ccbrb

Claude Code, be right back.

Save your running Claude Code sessions, close them, and bring them all back later.

Quick start

npx ccbrb

Commands

| Command | What it does | |---------|--------------| | npx ccbrb brb | Save all running sessions and close them | | npx ccbrb back | Reopen all saved sessions (skips already running ones) | | npx ccbrb back one | Pick a single session to resume in the current terminal | | npx ccbrb status | View saved sessions with titles and paths |

Running npx ccbrb without a command opens an interactive picker.

How it works

| Command | Details | |---------|---------| | brb | Finds running Claude processes, saves their session IDs and working directories to ~/.claude/session-manifest.json, then shuts them down. Running it again overwrites the manifest. | | back | Reads the manifest, skips sessions already running, and reopens the rest in their original tabs (or new ones). | | back one | Pick one session and resume it right here in the current terminal. | | status | Shows saved sessions with titles and paths. Titles come from Claude's session metadata, or the first prompt if untitled. Add --verbose for session IDs. |

Supported terminals

iTerm2, Terminal.app, tmux, kitty, WezTerm, GNOME Terminal, Konsole, Windows Terminal.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• macOS or Linux

License

MIT