claude-code-watch 0.0.16 → 0.0.18

package/README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Claude Code writes detailed JSONL logs under `~/.claude/projects/` as it works
 ## Features
 
 - **Real-time streaming** — thinking, tool calls, tool results, and text responses appear as they happen
-- **Multi-session** — watch all active Claude Code sessions simultaneously in a tree view
+- **Multi-session** — watch all Claude Code sessions from the past 24 hours in a tree view, grouped by date
 - **Subagent tracking** — see subagent activity nested under their parent session
 - **Token & cost visibility** — tracks input/output/cache tokens per agent, with context window utilization
 - **Filter controls** — toggle thinking, tool input, tool output, hook output, and text visibility independently
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ OPTIONS:
     -n                   Start from newest (skip history, live only)
     -l [N]               List recent sessions (default 10) and exit
     -a [N]               List active sessions (default all) and exit
-    -w <dur>             Active window duration (default 30m, e.g. 30s, 2m, 10m)
+    -w <dur>             Active window duration (default 24h, e.g. 30s, 2m, 10m)
     -m <N>               Max sessions to show in tree (default 0=unlimited)
     -c <dur>             Auto-collapse sessions inactive for this duration (e.g. 2m)
     -D                   Debug: show raw type:subtype for every JSONL line we'd drop

package/bin/claude-watch.js

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async function main() {
     sessionID: '',
     skipHistory: false,
     pollMs: 500,
-    activeWindow: 30 * 60 * 1000,
+    activeWindow: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
     maxSessions: 0,
     collapseAfter: 0,
     debugAll: false,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-code-watch",
-  "version": "0.0.16",
+  "version": "0.0.18",
   "description": "Web-based real-time monitor for Claude Code.",
   "main": "./src/server/server.js",
   "bin": {

package/public/index.html

@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ body {
 .tree-row {
   display: flex; align-items: flex-start;
 }
+.tree-row-session {
+  margin-top: 6px;
+}
+.tree-row-folder {
+  margin-top: 6px;
+}
+.folder-node {
+  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--yellow);
+}
 .tree-content {
   flex: 1; min-width: 0;
 }
@@ -320,6 +329,7 @@ body {
   <span class="sep">│</span>
   <span id="item-count">0 items</span>
   <span class="sep">│</span>
+  <span id="footer-version" style="margin-left:auto;font-size:10px;color:var(--dim)"></span>
   </div>
 
 <script src="vendor/highlight.min.js"></script>
@@ -355,6 +365,7 @@ let sessions = [];
 let sessionsMap = new Map(); // id -> session, for O(1) lookups
 let treeNodes = [];
 let treeCursor = 0;
+let folderCollapsed = {}; // dateStr -> boolean, default collapsed
 let streamItems = [];
 let visibleItems = [];
 let visibleDirty = true;
@@ -380,6 +391,7 @@ let showText = true;
 let showHook = true;
 let showActivity = true;
 let autoDiscovery = true;
+let appVersion = '';
 
 let renderPending = false;
 
@@ -400,7 +412,7 @@ let collapseAfter = 0;
 let collapseTimer = null;
 let activeRefreshTimer = null;
 
-const MAX_ITEMS = 3000;
+const MAX_ITEMS = 9999;
 const MAX_LINES = 50;
 let renderedItemCount = 0;
 let needsFullRender = true;
@@ -504,8 +516,9 @@ function handleMessage(msg) {
     case 'newBackgroundTask': handleNewBgTask(msg.payload); break;
     case 'sessionRemoved': handleSessionRemoved(msg.payload); break;
     case 'autoDiscoveryChanged': autoDiscovery = msg.payload.enabled; scheduleRender(); break;
-    case 'context': contextData = msg.payload; scheduleRender(); break;
+    case 'context': contextData = msg.payload; updateTreeDots(); break;
     case 'config':
+      if (msg.payload.version) appVersion = msg.payload.version;
       if (msg.payload.collapseAfter > 0 && !collapseTimer) {
         applyCollapsePolicy(msg.payload.collapseAfter);
       }
@@ -531,13 +544,13 @@ function handleSnapshot(payload) {
         id: s.id, projectPath: s.projectPath, title: '',
         folder: folderName(s.projectPath), model: '',
         agents: [], tasks: [], collapsed: false, pinned: false,
-        lastActivity: Date.now(),
+        lastActivity: s.birthtimeMs || 0,
+        birthtimeMs: s.birthtimeMs || 0,
       };
       sessions.push(session);
       sessionsMap.set(session.id, session);
       session.agents.push({ id: '', name: 'Main', type: 'main' });
     }
-    session.lastActivity = Date.now();
     for (const [aid, atype] of Object.entries(s.subagents || {})) {
       if (!session.agents.find(a => a.id === aid)) {
         session.agents.push({ id: aid, name: agentDisplayName(aid, atype), type: 'agent' });
@@ -557,7 +570,7 @@ function handleSnapshot(payload) {
   rebuildNodes();
   needsFullRender = true;
   visibleDirty = true;
-  scheduleRender();
+  scheduleTreeRender();
 }
 
