anthropics / anthropics/claude-agent-sdk-python
continue_conversation=True starts a new session instead of resuming the previous one
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Description
In the Python Agent SDK, `ClaudeAgentOptions(continue_conversation=True)` does not resume the previous session after restarting the script.
A new `session_id` is created on every run, even when:
- the same script is used
- the same `cwd` is used
- the previous run fully completes and reaches `ResultMessage`
According to the docs, this option should continue the most recent session in the directory.
## Minimal repro
```python
import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from claude_agent_sdk import query, ClaudeAgentOptions, ResultMessage
PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
async def main():
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
cwd=str(PROJECT_DIR),
continue_conversation=True,
)
result = None
async for message in query(
prompt="Do you remember what we talked about last time?",
options=options,
):
if isinstance(message, ResultMessage):
result = message
print("session_id:", result.session_id)
asyncio.run(main())
```
Steps
Run the script once
Note the printed session_id
Run it again
The second run gets a different session_id
Expected
The second run should resume the most recent session in the same directory.
Actual
A new session is created each time.
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Research direction
Start at the ClaudeAgentOptions continue_conversation handling and the query entry point, then inspect how the most recent session is selected after ResultMessage. Run the minimal repro twice with the same cwd; done means the second run resumes the previous session and reports the same session_id.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 70/100