[BUG] Welcome screen "Recent activity" never shows sessions after release notes are read

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?

Bug Description

The welcome screen always shows "No recent activity" even when many previous sessions exist.

## Root Cause (confirmed via binary analysis of v2.1.104)

Qk7() — the function that preloads recent sessions into B4_ — is only called when hasReleaseNotes === true:

```js
if (hasReleaseNotes) await Qk7()

Once the user has seen all release notes (lastReleaseNotesSeen === current version), hasReleaseNotes is always false,
so Qk7() never runs. The module-level variable B4_ stays undefined, and lk7() (which the welcome screen reads
synchronously) returns undefined → "No recent activity".

What Should Happen?

Expected Behavior

Qk7() should run unconditionally at startup (or the welcome screen should trigger it directly), not be gated on
hasReleaseNotes.

Workaround

None currently (resetting lastReleaseNotesSeen to an older version causes the release notes dialog to reappear on
every restart).

Error Messages/Logs

Environment

  - Claude Code version: 2.1.104
  - Platform: macOS darwin arm64
  - Auth: claude.ai OAuth
  - Sessions present: 18 .jsonl files in project directory, all valid

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce

1. Use Claude Code for a while (build up session history)
2. Read/dismiss release notes (or have lastReleaseNotesSeen set to the current version)
3. Start Claude Code → welcome screen shows "No recent activity" regardless of existing sessions

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code version: 2.1.104

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

iTerm2

Additional Information

_No response_