 function handleNewSession(payload) {
@@ -568,6 +581,7 @@ function handleNewSession(payload) {
     agents: [{ id: '', name: 'Main', type: 'main' }],
     tasks: [], collapsed: false, pinned: false,
     lastActivity: Date.now(),
+    birthtimeMs: payload.birthtimeMs || 0,
   };
   sessions.push(session);
   sessionsMap.set(session.id, session);
@@ -575,7 +589,7 @@ function handleNewSession(payload) {
   rebuildNodes();
   needsFullRender = true;
   visibleDirty = true;
-  scheduleRender();
+  scheduleTreeRender();
 }
 
 function handleNewAgent(payload) {
@@ -590,7 +604,7 @@ function handleNewAgent(payload) {
   rebuildNodes();
   needsFullRender = true;
   visibleDirty = true;
-  scheduleRender();
+  scheduleTreeRender();
 }
 
 function handleNewBgTask(payload) {
@@ -602,7 +616,7 @@ function handleNewBgTask(payload) {
     isComplete: payload.isComplete,
   });
   rebuildNodes();
-  scheduleRender();
+  scheduleTreeRender();
 }
 
 function handleSessionRemoved(payload) {
@@ -615,7 +629,7 @@ function handleSessionRemoved(payload) {
   rebuildNodes();
   needsFullRender = true;
   visibleDirty = true;
-  scheduleRender();
+  scheduleTreeRender();
 }
 
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -710,10 +724,30 @@ function isItemVisible(item) {
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
 function rebuildNodes() {
-  treeNodes = [];
+  // Sort sessions by creation time, newest first
+  sessions.sort((a, b) => (b.birthtimeMs || 0) - (a.birthtimeMs || 0));
+
+  const today = new Date();
+  const todayStr = `${String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+  const todaySessions = [];
+  const olderByDate = new Map(); // dateStr -> [sessions]
+
   for (const s of sessions) {
-    treeNodes.push({ type: 'session', level: 0, isLast: false, ...s });
-    if (s.collapsed) continue;
+    const dateStr = s.birthtimeMs ? formatTime(s.birthtimeMs).split(' ')[0] : null;
+    if (!dateStr || dateStr === todayStr) {
+      todaySessions.push(s);
+    } else {
+      if (!olderByDate.has(dateStr)) olderByDate.set(dateStr, []);
+      olderByDate.get(dateStr).push(s);
+    }
+  }
+
+  treeNodes = [];
+
+  function addSessionWithChildren(s, inFolder) {
+    treeNodes.push({ type: 'session', level: 0, isLast: false, inFolder: !!inFolder, ...s });
+    if (s.collapsed) return;
     const agents = s.agents || [];
     const lastAgentIdx = agents.length - 1;
     for (let ai = 0; ai < agents.length; ai++) {
@@ -745,15 +779,58 @@ function rebuildNodes() {
       }
     }
   }
-  // Mark last session
-  const sessionNodes = treeNodes.filter(n => n.type === 'session');
-  if (sessionNodes.length > 0) sessionNodes[sessionNodes.length - 1].isLast = true;
+
+  // Today's sessions (expanded)
+  for (const s of todaySessions) {
+    addSessionWithChildren(s, false);
+  }
+
+  // Date folders (older dates, collapsed by default)
+  const sortedDates = [...olderByDate.keys()].sort((a, b) => b.localeCompare(a));
+  for (let di = 0; di < sortedDates.length; di++) {
+    const dateStr = sortedDates[di];
+    const folderSessions = olderByDate.get(dateStr);
+    const collapsed = folderCollapsed[dateStr] !== false; // default collapsed
+    const isLastFolder = di === sortedDates.length - 1;
+
+    treeNodes.push({
+      type: 'date-folder', date: dateStr, level: 0, isLast: false,
+      collapsed, sessionCount: folderSessions.length,
+    });
+
+    if (!collapsed) {
+      for (const s of folderSessions) {
+        addSessionWithChildren(s, true);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Mark last session among today's sessions
+  const todaySessionNodes = treeNodes.filter(n => n.type === 'session' && !n.inFolder);
+  if (todaySessionNodes.length > 0) todaySessionNodes[todaySessionNodes.length - 1].isLast = true;
+
+  // Mark last session inside each folder
+  for (const dateStr of sortedDates) {
+    if (folderCollapsed[dateStr] !== false) continue;
+    const folderSessionNodes = treeNodes.filter(n => n.type === 'session' && n.inFolder);
+    // Find sessions belonging to this folder
+    const thisFolder = [];
+    let inThisFolder = false;
+    for (const n of treeNodes) {
+      if (n.type === 'date-folder' && n.date === dateStr) { inThisFolder = true; continue; }
+      if (n.type === 'date-folder' && n.date !== dateStr) { inThisFolder = false; continue; }
+      if (inThisFolder && n.type === 'session') thisFolder.push(n);
+    }
+    if (thisFolder.length > 0) thisFolder[thisFolder.length - 1].isLast = true;
+  }
 
