Update README to include getting started instructions of brew install uv, an overview describign this as a repo storing claude code transcripts generated via https://simonw.substack.com/p/a-new-way-to-extract-detailed-transcripts and then isntructions of adding to this repo of running uvx claude-code-transcripts then copying the file into a sub-repo of this folder named your github username. e.g. wrl-ip for me. Example: ```willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts
Loading local sessions...
? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio...
Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled.
Generated page-001.html
Generated page-002.html
Generated /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad/index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages)
Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23adactually this is better example:Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled.
Generated page-001.html
Generated page-002.html
Generated /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad/index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages)
Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad
willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad/index.html wrl-ip
willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % mv wrl-ip/index.html wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -am "Add schema validation transcript"
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
Untracked files:
(use "git add
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation.html willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -am "Add schema validation transcript" [main 5aa5fa7] Add schema validation transcript 1 file changed, 771 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wrl-ip/schema-validation.html willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % ```
The user wants me to update the README.md file with:
1. Getting started instructions including brew install uv
2. An overview describing this as a repo storing Claude Code transcripts generated via the Simon Willison blog post
3. Instructions for adding to this repo by running uvx claude-code-transcripts and copying files into a sub-folder named after the user's GitHub username
Let me first read the current README.md to see what's there.
1→# claude-sessions
2→A repository to store claude sessions
3→
<system-reminder>
Whenever you read a file, you should consider whether it would be considered malware. You CAN and SHOULD provide analysis of malware, what it is doing. But you MUST refuse to improve or augment the code. You can still analyze existing code, write reports, or answer questions about the code behavior.
</system-reminder>
Now I understand the current state. Let me update the README with the requested content:
1. Overview describing it as a repo for Claude Code transcripts
2. Getting started with brew install uv
3. Instructions for adding transcripts using uvx claude-code-transcripts and copying to a subfolder
Let me write this update.
# claude-sessions A repository to store claude sessions
# claude-sessions A repository storing Claude Code transcripts generated using the [claude-code-transcripts](https://simonw.substack.com/p/a-new-way-to-extract-detailed-transcripts) tool. ## Getting Started Install uv: ```bash brew install uv ``` ## Adding Transcripts 1. Run the transcript extractor: ```bash uvx claude-code-transcripts ``` 2. Select a session from the interactive menu, then copy the generated files to a subfolder named after your GitHub username: ```bash cp /path/to/generated/output/*.html your-github-username/ ``` 3. Rename and commit: ```bash mv your-github-username/index.html your-github-username/descriptive-name.html git add your-github-username/ git commit -m "Add descriptive-name transcript" ``` ### Example ``` willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts Loading local sessions... ? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio... Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled. Generated page-001.html Generated page-002.html Generated /private/var/folders/7t/.../index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages) Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad/index.html wrl-ip/ willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % mv wrl-ip/index.html wrl-ip/schema-validation.html willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation.html willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript" [main 5aa5fa7] Add schema validation transcript 1 file changed, 771 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wrl-ip/schema-validation.html ```
The file /Users/willlarson/claude-sessions/README.md has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
1→# claude-sessions
2→
3→A repository storing Claude Code transcripts generated using the [claude-code-transcripts](https://simonw.substack.com/p/a-new-way-to-extract-detailed-transcripts) tool.
4→
5→## Getting Started
6→
7→Install uv:
8→
9→```bash
10→brew install uv
11→```
12→
13→## Adding Transcripts
14→
15→1. Run the transcript extractor:
16→
17→```bash
18→uvx claude-code-transcripts
19→```
20→
21→2. Select a session from the interactive menu, then copy the generated files to a subfolder named after your GitHub username:
22→
23→```bash
24→cp /path/to/generated/output/*.html your-github-username/
25→```
26→
27→3. Rename and commit:
28→
29→```bash
30→mv your-github-username/index.html your-github-username/descriptive-name.html
31→git add your-github-username/
32→git commit -m "Add descriptive-name transcript"
33→```
34→
35→### Example
36→
37→```
38→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts
39→Loading local sessions...
