[BUG] Parallel tool results corrupted after session resume - only last result retained
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What's Wrong?
When executing multiple parallel Bash tool calls and then resuming the session with claude --resume, only the last tool result is retained. Other parallel tool results are lost from the session history loaded by CLI.
Example from my test:
- Execute 3 parallel Bash commands:
sleep 3 && echo $RANDOM,sleep 4 && echo $RANDOM,sleep 5 && echo $RANDOM - Actual results during execution: 1929, 30590, 2554
- After
claude --resumeand asking for results, AI only correctly reports the last number (2554) - The first two numbers are lost, causing AI to hallucinate incorrect values (28487, 14021) to fill the gap
What Should Happen?
After claude --resume, Claude should correctly recall all parallel tool execution results from the session history, not just the last one.
Error Messages/Logs
No error messages shown. The session resumes without errors, but parallel tool results are missing from the loaded history (only the last result is retained).
Steps to Reproduce
- Start a new Claude Code session
- Run this exact test prompt:
Please execute a test:
Run three Bash commands in parallel, each sleeping for 3-5 seconds then outputting $RANDOM
⚠️ Constraints during execution:
Do NOT actively record, mention, or reference these random numbers in your thinking process or first response
First response should ONLY say "Done"
Handling subsequent questions:
If the user later asks "what were the results", read them from the tool return history in previous messages and answer normally
Purpose: Verify whether you can correctly read tool results from history when you have no "memory" of them.
- Note the three random numbers returned by the Bash commands (e.g., 1929, 30590, 2554)
- Exit Claude Code completely
- Resume the session:
claude --resume <session-id>
- Ask exactly:
What were the results of the three tests just done?
- Observe that only the last random number is correctly reported; the first two are lost (AI may hallucinate incorrect values)
Claude Model
Other
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.70
Platform
Other
Operating System
Ubuntu/Debian Linux
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
Screenshots attached (4 images):
Case 1 - After initial execution (data already lost):
- case1-part1.png: Test prompt and parallel Bash execution
<img width="1388" height="896" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2acd6b33-5265-42a2-9cb2-12bf4bc6118e" />
- case1-part2.png: AI only finds ONE tool result (23095) in message history, missing the other two. AI honestly reports this discrepancy.
<img width="1779" height="1390" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e5deb9d6-397e-4220-8860-22c256a13afd" />
Case 2 - After claude --resume (resume makes it worse):
- case2-part1.png: Same session resumed
<img width="1452" height="882" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c99c4ac2-1550-4025-87ed-79319012d842" />
- case2-part2.png: AI reports THREE results but only the last one (2554) is correct. The first two (28487, 14021) are hallucinated to fill the gaps.
<img width="1446" height="1124" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b8e035d1-3376-4692-85b1-d74ea1b43c5a" />
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