   if (treeCursor >= treeNodes.length) treeCursor = Math.max(0, treeNodes.length - 1);
 }
 
 function treePrefix(node) {
-  if (node.level === 0) return '';
+  if (node.level === 0) {
+    return node.inFolder ? '    ' : '';
+  }
   const branch = node.isLast ? '└── ' : '├── ';
   if (node.level === 1) return branch;
   // Level 2: need to check if parent agent is last
@@ -767,6 +844,17 @@ function getNodeHTML(node, idx) {
   const isSelected = idx === treeCursor;
   const selClass = isSelected ? ' selected' : '';
 
+  if (node.type === 'date-folder') {
+    const icon = node.collapsed ? '▸' : '▾';
+    return `<div class="tree-row tree-row-folder${selClass ? ' selected' : ''}">
+      <div class="tree-content" onclick="treeClick(${idx})" data-idx="${idx}">
+        <div class="tree-node folder-node">
+          ${icon} 📁 ${node.date} <span style="font-size:10px;color:var(--dim);margin-left:4px">(${node.sessionCount})</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>`;
+  }
+
   if (node.type === 'session') {
     const displayName = node.title || folderName(node.projectPath) || node.id.slice(0, 14);
     const parts = [];
@@ -774,12 +862,15 @@ function getNodeHTML(node, idx) {
     const activeDot = isSessionActive(node) ? '<span class="active-dot on">🟢</span>' : '<span class="active-dot off">⚪</span>';
     const subInfo = parts.length > 0 ? ` <span style="color:#6b7280;font-size:10px">${parts.join(' · ')}</span>` : '';
     const agentCount = node.agents ? node.agents.filter(a => a.type === 'agent').length : 0;
-    return `<div class="tree-row${selClass ? ' selected' : ''}">
+    const timeStr = formatTime(node.birthtimeMs);
+    const timeHtml = timeStr ? `<span style="margin-left:auto;font-size:10px;color:var(--dim);flex-shrink:0">${timeStr}</span>` : '';
+    return `<div class="tree-row tree-row-session${selClass ? ' selected' : ''}">
       <div class="tree-content" onclick="treeClick(${idx})" data-idx="${idx}">
         <div class="tree-node">
           <span class="tree-prefix">${treePrefix(node)}</span>${activeDot} ${node.collapsed ? '▸' : '▾'} ${esc(displayName)}
           ${node.collapsed && agentCount > 0 ? `(${esc(String(agentCount))})` : ''}
           ${subInfo}
+          ${timeHtml}
         </div>
       </div>
       <span class="tree-actions">
@@ -862,20 +953,42 @@ function renderTree() {
   treeCursorInfo.textContent = `${treeCursor + 1}/${treeNodes.length}`;
 }
 