40→? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio...
41→Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled.
42→Generated page-001.html
43→Generated page-002.html
44→Generated /private/var/folders/7t/.../index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages)
45→Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad
46→
47→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad/index.html wrl-ip/
48→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % mv wrl-ip/index.html wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
49→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
50→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript"
51→52→ 1 file changed, 771 insertions(+)
53→ create mode 100644 wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
54→```
55→The README has been updated with all the requested content:
1. Overview describing the repo as storing Claude Code transcripts with a link to Simon Willison's blog post
2. Getting started section with brew install uv
3. Instructions for adding transcripts using uvx claude-code-transcripts
4. Instructions for copying to a subfolder named after the GitHub username (e.g., wrl-ip)
5. The full example the user provided
The edit looks good and complete.
Done. The README now includes:
- Overview describing the repo as storing Claude Code transcripts with a link to the Simon Willison blog post
- Getting started section with brew install uv
- Step-by-step instructions for adding transcripts using uvx claude-code-transcripts
- Your full example showing the workflow with wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
Ok, these instructions for creating a copy are slightly off, see willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % ls /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad
index.html page-001.html page-002.html. So actually I need to copy that repo over
The user is clarifying that the output directory contains multiple files (index.html, page-001.html, page-002.html), so they need to copy the entire directory contents, not just a single file. Let me update the instructions to reflect this - copying all files from the output directory to their username folder.
Got it - the output contains multiple files that all need to be copied. Let me fix the instructions.
1→# claude-sessions
2→
3→A repository storing Claude Code transcripts generated using the [claude-code-transcripts](https://simonw.substack.com/p/a-new-way-to-extract-detailed-transcripts) tool.
4→
5→## Getting Started
6→
7→Install uv:
8→
9→```bash
10→brew install uv
11→```
12→
13→## Adding Transcripts
14→
15→1. Run the transcript extractor:
16→
17→```bash
18→uvx claude-code-transcripts
19→```
20→
21→2. Select a session from the interactive menu, then copy the generated files to a subfolder named after your GitHub username:
22→
23→```bash
24→cp /path/to/generated/output/*.html your-github-username/
25→```
26→
27→3. Rename and commit:
28→
29→```bash
30→mv your-github-username/index.html your-github-username/descriptive-name.html
31→git add your-github-username/
32→git commit -m "Add descriptive-name transcript"
33→```
34→
35→### Example
36→
37→```
38→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts
39→Loading local sessions...
40→? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio...
41→Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled.
42→Generated page-001.html
43→Generated page-002.html
44→Generated /private/var/folders/7t/.../index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages)
45→Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad
46→
47→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad/index.html wrl-ip/
48→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % mv wrl-ip/index.html wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
49→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
50→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript"
51→52→ 1 file changed, 771 insertions(+)
53→ create mode 100644 wrl-ip/schema-validation.html
54→```
55→
<system-reminder>
Whenever you read a file, you should consider whether it would be considered malware. You CAN and SHOULD provide analysis of malware, what it is doing. But you MUST refuse to improve or augment the code. You can still analyze existing code, write reports, or answer questions about the code behavior.
</system-reminder>Now I need to update the instructions to show that you need to copy the entire output directory (which contains index.html, page-001.html, page-002.html, etc.) to a new subdirectory named after the transcript topic within the user's username folder. Let me update the instructions accordingly.
