[DOCS] `/resume` session picker docs omit PR URL search support
Documentation Type
Missing documentation (feature not documented)
Documentation Location
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/common-workflows
Section/Topic
Resume previous conversations and Use the session picker
Current Documentation
The docs currently say:
* claude --from-pr 123 resumes sessions linked to a specific pull request
The/resumecommand (orclaude --resumewithout arguments) opens an interactive session picker with these features: |/or any printable character other thanSpace| Enter search mode and filter sessions |
And the CLI reference says:
--from-pr Resume sessions linked to a specific pull request. Accepts a PR number, a GitHub or GitHub Enterprise PR URL, a GitLab merge request URL, or a Bitbucket pull request URL. Sessions are linked automatically when Claude creates the pull request
What's Wrong or Missing?
The docs explain two related pieces separately: claude --from-pr can resume PR-linked sessions, and /resume has a search/filter mode. They do not document that in v2.1.122 you can paste a PR URL directly into the interactive /resume search box and Claude Code will find the session that created that PR.
That omission matters because the supported URL formats are only documented for --from-pr. A reader of the /resume picker docs would not learn that the same linked-session lookup now works interactively for GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab merge requests, and Bitbucket pull requests.
Suggested Improvement
Add a short note in the Use the session picker section near the search-mode row explaining that the /resume picker accepts pasted PR URLs and uses them to find the session that created that PR.
Suggested wording:
You can paste a pull request URL into the /resume search box to find the session that created that PR. This works for GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab merge request URLs, and Bitbucket pull request URLs.
Also cross-reference this from the --from-pr documentation so the CLI flag and interactive picker stay aligned.
Impact
Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand
Additional Context
Affected Pages:
| Page | Line(s) | Context |
|------|---------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/common-workflows | 561-569 | Documents claude --from-pr and /resume, but not PR URL lookup inside the picker |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/common-workflows | 617-629 | Documents the picker's search mode, but not pasting a PR URL to find the linked session |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference | 66 | Documents the supported PR URL formats for --from-pr, which should be mirrored in the interactive /resume flow |
Total scope: 2 pages affected
Behavior added in changelog version v2.1.122: pasting a PR URL into the /resume search box finds the linked session that created that PR.
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