From 234f367d0ddbfb6e958e986bf962e02c21d06f4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mario Zechner <badlogicgames@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:06:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(coding-agent): make /new create a new session file

fixes #649
---
 packages/coding-agent/src/core/session-manager.ts | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/session-manager.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/session-manager.ts
index 93ab733a..4a5fe38d 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/session-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/session-manager.ts
@@ -658,7 +658,9 @@ export class SessionManager {
 			this._buildIndex();
 			this.flushed = true;
 		} else {
+			const explicitPath = this.sessionFile;
 			this.newSession();
+			this.sessionFile = explicitPath; // preserve explicit path from --session flag
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -675,11 +677,11 @@ export class SessionManager {
 		};
 		this.fileEntries = [header];
 		this.byId.clear();
+		this.labelsById.clear();
 		this.leafId = null;
 		this.flushed = false;
 
-		// Only generate filename if persisting and not already set (e.g., via --session flag)
-		if (this.persist && !this.sessionFile) {
+		if (this.persist) {
 			const fileTimestamp = timestamp.replace(/[:.]/g, "-");
 			this.sessionFile = join(this.getSessionDir(), `${fileTimestamp}_${this.sessionId}.jsonl`);
 		}