Feature Request: Allow Custom Naming of Chat Sessions
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 7, 2025 by torynet Closed Aug 8, 2025
Summary:
Add ability to set custom names for Claude Code chat sessions to improve session identification and management.
Current Behavior:
Sessions use auto-generated names with limited context (start time, initial prompt snippet) that become less descriptive after resuming or compacting.
Proposed Enhancement:
- Start sessions with custom names: claude --name "GitHub MCP Testing"
- Rename existing sessions: claude session rename <session-id> "New Name"
- Display custom names in claude --resume output
Use Case:
Managing multiple long-running development sessions across different projects where auto-generated names lose meaningful context over time.
Example:
claude --name "Github API Integration"
claude --resume
- "Github API Integration" (2025-01-15 14:30)
- "Authentication Bug Fix" (2025-01-14 09:15)
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