# Pahest

> A local backup of your Claude Code and Codex sessions on a Mac, with pages that you can read offline.

Pahest makes a local backup of your sessions with Claude Code and Codex on a Mac. A session is one conversation with the AI. Pahest also makes web pages from the backup, so you can read and search your sessions offline.

*Pahest* is the Armenian word պահեստ (say “pa-HEST”). It means “reserve”.

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<img src="/images/pahest-view-all-sessions.png" alt="The list of all sessions in a backup, with filters, a search box and a list of dates" />
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## The apps

| App | What Pahest saves |
| --- | --- |
| Claude Code (terminal and desktop app) | The sessions, the pasted pictures and your settings. |
| Codex (terminal, code editor extension and ChatGPT desktop app) | The sessions, the pictures and your settings. |
| Claude desktop app | The Cowork files and the settings of the app. |

[What a backup holds](/backup-content) has the full list.

## Before you start

- Pahest does not back up your projects. It saves the sessions, not the code and the documents in your project folders.
- Pahest only reads the files of the apps. It does not change them.
- Pahest does not connect to the internet.
- Pahest does not save your chats on claude.ai and chatgpt.com. They are not on your Mac.
- Pahest is free and open source (MIT license). It is not affiliated with Anthropic or OpenAI.

## Start

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<Card title="1. Install" href="/install">
Install Pahest with Homebrew.
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<Card title="2. Make a backup" href="/first-backup">
Run one command and answer one question.
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<Card title="3. Read it" href="/sessions">
Search and filter your sessions.
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