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Import Claude Code session data from an external directory into the shared store, remapping recorded project paths and reassigning colliding session UUIDs.

#c import

import session data from an external Claude Code directory

Effect: mutating

#Flags

Flags
NameShortTypePresenceEnvDescription
--reid, --no-reidbooloptionalassign new UUIDs to sessions that collide with existing local sessions; when omitted, a collision is reported instead
--fromlist[str]default: []original project path as recorded in the source session data (repeatable)
--tolist[str]default: []local directory path that corresponds to the --from path on this machine (repeatable)

Flag sets:

  • mapping -- --from, --to

#Arguments

Arguments
NameTypePresenceDescription
sourcestrrequiredpath to the source directory (e.g., /path/to/backup/.claude)

#Constraints

The framework enforces these before the command runs.

Constraints
RuleWhat it requires
path-mappingAll or none of --from (when supplied), --to (when supplied).

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