Organizes your .specstory/history directory by moving session files into YYYY/MM/ subdirectories based on the timestamp in each filename.
How It Works
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Scans
.specstory/history/for markdown files -
Extracts the date from filenames (e.g.,
2026-01-22_19-20-56Z-fix-bug.md) -
Creates year/month folders (e.g.,
2026/01/) -
Moves files into the appropriate subdirectory
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Reports what was moved
Why Organize?
Over time, your history directory can accumulate hundreds of session files. Organizing by date makes it easier to:
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Find sessions from a specific time period
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Archive old sessions
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Keep your project directory clean
Usage
Slash Command
| /specstory-organize
| Organize all files (default)
| /specstory-organize dry run
| Preview changes without moving
| /specstory-organize --dry-run
| Preview changes without moving
Direct Script Usage
# From project root
python skills/specstory-organize/scripts/organize.py
# Preview what would be moved (no changes made)
python skills/specstory-organize/scripts/organize.py --dry-run
Output
SpecStory History Organizer
===========================
Found 47 files to organize in .specstory/history/
Moving files:
2026-01-15_10-30-22Z-refactor-auth.md -> 2026/01/
2026-01-15_14-22-01Z-fix-tests.md -> 2026/01/
2026-01-22_19-20-56Z-add-feature.md -> 2026/01/
2025-12-28_09-15-33Z-cleanup.md -> 2025/12/
...
Summary:
--------
Files moved: 47
2026/01/: 23 files
2025/12/: 18 files
2025/11/: 6 files
Your history is now organized!
Dry Run Output
When using --dry-run:
SpecStory History Organizer (DRY RUN)
=====================================
Would organize 47 files in .specstory/history/
Preview:
2026-01-15_10-30-22Z-refactor-auth.md -> 2026/01/
2026-01-15_14-22-01Z-fix-tests.md -> 2026/01/
...
No files were moved. Run without --dry-run to apply changes.
Present Results to User
After running the organize script:
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Confirm success - Tell the user how many files were organized
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Show the breakdown - List how many files went to each month
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Note any skips - If files couldn't be parsed (no date in filename), mention them
Example Response
Done! I organized 47 session files in your `.specstory/history/` directory:
- **2026/01/**: 23 files
- **2025/12/**: 18 files
- **2025/11/**: 6 files
Your history files are now sorted by year and month, making it much easier
to find sessions from specific time periods.
Notes
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Files without a recognizable date pattern in the filename are skipped
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The script uses the filename timestamp, not the file's modification time
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Already-organized files (in subdirectories) are not moved again
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Compatible with Python 2.7+ and Python 3.x