Feature Request: Configurable Session File Directory

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Problem Statement

Summary

Allow users to configure where Claude Code saves session files (.start files) to keep the .claude configuration directory organized.

Current Behavior

• Session files (session_*.start) are saved directly in the .claude directory
• Over time, this creates clutter with many session files mixed with configuration files
• No apparent configuration option to change this location

Proposed Solution

Requested Feature

Add a configuration option to specify a subdirectory for session files, such as:

{
  "sessionDirectory": "sessions"
}

This would save session files to .claude/sessions/ instead of .claude/ root.

Benefits

• Organization: Keeps configuration files separate from session data
• Maintenance: Easier to clean up old sessions without affecting config
• Scalability: Better organization for users with many sessions
• Consistency: Follows common patterns used by other tools (logs/, backups/, etc.)

Workaround

Currently users must manually organize session files or periodically clean them up.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Claude Code version: [Please add your version]

Additional Context

The .claude directory already uses subdirectories for organization (logs/, backups/, agents/, etc.), so extending this pattern to session files would be consistent with the existing structure.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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