Tapeback

tapeback 🎞️

*Like rewinding a tape — tapeback automatically records every Claude Code agent action that changes your codebase, so you can rewind to any moment in your session.*

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The problem

Claude Code agents are powerful but imperfect. A single bad message can silently overwrite hours of work across multiple files — with no native undo beyond manual `git` gymnastics.

**tapeback is the rewind button.**

Every time Claude edits a file, tapeback automatically commits the codebase state with a `[REC]` tag. When something goes wrong, one command puts you back where you were.

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Install

# Add to your current project
npx tapeback init

# Or install globally for all projects
npx tapeback init --global

That's it. No global install required. tapeback wires itself into Claude Code's hook system and starts recording immediately.

Uninstall

**From the current project:**

# Remove hook, commands, and scripts
rm -f  .claude/hooks/post-tool-use.sh
rm -f  .claude/commands/tapeback.md .claude/commands/squash.md .claude/commands/reel.md
rm -f  .claude/src/generate-headline.js .claude/src/commit-message.js \
       .claude/src/git-graph.js .claude/src/generate-reel.js

Then open `.claude/settings.json` and remove the `PostToolUse` hook entry for tapeback.

**Global uninstall (`~/.claude/`):**

rm -f  ~/.claude/hooks/post-tool-use.sh
rm -f  ~/.claude/commands/tapeback.md ~/.claude/commands/squash.md ~/.claude/commands/reel.md
rm -f  ~/.claude/src/generate-headline.js ~/.claude/src/commit-message.js \
       ~/.claude/s