+function updateTreeDots() {
+  const dots = treeEl.querySelectorAll('.active-dot');
+  const now = Date.now();
+  for (const dot of dots) {
+    const content = dot.closest('.tree-content');
+    if (!content) continue;
+    const idx = parseInt(content.getAttribute('data-idx'));
+    if (isNaN(idx)) continue;
+    const node = treeNodes[idx];
+    if (!node || node.type !== 'session') continue;
+    const active = isSessionActive(node);
+    const newCls = active ? 'active-dot on' : 'active-dot off';
+    const newHTML = active ? '🟢' : '⚪';
+    if (dot.className !== newCls) {
+      dot.className = newCls;
+      dot.innerHTML = newHTML;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const ACTIVE_THRESHOLD = 600000; // 10 minutes
+
 function isSessionActive(session) {
   if (!session) return false;
   const now = Date.now();
-  // Check main agent
+  // Main agent: 10 minutes
   const mainCtx = contextData[session.id + ':'];
-  if (mainCtx && (now - mainCtx.lastActivity) < 120000) return true;
-  // Check subagents
+  if (mainCtx && (now - mainCtx.lastActivity) < 600000) return true;
+  // Subagents: 3 minutes
   for (const a of session.agents) {
     if (a.id === '') continue;
     const ctx = contextData[session.id + ':' + a.id];
-    if (ctx && (now - ctx.lastActivity) < 120000) return true;
+    if (ctx && (now - ctx.lastActivity) < 180000) return true;
   }
-  // Fallback: check own lastActivity
-  return (now - session.lastActivity) < 120000;
+  // Session fallback: 10 minutes
+  return (now - session.lastActivity) < 600000;
 }
 
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -1051,6 +1164,13 @@ function refreshButtons() {
     }
   }
   tokenInfo.textContent = tokStr;
+
+  // Footer version
+  const vEl = document.getElementById('footer-version');
+  if (vEl) {
+    const v = appVersion ? `v${appVersion}` : '';
+    vEl.innerHTML = `${v ? v + ' · ' : ''}<a href="https://github.com/shuxuecode/claude-watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--dim);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:3px"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="12" height="12" fill="currentColor" style="vertical-align:middle"><path d="M8 0C3.58 0 0 3.58 0 8c0 3.54 2.29 6.53 5.47 7.59.4.07.55-.17.55-.38 0-.19-.01-.82-.01-1.49-2.01.37-2.53-.49-2.69-.94-.09-.23-.48-.94-.82-1.13-.28-.15-.68-.52-.01-.53.63-.01 1.08.58 1.23.82.72 1.21 1.87.87 2.33.66.07-.52.28-.87.51-1.07-1.78-.2-3.64-.89-3.64-3.95 0-.87.31-1.59.82-2.15-.08-.2-.36-1.02.08-2.12 0 0 .67-.21 2.2.82.64-.18 1.32-.27 2-.27.68 0 1.36.09 2 .27 1.53-1.04 2.2-.82 2.2-.82.44 1.1.16 1.92.08 2.12.51.56.82 1.27.82 2.15 0 3.07-1.87 3.75-3.65 3.95.29.25.54.73.54 1.48 0 1.07-.01 1.93-.01 2.2 0 .21.15.46.55.38A8.013 8.013 0 0016 8c0-4.42-3.58-8-8-8z"/></svg>claude-watch</a>`;
+  }
 }
 
