Harden named session lookup in the TUI (#37157)

## What changed

- Share exact-name candidate lookup between resume and archive commands.
- Prefer valid SQLite names for local sessions, then recover legacy index names without overriding newer metadata.
- Validate rollout identity, collection, source, and model provider before selecting a local session, and choose the most recently modified eligible legacy duplicate.
- Preserve server-side lookup behavior for remote workspaces.

## Testing

- Cover stale and duplicate SQLite entries, legacy-name recovery, source and provider filtering, paginated histories, and duplicate legacy names.

GitOrigin-RevId: c69f86d64ff556bc7b463d13522a9241591eb070

codex-rs/rollout/src/lib.rs

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ pub use search::search_rollout_matches;
 pub use search::search_rollout_paths;
 pub use session_index::append_thread_name;
 pub use session_index::find_thread_meta_by_name_str;
+pub use session_index::find_thread_meta_candidates_by_name_str;
 pub use session_index::find_thread_name_by_id;
 pub use session_index::find_thread_names_by_ids;
 pub use session_index::remove_thread_name_entries;

codex-rs/rollout/src/session_index.rs

@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 use crate::reverse_jsonl_scanner::ReverseJsonlScanner;
 use crate::reverse_jsonl_scanner::ScanOutcome;
 use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionMetaLine;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionSource;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
@@ -150,19 +152,42 @@ pub async fn find_thread_names_by_ids(
     Ok(names)
 }
 
-/// Locate a recorded thread rollout and read its session metadata by thread name.
+/// Locate the readable rollout with the newest modification time for a recorded thread name.
-/// Returns the newest indexed name that still has a readable rollout header.
 pub async fn find_thread_meta_by_name_str(
     codex_home: &Path,
     name: &str,
     state_db_ctx: Option<&codex_state::StateRuntime>,
 ) -> std::io::Result<Option<(PathBuf, SessionMetaLine)>> {
+    Ok(find_thread_meta_candidates_by_name_str(
+        codex_home,
+        name,
+        state_db_ctx,
+        /*allowed_sources*/ &[],
+        /*allowed_model_providers*/ &[],
+    )
+    .await?
+    .into_iter()
+    .next())
+}
+
+/// Locate readable rollouts for a recorded thread name, newest modification time first.
+///
+/// Empty filter slices disable their respective filters. Provider filtering only rejects explicit
+/// mismatches because older rollouts omitted provider metadata. Filtering happens before ranking,
+/// so an ineligible newer duplicate cannot hide an older usable session.
+pub async fn find_thread_meta_candidates_by_name_str(
+    codex_home: &Path,
+    name: &str,
+    state_db_ctx: Option<&codex_state::StateRuntime>,
+    allowed_sources: &[SessionSource],
+    allowed_model_providers: &[String],
+) -> std::io::Result<Vec<(PathBuf, SessionMetaLine)>> {
     if name.trim().is_empty() {
-        return Ok(None);
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
     }
     let path = session_index_path(codex_home);
     if !path.exists() {
-        return Ok(None);
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
     }
     let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
     let name = name.to_string();
@@ -171,6 +196,7 @@ pub async fn find_thread_meta_by_name_str(
     let scan =
         tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || stream_thread_ids_from_end_by_name(&path, &name, tx));
 
+    let mut candidates = Vec::new();
     while let Some(thread_id) = rx.recv().await {
         // Keep walking until a matching id resolves to a loadable rollout so an unsaved or partial
         // rename cannot shadow an older persisted session with the same name.
@@ -181,15 +207,29 @@ pub async fn find_thread_meta_by_name_str(
         )
         .await?
             && let Ok(session_meta) = super::list::read_session_meta_line(&path).await
+            && (allowed_sources.is_empty() || allowed_sources.contains(&session_meta.meta.source))
+            && session_meta
+                .meta
+                .model_provider
+                .as_ref()
+                .is_none_or(|provider| {
+                    allowed_model_providers.is_empty() || allowed_model_providers.contains(provider)
+                })
         {
-            drop(rx);
+            let modified = tokio::fs::metadata(&path)
-            scan.await.map_err(std::io::Error::other)??;
+                .await
-            return Ok(Some((path, session_meta)));
+                .and_then(|metadata| metadata.modified())
+                .unwrap_or(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH);
+            candidates.push((modified, path, session_meta));
         }
     }
     scan.await.map_err(std::io::Error::other)??;
+    candidates.sort_by(|(left, _, _), (right, _, _)| right.cmp(left));
 
