Nelly The Elephant
Let Claude Code search old sessions and pick up exactly where a past conversation left off.
Overview
Nelly the Elephant is a MCP server for the Build phase that searches and resumes past Claude Code conversations through stdio tools.
What is this MCP server?
- Search indexed past Claude Code conversations by topic or keyword
- Resume sessions with context pulled from prior threads—"an elephant never forgets"
- npm package nelly-elephant-mcp v1.0.3 with stdio MCP transport
- Documentation site at spicyricecakes.github.io/nelly-elephant-mcp
- Server version 1.0.3
- Transport: stdio
What problem does it solve?
You lose hours re-explaining context because Claude Code sessions are ephemeral and old decisions are hard to find.
Who is it for?
Solo builders living in Claude Code who run many long sessions across one codebase and need searchable session memory.
Skip if: Teams on Cursor-only workflows without Claude Code history, or builders who need cross-team knowledge bases in Notion—not local session recall.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent locates prior Claude Code chats and continues from stored conversation context instead of starting blind.
- Installed nelly-elephant-mcp v1.0.3 stdio server
- Working search across past Claude Code chats
- Resume flow that restores prior session context in new threads
Recommended MCP Servers
Journey fit
Long-running agent work lives in Build agent-tooling—the shelf for making Claude Code itself more capable, not shipping end-user features. Conversation recall and resume are first-class agent ergonomics, parallel to MCP memory servers but tuned for Claude Code history.
How it compares
Claude Code conversation search/resume MCP, not a vector RAG stack or generic note-taking skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Nelly The Elephant for?
Indie developers using Claude Code who want MCP tools to search and resume their own past agent conversations on disk.
When should I use Nelly The Elephant?
When you start a new session but need decisions, snippets, or task state from an earlier Claude Code thread without manual copy-paste.
How do I add Nelly The Elephant to my agent?
Install nelly-elephant-mcp from npm (v1.0.3), add it as a stdio MCP server in Claude Code per the project docs, then call the provided search and resume tools from your agent.