No pause/continue option when 5-hour Claude Code session window expires #1899
Description
Checklist
- I searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported
Area
Frontend
Operating System
Windows
Version
2.7.5
What happened?
When using Claude Code with a subscription on the Kanban board, the 5-hour session window has a hard limit with no graceful handling. When the session window is about to expire or has expired, there is no way to:
- Pause the current session
- Resume/continue from where you left off
- Seamlessly transition to a new session window
This forces users to lose their progress and context when working on tasks in the Kanban board, significantly impacting productivity and making it difficult to work on long-running tasks.
Steps to reproduce
- Start Claude Code using Kanban board with an active subscription
- Begin working on a task that requires more than a few hours
- Continue working until the 5-hour session window is near expiration
- Attempt to continue working or look for options to pause/save the session
- Session expires without warning, context is lost
Expected behavior
The system should provide one of the following solutions:
Option 1: Pause/Continue Feature
- Add a "Pause Session" button that preserves the current state before the 5-hour window expires
- Allow users to "Continue" from the paused state in a new session window
- Maintain all context, variables, and progress from the previous session
Option 2: Automatic Session Continuation
- Detect when the 5-hour session window is approaching its end (e.g., at 95% completion)
- Automatically save the session state internally
- When the session expires, seamlessly transition to a new session window
- Continue executing from exactly where it left off without user intervention
Option 3: Graceful Warning + Extended Timeout
- Provide a clear warning when the session is about to expire (at 90-95% of the window)
- Allow users to request an extension or explicitly pause the session
- Give users time to wrap up current operations