-    Ok(None)
+    Ok(candidates
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(_, path, session_meta)| (path, session_meta))
+        .collect())
 }
 
 fn session_index_path(codex_home: &Path) -> PathBuf {

codex-rs/rollout/src/session_index_tests.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ fn write_index(path: &Path, lines: &[SessionIndexEntry]) -> std::io::Result<()>
 }
 
 fn write_rollout_with_metadata(path: &Path, thread_id: ThreadId) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    write_rollout_with_source_and_provider(path, thread_id, SessionSource::Cli, "test-provider")
+}
+
+fn write_rollout_with_source_and_provider(
+    path: &Path,
+    thread_id: ThreadId,
+    source: SessionSource,
+    model_provider: &str,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let timestamp = "2024-01-01T00-00-00Z".to_string();
     let line = RolloutLine {
         timestamp: timestamp.clone(),
@@ -34,12 +43,12 @@ fn write_rollout_with_metadata(path: &Path, thread_id: ThreadId) -> std::io::Res
                 cwd: ".".into(),
                 originator: "test_originator".into(),
                 cli_version: "test_version".into(),
-                source: SessionSource::Cli,
+                source,
                 thread_source: None,
                 agent_path: None,
                 agent_nickname: None,
                 agent_role: None,
-                model_provider: Some("test-provider".into()),
+                model_provider: Some(model_provider.to_string()),
                 base_instructions: None,
                 dynamic_tools: None,
                 selected_capability_roots: Vec::new(),
@@ -190,6 +199,78 @@ async fn find_thread_meta_by_name_str_ignores_historical_name_after_rename() ->
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn find_thread_meta_candidates_filter_metadata_before_ranking() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let temp = TempDir::new()?;
+    let index_path = session_index_path(temp.path());
+    let allowed_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let other_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let noninteractive_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let rollout_dir = temp.path().join("sessions/2024/01/01");
+    let allowed_path = rollout_dir.join(format!("rollout-2024-01-01T00-00-00-{allowed_id}.jsonl"));
+    let other_path = rollout_dir.join(format!("rollout-2024-01-01T00-00-01-{other_id}.jsonl"));
+    let noninteractive_path = rollout_dir.join(format!(
+        "rollout-2024-01-01T00-00-02-{noninteractive_id}.jsonl"
+    ));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&rollout_dir)?;
+    write_rollout_with_metadata(&allowed_path, allowed_id)?;
+    write_rollout_with_source_and_provider(
+        &other_path,
+        other_id,
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        "other-provider",
+    )?;
+    write_rollout_with_source_and_provider(
+        &noninteractive_path,
+        noninteractive_id,
+        SessionSource::Exec,
+        "test-provider",
+    )?;
+    write_index(
+        &index_path,
+        &[
+            SessionIndexEntry {
+                id: allowed_id,
+                thread_name: "same".to_string(),
+                updated_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z".to_string(),
+            },
+            SessionIndexEntry {
+                id: other_id,
+                thread_name: "same".to_string(),
+                updated_at: "2024-01-02T00:00:00Z".to_string(),
+            },
+            SessionIndexEntry {
+                id: noninteractive_id,
+                thread_name: "same".to_string(),
+                updated_at: "2024-01-03T00:00:00Z".to_string(),
+            },
+        ],
+    )?;
+    std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+        .append(true)
+        .open(&allowed_path)?
+        .set_times(std::fs::FileTimes::new().set_modified(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH))?;
+    let allowed_model_providers = vec!["test-provider".to_string()];
+
+    let found = find_thread_meta_candidates_by_name_str(
+        temp.path(),
+        "same",
+        /*state_db_ctx*/ None,
+        &[SessionSource::Cli],
+        &allowed_model_providers,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        found
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(path, session_meta)| (path, session_meta.meta.id))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        vec![(allowed_path, allowed_id)],
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn find_thread_name_by_id_prefers_latest_entry() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let temp = TempDir::new()?;

