Browse and resume historical sessions from desktop app

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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, session history files are stored locally under ~/.claude/projects/, but there's no way to browse or reopen past sessions from the desktop app UI.

Proposed Solution

• A session history panel in the desktop app showing past conversations (date, project path, first message as preview)
• Ability to click to resume a historical session
  Current workaround:
• Use /resume <session-id> in the CLI, which is not available in the desktop app

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Add /resume (session resume) to desktop app #50067
2. Feature request: Session Manager UI for browsing and resuming conversations #46862
3. App restart after update loses session — no in-app way to resume #51842

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