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Agent SDK reference - TypeScript
Claude Code CLI · in the page
agent-sdk/typescript
…ng a fresh conversation clears them, and resuming with `--resume` or `--continue` restores jobs that haven't expired. See [Scheduled tasks](/docs/en/scheduled-tasks). Setting `durable` to `true` requ…
Best practices for Claude Code
Claude Code CLI · in the page
best-practices
…tiple sittings you don't have to re-explain the context. Run [`claude --continue`](/docs/en/sessions#resume-a-session) to pick up where you left off, or `claude --resume` to choose from a list. Give s…
Claude Code changelog
Claude Code CLI · in the page
changelog
…esuming outside plan mode in the VS Code extension, and in `claude -p --continue`/`--resume` with a permission prompt tool, when no permission mode was set * Fixed the `Notification` hook not firing…
Checkpointing
Claude Code CLI · in the page
checkpointing
…ntact, use [`/branch`](/docs/en/sessions#branch-a-session) or `claude --continue --fork-session` instead. </Note> ## Common use cases Checkpoints are particularly useful when: * **Exploring alterna…
CLI reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
cli-reference
…` | | `--continue`, `-c` | Load the most recent conversation in the current directory, skipping [background…
Common workflows
Claude Code CLI · in the page
common-workflows
…s open. Tasks stop when you start a new conversation; `--resume` and `--continue` restore unexpired ones. | <Tip> When writing prompt…
Desktop application
Claude Code CLI · in the page
desktop
…| | `--resume`, `--continue` | Click a session in the sidebar…
Environment variables
Claude Code CLI · in the page
env-vars
…ude` TUI started this way is automatically excluded from `--resume`, `--continue`, up-arrow history, and the `claude agents` list. Non-interactive `claude -p` sessions still persist. Set `CLAUDE_CODE_…
Error reference
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errors
…ion without --resume. ``` Resuming with `claude --resume` or `claude --continue` reconnects to the [Remote Control](/docs/en/remote-control) session recorded in that conversation. This message means…
Keep Claude working toward a goal
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goal
…en the session ended. Claude Code restores it on every resume route: `--continue`, `--resume` with a session ID or name, and the [session picker](/docs/en/sessions#use-the-session-picker). Before v2.1…
Run Claude Code programmatically
Claude Code CLI · in the page
headless
…e-cli) and exits. Options you'll combine with `-p` often include: * `--continue` for [continuing conversations](#continue-conversations) * `--allowedTools` for [auto-approving tools](#auto-approve-to…
Hooks reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
hooks
…vents like `PostToolUse` or `UserPromptSubmit`, when you resume with `--continue` or `--resume`, Claude Code replays the saved text rather than re-running the hook for past turns, so values like times…
How Claude Code works
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how-claude-code-works
…anches. ### Resume or fork sessions Resuming a session with `claude --continue` or `claude --resume` reopens it under the same session ID and appends new messages to the existing conversation. Forki…
Interactive mode
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interactive-mode
…unch into a session that still has tasks, such as with `--resume` or `--continue`. When the task list is empty, Claude Code starts it collapsed * To see all tasks or clear them, ask Claude directly: "…
Model configuration
Claude Code CLI · in the page
model-config
…e one it selected. Resumed sessions started with `claude --resume`, `--continue`, or the `/resume` picker keep the model they were using when the transcript was saved, regardless of the current `mode…
Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control
Claude Code CLI · in the page
remote-control
…| | `-c`, `--continue` | Bring back the session that the last server in this directory started with, instead of…
Run prompts on a schedule
Claude Code CLI · in the page
scheduled-tasks
…ation and stop when you start a new one. Resuming with `--resume` or `--continue` brings back any task that hasn't [expired](#seven-day-expiry): a recurring task created within the last 7 days, or a o…
Test self-hosted environments end to end
Claude Code CLI · in the page
self-hosted-environments-testing
…at resume, attach to, or preconfigure a session, such as `--resume`, `--continue`, `--teleport`, `--session-id`, or `--init-only`. `--cloud` is rejected with a session ID or URL, and in non-interactiv…
Manage sessions
Claude Code CLI · in the page
sessions
…resume, branch, and switch between Claude Code conversations. Covers `--continue`, `--resume`, `--from-pr`, the `/resume` picker, session naming, exporting transcripts, and where transcripts are store…
Tools reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
tools-reference
…rent session. Tasks are session-scoped and restored on `--resume` or `--continue` if unexpired. See [scheduled tasks](/docs/en/scheduled-tasks)…
Week 24 · June 8–12, 2026
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/2026-w24
…relocates to the new directory's project storage, so `--resume` and `--continue` find it there. Claude prompts you to trust the directory if you haven't worked in it before.</p> <p className="dige…
Run parallel sessions with worktrees
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worktrees
…he session to that worktree. This holds for interactive resumes, for `--continue` and `--resume` in [non-interactive mode](/docs/en/headless) with `-p`, and for the Agent SDK. Back inside the worktree…
Claude Tag for Claude Code users
Claude Documentation · in the page
claude-tag/concepts/for-claude-code-users
…Each reply in the same thread continues the session, so there is no `--continue` or `/resume` to run, and a session stays attached to the thread it started in. See [the lifecycle of a request](/docs/…