05. Stopping, resuming and tidying up
This chapter has moved into task pages:
- Stop and resume a session
- Stop when done, or keep a session awake
- Clear away finished sessions
- Stop a session that spends too much with a budget
- Hand off to another session or agent
Stopping and tidying up sessions
Section titled “Stopping and tidying up sessions”Which operation to choose, and how to stop a session: Stop and resume a session.
Tidying up in bulk (cleanup)
Section titled “Tidying up in bulk (cleanup)”The Clean up window, its safety ratings and the trash: Clear away finished sessions.
Clearing one finished job (deleting a working copy)
Section titled “Clearing one finished job (deleting a working copy)”A spend budget — pausing a session that spends too much
Section titled “A spend budget — pausing a session that spends too much”Stop a session that spends too much with a budget.
When you can — and can’t — resume
Section titled “When you can — and can’t — resume”Resuming, and recreating a deleted working copy: Stop and resume a session.
A claude session whose conversation log was deleted
Section titled “A claude session whose conversation log was deleted”See Find a missing session or one that will not resume.
The warning when the branch has been swapped
Section titled “The warning when the branch has been swapped”Continuing elsewhere — handoff, branch, move
Section titled “Continuing elsewhere — handoff, branch, move”Hand off to another session or agent.
Handing a conversation off (handoff)
Section titled “Handing a conversation off (handoff)”Hand off to another session or agent.
Moving a session to another agent (move)
Section titled “Moving a session to another agent (move)”Hand off to another session or agent.
Keeping a session awake
Section titled “Keeping a session awake”Stop when done, or keep a session awake.
Having a session stop when it is done
Section titled “Having a session stop when it is done”Stop when done, or keep a session awake.