Checkpoint MCP for Claude Code

An intelligent checkpoint management system for Claude Code with incremental storage and automatic cleanup.

🚀 Features

Smart Storage Optimization

Incremental Storage: Hard-link unchanged files to save 60-90% disk space
Space Efficiency: Only copy modified files, link the rest
Compression: Achieve 5x storage reduction on large codebases

Intelligent Management

Auto Checkpoint: Create checkpoints automatically when conversations end
Smart Cleanup: Protect critical checkpoints while cleaning old ones
Integrity Validation: Verify checkpoint dependencies and health

Real-time File Monitoring

MCP File Watching: Monitor file changes in real-time (default enabled)
IDE Integration: Detect changes from any IDE (VS Code, PyCharm, etc.)
Smart Batching: Merge multiple file changes into single checkpoint
Configurable Delay: 30-second delay to avoid checkpoint spam

Developer Friendly

Project Detection: Automatically detect project root directory
File Ignoring: Smart ignore patterns for common development files
Quick Setup: One-command default configuration
Background Service: Optional independent background monitoring

📦 Installation

1. Install Dependencies

pip install -e .

2. Configure Claude Code

Add this MCP server to your Claude Code configuration.

Note: Configuration is automatic! The optimal defaults are applied when the MCP server first runs.

🔧 Usage Examples

Basic Commands

# Create a checkpoint
"Create checkpoint with description 'Feature complete'"

# List all checkpoints
"List all checkpoints"

# Restore to a checkpoint
"Restore to checkpoint cp_0005"

Advanced Usage

# Compare with checkpoint
"Show diff with checkpoint cp_0003"

# Configure settings
"Enable auto conversation checkpoint"

# Validate integrity
"Validate all checkpoint integrity"

File Watching Commands

# Check file watching status
"Get file watching status"

# Configure file watching
"Configure file watching with enabled=true and interval=30"

# Enable real-time monitoring
"Configure file watching enabled=true"

# Disable real-time monitoring
"Configure file watching enabled=false"

🏗️ Architecture

Core Components

CheckpointManager: Core checkpoint logic and storage management
MCP Server: Protocol implementation for Claude Code integration
FileWatcher: Real-time file monitoring with smart batching
Auto Hooks: Conversation end checkpoint automation
Background Service: Independent monitoring without Claude Code

Storage Strategy

project_root/
   .checkpoints/           # Checkpoint storage
      config.json         # User configuration
      metadata.json       # Checkpoint metadata
      20250619_143022/    # Time-based checkpoint folder
      20250619_143055/    # Another checkpoint
      ...

Incremental Storage Benefits

File 1 (100MB): Unchanged → Hard link (near 0 storage)
File 2 (10MB): Modified → Copy (10MB storage)
Result: 110MB original → 10MB actual storage (90% saved)

⚙️ Configuration

Default Settings

{
  "auto_checkpoint_on_conversation_end": true,
  "default_incremental": true,
  "auto_cleanup_enabled": true,
  "max_checkpoints": 20,
  "conversation_checkpoint_description": "Auto-saved at conversation end",
  "auto_file_watching_enabled": true,
  "file_watch_interval": 30,
  "auto_start_file_watcher": true
}

File Patterns

Automatically ignores:

.git, __pycache__, node_modules
.vscode, .idea, build artifacts
Temporary files and logs

🛠️ Development

Test MCP Connection

echo '{}' | python src/server.py

Manual Testing

from src.checkpoint_manager import CheckpointManager
manager = CheckpointManager('.')
checkpoint_id = manager.create_checkpoint("Test checkpoint")

Integrity Check

python -c "from src.checkpoint_manager import CheckpointManager; print(CheckpointManager('.').validate_checkpoint_integrity())"

📊 Performance

Storage Efficiency: 60-90% space reduction with incremental storage
Operation Speed: 10-20x faster checkpoint creation via hard links
Memory Usage: Minimal overhead, processes files in streams
Reliability: Built-in integrity validation and dependency checking

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch
Run tests and ensure code quality
Submit a pull request

