Increase cleanupPeriodDays for /resume
Claude Code keeps local session history for a limited cleanup period. Increasing this makes /resume more useful.
Recommended setting
Section titled “Recommended setting”{ "cleanupPeriodDays": 365}For very long retention:
{ "cleanupPeriodDays": 99999}Why it matters
Section titled “Why it matters”/resume lets you continue previous coding sessions. If old sessions have been cleaned up, they no longer appear in /resume.
Claude Code becomes more useful when you preserve context.
Related context tools
Section titled “Related context tools”/resume/compactCLAUDE.md- Status line context display