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -1065,7 +1185,11 @@ function treeClick(idx) {
   selectIndex(idx);
   const node = treeNodes[idx];
   if (!node) return;
-  if (node.type === 'session') {
+  if (node.type === 'date-folder') {
+    node.collapsed = !node.collapsed;
+    folderCollapsed[node.date] = node.collapsed;
+    rebuildNodes();
+  } else if (node.type === 'session') {
     const session = sessions.find(s => s.id === node.id);
     if (session) {
       session.collapsed = !session.collapsed;
@@ -1206,7 +1330,7 @@ function toggleText() { showText = !showText; needsFullRender = true;
   visibleDirty = true; renderStream(); refreshButtons(); }
 function toggleHook() { showHook = !showHook; needsFullRender = true;
   visibleDirty = true; renderStream(); refreshButtons(); }
-function toggleActivity() { showActivity = !showActivity; rebuildNodes(); scheduleRender(); refreshButtons(); }
+function toggleActivity() { showActivity = !showActivity; rebuildNodes(); scheduleTreeRender(); refreshButtons(); }
 function toggleAutoScroll() { autoScroll = !autoScroll; if (autoScroll) streamEl.scrollTop = streamEl.scrollHeight; renderAll(); }
 function toggleTree() { showTree = !showTree; document.getElementById('tree-panel').classList.toggle('hidden', !showTree); }
 function toggleAutoDiscovery() { sendCmd('toggleAutoDiscovery'); }
@@ -1338,6 +1462,13 @@ function fmtDur(ms) {
   return `(${(ms / 60000).toFixed(1)}m)`;
 }
 
+function formatTime(ms) {
+  if (!ms) return '';
+  const d = new Date(ms);
+  const pad = (n) => String(n).padStart(2, '0');
+  return `${pad(d.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(d.getDate())} ${pad(d.getHours())}:${pad(d.getMinutes())}:${pad(d.getSeconds())}`;
+}
+
 function fmtTimestamp(ts) {
   if (!ts) return '';
   const d = ts instanceof Date ? ts : new Date(ts);
@@ -1363,6 +1494,17 @@ function renderAll() {
 }
 
 function scheduleRender() {
+  if (!renderPending) {
+    renderPending = true;
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      renderPending = false;
+      renderStream();
+      refreshButtons();
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function scheduleTreeRender() {
   if (!renderPending) {
     renderPending = true;
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {

package/src/server/server.js

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ var { WebSocketServer } = require('ws');
 var { Watcher, listSessions, listActiveSessions } = require('../watcher/watcher');
 var { setDebugAll, contextWindowFor } = require('../parser/parser');
 
+var PACKAGE_VERSION = require('../../package.json').version;
+
 var MIME = {
   '.html': 'text/html; charset=utf-8',
   '.css': 'text/css; charset=utf-8',
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ var MIME = {
   '.ico': 'image/x-icon',
 };
 
-var MAX_ITEM_BUFFER = 2000;
+var MAX_ITEM_BUFFER = 9999;
 var CONTEXT_STALE_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 60 minutes
 
 class DashboardServer {
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ class DashboardServer {
     const sessions = this.watcher.getSessionsSnapshot().map(s => ({
       id: s.id,
       projectPath: s.projectPath,
+      birthtimeMs: s.birthtimeMs || 0,
       subagents: Object.entries(s.subagentTypes || s.subagents || {}).reduce((acc, [id, type]) => {
         acc[id] = typeof type === 'string' ? type : '';
         return acc;
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ class DashboardServer {
   }
 
   sendConfig(ws) {
-    this.send(ws, 'config', { collapseAfter: this.collapseAfterMs });
+    this.send(ws, 'config', { collapseAfter: this.collapseAfterMs, version: PACKAGE_VERSION });
   }
 
   setupWatcher(watcherOpts) {

package/src/watcher/watcher.js

@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ async function readAgentType(jsonlPath) {
 // ============================================================================
 
 class Session {
-  constructor(id, projectPath, mainFile) {
+  constructor(id, projectPath, mainFile, birthtimeMs) {
     this.id = id;
     this.projectPath = projectPath;
     this.mainFile = mainFile;
+    this.birthtimeMs = birthtimeMs || 0;
     this.subagents = {};       // agentID -> file path
     this.subagentTypes = {};   // agentID -> agentType
     this.backgroundTasks = {}; // toolID -> BackgroundTask
@@ -207,13 +208,13 @@ class Watcher extends EventEmitter {
     return this.buildSession(mainFile);
   }
 
-  async buildSession(mainFile) {
+  async buildSession(mainFile, birthtimeMs) {
     const base = path.basename(mainFile);
     const id = base.replace(/\.jsonl$/, '');
     const projectDir = path.basename(path.dirname(mainFile));
     const projectPath = await resolveProjectPath(projectDir);
 
