[BUG] session transcript: `custom-title` and `agent-name` entries keep added even when there is no change in the session title

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 22, 2026 by zzJinux Closed May 21, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [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?

Transcript entries with type custom-title and agent-name are added redundantly for no practical reason, seemingly

What Should Happen?

If the session name is unchanged, don't add more entries for those.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start a session
  2. Rename the session
  3. Exit and enter the session multiple times
  4. Redundant rename-related entries are added to the transcript

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.81

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

_No response_

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