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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "cryer-star-cli--resume-and-export-agent-sessions",
 "repo": "cryer/star-cli",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/cryer/star-cli",
 "repo_slug": "cryer-star-cli",
 "title": "Resume a past agent session and export it to Markdown",
 "page_title": "How to resume a past agent session and export it to Markdown with Star CLI",
 "summary": "Reopen a saved session with /resume or star -r, then save it as Markdown with /export.",
 "who": "A developer who paused a multi-day coding task and needs to pick up the earlier context or share a written record.",
 "problem": "Restarting an agent task from scratch loses the context of earlier decisions and tool results.",
 "outcome": "A resumed conversation and a Markdown file that records the session.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the CLI with `npm install -g @cryer/star-cli`.",
  "Start the REPL in the project folder with `star`, work on a task, and exit.",
  "Reopen the saved session with `star -r` or by typing `/resume` inside the REPL.",
  "Type `/export` in the REPL to write the session to a Markdown file."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the cryer/star-cli repo, run `star -r` in <project-dir>, select the session for <task>, then run `/export`. Report the exported file path and verify that the file opens as Markdown.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README does not say where /export saves its file, so check the output location during your first run.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 20 or newer",
  "pnpm, only if you build from source",
  "An API key for an OpenAI, Anthropic, or OpenAI-compatible provider, set via /connect or config.toml"
 ],
 "risk": "dual-use",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.7,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/cryer-star-cli/resume-and-export-agent-sessions/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/cryer-star-cli/resume-and-export-agent-sessions/index.md",
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}