ReferenceCLI commands
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ak sessions show
Show paginated session messages
Reads one Claude Code session JSONL file through the same runtime used by desktop and dashboard.
Who it's for: Reviewers, scripts, and AI agents that need inspectable session details in headless mode.
When to use it: Use after ak sessions list to inspect one transcript page.
What changes on disk: Read-only. Reads ~/.agentkit/projects.json and the selected ~/.claude session JSONL file.
Usage
ak sessions show <project> <session-id> [flags]Examples
ak sessions show myapp session-abc --json
ak sessions show myapp session-abc --limit 50 --cursor 100 --jsonFlags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--cursor int | 0-based line cursor |
-h, --help | help for show |
--json | Emit machine-readable JSON (implies --no-interactive) |
--limit int | Maximum messages to return (default 200) |
--no-interactive | Disable interactive prompts (CI-safe) |
-q, --quiet | Suppress non-error output on stderr |
-V, --verbose | Extra diagnostic output on stderr (loses to --quiet) |
-y, --yes | Assume yes for all prompts |
Output modes
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
pretty | default on TTY (colors, ASCII markers) |
plain | auto when stdout piped or --no-interactive |
json | --json (single-object envelope, NDJSON-safe) |
Exit codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
0 | success |
1 | runtime error |
2 | invalid flags |
3 | user-cancel (SIGINT, prompt-cancel) |
Related commands
ak sessions— Inspect and maintain local coding-agent sessions