codex-rs/tui/src/app/event_dispatch.rs

@@ -171,7 +171,13 @@ impl App {
                 tui.frame_requester().schedule_frame();
             }
             AppEvent::ResumeSessionByIdOrName(id_or_name) => {
-                match crate::lookup_session_target_with_app_server(app_server, &id_or_name).await? {
+                match crate::lookup_session_target_with_app_server(
+                    app_server,
+                    &self.config,
+                    &id_or_name,
+                )
+                .await?
+                {
                     Some(target_session) => {
                         return self
                             .resume_target_session(tui, app_server, target_session)

codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ mod model_catalog;
 mod model_migration;
 mod motion;
 mod multi_agents;
+mod named_session_lookup;
 mod notifications;
 #[cfg(any(not(debug_assertions), test))]
 mod npm_registry;
@@ -622,45 +623,9 @@ pub(crate) fn resume_source_kinds(include_non_interactive: bool) -> Vec<ThreadSo
     source_kinds
 }
 
-async fn lookup_session_target_by_name_with_app_server(
-    app_server: &mut AppServerSession,
-    name: &str,
-) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<resume_picker::SessionTarget>> {
-    let mut cursor = None;
-    loop {
-        let response = app_server
-            .thread_list(ThreadListParams {
-                cursor: cursor.clone(),
-                limit: Some(100),
-                sort_key: Some(AppServerThreadSortKey::UpdatedAt),
-                sort_direction: None,
-                model_providers: None,
-                source_kinds: Some(vec![ThreadSourceKind::Cli, ThreadSourceKind::VsCode]),
-                archived: Some(false),
-                section_id: None,
-                parent_thread_id: None,
-                ancestor_thread_id: None,
-                cwd: None,
-                use_state_db_only: false,
-                search_term: Some(name.to_string()),
-            })
-            .await?;
-        if let Some(thread) = response
-            .data
-            .into_iter()
-            .find(|thread| thread.name.as_deref() == Some(name))
-        {
-            return Ok(session_target_from_app_server_thread(thread));
-        }
-        if response.next_cursor.is_none() {
-            return Ok(None);
-        }
-        cursor = response.next_cursor;
-    }
-}
-
 async fn lookup_session_target_with_app_server(
     app_server: &mut AppServerSession,
+    config: &Config,
     id_or_name: &str,
 ) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<resume_picker::SessionTarget>> {
     if Uuid::parse_str(id_or_name).is_ok() {
@@ -691,7 +656,7 @@ async fn lookup_session_target_with_app_server(
         };
     }
 
-    lookup_session_target_by_name_with_app_server(app_server, id_or_name).await
+    named_session_lookup::lookup(app_server, config, id_or_name).await
 }
 
