
Lovstudio Cc Mv
- 5 installs
- 4 repo stars
- Updated May 30, 2026
- lovstudio/cc-migrate-session
Helps with ai & agent building tasks.
About
lovstudio-cc-mv is a Claude Code skill for ai & agent building. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted coding.
- lovstudio-cc-mv
- AI & Agent Building
- AI-coding skill
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| Installs | 5 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 4 |
| Last updated | May 30, 2026 |
| Repository | lovstudio/cc-migrate-session ↗ |
What it does
Helps with ai & agent building tasks.
Files
lovstudio-cc-mv
Two modes in one tool:
Directory-level (default) — four things in one shot:
1. mv FROM TO on disk (fs.renameSync — instant, preserves everything) 2. Rewrites ~/.claude/projects/<slug>/*.jsonl session store — including every sub-directory slug 3. Rewrites ~/.claude/history.jsonl (prompt up-arrow recall) 4. Rewrites ~/.claude/sessions/*.json (running-session records)
Session-level (opt-in, via --session/--grep/--pick) — migrate a subset of chats:
1. Copies only the selected .jsonl files from FROM's slug dir into TO's 2. Rewrites each file's cwd from FROM → TO 3. Rewrites only the matching running-session records 4. Does not touch history.jsonl or fs mv (project itself isn't being moved) 5. Sub-dir slugs are ignored (root only by design)
Old slug dirs and source sessions are left intact unless --delete-source is passed.
When to Trigger
YES — directory-level when:
- User wants to move/rename a project folder (prospective move — we do the mv)
- User already moved the folder externally and CC lost history (post-move recovery — use
--no-mvor thecc-migrate-sessionalias) - Sub-dir sessions under FROM should come along (handled automatically)
YES — session-level when:
- User wants to migrate only some sessions from FROM to TO — identified by id, topic/content, or to be picked interactively
- User said "只搬这几个" / "those chats about X" / "not all of them"
- User needs to split one project's chat history across two projects
NO — don't invoke when:
- Renaming a file, function, variable, or branch (not the project root)
- General question about CC's storage model (explain, don't migrate)
- Paths are ambiguous — ask first
Workflow
Step 1 — Gather FROM and TO
| User said | FROM | TO |
|---|---|---|
| "把 /a 搬到 /b" / "mv /a to /b" | /a | /b |
| "rename ~/foo to ~/bar" | ~/foo | ~/bar |
| "this project used to be at /old" (cwd is the new location) | /old | process.cwd() |
| "本项目已迁移到 /new" (cwd is the old location) | process.cwd() | /new |
If either side is ambiguous, ask once with AskUserQuestion. Don't guess.
Always expand ~ and resolve to absolute paths before running the CLI.
Step 2 — Decide directory-level vs session-level
Directory-level if:
- User said "move the whole project" / "rename the folder"
- User wants
fs mv(the folder itself is moving on disk) - User wants ALL sessions (including any sub-dir sessions) migrated
Session-level if:
- User said "only the sessions about X" / "just these chats" / "not all of them"
- User referenced sessions by content/topic or explicit id
- The folder itself should stay put (only CC state for a subset is moving)
Step 3 — Session-level: resolve the session set
The key design point: AI should auto-filter whenever possible, only prompt the user when ambiguous.
1. Run:
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> --list-sessions --jsonParse sessions[*] — each has sessionId, firstUserPrompt, mtime, sizeBytes, messageCount.
2. Match the user's intent against firstUserPrompt yourself:
- If the topic is unambiguous (e.g. "about command vs skill" + exactly one session's prompt obviously matches) → pick it directly, proceed to Step 4 with
--session <id>flags. - If a regex captures it cleanly (e.g. topic = "slash command") → use
--grep '<pattern>'instead of passing ids. - If multiple sessions could match and you can't disambiguate from
firstUserPromptalone → show the user the shortlist and ask which ones. - If the user asked for interactive picking explicitly → run with
--pickand let the CLI do the UX.
3. Exclude the current running CC session from the selection — it's the one the user is talking to you from right now, migrating it mid-conversation will break things. (Its sessionId matches the session file that was written to most recently; safer signal: ask the user to confirm if ambiguous.)
Step 4a — Dry-run + json to preview (directory-level)
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --dry-run --jsonParse the JSON. Tell the user:
- Total sessions and affected slug count (
pairs[*]withsessionCount > 0) - If
pairs.length > 1: flag that sub-directories also have CC history - If
toDirExistsOnDiskand FROM also exists: warn — CLI will refuse the fs mv - If any
pairs[i].toSlugDirExists: warn — destination slug dir will be merged
If totalSessions === 0 AND the user wanted post-move recovery (FROM path doesn't exist): stop, tell them either (a) FROM path is wrong, or (b) CC never ran there.
Step 4b — Dry-run + json to preview (session-level)
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --session <id> --session <id> --dry-run --json
# or
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --grep '<pattern>' --dry-run --jsonThe JSON's sessionLevel: true, resolvedSessionIds: [...], and pairs[0].sessionFilter: [...] confirm which sessions will move.
Summarize for the user: "Will migrate N session(s): <first-prompt-excerpt of each>". Get confirmation before executing.
Step 5 — Confirm
For directory-level with sub-dirs: ask "Found N sub-dir(s) with CC history. Migrate everything? [Y/n]" — default yes.
