/session

ao session

Manage agent sessions: list, inspect, rename, kill, restore, clean up, and claim PRs.

Syntax

ao session <subcommand> [args] [flags]

Subcommands

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ao session ls

List sessions.

**Syntax:**

ao session ls [flags]

**Flags:**

| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `-a, --all` | Include orchestrator sessions | - | | `--include-terminated` | Include terminated sessions | - | | `--json` | Output as JSON | - | | `-p, --project string` | Filter by project ID | - |

**Examples:**

# List all active worker sessions
ao session ls

# List all sessions including terminated, scoped to one project
ao session ls --include-terminated -p agent-orchestrator

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ao session get

Fetch one session.

**Syntax:**

ao session get <id> [flags]

**Flags:**

| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `--json` | Output as JSON | - | | `-p, --project string` | Project id to scope the lookup | - |

**Examples:**

# Get details for session mer-3
ao session get mer-3

# Get session details as JSON
ao session get mer-3 --json

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ao session kill

Terminate a session.

**Syntax:**

ao session kill <id> [flags]

**Flags:**

| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `-p, --project string` | Project id to scope the lookup | - |

**Examples:**

# Kill session mer-3
ao session kill mer-3

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ao session rename

Rename a session.

**Syntax:**

ao session rename <id> <name> [flags]

**Flags:**

| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `-p, --project string` | Project id to scope the lookup | - |

**Examples:**

# Rename session mer-3 to a new display name
ao session rename mer-3 "fix-auth-bug"

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ao session restore

Relaunch a terminated session.

**Syntax:**

ao session restore <id> [flags]

**Flags:**

| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `-p, --project string` | Project id to scope the lookup | - |

**Examples:**

# Restore a terminated session
ao session restore mer-3

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ao session cleanup

Clean up terminated sessions by reclaiming eligible workspaces. Dirty worktrees are skipped by the daemon.

**Syntax:**

ao session cleanup [flags]

**Flags:**

| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `-p, --project string` | Filter by project ID | - | | `-y, --yes` | Skip confirmation prompt | - |

**Examples:**

# Clean up all terminated sessions (skip prompt)
ao session cleanup -y

# Clean up terminated sessions for one project
ao session cleanup -p agent-orchestrator

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ao session claim-pr

Attach an existing PR to a session.

**Syntax:**

ao session claim-pr <session-id> <pr-ref> [flags]

**Flags:**

| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `--json` | Output as JSON | - | | `--no-takeover` | Refuse if another active session owns the PR | - | | `-p, --project string` | Project id to scope the lookup | - |

**Examples:**

# Attach PR 88 to session mer-3
ao session claim-pr mer-3 88

# Claim PR 88 but refuse if another session already owns it
ao session claim-pr mer-3 88 --no-takeover