# Claude Code terminal sessions now resume in the desktop app

By Steven Van · 2026-08-28

Typing /resume in Claude's desktop app pulls in the full conversation and context from a session started in the CLI.

Claude's desktop app can now pick up a session started in the Claude Code CLI. Typing **/resume** and choosing the session carries over the full conversation and context, so work started in the terminal continues in the desktop app.

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