other machines.With these options, you can:
Each run preserves sessions from other machines while regenerating local sessions with a machine identifier.
Changes
find_existing_sessions()function to parse existing archive's project_index.htmlmerge_sessions()function to combine source and existing sessionsgenerate_batch_html()to support merge and prefix parametersTest plan
uv run pytest)