Claude Historian

Name: Claude Historian
Author: Vvkmnn

@Vvkmnn

Repository

About Claude Historian

claude-historian - an MCP server that gives Claude access to your your previous messages and conversations.

#history #claude #claude-code #mcp #npx #historian #conversation #conversation-history

Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-historian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "claude-historian"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Tools

Search through Claude Code conversation history

Find conversations related to a specific file

Find previous similar questions or queries

Find how similar errors were resolved in the past

List recent conversation sessions

Get a compact summary of a conversation session

Find patterns of successful tool usage

Overview

What is Claude Historian?

Claude Historian is an MCP server that gives Claude access to your previous messages and conversations. It scans local JSONL Claude Code files, so everything stays on your machine with no external servers, sign-ins, or data collection. It is designed for anyone who uses Claude Code and wants to quickly retrieve past chat history without manually scrolling.

How to use Claude Historian?

After adding the server to your MCP configuration, Claude can automatically search your local JSONL chat history files. You simply ask Claude about a past conversation, and the server fetches the relevant messages from the stored files on your machine.

Key features of Claude Historian

Search Claude chat history locally instead of scrolling.
No external servers, sign-ins, or data collection.
All data stays on your machine.
Works with local JSONL Claude Code files.
Quickly find past solutions, error fixes, and file changes.

Use cases of Claude Historian

Retrieve how a specific bug was

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