 async fn lookup_latest_session_target_with_app_server(
@@ -1516,7 +1481,8 @@ async fn run_ratatui_app(
             let Some(startup_app_server) = app_server.as_mut() else {
                 unreachable!("app server should be initialized for --fork <id>");
             };
-            match lookup_session_target_with_app_server(startup_app_server, id_str).await? {
+            match lookup_session_target_with_app_server(startup_app_server, &config, id_str).await?
+            {
                 Some(target_session) => resume_picker::SessionSelection::Fork(target_session),
                 None => {
                     shutdown_app_server_if_present(app_server.take()).await;
@@ -1573,7 +1539,7 @@ async fn run_ratatui_app(
         let Some(startup_app_server) = app_server.as_mut() else {
             unreachable!("app server should be initialized for --resume <id>");
         };
-        match lookup_session_target_with_app_server(startup_app_server, id_str).await? {
+        match lookup_session_target_with_app_server(startup_app_server, &config, id_str).await? {
             Some(target_session) => resume_picker::SessionSelection::Resume(target_session),
             None => {
                 shutdown_app_server_if_present(app_server.take()).await;
@@ -3217,71 +3183,6 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn lookup_session_target_by_name_uses_backend_title_search() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
-        Box::pin(async {
-            let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
-            let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
-            let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
-            let rollout_path = temp_dir
-                .path()
-                .join("sessions/2025/02/01")
-                .join(format!("rollout-2025-02-01T10-00-00-{thread_id}.jsonl"));
-            let rollout_dir = rollout_path.parent().expect("rollout parent");
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(rollout_dir)?;
-            std::fs::write(&rollout_path, "")?;
-
-            let state_runtime = codex_state::StateRuntime::init(
-                codex_state::SqliteConfig::new_for_testing(config.codex_home.as_path().abs()),
-                config.model_provider_id.clone(),
-            )
-            .await
-            .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?;
-            state_runtime
-                .mark_backfill_complete(/*last_watermark*/ None)
-                .await
-                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?;
-
-            let session_cwd = temp_dir.path().join("project");
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(&session_cwd)?;
-            let created_at = chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-02-01T10:00:00Z")
-                .expect("timestamp should parse")
-                .with_timezone(&chrono::Utc);
-            let mut builder = codex_state::ThreadMetadataBuilder::new(
-                thread_id,
-                rollout_path.clone(),
-                created_at,
-                serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!("cli"))
-                    .expect("cli session source should deserialize"),
-            );
-            builder.cwd = session_cwd;
-            let mut metadata = builder.build(config.model_provider_id.as_str());
-            metadata.title = "saved-session".to_string();
-            metadata.first_user_message = Some("preview text".to_string());
-            state_runtime
-                .upsert_thread(&metadata)
-                .await
-                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?;
-
-            let mut app_server = AppServerSession::new(
-                codex_app_server_client::AppServerClient::InProcess(
-                    start_test_embedded_app_server(config).await?,
-                ),
-                ThreadParamsMode::Embedded,
-            );
-            let target =
-                lookup_session_target_by_name_with_app_server(&mut app_server, "saved-session")
-                    .await?;
-            let target = target.expect("name lookup should find the saved thread");
-            assert_eq!(target.path, Some(rollout_path));
-            assert_eq!(target.thread_id, thread_id);
-
-            app_server.shutdown().await?;
-            Ok(())
-        })
-        .await
-    }
-
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn embedded_app_server_start_failure_is_returned() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
         let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;

