Session Timeline
Reconstruct the chronological event timeline of a single Claude Code session.
Input
The user provides: $ARGUMENTS
- A session ID to time-line, or
- "latest" / "last" for the most recent session.
Data Sources
| Endpoint | Returns |
|---|---|
GET /api/sessions/:id | session header: status, model, cwd, started_at, ended_at, cost, metadata (thinking_blocks, turn_count, total_turn_duration_ms) — and nested events |
GET /api/events?session_id=X | the full event stream: event_type (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, SubagentStop, SessionStart, SessionEnd, Notification, Compaction, APIError, TurnDuration), tool_name, summary, data, timestamp |
Report Sections
1. Resolve & header
If "latest", GET /api/sessions?limit=1 to get the id, then GET /api/sessions/:id.
Print a one-line header: id, status, model, cwd basename, started_at → ended_at,
turn_count, total_turn_duration_ms, cost.
2. Build the ordered timeline
GET /api/events?session_id=X. Sort strictly by timestamp. For each event emit a
row with: relative offset from started_at (e.g. +00:03.412), event_type,
tool_name (when present), and a one-line summary.
3. Compute durations
Pair each PreToolUse with its matching PostToolUse (same tool_name, next
occurrence) and show the tool's wall-clock duration. For TurnDuration events use
the recorded duration directly. Flag any PreToolUse with no matching PostToolUse
as unclosed.
4. Annotate notable points
Mark APIError (❌), Compaction (⚠️ context compressed), SubagentStop
(subagent finished), Notification (ℹ️), and any timeline gap > 30s between
consecutive events as an idle window.
5. Tallies
Event count by type, total tool time vs. session wall time, and the longest single tool call.
Output
A Markdown table — offset | event_type | tool_name | duration | summary — in
strict timestamp order, preceded by the header line and followed by the tallies.
Durations in ms or mm:ss.mmm; currency as USD to 4 decimal places. Never invent a
duration when a PostToolUse is missing — label it unclosed. If the dashboard is
unreachable, tell the user to start it with npm start from the repo root.