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Claude Code 检查点管理系统

为 Claude Code 设计的智能检查点管理系统，支持增量存储和自动清理。

🚀 功能特性

智能存储优化

增量存储: 通过硬链接未变更文件，节省60-90%磁盘空间
空间效率: 仅复制修改文件，其余文件使用链接
压缩效果: 大型代码库可实现5倍存储空间缩减

智能管理

自动检查点: 对话结束时自动创建检查点
智能清理: 保护关键检查点，清理旧检查点
完整性验证: 验证检查点依赖关系和健康状态

实时文件监听

MCP文件监听: 实时监控文件变更（默认启用）
IDE集成: 检测任意IDE的文件修改（VS Code、PyCharm等）
智能批处理: 将多个文件变更合并为单个检查点
可配置延迟: 30秒延迟避免检查点泛滥

开发者友好

项目识别: 自动检测项目根目录
文件忽略: 智能忽略常见开发文件模式
快速设置: 一键配置默认设置
后台服务: 可选的独立后台监控

📦 安装使用

1. 安装依赖

pip install -e .

2. 配置 Claude Code

将此MCP服务器添加到Claude Code配置中。

注意: 配置完全自动化！MCP服务器首次运行时会自动应用最优默认设置。

🔧 使用示例

基础命令

# 创建检查点
"创建一个检查点，描述为'功能完成'"

# 列出所有检查点
"列出所有检查点"

# 恢复到检查点
"恢复到检查点 cp_0005"

高级用法

# 与检查点比较
"显示与检查点 cp_0003 的差异"

# 配置设置
"启用对话结束自动保存"

# 验证完整性
"验证所有检查点完整性"

文件监听命令

# 查看文件监听状态
"获取文件监听状态"

# 配置文件监听
"配置文件监听，启用=true，间隔=30"

# 启用实时监控
"配置文件监听启用=true"

# 禁用实时监控
"配置文件监听启用=false"

🏗️ 系统架构

核心组件

CheckpointManager: 核心检查点逻辑和存储管理
MCP服务器: Claude Code集成的协议实现
文件监听: 实时文件监控与智能批处理
自动钩子: 对话结束检查点自动化
后台服务: 独立的监控服务（无需Claude Code）

存储策略

项目根目录/
   .checkpoints/           # 检查点存储
      config.json         # 用户配置
      metadata.json       # 检查点元数据
      20250619_143022/    # 基于时间的检查点目录
      20250619_143055/    # 另一个检查点
      ...

增量存储优势

文件1 (100MB): 未变更 → 硬链接 (几乎零存储)
文件2 (10MB): 已修改 → 复制 (10MB存储)
结果: 110MB原始 → 10MB实际存储 (节省90%)

⚙️ 配置选项

默认设置

{
  "auto_checkpoint_on_conversation_end": true,  // 对话结束自动保存
  "default_incremental": true,                  // 默认增量存储
  "auto_cleanup_enabled": true,                 // 自动清理
  "max_checkpoints": 20,                        // 最大保留数量
  "conversation_checkpoint_description": "对话结束时自动保存",
  "auto_file_watching_enabled": true,           // 默认启用文件监听
  "file_watch_interval": 30,                    // 监听延迟间隔(秒)
  "auto_start_file_watcher": true               // MCP启动时自动开始监听
}

文件模式

自动忽略:

.git, __pycache__, node_modules
.vscode, .idea, 构建产物
临时文件和日志

🛠️ 开发调试

测试MCP连接

echo '{}' | python src/server.py

手动测试

from src.checkpoint_manager import CheckpointManager
manager = CheckpointManager('.')
checkpoint_id = manager.create_checkpoint("测试检查点")

完整性检查

python -c "from src.checkpoint_manager import CheckpointManager; print(CheckpointManager('.').validate_checkpoint_integrity())"

📊 性能表现

存储效率: 增量存储节省60-90%空间
操作速度: 硬链接使检查点创建速度提升10-20倍
内存使用: 最小开销，流式处理文件
可靠性: 内置完整性验证和依赖检查

🤝 贡献指南

Fork 本仓库
创建功能分支
运行测试并确保代码质量
提交Pull Request

📄 开源协议

MIT协议 - 详见LICENSE文件。

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
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src		src
.gitignore		.gitignore
CLAUDE.md		CLAUDE.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
auto_checkpoint.py		auto_checkpoint.py
background_watcher.py		background_watcher.py
install_service.py		install_service.py
pyproject.toml		pyproject.toml
requirements.txt		requirements.txt
setup_defaults.py		setup_defaults.py

License

chen-001/claudecode_checkpoints

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