Add Turn IDs/Labels to Conversation History for Easy Reference

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
• [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

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Proposed Feature Request:

Title: "Add Turn IDs/Labels to Conversation History for Easy Reference"

Description:

Problem:
Currently, there's no easy way to reference specific turns in a conversation within the same session. When discussing complex topics that span many exchanges, users need to say things like "go back to what we discussed earlier" or copy/paste content, which is inefficient.

Proposed Solution:
Add a turn ID or label to each user/assistant exchange that:

1. Is visible in the UI (e.g., small label like #15 or Turn 15)
2. Can be referenced in subsequent messages (e.g., "continue from #15" or "/goto 15")
3. Is preserved in session history for resumable sessions

Use Cases:

• Long architectural discussions where user wants to backtrack to a specific decision point
• Reviewing and continuing from a specific analysis in a previous exchange
• Session logging and documentation (referencing specific turns in saved logs)
• Collaborative work where external team members reference specific conversation points

Example UI:
[Turn 15] USER: Let's discuss the architecture
[Turn 16] CLAUDE: Here are three options...
[Turn 17] USER: Go back to turn 15 and take option 2 instead

Related:

• Would integrate well with /resume functionality
• Could enhance session export features
• Useful for skills that process conversation history

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Would you like me to:

1. Submit this on your behalf? (I can't directly, but I can provide the exact text)
2. Refine the request? (Add more details, use cases, etc.)
3. Create an issue template file you can copy/paste to GitHub?

Also: This feature would be perfect for our session logging use case - we could reference turns by ID in the saved logs!

Proposed Solution

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Proposed Feature Request:

Title: "Add Turn IDs/Labels to Conversation History for Easy Reference"

Description:

Problem:
Currently, there's no easy way to reference specific turns in a conversation within the same session. When discussing complex topics that span many exchanges, users need to say things like "go back to what we discussed earlier" or copy/paste content, which is inefficient.

Proposed Solution:
Add a turn ID or label to each user/assistant exchange that:

1. Is visible in the UI (e.g., small label like #15 or Turn 15)
2. Can be referenced in subsequent messages (e.g., "continue from #15" or "/goto 15")
3. Is preserved in session history for resumable sessions

Use Cases:

• Long architectural discussions where user wants to backtrack to a specific decision point
• Reviewing and continuing from a specific analysis in a previous exchange
• Session logging and documentation (referencing specific turns in saved logs)
• Collaborative work where external team members reference specific conversation points

Example UI:
[Turn 15] USER: Let's discuss the architecture
[Turn 16] CLAUDE: Here are three options...
[Turn 17] USER: Go back to turn 15 and take option 2 instead

Related:

• Would integrate well with /resume functionality
• Could enhance session export features
• Useful for skills that process conversation history

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Would you like me to:

1. Submit this on your behalf? (I can't directly, but I can provide the exact text)
2. Refine the request? (Add more details, use cases, etc.)
3. Create an issue template file you can copy/paste to GitHub?

Also: This feature would be perfect for our session logging use case - we could reference turns by ID in the saved logs!

Alternative Solutions

Add Turn IDs/Labels to Conversation History for Easy Reference

Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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