feat(tui-go): session list / resume view (E)

R opens a navigable overlay of recent sessions (GET /sessions: short id, status,
workflow/stage, relative age); enter resumes via POST /sessions/{id}/resume, which
replays onto the existing global /stream (no WS re-dial). Fetch/resume errors surface
in the overlay, never panic. stdlib-only (ws.Client.HTTPBase derives the base URL).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

apps/tui-go/internal/app/model.go

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const (
 	OverlayConfig
 	OverlayStats
 	OverlayIdeas
+	OverlaySessions
 )
 
 // RouterEntry is one line in a session's conversation transcript.
@@ -259,6 +260,14 @@ type Model struct {
 	ideasIndex   int
 	ideasLoading bool
 
+	// session browser (OverlaySessions) — recent sessions fetched over HTTP from
+	// GET /sessions, so prior runs are reachable after a server restart + TUI reopen
+	// (the WS stream only carries live sessions, not the historical roster).
+	sessionList        []SessionSummary
+	sessionListIndex   int
+	sessionListLoading bool
+	sessionListErr     string
+
 	// command palette
 	paletteFilter string
 	paletteIndex  int

apps/tui-go/internal/app/overlays.go

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ func (m Model) renderOverlay(base string) string {
 		return m.center(m.statsModal())
 	case OverlayIdeas:
 		return m.center(m.ideasModal())
+	case OverlaySessions:
+		return m.center(m.sessionsModal())
 	}
 	return base
 }

