[BUG] Session picker doesn't show sessions after changing Claude subscription/credentials

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Description:

After changing my Claude subscription and logging in with new credentials, the interactive session picker (claude -r or claude --resume) no longer shows my previous sessions, even though the session files still exist
on disk.

Expected Behavior:
Session picker should display all local sessions for the current project, regardless of which account credentials were used when the session was created.

Actual Behavior:
Session picker shows no sessions (or only sessions created with current credentials), while older sessions are hidden.

Workaround:
Sessions can still be resumed manually using the full session ID:
claude --resume <session-id>

Session files are intact at ~/.claude/projects/<project-path>/*.jsonl

Environment:

• macOS Darwin 25.2.0
• Claude Code CLI

Impact:
Users who change subscriptions, switch accounts, or renew credentials lose access to their session history through the normal UI flow, even though the data is local and not cloud-synced.

Suggestion:
Consider making session visibility based on local project path only, not tied to user credentials, since sessions are stored locally and contain project-specific context that remains relevant regardless of account
changes.

What Should Happen?

Description:

After changing my Claude subscription and logging in with new credentials, the interactive session picker (claude -r or claude --resume) no longer shows my previous sessions, even though the session files still exist
on disk.

Expected Behavior:
Session picker should display all local sessions for the current project, regardless of which account credentials were used when the session was created.

Actual Behavior:
Session picker shows no sessions (or only sessions created with current credentials), while older sessions are hidden.

Workaround:
Sessions can still be resumed manually using the full session ID:
claude --resume <session-id>

Session files are intact at ~/.claude/projects/<project-path>/*.jsonl

Environment:

• macOS Darwin 25.2.0
• Claude Code CLI

Impact:
Users who change subscriptions, switch accounts, or renew credentials lose access to their session history through the normal UI flow, even though the data is local and not cloud-synced.

Suggestion:
Consider making session visibility based on local project path only, not tied to user credentials, since sessions are stored locally and contain project-specific context that remains relevant regardless of account
changes.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. change your subscription to a new account.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.31

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_