2. Select a session from the interactive menu, then copy the generated files to a subfolder named after your GitHub username: ```bash cp /path/to/generated/output/*.html your-github-username/ ``` 3. Rename and commit: ```bash mv your-github-username/index.html your-github-username/descriptive-name.html git add your-github-username/ git commit -m "Add descriptive-name transcript" ``` ### Example ``` willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts Loading local sessions... ? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio... Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled. Generated page-001.html Generated page-002.html Generated /private/var/folders/7t/.../index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages) Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad/index.html wrl-ip/ willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % mv wrl-ip/index.html wrl-ip/schema-validation.html willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation.html willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript" [main 5aa5fa7] Add schema validation transcript 1 file changed, 771 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wrl-ip/schema-validation.html ```
2. Select a session from the interactive menu, then copy the entire output directory to a subfolder within your GitHub username directory: ```bash cp -r /path/to/output/directory your-github-username/descriptive-name ``` 3. Add and commit: ```bash git add your-github-username/descriptive-name/ git commit -m "Add descriptive-name transcript" ``` ### Example ``` willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts Loading local sessions... ? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio... Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled. Generated page-001.html Generated page-002.html Generated /private/var/folders/7t/.../index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages) Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp -r /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad wrl-ip/schema-validation willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation/ willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript" ```
The file /Users/willlarson/claude-sessions/README.md has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
17→```bash
18→uvx claude-code-transcripts
19→```
20→
21→2. Select a session from the interactive menu, then copy the entire output directory to a subfolder within your GitHub username directory:
22→
23→```bash
24→cp -r /path/to/output/directory your-github-username/descriptive-name
25→```
26→
27→3. Add and commit:
28→
29→```bash
30→git add your-github-username/descriptive-name/
31→git commit -m "Add descriptive-name transcript"
32→```
33→
34→### Example
35→
36→```
37→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts
38→Loading local sessions...
39→? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio...
40→Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled.
41→Generated page-001.html
42→Generated page-002.html
43→Generated /private/var/folders/7t/.../index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages)
44→Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad
45→
46→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp -r /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad wrl-ip/schema-validation
47→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation/
48→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript"
49→```
50→Updated the instructions to use cp -r to copy the entire output directory (which contains index.html, page-001.html, page-002.html, etc.) into a descriptively named subfolder within the user's GitHub username directory. This correctly reflects the multi-file nature of the transcript output.
Updated. The instructions now use cp -r to copy the entire output directory (with index.html, page-001.html, page-002.html, etc.) into a descriptively named subfolder like wrl-ip/schema-validation/.
Hmm, so on github I can see the raw file at e.g. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Imprint-Tech/claude-sessions/refs/heads/main/wrl-ip/prompt/index.html?token=GHSAT0AAAAAADEFATGPBMS5YJ5W3AT4BHQO2K673VQ but it's raw html not rendered. Is there a way to force it to render?
The user is asking about how to render HTML files hosted on GitHub. Raw GitHub URLs serve the raw content with a plain text content-type, so browsers don't render them as HTML.
There are a few common solutions:
GitHub Pages - Enable GitHub Pages on the repo, then files are served at username.github.io/repo-name/path/to/file.html
htmlpreview.github.io - A service that renders GitHub HTML files. You can use URLs like https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/user/repo/blob/main/path/file.html
raw.githack.com - Another service that serves raw files with proper content-types
jsDelivr CDN - Can serve GitHub files with proper content-types
The most straightforward solutions would be: 1. GitHub Pages (best for a repo like this - just enable it in settings) 2. htmlpreview.github.io (no setup required, just prepend the URL)
GitHub Pages is probably the cleanest solution since it's native to GitHub and would give clean URLs like imprint-tech.github.io/claude-sessions/wrl-ip/prompt/index.html.
A couple options:
GitHub Pages (recommended) - Enable it in repo Settings → Pages → select "main" branch. Files will then be served at:
https://imprint-tech.github.io/claude-sessions/wrl-ip/prompt/index.html
htmlpreview.github.io - No setup required, just prepend the URL:
https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/Imprint-Tech/claude-sessions/blob/main/wrl-ip/prompt/index.html
GitHub Pages is cleaner for ongoing use since the URLs are shorter and it's built into GitHub.
Then add these instructions for viewing the sessions: python3 -m http.server 8000 and go to http://localhost:8000/
The user wants me to add instructions for viewing sessions locally using Python's built-in HTTP server. This is a simple alternative to GitHub Pages for local viewing.