apps/tui-go/internal/app/sessions_overlay.go

@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+)
+
+// SessionSummary is one recent session from GET /sessions. Mirrors the server's
+// SessionSummaryResponse (apps/server SessionRoutes.kt) — the wire shape.
+type SessionSummary struct {
+	SessionID      string `json:"sessionId"`
+	Status         string `json:"status"`
+	Intent         string `json:"intent"`
+	WorkflowID     string `json:"workflowId"`
+	StageCount     int    `json:"stageCount"`
+	CreatedAt      string `json:"createdAt"`
+	LastActivityAt string `json:"lastActivityAt"`
+}
+
+// sessionsLoadedMsg carries the result of a GET /sessions fetch. Exactly one of
+// sessions / err is meaningful; err non-empty means the fetch failed and the
+// overlay shows it instead of crashing.
+type sessionsLoadedMsg struct {
+	sessions []SessionSummary
+	err      string
+}
+
+// sessionResumeMsg is the outcome of asking the server to resume a session
+// (POST /sessions/{id}/resume). On success its events replay onto the live
+// stream the app already drains; on failure the overlay shows the error.
+type sessionResumeMsg struct {
+	sessionID string
+	err       string
+}
+
+// sessionsHTTPTimeout bounds the REST calls so a wedged server can't hang the UI.
+const sessionsHTTPTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+
+// fetchSessions is a tea.Cmd that GETs the recent-session roster over HTTP and
+// reports it as a sessionsLoadedMsg. base is the http://host:port origin (from
+// the ws client); an empty base yields an error message rather than a panic.
+func fetchSessions(base string) tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		if base == "" {
+			return sessionsLoadedMsg{err: "no server address"}
+		}
+		client := &http.Client{Timeout: sessionsHTTPTimeout}
+		resp, err := client.Get(base + "/sessions")
+		if err != nil {
+			return sessionsLoadedMsg{err: "fetch failed: " + err.Error()}
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			return sessionsLoadedMsg{err: "server returned " + resp.Status}
+		}
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return sessionsLoadedMsg{err: "read failed: " + err.Error()}
+		}
+		var out []SessionSummary
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &out); err != nil {
+			return sessionsLoadedMsg{err: "decode failed: " + err.Error()}
+		}
+		return sessionsLoadedMsg{sessions: out}
+	}
+}
+
+// resumeSession is a tea.Cmd that asks the server to rehydrate and relaunch a
+// session (POST /sessions/{id}/resume). The server replays the rehydrated
+// session onto the global stream this client already reads, so no WS re-dial is
+// needed — the existing transport carries it.
+func resumeSession(base, id string) tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		if base == "" {
+			return sessionResumeMsg{sessionID: id, err: "no server address"}
+		}
+		client := &http.Client{Timeout: sessionsHTTPTimeout}
+		resp, err := client.Post(base+"/sessions/"+id+"/resume", "application/json", nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return sessionResumeMsg{sessionID: id, err: "resume failed: " + err.Error()}
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		// 202 Accepted on success; 200 (already running) is fine too.
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusAccepted && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			return sessionResumeMsg{sessionID: id, err: "server returned " + resp.Status}
+		}
+		return sessionResumeMsg{sessionID: id}
+	}
+}
+
+// openSessions opens the recent-session browser and kicks off the HTTP fetch.
+// It is global (not bound to the selected session), so it opens from anywhere —
+// including the idle list after a fresh reconnect with no live sessions yet.
+func (m *Model) openSessions() tea.Cmd {
+	m.overlay = OverlaySessions
+	m.sessionListIndex = 0
+	m.sessionListErr = ""
+	m.sessionListLoading = true
+	return fetchSessions(m.client.HTTPBase())
+}
+
+// handleSessionsKey owns every key while the session browser is open: navigate
+// the roster, esc closes, enter resumes the selected session.
+func (m Model) handleSessionsKey(k tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	switch {
+	case k.Type == tea.KeyEsc || runeIs(k, "R"):
+		m.overlay = OverlayNone
+	case k.Type == tea.KeyUp || runeIs(k, "k"):
+		if m.sessionListIndex > 0 {
+			m.sessionListIndex--
+		}
+	case k.Type == tea.KeyDown || runeIs(k, "j"):
+		if m.sessionListIndex < len(m.sessionList)-1 {
+			m.sessionListIndex++
+		}
