feat: backup-sessions command to prevent tool auto-deletion of sessions#18
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…romallet#16) Prevent data loss from automatic session cleanup by Claude Code and Gemini CLI: - Add `dataclaw backup-sessions` CLI command that copies session files from ~/.claude/projects/ and ~/.gemini/tmp/ to ~/.dataclaw/session_backup/ - Parser now reads from backup location as fallback, so sessions deleted by tool cleanup are still included in exports - Document cron setup and tool configuration options in README Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Fixes #16
Problem
Claude Code and Gemini CLI automatically delete sessions older than 30 days. This causes data loss for dataclaw users who haven't exported their data yet.
Solution
1.
dataclaw backup-sessionscommand (new)Copies all session files from
~/.claude/projects/and~/.gemini/tmp/to~/.dataclaw/session_backup/— a location that coding tools don't clean up.Output:
{ "backed_up": 42, "already_current": 100, "backup_dir": "~/.dataclaw/session_backup", "next_steps": ["...cron instructions..."] }2. Parser reads from backup as fallback
_discover_claude_projects(),_discover_gemini_projects(), andparse_project_sessions()now merge results from both the original source directory and~/.dataclaw/session_backup/. Sessions deleted by tool cleanup are still included in exports.3. README documentation
Added a "Preventing session deletion" section with:
backup-sessionscommand and cron setupcleanupPeriodDays: 0insettings.json) and Gemini CLI to retain sessions longerTesting
All existing 290 tests pass. Test helpers updated to monkeypatch the new backup dir constants so they don't leak into isolation tests.