[FEATURE] Add CLI Support for Managing and Deleting Resume Sessions

[GC-RENCAO]

Preflight Checklist

• I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
• This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

Currently, the claude --resume functionality allows users to restore previous sessions. However, there is no built-in CLI support for managing or deleting these stored sessions.

As a result, users must manually navigate the local filesystem (e.g., ~/.claude/) to locate and remove session files, which is inconvenient and error-prone.

Proposed Solution

Introduce CLI commands to manage resume sessions:

claude sessions list
claude sessions delete <session_id>
claude sessions clear

Alternative Solutions

No response

Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

Expected Behavior

List sessions

claude sessions list

Output:

ID Created At Last Used Preview
abc123 2026-04-01 2026-04-03 "Debugging ECS timeout..."
def456 2026-04-02 2026-04-02 "DNS configuration issue..."

Delete a specific session

claude sessions delete abc123
Removes the session from local storage
Prevents it from appearing in --resume

Clear all sessions

claude sessions clear
Deletes all stored sessions

Additional Context

No response

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [FEATURE] Built-in Session Manager (claude sessions) — Consolidates 14+ Orphan/Process Issues #33979
2. [FEATURE] Add session deletion and file cleanup functionality #42077
3. [FEATURE] Add CLI command to delete all Claude Code sessions as well as a particular session #36167

This issue will be automatically closed as a duplicate in 3 days.

• If your issue is a duplicate, please close it and 👍 the existing issue instead
• To prevent auto-closure, add a comment or 👎 this comment

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

[github-actions]

This issue has been automatically closed as a duplicate of #33979.

If this is incorrect, please re-open this issue or create a new one.

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

[github-actions]

This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for 7 days. If you're experiencing a similar issue, please file a new issue and reference this one if it's relevant.