recent_conversations

Fetches the most recent turns from your latest conversations. This is the go-to tool for session-start orientation — call it when a user jumps in mid-topic and you need to catch up.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`num_conversations`	integer	No	`3`	Number of recent conversations to return
`num_turns`	integer	No	`3`	Number of recent message turns per conversation

Read-only

Yes. This tool only reads from your memory.

Example usage

{}

Uses the defaults: 3 recent conversations, 3 turns each.

{
  "num_conversations": 5,
  "num_turns": 5
}

Loads more context when the user’s reference is ambiguous.

When to use

At the start of every session when the user references an ongoing topic
When the user says things like “that bug,” “the refactor we discussed,” or “where were we”
To orient yourself before responding to an ambiguous opening message

This is often the very first tool call in a session. Follow it up with ask_question if you need more detail on a specific topic the user mentions.

Common pattern

recent_conversations()                      → orient yourself
ask_question("the caching issue from today") → get specific details
Respond to the user with full context