-    const session = new Session(id, projectPath, mainFile);
+    const session = new Session(id, projectPath, mainFile, birthtimeMs);
 
     // Find subagent files
     const subagentDir = path.join(path.dirname(mainFile), id, 'subagents');
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ class Watcher extends EventEmitter {
       await this._walkDir(this.claudeDir, (filePath, stats) => {
         if (!isMainSessionFile(filePath, stats)) return;
         if (now - stats.mtimeMs > this.activeWindow) return;
-        discovered.push({ filePath, modTime: stats.mtimeMs });
+        discovered.push({ filePath, modTime: stats.mtimeMs, birthtimeMs: stats.birthtimeMs });
       });
     } catch (err) {
       if (this.debug) console.error('[watcher] discoverActiveSessions error:', err.message);
@@ -258,12 +259,12 @@ class Watcher extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     for (const d of discovered) {
-      const session = await this.buildSession(d.filePath);
+      const session = await this.buildSession(d.filePath, d.birthtimeMs);
       if (!this.sessions.has(session.id)) {
         this.sessions.set(session.id, session);
 
         // Broadcast so connected clients learn about the new session
-        this.emit('broadcast', 'newSession', { sessionID: session.id, projectPath: session.projectPath });
+        this.emit('broadcast', 'newSession', { sessionID: session.id, projectPath: session.projectPath, birthtimeMs: session.birthtimeMs });
         for (const [agentID, agentType] of Object.entries(session.subagentTypes)) {
           this.emit('broadcast', 'newAgent', { sessionID: session.id, agentID, agentType });
         }
@@ -528,12 +529,12 @@ class Watcher extends EventEmitter {
     // Only accept sessions within the active window
     if (Date.now() - stats.mtimeMs > this.activeWindow) return;
 
-    const session = await this.buildSession(p);
+    const session = await this.buildSession(p, stats.birthtimeMs);
     if (this.sessions.has(session.id)) return;
 
     this.sessions.set(session.id, session);
     this._registerSessionWatches(session);
-    this.emit('broadcast', 'newSession', { sessionID: session.id, projectPath: session.projectPath });
+    this.emit('broadcast', 'newSession', { sessionID: session.id, projectPath: session.projectPath, birthtimeMs: session.birthtimeMs });
 
     // Broadcast pre-existing subagents to frontend
     for (const [agentID, agentType] of Object.entries(session.subagentTypes)) {
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ class Watcher extends EventEmitter {
         const id = path.basename(filePath).replace(/\.jsonl$/, '');
         if (this.sessions.has(id)) return;
 
-        fileCandidates.push({ filePath, modTime: stats.mtimeMs });
+        fileCandidates.push({ filePath, modTime: stats.mtimeMs, birthtimeMs: stats.birthtimeMs });
       });
     } catch (err) {
       if (this.debug) console.error('[watcher] _checkForNewSessions error:', err.message);
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@ class Watcher extends EventEmitter {
 
     const candidates = [];
     for (const fc of fileCandidates) {
-      const session = await this.buildSession(fc.filePath);
+      const session = await this.buildSession(fc.filePath, fc.birthtimeMs);
       candidates.push({ session, modTime: fc.modTime });
     }
 
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ class Watcher extends EventEmitter {
         await this._readSessionFiles(c.session);
       }
 
-      this.emit('broadcast', 'newSession', { sessionID: c.session.id, projectPath: c.session.projectPath });
+      this.emit('broadcast', 'newSession', { sessionID: c.session.id, projectPath: c.session.projectPath, birthtimeMs: c.session.birthtimeMs });
 
       for (const [agentID, agentType] of Object.entries(c.session.subagentTypes)) {
         this.emit('broadcast', 'newAgent', { sessionID: c.session.id, agentID, agentType });
@@ -1258,6 +1259,7 @@ async function _listSessionsFiltered(limit, activeWithin) {
       path: c.filePath,
       projectPath,
       modified: c.stats.mtime,
+      birthtimeMs: c.stats.birthtimeMs,
       isActive: (now - c.stats.mtimeMs) < RecentActivityThreshold,
     });
   }