Conversation Title Rendering Inconsistent Between -r and --resume Flags

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 11, 2025 by caseyfenton Closed Jan 5, 2026

Bug Description
Claude Code shows different conversation titles when using -r versus
--resume, and displays generic message content instead of proper
summary titles in conversation selection.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Create conversations with descriptive activities in a project
  2. Run claude -r to see conversation list
  3. Run claude --resume to compare results
  4. Notice titles show generic message beginnings like "Hey, I'm trying

to find which..." instead of descriptive summaries

Expected Behavior:
Both -r and --resume should show identical, descriptive conversation
titles based on the summary field in conversation .jsonl files

Actual Behavior:

  • Conversation titles display generic first message content instead of

summary field

  • Different results between -r and --resume flags
  • Summary field exists correctly in files but isn't displayed properly

Environment:

  • Claude Code version: 1.0.48
  • Platform: macOS Darwin 24.5.0
  • Projects affected: Multiple (LumaFreshDesk-Stable, others)

Additional Context:
The conversation .jsonl files contain proper summary fields like
"summary": "Analysis & Review - Customer Support Ticket Analysis" but
the UI displays the first message content instead. This makes
conversation identification nearly impossible in projects with many
conversations.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: windsurf
  • Version: 1.0.44
  • Feedback ID: 6a1bb983-e8ba-4ff2-89b4-ff9f4ea75dd4

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