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Skillsync

Session transfer tool in AI tools

People recommend it for moving AI chat sessions and full transcripts between agents such as Claude Code and Codex, with control over how much carries over.

People recommend it for moving AI chat sessions and full transcripts between agents such as Claude Code and Codex, with control over how much carries over.

12 people gave an opinion

recommend it
11
criticize it
1
approval share
92%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Carries full transcript into new agent

    “Love this. Easily the most annoying thing about modern Agent development across Claude, Codex, etc.”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

    “I open my laptop, use Skillsync to continue it in Claude Code, and start on the implementation.”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

    “The new agent gets the transcript: all the decisions in the trajectory, not a summary of it.”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”
  • Solves an immediate workflow need

    “It's like being a musician that has the record button on the whole time for when the crazy idea strikes”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

    “You solve an immediate need of mine for”

    Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

What people said

13 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“There's also a whole ycombinator company for the same thing, skillsync, also useless.”

CriticizesComment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Elevated errors for multiple models – Resolved”

“I like how you have controls on how much of the conversation you want to bring into the next session”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“It's like being a musician that has the record button on the whole time for when the crazy idea strikes”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“Love this. Easily the most annoying thing about modern Agent development across Claude, Codex, etc.”

MixedComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“kudos making the core open source. if you didnt do it, i wouldve.”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“Skillsync can be used as a shared skills library out of the box.”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“This is really cool, especially in a world where you're using Claude as a workhorse”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“Skillsync looks much more powerful.”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“You solve an immediate need of mine for”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“lets you analyze your sessions in all kinds of ways”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“I open my laptop, use Skillsync to continue it in Claude Code, and start on the implementation.”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“The new agent gets the transcript: all the decisions in the trajectory, not a summary of it.”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

“This is good, I like it!!”

RecommendsComment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Launch HN: Skillsync (YC W26) – AI chat sessions made portable across agents”

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