# Claude Code Lets Users Resume CLI Sessions in Desktop App

Typing /resume in the Claude Code desktop app restores any terminal session started from the CLI with complete conversation history and context.

- Resumed sessions preserve full context and previous conversation history across interfaces

## Why it matters

Developers using Claude Code can transition active terminal tasks directly into the desktop application without losing context or restarting sessions.

## Sources

- [Anthropic: Claude Code Lets Users Resume CLI Sessions in Desktop App](https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2093368017304371503)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-08-28. https://dstilled.ai/story/3a3ae994-cf47-431f-8114-b75a216e703a