+	case k.Type == tea.KeyEnter:
+		if m.sessionListIndex >= 0 && m.sessionListIndex < len(m.sessionList) {
+			return m.openSelectedSession()
+		}
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+// openSelectedSession focuses the highlighted recent session locally and asks the
+// server to resume it. Focusing it first means its replayed events land on the
+// session the operator is now looking at; the resume cmd does the rest over the
+// existing stream (no WS re-dial — see resumeSession).
+func (m Model) openSelectedSession() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	sum := m.sessionList[m.sessionListIndex]
+	s := m.ensureSession(sum.SessionID)
+	if sum.WorkflowID != "" {
+		s.WorkflowID = sum.WorkflowID
+		if s.Name == "" {
+			s.Name = sum.WorkflowID
+		}
+	}
+	if sum.Status != "" {
+		s.Status = sum.Status
+	}
+	m.selectedID = sum.SessionID
+	m.sessionEntered = true
+	m.overlay = OverlayNone
+	return m, resumeSession(m.client.HTTPBase(), sum.SessionID)
+}
+
+func (m Model) sessionsModal() string {
+	t := m.theme
+	w := m.modalWidth()
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString(m.titleLine("sessions"))
+	if len(m.sessionList) > 0 {
+		b.WriteString(mbg(t, "   ("+itoa(m.sessionListIndex+1)+"/"+itoa(len(m.sessionList))+")", t.P.Faint))
+	}
+	b.WriteString("\n\n")
+
+	if m.sessionListErr != "" {
+		b.WriteString(lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(t.P.Bad).Background(t.P.BgPanel).Render("  ▲ "+truncate(m.sessionListErr, w-8)) + "\n")
+		b.WriteString("\n" + modalHints(t, [][2]string{{"R/esc", "close"}}))
+		return t.Overlay.Width(w).Render(b.String())
+	}
+	if m.sessionListLoading && len(m.sessionList) == 0 {
+		b.WriteString(mbg(t, "  loading…", t.P.Faint) + "\n")
+		b.WriteString("\n" + modalHints(t, [][2]string{{"R/esc", "close"}}))
+		return t.Overlay.Width(w).Render(b.String())
+	}
+	if len(m.sessionList) == 0 {
+		b.WriteString(mbg(t, "  no recent sessions", t.P.Faint) + "\n")
+		b.WriteString("\n" + modalHints(t, [][2]string{{"R/esc", "close"}}))
+		return t.Overlay.Width(w).Render(b.String())
+	}
+
+	// Windowed roster, keeping the selected row in view.
+	bodyH := m.height*70/100 - 6
+	if bodyH < 4 {
+		bodyH = 4
+	}
+	off := 0
+	if len(m.sessionList) > bodyH {
+		off = m.sessionListIndex - bodyH/2
+		if off < 0 {
+			off = 0
+		}
+		if off > len(m.sessionList)-bodyH {
+			off = len(m.sessionList) - bodyH
+		}
+	}
+	end := off + bodyH
+	if end > len(m.sessionList) {
+		end = len(m.sessionList)
+	}
+	for i := off; i < end; i++ {
+		b.WriteString(m.sessionListRow(i) + "\n")
+	}
+
+	b.WriteString("\n" + modalHints(t, [][2]string{
+		{"↑↓", "select"}, {"enter", "resume"}, {"R/esc", "close"},
+	}))
+	return t.Overlay.Width(w).Render(b.String())
+}
+
+// sessionListRow renders one roster line: marker, short id, status, current
+// stage (if any), and relative age of the last activity.
+func (m Model) sessionListRow(i int) string {
+	t := m.theme
+	s := m.sessionList[i]
+
+	marker := mbg(t, "  ", t.P.BgPanel)
+	idFg := t.P.Fg
+	if i == m.sessionListIndex {
+		marker = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(t.P.Accent).Background(t.P.BgPanel).Render("▸ ")
+		idFg = t.P.FgStrong
+	}
+
+	idCell := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(idFg).Background(t.P.BgPanel).Render(padRaw(shortSessionID(s.SessionID), 8))
+	statusCell := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(statusColor(t, s.Status)).Background(t.P.BgPanel).Bold(true).
+		Render(padRaw(statusLabel(s.Status), 9))
+
+	stage := s.WorkflowID
+	if s.StageCount > 0 {
+		stage += " ·" + itoa(s.StageCount) + "stg"
+	}
+	stageCell := mbg(t, padRaw(stage, 22), t.P.Accent2)
+
+	age := relativeAge(s.LastActivityAt)
+	ageCell := mbg(t, age, t.P.Faint)
+
+	return marker + idCell + " " + statusCell + " " + stageCell + " " + ageCell
+}
+
+// shortSessionID trims a long session id to a recognizable prefix for the list.
+func shortSessionID(id string) string {
+	if len(id) <= 8 {
+		return id
+	}
+	return id[:8]
+}
+
+// relativeAge renders an ISO-8601 instant string (Instant.toString() on the
+// server) as a compact "Ns ago" age, falling back to "—" when absent/unparseable.
+func relativeAge(iso string) string {
+	if iso == "" {
+		return "—"
+	}
+	ts, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, iso)
+	if err != nil {
+		ts, err = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, iso)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "—"
+		}
+	}
+	return agoLabel(nowMillis() - ts.UnixMilli())
+}

