Changelog

All notable changes to Lore are documented here. The format follows Keep a Changelog.

[0.1.13] - 2026-02-27

Added

• LLM-powered session summaries - Generate concise session summaries via Anthropic, OpenAI, or OpenRouter
  • lore summarize <session> --generate - Generate a summary using the configured LLM
  • lore summarize <session> --show - View the existing summary
  • Per-provider API keys and model overrides
  • Environment variable overrides: LORE_SUMMARY_PROVIDER, LORE_SUMMARY_API_KEY, LORE_SUMMARY_MODEL
• Daemon auto-summarization - Automatically summarize sessions when they end
  • Enable with lore config set summary_auto true
  • Configurable message threshold (summary_auto_threshold, default: 10)
  • Runs on a background thread to avoid blocking session capture
• Summary provider setup in lore init - Guided wizard with hidden API key input
  • lore init --force to reconfigure an existing installation
• [S] indicator in lore sessions output for sessions with summaries
• API key masking in lore config get and lore config set output

Fixed

• lore summarize --generate now returns a non-zero exit code on failure (previously returned 0)
• lore summarize --show --generate now gives an explicit error instead of silently ignoring --generate
• Provider name matching is now case-insensitive (LORE_SUMMARY_PROVIDER=Anthropic works)
• Guidance text no longer suggests setting API keys via CLI arguments (avoids shell history leakage)

Performance

• Sessions list uses a batch query for summary indicators instead of per-session lookups

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[0.1.11] - 2026-01-24

Added

• Lore Cloud - Sync sessions across machines with end-to-end encryption
  • lore login - Browser-based OAuth authentication
  • lore logout - Clear stored credentials and encryption key
  • lore cloud status - View account info, sync status, and storage usage
  • lore cloud push - Upload sessions to cloud (encrypted)
  • lore cloud pull - Download sessions from cloud (decrypted)
  • lore cloud sync - Bidirectional sync (pull then push)
• Client-side encryption - Your session content is encrypted before upload
  • Passphrase-based key derivation using Argon2id
  • AES-256-GCM encryption for session data
  • Cloud service cannot read your session content
  • Encryption salt synced to cloud for multi-machine support
• Credential storage options - Choose how credentials are stored
  • File storage (default) - Simple, works everywhere
  • OS Keychain - macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, Linux Secret Service
• Daemon automatic cloud sync - Sessions sync every 4 hours automatically
  • No manual lore cloud push needed once configured
  • Sync schedule persists across daemon restarts
  • View next sync time with lore cloud status
• Login encryption setup - Prompted to set up passphrase after lore login
  • Enables immediate auto-sync without separate push command

Fixed

• Continued sessions re-sync - Sessions updated with claude --continue now push new messages
• Gemini session deduplication - Multiple files with same session ID no longer cause repeated syncs
• Cloud salt error handling - Network errors no longer accidentally create new encryption salt

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[0.1.10] - 2026-01-13

Added

• lore doctor - Diagnose installation and configuration issues
  • Checks config, database, daemon, watchers, and MCP server
  • Supports text and JSON output formats
  • Exit codes: 0 (OK), 1 (warnings), 2 (errors)
• lore link --auto - Re-enabled with preview-first UX
  • Shows proposed links and requires --yes to apply
  • Uses heuristics: time proximity, file overlap, branch matching
• lore link --auto --backfill - Bulk retroactive linking
  • Scans all ended sessions and links commits from their time windows
  • One-time migration tool for existing session history

Fixed

• Path matching now avoids prefix collisions (/project no longer matches /project-old)
• macOS launchd treats “service already loaded” as success, preventing duplicate daemon spawns

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[0.1.9] - 2026-01-12

Fixed

• lore daemon start now uses systemctl/launchctl when a service file exists, matching lore daemon stop behavior
  • Previously, daemon start would spawn a standalone process even if a systemd/launchd service was installed
  • This caused confusion where the daemon ran outside of service manager control

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[0.1.8] - 2026-01-12

Added

• Forward auto-linking - Daemon automatically links sessions to commits when sessions end
  • No git hooks or per-repo setup required
  • Finds commits across all branches made during session time window
• lore link --current flag to manually link active sessions to HEAD

Fixed

• Daemon now re-imports updated sessions and triggers auto-linking on updates
• Fixed incorrect watcher dispatch that caused Claude JSONL files to be parsed as aider sessions
  • Now uses path-based dispatch to match files to their owning watcher
• Fixed daemon logging - logs are now written to ~/.lore/daemon.log
  • Previously, console logging initialization prevented file logging from initializing

