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Unable to restore remote session locally

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Description

Describe the bug

I'm trying to restore a remote session locally. I run /resume and select the session:

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Then I get an error:

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● Resuming task locally (1s)
└─ Loading remote session
└ ○ Validating repository
└ ○ Checking for uncommitted changes
└ ○ Fetching and checking out branch
└ ○ Creating local session from remote events
└ ○ Saving session to disk

Error: Missing field timestamp
esc to return to session picker

I tried to use /diagnose to diagnose, but it found no missing timestamps (nothing was recorded for the failure).

Affected version

1.0.79 and 1.0.81

Steps to reproduce the behavior

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Expected behavior

Remote sessions should restore; failures should be debuggable.

Additional context

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Research direction

Start with the /resume remote-session restore flow and the transition that reports Missing field timestamp; compare the behavior in versions 1.0.79 and 1.0.81. Reproduce the failure if possible, then verify that remote sessions restore locally and that a failure leaves diagnostic information for /diagnose.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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