Session Backup Plugin for Opencode

opencode plugin that backs up your sessions to google drive (or anywhere) so you stop losing work when things crash.

what you get

• auto-backup after every message, session update, and deletion
• incremental sync using robocopy (windows) or rsync (unix)
• debounced so it doesn't hammer your disk (30s minimum between syncs)
• restore tool to get your sessions back after a crash
• status tool to see backup stats

install

cd ~/.opencode
npm install opencode-session-backup

that's it. plugin loads automatically.

configuration

add to your opencode config:

{
  "session-backup": {
    "backupPath": "/path/to/backup/folder"
  }
}

export OPENCODE_BACKUP_PATH="/path/to/backup/folder"

debug mode

enable debug logging:

{
  "session-backup": {
    "backupPath": "/path/to/backup/folder",
    "debug": true
  }
}

export OPENCODE_BACKUP_DEBUG="true"

default paths

| platform | default destination | |----------|---------------------| | windows | ~/Google Drive/opencode-sessions | | macos | ~/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive/My Drive/opencode-sessions | | linux | set via config or env var |

tools

session_backup_sync

manual backup. use when you want to force a sync.

session_backup_sync force=true

session_backup_status

shows backup stats: session count, size, last sync time, pending syncs.

session_backup_status

example output:

Backup path: G:\Mi unidad\opencode-sessions
Sessions backed up: 47
Backup size: 12.3 MB
Last backup: 1/29/2026, 9:15:00 PM
Last sync success: yes
Syncs this session: 3

session_backup_restore

restores sessions from backup. requires confirmation because it overwrites current sessions.

session_backup_restore confirm=true

restart opencode after restore to see your sessions.

how it works

1. plugin hooks into opencode events (message.updated, session.updated, session.deleted)
2. schedules a sync after 5s delay (debounced)
3. runs robocopy/rsync with /MIR flag for incremental sync
4. logs to sync.log in backup folder

opencode storage  ──robocopy/rsync──▶  backup folder
     │                                      │
     └── session/                           └── session/
     └── message/                           └── message/
     └── part/                              └── part/
     └── todo/                              └── todo/

troubleshoot

backup not running

check if destination exists and is writable:

# windows
Test-Path "G:\Mi unidad\opencode-sessions"

# unix
ls -la ~/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive/My\ Drive/opencode-sessions

restore not working

make sure backup folder exists and has data:

session_backup_status

if Sessions backed up: 0, your backup is empty.

google drive sync conflicts

google drive desktop can lock files during sync. if you see errors, wait for drive to finish syncing or use a local folder instead.

license

MIT