The project used to be called vibe-recall. It was a fun name — catchy, a nod to the “vibe coding” movement. But every time someone saw the name for the first time, they asked: “What does it do?”

That’s a naming failure. A tool’s name should answer that question, not raise it.

Why names matter for developer tools

Developer tools live or die by discoverability. You search “Claude Code dashboard” or “monitor Claude sessions” and you need to find the tool. “vibe-recall” doesn’t match any of those queries. It’s a brand name, not a descriptor.

claude-view tells you exactly what it is: you view your Claude sessions. It’s searchable, memorable, and self-explanatory. When someone mentions it in a Slack channel, the person reading doesn’t need to click a link to understand what the tool does.

The scope of the rename

Renaming a project isn’t a one-line change. Every reference had to be updated:

npm package name: vibe-recall to claude-view
Rust crate names: vibe-recall-server, vibe-recall-core, etc. to claude-view-server, claude-view-core
Binary name: the CLI command itself
All import paths in TypeScript and Rust
CI/CD pipeline references
Documentation, README, and config files
The default port stayed at 47892 — some things don’t need to change

We scripted most of it with find-and-replace, then manually verified every file. The test suite caught several places we missed on the first pass.

What else shipped in v0.6.0

The rename was the headline, but v0.6.0 also includes:

Hook event logging — Claude Code hooks (pre/post-tool scripts) now emit structured events that claude-view captures. You can see when hooks fire, how long they take, and whether they succeed. This is essential for debugging custom hook workflows where a failing hook silently changes agent behavior.

Context gauge improvements — the context window usage indicator is now more accurate. It accounts for cache read tokens separately from fresh input tokens, giving you a clearer picture of how close a session is to the context limit. When a session is approaching the limit, you’ll know before the agent starts degrading.

Going forward

The npx command is now:

npx claude-view

If you previously installed vibe-recall, uninstall it and switch to the new package name. The old name will stop receiving updates.

Update now

npx claude-view@latest

Same tool, better name. Everything else works exactly as before.