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# 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

```bash theme={null}
devdaily context [options]
# Or use aliases
devdaily ctx [options]
```

## Options

<ParamField path="-d, --days <number>" type="string" default="7">
  Number of days to look back in journal history
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="-p, --project <id>" type="string">
  Filter by specific project identifier
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--all-projects" type="boolean">
  Show context across all tracked projects
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--date <date>" type="string">
  Show context for a specific date (YYYY-MM-DD)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--from <date>" type="string">
  Start date for range (YYYY-MM-DD)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--to <date>" type="string">
  End date for range (YYYY-MM-DD)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--ai" type="boolean">
  Generate an AI-powered "where did I leave off?" summary
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--branches" type="boolean">
  Show detailed active branch status
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--no-copy" type="boolean">
  Do not copy AI summary to clipboard
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--raw" type="boolean">
  Output raw context data (no formatting)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="--debug" type="boolean">
  Show debug output
</ParamField>

## Examples

### See what you were working on

```bash theme={null}
devdaily context
```

### AI summary of where you left off

```bash theme={null}
devdaily context --ai
```

### Last 14 days

```bash theme={null}
devdaily context --days 14
```

### Specific date

```bash theme={null}
devdaily context --date 2024-01-15
```

### All branches with status

```bash theme={null}
devdaily context --branches
```

### Cross-project context

```bash theme={null}
devdaily context --all-projects --ai
```

### Specific project

```bash theme={null}
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:

```bash theme={null}
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)