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url: https://cuonghuunguyen.github.io/features/timeline.md
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# Reading a session

The middle of the screen is the **timeline**: your prompts, Claude's answers and everything Claude did, newest at the bottom.

![A session: prompt, tool cards and an answer](/screenshots/session.png)

## What you see

* **Tool cards:** one card per thing Claude did. Click a card to open it.
  * Bash: the command and its output.
  * Edit and Write: a diff of the change.
  * Read, Grep, Glob: the file or pattern.
  * TodoWrite: Claude's todo list. While Claude works, the list also sits above the prompt box.
  * Agent: a subagent run. Open it to see the subagent's own timeline.
  * Bash that runs in the background: see [Background shells](background-shells).
  * Artifact: a page Claude published. The card previews it. **Open in tab** shows it in its own tab, and the Artifacts pane lists all of the session (see [Panes & layout](panes)).
* **Markdown answers** with code highlighting, tables, math and Mermaid diagrams.
* **Sticky prompt:** when you scroll up, the prompt of the turn you are reading stays at the top. Click it to jump there.

## How to use

| To | Do |
| --- | --- |
| Fold all tool calls into one line | Turn on **Signal only** (Ctrl+Alt+S) |
| Copy Claude's answer | **Copy response** under a finished turn |
| Quote part of an answer | Select the text, click **Quote in prompt** |
| Open an image big | Click it |
| Go back in time | Hover your prompt, click **Rewind to before this message** |

## Rewind

Rewind returns the session to before one of your prompts. Pick what to restore:

* **Restore code and conversation**
* **Restore conversation** (files stay as they are)
* **Restore code** (the chat stays)

You can also run "Rewind" from the [command palette](palette). Rewind is not available while Claude is working.

## Good to know

* **Signal only** applies to every session in this browser. Your prompts, Claude's text, errors and requests waiting for you always stay visible.
* Code rewind covers changes made by Claude's Edit and Write tools. It does not undo shell commands.
* Long sessions load the newest turns first. Scroll up for older ones.
* Copy buttons need HTTPS or `localhost`.