Long-session recovery · documentation

Recover the starting goal from a local Claude Code or Codex session.

Blind extracts a compact anchor from the first user turn, so you can inspect it and use it to restate the task before continuing a long session.

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§ 01

Install and verify

Pinned first workflow

Start by checking the released command is available.

$ pipx install hermes-blind==0.3.0

§ 02

Run one bounded task

Read the result

$ hermes-blind apply --latest --format auto --turn 9 --out recovery.md
sed -n '1,80p' recovery.md

Expected result. Blind prints the selected local session path to stderr and writes a recovery scaffold with the original anchor and observed session state. Review the file before sharing it.

§ 03

Reliance boundary

The CLI reads local Claude Code and Codex logs; it does not detect drift or decide when recovery is needed. Installing the Claude, Codex, or Gemini skill does not install the Python runner.

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