chat-search
Use when a user asks to search local Codex chat history by keyword, recall a past conversation, find an old thread title, or look up prior user or assistant snippets stored in this machine's ~/.codex
SKILL.mdcodex/skills/chat-search/SKILL.md
GitHubChat Search
Overview
This is the short alias for local Codex conversation search.
Use the shared search script instead of manually grepping ~/.codex.
If you want a shell command, use codex-chat-search.
Workflow
Run:
codex-chat-search <keyword ...>
Keep the default role filter unless you explicitly need prompt or AGENTS text.
Use --help for the full flag list.
Quick Reference
| Need | Command |
|---|---|
| Search title + messages | codex-chat-search arbitrage morpho |
| Only thread titles | codex-chat-search morpho --scope title |
| Archived threads only | codex-chat-search skill --archived only |
| JSON output | codex-chat-search pnl review --json |
Common Mistakes
- Do not use this for repo code search.
- Do not add
developerunless you really want system prompt noise. - Add another keyword or a date filter when the query is too broad.
- If
codex-chat-searchwas just installed in the currentzshshell and does not run immediately, executerehashonce.