AI title overwrites session name

“The documentation ranks an explicit name above the generated title, so the name is expected to stay.”

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Quiet. No reports in the last two weeks, down from 2 a week at the late-September peak. Not fixed, but a workaround is known.

AI-generated title overwrites user-set session name. Names set with /rename, --name or --remote-control are replaced once the AI title is generated or regenerated.

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Where: session titles
Versions: 2.1.281
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow. Some reports say it used to work.

Part of: Custom session names don't stick9 bugs

Rename not synced to remote4 people
Hook sessionTitle ignored in app2 people
Session name lost after restart6 people
Renamed session titles not shown2 people
Exit message omits session name7 people
Session tab rename reverts4 people
Sidebar group membership and session titles don't sync across devices8 people
Session rename reverts10 people

Original reports3, newest first

Oct 8, 2026Remote Control: AI-generated title replaces the name given with --name / --remote-control <name>#100426
Sep 26, 2026[VSCode] No way to disable AI session titles, and one engine path overwrites a user-set title for non-active sessions#97561
Sep 24, 2026Mid-session AI-title regeneration overwrites agent-name while custom-title persists; resume then registers the AI title as nameSource user, breaking cross-session addressing#96829