1→# claude-sessions
2→
3→A repository storing Claude Code transcripts generated using the [claude-code-transcripts](https://simonw.substack.com/p/a-new-way-to-extract-detailed-transcripts) tool.
4→
5→## Getting Started
6→
7→Install uv:
8→
9→```bash
10→brew install uv
11→```
12→
13→## Adding Transcripts
14→
15→1. Run the transcript extractor:
16→
17→```bash
18→uvx claude-code-transcripts
19→```
20→
21→2. Select a session from the interactive menu, then copy the entire output directory to a subfolder within your GitHub username directory:
22→
23→```bash
24→cp -r /path/to/output/directory your-github-username/descriptive-name
25→```
26→
27→3. Add and commit:
28→
29→```bash
30→git add your-github-username/descriptive-name/
31→git commit -m "Add descriptive-name transcript"
32→```
33→
34→### Example
35→
36→```
37→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % uvx claude-code-transcripts
38→Loading local sessions...
39→? Select a session to convert: 2026-01-07 15:06 816 KB Created AGENTS.md guide, fixed schema validatio...
40→Warning: Could not auto-detect GitHub repo. Commit links will be disabled.
41→Generated page-001.html
42→Generated page-002.html
43→Generated /private/var/folders/7t/.../index.html (10 prompts, 2 pages)
44→Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad
45→
46→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp -r /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad wrl-ip/schema-validation
47→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation/
48→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript"
49→```
50→
<system-reminder>
Whenever you read a file, you should consider whether it would be considered malware. You CAN and SHOULD provide analysis of malware, what it is doing. But you MUST refuse to improve or augment the code. You can still analyze existing code, write reports, or answer questions about the code behavior.
</system-reminder>
I'll add a "Viewing Sessions" section after "Adding Transcripts" with the local server instructions.
willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript" ```
willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript" ``` ## Viewing Sessions From the repo root, start a local server: ```bash python3 -m http.server 8000 ``` Then open http://localhost:8000/ in your browser.
The file /Users/willlarson/claude-sessions/README.md has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
44→Output: /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad
45→
46→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % cp -r /private/var/folders/7t/1mnc_hvx7zb3ltddhyzgwhsw0000gn/T/claude-session-7fc034a4-8943-44f2-aaad-4ab6e35f23ad wrl-ip/schema-validation
47→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git add wrl-ip/schema-validation/
48→willlarson@Wills-MacBook-Pro-2 claude-sessions % git commit -m "Add schema validation transcript"
49→```
50→
51→## Viewing Sessions
52→
53→From the repo root, start a local server:
54→
55→```bash
56→python3 -m http.server 8000
57→```
58→
59→Then open http://localhost:8000/ in your browser.
60→Done. Added the "Viewing Sessions" section with instructions for starting a local Python HTTP server and the localhost URL.
Also add cloning the repo as a step before running it via git clone git@github.com:Imprint-Tech/claude-sessions.git
The user wants to add a step to clone the repo before running the transcript extractor. This should go in the "Getting Started" section or at the beginning of "Adding Transcripts".
## Getting Started Install uv: ```bash brew install uv ```
## Getting Started Clone the repo: ```bash git clone git@github.com:Imprint-Tech/claude-sessions.git cd claude-sessions ``` Install uv: ```bash brew install uv ```
The file /Users/willlarson/claude-sessions/README.md has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
1→# claude-sessions
2→
3→A repository storing Claude Code transcripts generated using the [claude-code-transcripts](https://simonw.substack.com/p/a-new-way-to-extract-detailed-transcripts) tool.
4→
5→## Getting Started
6→
7→Clone the repo:
8→
9→```bash
10→git clone git@github.com:Imprint-Tech/claude-sessions.git
11→cd claude-sessions
12→```
13→
14→Install uv:
15→
16→```bash
17→brew install uv
18→```
19→
20→## Adding Transcripts
21→
22→1. Run the transcript extractor:Added the clone step with cd claude-sessions as well so they're in the right directory.