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[0.1.7] - 2026-01-10

Added

• Daemon version check in lore status warns when CLI and daemon versions differ after upgrades
• Homebrew formula now uses prebuilt binaries for instant installation (no cargo build)
• Fallback to native launchd service when Homebrew is unavailable on macOS

Changed

• Homebrew caveats now clearly warn that lore init must be run before the service will work
• Release workflow automatically generates Homebrew formula with correct binary URLs and SHAs

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[0.1.6] - 2026-01-09

Fixed

• Systemd service file now uses dynamic binary path detection via current_exe() instead of hardcoded ~/.cargo/bin/lore, fixing service startup failures when installed via package managers (AUR, etc.)

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[0.1.5] - 2026-01-08

Added

• Aider project scanning during lore init - detects .aider.chat.history.md files and offers to add their directories to watched paths

Fixed

• Linux systemd service command now uses correct binary path
• Daemon status display on Linux now correctly detects running state
• Aider watcher no longer watches entire home directory when history files are in ~
• Init UX improved: comma-separated directory input with interactive validation
• Systemd service setup now stops existing daemon first to prevent conflicts
• Reduced log spam for transient database errors during init (logged at DEBUG instead of WARN)

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[0.1.4] - 2026-01-06

Added

• lore blame <file:line> - Trace code back to AI sessions

  • Uses git blame to find the commit that introduced a line
  • Shows linked sessions and relevant message excerpts
  • Supports text (colored), JSON, and Markdown output formats

• lore export <session-id> - Export sessions for sharing/archiving

  • Supports Markdown (default) and JSON output formats
  • Includes session metadata, messages, linked commits, tags, and summary
  • --redact flag for automatic sensitive content redaction
  • Built-in patterns for API keys, tokens, AWS credentials, emails, IPs, private keys
  • --redact-pattern <regex> for custom redaction patterns
  • -o/--output <file> to write directly to file

Fixed

• Session prefix resolution now searches all sessions efficiently (not limited to recent 100-1000)
• Post-commit hook script updated with placeholder documentation

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[0.1.3] - 2026-01-05

Added

• MCP Server for AI tool integration
• lore mcp serve command to start the MCP server on stdio
• Five MCP tools exposed to AI assistants:
  • lore_search - Search session messages with filters
  • lore_get_session - Get full session details by ID
  • lore_list_sessions - List recent sessions
  • lore_get_context - Get recent session context for a repository
  • lore_get_linked_sessions - Get sessions linked to a commit
• Claude Code MCP configuration documentation

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[0.1.2] - 2026-01-04

Added

• Session awareness commands:
  • lore current - Show active session in current directory
  • lore context - Quick orientation on recent sessions
  • lore context --last - Detailed summary of most recent session
  • lore annotate - Add notes/bookmarks to sessions
  • lore tag - Organize sessions with labels
  • lore summarize - Add/view session summaries
• lore sessions --tag <label> filter
• Machine identity system with UUID for future cloud sync
• machine_name config option
• Machine name prompt during lore init

Changed

• lore config now displays machine identity

Fixed

• lore daemon stop properly handles Homebrew-managed services
• Machine ID migration converts hostname-based IDs to UUIDs

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[0.1.1] - 2026-01-02

Added

• Database management:
  • lore delete <session-id> - Remove sessions
  • lore db vacuum - Reclaim disk space
  • lore db prune --older-than <duration> - Delete old sessions
  • lore db stats - Database statistics
• Shell completions:
  • lore completions install - Auto-detect and install
  • Offered during lore init wizard
• Background service installation in init wizard (brew services on macOS, systemd on Linux)
• Branch history display in lore sessions

Changed

• Daemon updates session branch when it changes mid-session
• Prune dry-run shows detailed session list
• Init wizard shows service benefits before prompting

Fixed

• SIGPIPE panic when piping to head
• Branch column overflow with long names
• daemon uninstall handles both native and Homebrew services on macOS

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[0.1.0] - 2025-12-30

Added

Initial release with:

• Session capture from 10 AI coding tools:
  • Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Amp
  • Aider
  • Continue.dev, Cline, Roo Code, Kilo Code
  • OpenCode
• SQLite storage with full-text search (FTS5)
• Session-to-commit linking (manual and automatic)
• Background daemon with file watching
• System service installation (launchd on macOS, systemd on Linux)
• Git hooks for automatic linking on commit
• CLI commands: status, sessions, show, import, link, unlink, search, config, hooks, daemon
• Output formats: JSON and Markdown
• GitHub Actions CI and release workflows

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