devdaily context

Recover what you were working on and fight context switching amnesia

Description

Helps you quickly recover your work context after time away or context switching. Shows your recent activity, active branches, work-in-progress, and provides AI-powered summaries of where you left off.

Aliases: ctx, resume

Usage

devdaily context [options]
# Or use aliases
devdaily ctx [options]

Options

-d, --days <number> · string · default: "7"

Number of days to look back in journal history

-p, --project <id> · string

Filter by specific project identifier

--all-projects · boolean

Show context across all tracked projects

--date <date> · string

Show context for a specific date (YYYY-MM-DD)

--from <date> · string

Start date for range (YYYY-MM-DD)

--to <date> · string

End date for range (YYYY-MM-DD)

--ai · boolean

Generate an AI-powered “where did I leave off?” summary

--branches · boolean

Show detailed active branch status

--no-copy · boolean

Do not copy AI summary to clipboard

--raw · boolean

Output raw context data (no formatting)

--debug · boolean

Show debug output

Examples

See what you were working on

devdaily context

AI summary of where you left off

devdaily context --ai

Last 14 days

devdaily context --days 14

Specific date

devdaily context --date 2024-01-15

All branches with status

devdaily context --branches

Cross-project context

devdaily context --all-projects --ai

Specific project

devdaily context --project my-api

What It Shows

Current State

• Current branch and repository
• Active branches with uncommitted changes
• Branches ahead of base (unpushed commits)
• Work-in-progress status

Activity Timeline

• Day-by-day commit history
• Branch switches and context changes
• Notes and tags from snapshots
• Diff statistics per day

Pull Requests

• Open, merged, and closed PRs
• PR status and linked branches

Tickets

• Associated ticket IDs
• Ticket status and titles

Work Areas

• Percentage breakdown by category (frontend, backend, etc.)
• File change patterns

AI Summary Mode

With --ai, generates a concise briefing including:

1. What I was working on - Main themes and tasks
2. Current state - What’s done, in progress, pending
3. Open threads - Uncommitted work, open PRs, unfinished tasks
4. Suggested next steps - What to pick up first

Journal Snapshots

The context command relies on journal snapshots. If you haven’t taken any snapshots yet:

devdaily snapshot  # Take a snapshot now
devdaily init --git-hooks  # Auto-snapshot on commit/checkout

Requirements

• Journal snapshots (taken with devdaily snapshot)
• Git repository (for live snapshot if no journal data)
• GitHub Copilot CLI (for --ai mode only)