Docs/Core Concepts/Sessions

Sessions

Dynamo auto-saves your conversations so you never lose context.

How Sessions Work

Every exchange is saved automatically to ~/.config/dynamo/sessions/. Sessions capture:

  • Messages (user and assistant)
  • Model used
  • Token usage
  • Timestamps
  • Tool permissions granted
  • Background job results

Session Names

Sessions are auto-named from your first message. Rename anytime:

/rename Camera System Refactor

Resuming

bash
# Interactive picker
dynamo -r

# Or from within Dynamo
/resume

Context Management

Dynamo tracks context window usage with color-coded indicators:

UsageColorMeaning
Under 40%PurplePlenty of room
40–60%YellowGetting full
Over 60%PeachConsider compacting

Auto-Compaction

At 80% context usage, Dynamo automatically summarizes earlier messages to free space. Toggle this in /config.

Manual Compaction

/compact

Starting Fresh

/clear

This starts a new session but preserves the previous one for later resumption.