Useful commands

I want to…	Command
Set up Mash	mash init
Find a conversation	mash search 'a word you remember'
Find a chat by title	mash list-chats --title-contains 'part of the title'
Read a matching message	mash view MESSAGE_ID --context 3
Open the dashboard	mash dash
Refresh recent history	mash index
Include older history	mash index --all-history
Keep watching for changes	mash index --watch
Check setup	mash status --installation
Check search readiness	mash status
Download optional search models	mash models install
Back up my history	mash export /path/to/new-backup

Replace MESSAGE_ID with a message ID returned by search. Terminal results are JSON; use the dashboard or a connected agent if you prefer reading conversations directly.

Run mash --help or mash COMMAND --help for available options. Use --config PATH, --db PATH, or --models-dir PATH when your files are outside their default locations.

See search filters, backup and restore, removing a chat, and multi-machine setup for complete examples.