Pi resumes sessions with `-c`, `/resume`
Pi's terminal coding harness highlights a straightforward recovery path: users can continue the latest session with `pi -c` or pick an older one through `/resume`. It makes crash recovery and long-running coding work feel much less fragile.
Session persistence is the difference between a cute terminal agent and one you can actually trust on real work. Pi keeps the continuation flow minimal instead of burying it behind a heavier IDE-style shell.
- –`pi -c` keeps the last session one command away after a crash or reconnect
- –`/resume` gives an interactive picker for branching, older sessions, or messy histories
- –The design matches Pi's core pitch: small surface area, durable state
- –For coding agents, recoverability is a core usability feature, not a bonus
- –This is especially useful for long refactors where losing context costs real time
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2026-05-16
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2026-05-16
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Eric Michaud