fix: CLI backend session resume + TUI output#1921
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- Add resumeArgs to DEFAULT_CLAUDE_BACKEND for proper --resume flag usage - Fix gateway not preserving cliSessionIds/claudeCliSessionId in nextEntry - Add test for CLI session ID preservation in gateway agent handler - Update docs with new resumeArgs default
CLI backends (claude-cli etc) don't emit streaming assistant events, causing TUI to show "(no output)" despite correct processing. Now emits assistant event with final text before lifecycle end so server-chat buffer gets populated for WebSocket clients.
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Problem 1: Session Resume
Claude CLI requires different flags for new vs resumed sessions:
--session-id <id>--resume <id>Without proper
resumeArgs, follow-up messages would try to use--session-idwith an existing session ID, causing:Two bugs prevented session continuity:
DEFAULT_CLAUDE_BACKENDhad noresumeArgs, so it always used--session-idagent.tswasn't copyingcliSessionIds/claudeCliSessionIdtonextEntry, so CLI session IDs were lost between requestsProblem 2: TUI "(no output)"
TUI uses WebSocket streaming events. Flow:
evt.stream === "assistant"events → buffer populated → final message has textemitChatFinalsends undefined → TUI shows "(no output)"Changes
Session Resume
src/agents/cli-backends.ts- AddresumeArgsto Claude backendsrc/gateway/server-methods/agent.ts- Preserve CLI session ID fields innextEntrysrc/gateway/server-methods/agent.test.ts- Add regression testTUI Output
src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-execution.ts- Emitassistantevent with final text before lifecycleendfor CLI backendsTest plan
pnpm buildpassespnpm lintpassespnpm testpasses (unrelated heartbeat test failures pre-existing)