New conversations inherit renamed session title
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 14, 2026 by volkiz
Bug Description
After manually renaming a conversation to a custom title, all subsequently opened new conversations inherit that title instead of receiving their own auto-generated names.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Code (VS Code extension or CLI)
- Have an active conversation
- Rename the conversation to a custom title (e.g.,
/rename fable-promptor via UI rename) - Confirm rename succeeds
- Open or create a new conversation
- The new conversation displays with the old conversation's custom title instead of its own auto-generated title
- All subsequent new conversations also inherit the same incorrect title
Expected Behavior
Each new conversation should receive its own unique auto-generated title based on its content/context. A manually-set title in one conversation should not propagate to new conversations.
Actual Behavior
New conversations display with the previously renamed conversation's title, leading to duplicate/confusing session names in the /resume list.
Environment
- Platform: VS Code extension (Windows 11)
- Claude Code version: Latest
- OS: Windows 11 Pro
Additional Context
This appears to be a conversation naming/state management issue where the renamed title is incorrectly applied as a default/template for new conversations instead of being scoped to a single session.
Related issues (different manifestations):
- #65010 — manual rename gets overwritten by auto-titling
- #31394 —
/renamedoesn't persist in/resumelist - #65361 — renamed session disappears from
/resume