apps/tui-go/internal/app/sessions_overlay_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+func sessionsModel() Model {
+	m := NewModel(nil)
+	m.width, m.height = 120, 40
+	m.theme = NewTheme(SoftBlue)
+	return m
+}
+
+// sampleSummaries is a deterministic two-row roster used across the tests.
+func sampleSummaries() []SessionSummary {
+	return []SessionSummary{
+		{SessionID: "aaaaaaaa-1111", Status: "ACTIVE", WorkflowID: "refactor", StageCount: 2},
+		{SessionID: "bbbbbbbb-2222", Status: "FAILED", WorkflowID: "healthcheck"},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionsOverlayToggle(t *testing.T) {
+	m := sessionsModel()
+	// `R` opens the browser from the idle list.
+	updated, _ := m.handleNormalKey(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyRunes, Runes: []rune("R")})
+	m = updated.(Model)
+	if m.overlay != OverlaySessions {
+		t.Fatalf("expected OverlaySessions after R, got %d", m.overlay)
+	}
+	if !m.sessionListLoading {
+		t.Fatalf("expected loading state right after open")
+	}
+	// `esc` closes it (routed through the overlay key handler).
+	updated, _ = m.handleOverlayKey(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyEsc})
+	m = updated.(Model)
+	if m.overlay != OverlayNone {
+		t.Fatalf("expected overlay closed after esc, got %d", m.overlay)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionsLoadedPopulatesAndRenders(t *testing.T) {
+	m := sessionsModel()
+	m.overlay = OverlaySessions
+	m.sessionListLoading = true
+	m.applySessionsLoaded(sessionsLoadedMsg{sessions: sampleSummaries()})
+	if m.sessionListLoading {
+		t.Fatalf("expected loading cleared after load")
+	}
+	if len(m.sessionList) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 sessions, got %d", len(m.sessionList))
+	}
+	out := m.sessionsModal()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "aaaaaaaa") || !strings.Contains(out, "bbbbbbbb") {
+		t.Fatalf("modal missing session ids:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "ACTIVE") || !strings.Contains(out, "FAILED") {
+		t.Fatalf("modal missing statuses:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionsNavigationBoundsChecked(t *testing.T) {
+	m := sessionsModel()
+	m.overlay = OverlaySessions
+	m.sessionList = sampleSummaries()
+	// Up at the top is a no-op (clamped at 0).
+	updated, _ := m.handleSessionsKey(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyUp})
+	m = updated.(Model)
+	if m.sessionListIndex != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected index clamped to 0 at top, got %d", m.sessionListIndex)
+	}
+	// Down moves to row 1.
+	updated, _ = m.handleSessionsKey(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyDown})
+	m = updated.(Model)
+	if m.sessionListIndex != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected index 1 after down, got %d", m.sessionListIndex)
+	}
+	// Down again is clamped at the last row.
+	updated, _ = m.handleSessionsKey(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyDown})
+	m = updated.(Model)
+	if m.sessionListIndex != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected index clamped to 1 at bottom, got %d", m.sessionListIndex)
+	}
+	// `j` is the vim-style alias for down (still clamped here).
+	updated, _ = m.handleSessionsKey(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyRunes, Runes: []rune("j")})
+	m = updated.(Model)
+	if m.sessionListIndex != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected j clamped at bottom, got %d", m.sessionListIndex)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionsEnterFocusesAndEmitsResume(t *testing.T) {
+	m := sessionsModel()
+	m.overlay = OverlaySessions
+	m.sessionList = sampleSummaries()
+	m.sessionListIndex = 1 // the FAILED healthcheck row
+	updated, cmd := m.handleSessionsKey(tea.KeyMsg{Type: tea.KeyEnter})
+	m = updated.(Model)
+	if m.overlay != OverlayNone {
+		t.Fatalf("expected overlay closed after resume, got %d", m.overlay)
+	}
+	if m.selectedID != "bbbbbbbb-2222" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected selected id bbbbbbbb-2222, got %q", m.selectedID)
+	}
+	if !m.sessionEntered {
+		t.Fatalf("expected session entered after resume")
+	}
+	if s := m.session("bbbbbbbb-2222"); s == nil || s.WorkflowID != "healthcheck" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected vivified session with workflow healthcheck, got %+v", s)
+	}
+	// A resume cmd is emitted; with a nil client (no server addr) it resolves to a
+	// sessionResumeMsg carrying the error — exercised here so it can't panic.
+	if cmd == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected a resume cmd to be emitted")
+	}
+	if msg, ok := cmd().(sessionResumeMsg); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected sessionResumeMsg from resume cmd, got %T", cmd())
+	} else if msg.sessionID != "bbbbbbbb-2222" {
+		t.Fatalf("resume msg for wrong session: %q", msg.sessionID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionsFetchErrorShownNoPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	m := sessionsModel()
+	m.overlay = OverlaySessions
+	m.sessionListLoading = true
+	m.applySessionsLoaded(sessionsLoadedMsg{err: "server returned 503 Service Unavailable"})
+	if m.sessionListLoading {
+		t.Fatalf("expected loading cleared on error")
+	}
+	if m.sessionListErr == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error recorded")
+	}
+	out := m.sessionsModal()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "503") {
+		t.Fatalf("modal should surface the fetch error:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRelativeAgeParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := relativeAge(""); got != "—" {
+		t.Fatalf("empty age should be em-dash, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := relativeAge("not-a-timestamp"); got != "—" {
+		t.Fatalf("unparseable age should be em-dash, got %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := relativeAge("2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"); !strings.HasSuffix(got, "ago") {
+		t.Fatalf("a real instant should render an age, got %q", got)
+	}
+}