For session-level: always summarize the selected sessions (by first-prompt excerpt) and ask "Migrate these N session(s)?" — especially if you resolved them from a regex or topic match, so the user can catch false positives.
Also ask about --delete-source if the user said anything like "move" (vs "copy") — default to keeping source as safety net, only pass --delete-source when the user explicitly wants it.
Step 6 — Execute
Directory-level:
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --yes --jsonFor post-move recovery (FROM already moved externally):
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --yes --no-mv --json
# OR equivalently:
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-migrate-session <FROM> <TO> --yes --jsonSession-level:
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --session <id1> --session <id2> --yes --json
# or with regex:
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --grep '<pattern>' --yes --json
# optionally add --delete-sourceParse phase: "done":
result.slugsMigrated,result.jsonlFilesWritten,result.cwdRewritesresult.historyRewrites(0 in session-level mode — expected)result.runningSessionRewritesresult.sourceSessionsDeleted(only non-zero with--delete-source)fsMvMethod:"rename","shell-mv", ornull(session-level / --no-mv)restartHint.cd+restartHint.command
Step 7 — Tell user to restart CC
Directory-level:
✓ Moved FROM → TO and migrated N session(s) across M slug dir(s).
✓ Also rewrote prompt history and running-session records.
Restart Claude Code in the new location:
cd <TO>
claude --resume
(The old slug dirs at ~/.claude/projects/<old-slug>* are untouched — delete
them once you've verified --resume works.)Session-level:
✓ Migrated N session(s) from FROM to TO.
✓ Source sessions {kept as safety net | deleted}.
To resume one of the migrated sessions:
cd <TO>
claude --resume <session-id>IMPORTANT: The CURRENT Claude Code session cannot "switch" its own cwd mid-session. The user must exit and re-invoke claude from the new directory. State this clearly.
CLI Reference
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> [options] npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> [<TO>] --list-sessions [--json]
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
-y, --yes | Skip confirmation prompt |
--dry-run | Show plan, don't write |
--no-mv | Skip the filesystem mv (only migrate CC state — post-move recovery) |
--json | Machine-readable output (use this from the skill) |
--projects-dir <dir> | Override CC projects dir (default ~/.claude/projects) |
--session <id> | Session-level: migrate only this id (repeatable) |
--grep <pattern> | Session-level: migrate sessions whose first user prompt matches the regex (case-insensitive) |
--pick | Session-level: interactive numbered picker |
--list-sessions | Print session summaries and exit (pair with --json for scripting) |
--delete-source | Delete migrated source sessions after copy+rewrite (default keeps them) |
Backwards-compatible alias
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-migrate-session <FROM> <TO> — same tool, but defaults to --no-mv (only migrates CC state, doesn't touch the filesystem). Use when the user already moved the folder externally.
Sub-directory Discovery (directory-level only)
CC's slug rule is: replace every non-[A-Za-z0-9] with -. So FROM/sub slugifies to <fromSlug>-<subSlug>.
The CLI lists ~/.claude/projects/ and takes every slug matching slug === fromSlug || slug.startsWith(fromSlug + "-"). That catches FROM and all descendants in one readdir. It then reads each slug's first jsonl to recover the original absolute sub-path (since slug → path isn't reversible), builds the migration pair, and proceeds.
Session-level mode deliberately ignores sub-dir slugs — the user is cherry-picking sessions, not moving the whole project.
Safety
- Old slug dirs are never deleted in directory-level mode. Copy-then-rewrite. Old state survives.
- Source session files are kept by default in session-level mode. Pass
--delete-sourceexplicitly to remove them. - fs mv refuses if TO already exists on disk (avoid overwrite).
- Slug-dir merging is default when dest slug dir exists — conflicting jsonls overwritten.
- Session-level +
--mvis rejected (doesn't make sense — the folder itself isn't moving). - Malformed jsonl lines are passed through unchanged.
Tell the user to verify claude --resume works at TO before rm -rf of old slug dirs.
lovstudio-cc-mv (skill)
Claude Code skill that moves a project folder and migrates all its CC state in one shot — session store, prompt-up-arrow history, and running-session records — so claude --resume keeps working after the move.
Invoked as /lovstudio-cc-mv (or auto-triggered on matching phrases). Wraps @lovstudio/cc-mv (the npm CLI).
Install
Symlink this directory into ~/.claude/skills/:
ln -s ~/lovstudio/coding/cc-mv/skill/lovstudio-cc-mv \
~/.claude/skills/lovstudio-cc-mvThen restart Claude Code.
Trigger phrases
Prospective move (we do the mv for you):
- 把这个项目移到 /new/path
- 把项目从 /a 搬到 /b
- rename this folder to /new/path
- mv this repo to /new/path
Post-move recovery (folder already moved; use --no-mv):
- 项目已经迁移到 /new/path
- 这个项目原来在 /old/path
- this project used to be at /old/path
- claude --resume 找不到历史
What it does
1. Parses FROM and TO from the conversation (asks if ambiguous) 2. Runs npx @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --dry-run --json to preview 3. Shows affected slug count (including sub-dirs with their own CC history) 4. On confirmation, runs with --yes --json:
fs.renameSync(FROM, TO)(or shellmvfor EXDEV)- Rewrites
~/.claude/projects/<slug>/*.jsonlfor every affected slug - Rewrites
~/.claude/history.jsonland~/.claude/sessions/*.json
5. Prints cd <TO> && claude --resume for you to run
See SKILL.md for the full workflow and CLI reference.