codex-rs/tui/src/named_session_lookup.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::app_server_session::AppServerSession;
+use crate::legacy_core::config::Config;
+use crate::resume_picker::SessionTarget;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::Thread as AppServerThread;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::ThreadHistoryMode;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::ThreadListParams;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::ThreadSortKey;
+use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionMeta;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionSource;
+
+// Keep this aligned with `resume_source_kinds(/*include_non_interactive*/ false)`.
+const RESUME_SESSION_SOURCES: [SessionSource; 2] = [SessionSource::Cli, SessionSource::VSCode];
+
+/// Selects whether a local lookup can repair SQLite metadata from rollout files.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub(super) enum SessionNameLookupMode {
+    StateDbOnly,
+    ScanAndRepair,
+}
+
+/// Selects the rollout collection that a local candidate must belong to.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub(super) enum SessionCollection {
+    Active,
+    Archived,
+}
+
+/// An exact-name match and the rollout metadata verified for local candidates.
+pub(super) struct NamedSessionCandidate {
+    pub(super) thread: AppServerThread,
+    /// Remote candidates never inspect local rollout files and therefore have no session metadata.
+    pub(super) session_meta: Option<SessionMeta>,
+}
+
+/// Lazily pages through exact-name matches and skips unusable local rollouts.
+pub(super) struct NamedSessionCandidates<'a> {
+    name: &'a str,
+    codex_home: &'a Path,
+    collection: SessionCollection,
+    mode: SessionNameLookupMode,
+    search_term: Option<&'a str>,
+    cursor: Option<String>,
+    pending: std::vec::IntoIter<AppServerThread>,
+    has_more: bool,
+}
+
+/// Resolves an active session by exact name.
+///
+/// Local lookups treat a usable SQLite match as authoritative and consult legacy rollout metadata
+/// only to recover a missing or unusable row. Remote workspaces retain the backend's scan behavior.
+pub(super) async fn lookup(
+    app_server: &mut AppServerSession,
+    config: &Config,
+    name: &str,
+) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<SessionTarget>> {
+    if app_server.uses_remote_workspace() {
+        return Ok(lookup_from_app_server(
+            app_server,
+            config,
+            name,
+            SessionNameLookupMode::ScanAndRepair,
+        )
+        .await?
+        .and_then(super::session_target_from_app_server_thread));
+    }
+
+    if let Some(thread) =
+        lookup_from_app_server(app_server, config, name, SessionNameLookupMode::StateDbOnly).await?
+    {
+        return Ok(super::session_target_from_app_server_thread(thread));
+    }
+
+    if let Some(target) = lookup_legacy_index_target(app_server, config, name).await? {
+        return Ok(Some(target));
+    }
+
+    Ok(lookup_from_app_server(
+        app_server,
+        config,
+        name,
+        SessionNameLookupMode::ScanAndRepair,
+    )
+    .await?
+    .and_then(super::session_target_from_app_server_thread))
+}
+
+/// Recovers a local target from legacy metadata without overriding an explicit SQLite name.
+///
+/// Rewriting the recovered name into SQLite is best effort and cannot invalidate a usable target.
+async fn lookup_legacy_index_target(
+    app_server: &mut AppServerSession,
+    config: &Config,
+    name: &str,
+) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<SessionTarget>> {
+    // Older rollouts omitted the provider and were historically assigned to the current provider
+    // during scans, so only reject an explicit mismatch here.
+    let candidates = codex_rollout::find_thread_meta_candidates_by_name_str(
+        config.codex_home.as_path(),
+        name,
+        /*state_db_ctx*/ None,
+        &RESUME_SESSION_SOURCES,
+        std::slice::from_ref(&config.model_provider_id),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    for (path, session_meta) in candidates {
+        if !path.starts_with(config.codex_home.join(codex_rollout::SESSIONS_SUBDIR)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // `thread/read` resolves the candidate's current SQLite title. A conflicting title means
+        // the sidecar is stale, while a missing legacy title is the partial-write case it recovers.
+        let thread = app_server
+            .thread_read(session_meta.meta.id, /*include_turns*/ false)
+            .await?;
+        if !current_name_is_compatible(&thread, name) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if let Err(err) = app_server
+            .thread_set_name(session_meta.meta.id, name.to_string())
+            .await
+        {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                thread_id = %session_meta.meta.id,
+                %err,
+                "failed to repair recovered thread name"
+            );
+        }
+        return Ok(Some(SessionTarget {
+            path: Some(path),
+            thread_id: session_meta.meta.id,
+        }));
+    }
+    Ok(None)
+}
+
+/// Allows a missing SQLite name only for legacy threads, whose name may exist only in the index.
+fn current_name_is_compatible(thread: &AppServerThread, name: &str) -> bool {
+    match thread.history_mode {
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy => thread.name.as_deref().is_none_or(|current| current == name),
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Paginated => thread.name.as_deref() == Some(name),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns an eligible active thread for one SQLite-only or scan-and-repair lookup pass.
+///
+/// Local resume candidates also honor source/provider filters and reject stale scanned titles.
+async fn lookup_from_app_server(
+    app_server: &mut AppServerSession,
+    config: &Config,
+    name: &str,
+    mode: SessionNameLookupMode,
+) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<AppServerThread>> {
+    let mut candidates = NamedSessionCandidates::new(
+        name,
+        config.codex_home.as_path(),
+        SessionCollection::Active,
+        mode,
+        Some(name),
+    );
+    while let Some(candidate) = candidates.next(app_server).await? {
+        if let Some(session_meta) = candidate.session_meta