apps/tui-go/internal/app/update.go

@@ -51,12 +51,37 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.applyServerPhased(msg.m)
 		return m, readServer(m.client)
 
+	case sessionsLoadedMsg:
+		m.applySessionsLoaded(msg)
+		return m, nil
+
+	case sessionResumeMsg:
+		if msg.err != "" {
+			m.sessionListErr = "resume: " + msg.err
+		}
+		return m, nil
+
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		return m.handleKey(msg)
 	}
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+// applySessionsLoaded folds a GET /sessions result into the browser, clamping the
+// cursor and surfacing any fetch error in place of a crash.
+func (m *Model) applySessionsLoaded(msg sessionsLoadedMsg) {
+	m.sessionListLoading = false
+	if msg.err != "" {
+		m.sessionListErr = msg.err
+		return
+	}
+	m.sessionListErr = ""
+	m.sessionList = msg.sessions
+	if m.sessionListIndex >= len(m.sessionList) {
+		m.sessionListIndex = 0
+	}
+}
+
 func (m *Model) applyConn(s ws.Status) {
 	switch {
 	case s.Connected:
@@ -178,6 +203,10 @@ func (m Model) handleNormalKey(k tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.openArtifacts()
 	case "I":
 		m.openIdeas()
+	case "R":
+		// Resume browser: recent sessions over HTTP, reachable even after a server
+		// restart + TUI reopen (the live stream only carries running sessions).
+		return m, m.openSessions()
 	case "S":
 		m.openStats()
 	case "g":
@@ -359,6 +388,11 @@ func (m Model) handleOverlayKey(k tea.KeyMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	if m.overlay == OverlayConfig {
 		return m.handleConfigKey(k)
 	}
+	// Sessions overlay owns all its keys: enter resumes (emits a cmd), so it can't
+	// share the generic no-cmd esc path below.
+	if m.overlay == OverlaySessions {
+		return m.handleSessionsKey(k)
+	}
 	if k.Type == tea.KeyEsc {
 		m.overlay = OverlayNone
 		return m, nil
@@ -566,6 +600,7 @@ func paletteCommands() []paletteCmd {
 		{"events", "event inspector", "browse the event stream"},
 		{"artifacts", "view artifacts", "browse this session's artifacts"},
 		{"stats", "session stats", "metrics for the selected session"},
+		{"sessions", "resume session", "browse / resume recent sessions"},
 		{"config", "edit config", "view / change correx settings"},
 		{"mode", "toggle mode", "switch chat / steering"},
 		{"cancel", "cancel session", "stop the selected session"},
@@ -605,6 +640,8 @@ func (m Model) execPalette(id string) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.openArtifacts()
 	case "stats":
 		m.openStats()
+	case "sessions":
+		return m, m.openSessions()
 	case "config":
 		m.openConfig()
 	case "mode":

apps/tui-go/internal/app/view.go

@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ func (m Model) renderFooter() string {
 		hints = []string{hint("↑↓", "choose"), hint("enter", "launch"), hint("e", "custom"), hint("esc", "later")}
 	case m.displayState() == StateIdle:
 		if nrw {
-			hints = []string{hint("i", "name"), hint("/", "filter"), hint("w", "wf"), hint("p", "cmds"), hint("q", "quit")}
+			hints = []string{hint("i", "name"), hint("/", "filter"), hint("w", "wf"), hint("R", "resume"), hint("p", "cmds"), hint("q", "quit")}
 		} else {
-			hints = []string{hint("i", "name"), hint("/", "filter"), hint("enter", "open"), hint("jk", "move"), hint("w", "workflows"), hint("p", "cmds"), hint("q", "quit")}
+			hints = []string{hint("i", "name"), hint("/", "filter"), hint("enter", "open"), hint("jk", "move"), hint("w", "workflows"), hint("R", "resume"), hint("p", "cmds"), hint("q", "quit")}
 		}
 	default: // StateInSession
 		if nrw {