lovstudio:cc-mv
lovstudio:cc-mv
One command, four things:
mv FROM TOon disk (fs.renameSync — instant, preserves everything)- Rewrites
~/.claude/projects/<slug>/*.jsonlsession store — including every sub-directory slug - Rewrites
~/.claude/history.jsonl(prompt up-arrow recall) - Rewrites
~/.claude/sessions/*.json(running-session records)
After this, cd TO && claude --resume sees all prior sessions. The old slug dirs are left intact as a safety net.
When to Trigger
YES — invoke this skill 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 bin) - User mentions sub-projects under a folder also having history — this is handled automatically
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 — Dry-run + json to preview
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --dry-run --json
Parse 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 3 — Confirm
If there are sub-dirs with sessions, ask: "Found N sub-dir(s) with CC history. Migrate everything? [Y/n]" — default yes.
If straightforward (just root dir): inline y/n suffices.
Step 4 — Execute
npx -y @lovstudio/cc-mv <FROM> <TO> --yes --json
For 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 --json
Parse phase: "done":
result.slugsMigrated,result.cwdRewrites,result.historyRewrites,result.runningSessionRewritesfsMvMethod:"rename"(instant, same-fs) or"shell-mv"(cross-device)restartHint.cd+restartHint.command
Step 5 — Tell user to restart CC
Output something like:
✓ 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.)
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]
| 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) |
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
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.
Safety
- Old slug dirs are never deleted. Copy-then-rewrite. Old state survives.
- fs mv refuses if TO already exists on disk (avoid overwrite).
- Slug-dir merging is default when dest slug dir exists — conflicting jsonls overwritten.
- Malformed jsonl lines are passed through unchanged.
Tell the user to verify claude --resume works at TO before rm -rf of old slug dirs.