Feature Request: Rename chat sessions

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Jan 28, 2026 by aidanomeara21 Closed Mar 3, 2026

Summary

Add ability to rename chat sessions in Claude Code CLI for better organization and context tracking.

Current Behavior

  • Chat sessions are tracked only by session ID and timestamp
  • No way to give meaningful names to sessions
  • Difficult to identify which session contains which work when reviewing history

Proposed Feature

Allow users to rename chat sessions, either:

  1. Via a new command like /rename "Session Name"
  2. Through a config file that maps session IDs to user-defined names
  3. By prompting for a session name when starting a new session

Use Case

When working on multiple features or tasks:

  • "Mobile PWA Implementation"
  • "Trip Restock Workflow"
  • "Database Migration"

Having named sessions makes it much easier to:

  • Resume the right conversation context
  • Review past work
  • Organize development tasks

Alternative Workaround

Currently using /clear to start fresh sessions, but this loses valuable context and history.

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