[BUG] /insights: session-meta cache not invalidated when session .jsonl grows
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 17, 2026 by hellaxe Closed Mar 17, 2026
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- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
/insights generates session-meta JSON files that cache session statistics (message counts, duration). Once generated, these files are never updated, even if the session .jsonl continues to grow (e.g. via continuation or long-running sessions). This leads to inaccurate reports — one session showed 3 messages in insights while actually containing 57.
What Should Happen?
Session-meta should be regenerated when the underlying .jsonl has changed (e.g. by comparing mtime/size).
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Start an interactive session, send a few messages
- Run
/insights - Continue the same session with many more messages (or let it auto-continue after context limit)
- Run
/insightsagain - Session stats remain frozen from step 2
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.44
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Ubuntu/Debian Linux
Terminal/Shell
VS Code integrated terminal
Additional Information
_No response_
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