[FEATURE] Allow renaming session titles in VS Code extension
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- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
Session titles in the Claude Code VS Code sidebar are auto-generated and cannot be renamed. As sessions accumulate over days/weeks of work on a project, it becomes very difficult to find specific conversations. I end up opening multiple sessions just to check which one had the debugging work vs. the refactoring work.
Proposed Solution
- Right-click on a session title in the sidebar → "Rename" option
- Or double-click the title to edit inline
- Custom names persist across restarts
- Original auto-generated title shown as tooltip/subtitle
Alternative Solutions
Currently I have no workaround — I just scroll through sessions and try to remember which auto-generated title corresponds to what work. Sometimes I open 3-4 sessions before finding the right one.
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
Interactive mode (TUI)
Use Case Example
- Working on a project over several weeks
- Accumulate 15+ sessions for different tasks (bug fixes, new features, refactoring, debugging)
- Need to resume the "database migration" conversation from 3 days ago
- Currently: scroll through 15 auto-generated titles like "Help me fix...", "Can you update...", guess which is which
- With rename: sessions labeled "DB Migration", "Auth Refactor", "Bug #42" — find it instantly
Additional Context
This is a common UX pattern in chat-based tools (ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) where users can rename conversations for organization.
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