+            && (!RESUME_SESSION_SOURCES.contains(&session_meta.source)
+                || session_meta
+                    .model_provider
+                    .as_deref()
+                    .is_some_and(|provider| provider != config.model_provider_id.as_str()))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if mode == SessionNameLookupMode::ScanAndRepair && !app_server.uses_remote_workspace() {
+            // Scans can surface stale sidecar names, so verify the candidate's current title.
+            let thread = app_server
+                .thread_read(
+                    ThreadId::from_string(&candidate.thread.id)?,
+                    /*include_turns*/ false,
+                )
+                .await?;
+            if !current_name_is_compatible(&thread, name) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            return Ok(Some(thread));
+        }
+        return Ok(Some(candidate.thread));
+    }
+    Ok(None)
+}
+
+impl<'a> NamedSessionCandidates<'a> {
+    pub(super) fn new(
+        name: &'a str,
+        codex_home: &'a Path,
+        collection: SessionCollection,
+        mode: SessionNameLookupMode,
+        search_term: Option<&'a str>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name,
+            codex_home,
+            collection,
+            mode,
+            search_term,
+            cursor: None,
+            pending: Vec::new().into_iter(),
+            has_more: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the next exact-name match, advancing through server pages as needed.
+    ///
+    /// Local candidates must have a rollout in the requested collection with a matching session
+    /// header; remote candidates preserve server-side lookup without touching local files.
+    pub(super) async fn next(
+        &mut self,
+        app_server: &mut AppServerSession,
+    ) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<NamedSessionCandidate>> {
+        loop {
+            if let Some(thread) = self.pending.next() {
+                if thread.name.as_deref() != Some(self.name) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let session_meta = if app_server.uses_remote_workspace() {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    let (Ok(thread_id), Some(path)) =
+                        (ThreadId::from_string(&thread.id), thread.path.as_deref())
+                    else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    let Some(path) = codex_rollout::existing_rollout_path(path).await else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    let expected_root = self.codex_home.join(match self.collection {
+                        SessionCollection::Active => codex_rollout::SESSIONS_SUBDIR,
+                        SessionCollection::Archived => codex_rollout::ARCHIVED_SESSIONS_SUBDIR,
+                    });
+                    if !path.starts_with(expected_root) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    let Ok(session_meta) =
+                        codex_rollout::read_session_meta_line(path.as_path()).await
+                    else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    if session_meta.meta.id != thread_id {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    Some(session_meta.meta)
+                };
+                return Ok(Some(NamedSessionCandidate {
+                    thread,
+                    session_meta,
+                }));
+            }
+
+            if !self.has_more {
+                return Ok(None);
+            }
+            // Only embedded SQLite supports recency sorting; scanners and older daemons use mtime.
+            let sort_key = if self.mode == SessionNameLookupMode::StateDbOnly
+                && app_server.uses_embedded_app_server()
+            {
+                ThreadSortKey::RecencyAt
+            } else {
+                ThreadSortKey::UpdatedAt
+            };
+            let response = app_server
+                .thread_list(ThreadListParams {
+                    cursor: self.cursor.clone(),
+                    limit: Some(100),
+                    sort_key: Some(sort_key),
+                    sort_direction: None,
+                    model_providers: None,
+                    source_kinds: Some(super::resume_source_kinds(
+                        /*include_non_interactive*/ false,
+                    )),
+                    archived: Some(self.collection == SessionCollection::Archived),
+                    section_id: None,
+                    parent_thread_id: None,
+                    ancestor_thread_id: None,
+                    cwd: None,
+                    use_state_db_only: self.mode == SessionNameLookupMode::StateDbOnly,
+                    search_term: self.search_term.map(str::to_string),
+                })
+                .await?;
+            self.cursor = response.next_cursor;
+            self.has_more = self.cursor.is_some();
+            self.pending = response.data.into_iter();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "named_session_lookup_tests.rs"]
+mod tests;

codex-rs/tui/src/named_session_lookup_tests.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,513 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionMeta;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionMetaLine;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionSource;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::ThreadHistoryMode;
+use codex_state::ThreadMetadataBuilder;
+use codex_utils_absolute_path::test_support::PathExt;
+use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+use super::lookup;
+use crate::app_server_session::AppServerSession;
+use crate::app_server_session::ThreadParamsMode;
+use crate::legacy_core::config::Config;
+use crate::legacy_core::config::ConfigBuilder;
+use crate::tests::start_test_embedded_app_server;
+
+async fn build_config(temp_dir: &TempDir) -> std::io::Result<Config> {
+    ConfigBuilder::default()
+        .codex_home(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf())
+        .build()
+        .await
+}
+
+async fn state_runtime(config: &Config) -> std::io::Result<Arc<codex_state::StateRuntime>> {
+    let runtime = codex_state::StateRuntime::init(
+        codex_state::SqliteConfig::new_for_testing(config.codex_home.as_path().abs()),
+        config.model_provider_id.clone(),
+    )
+    .await
+    .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?;
+    runtime
+        .mark_backfill_complete(/*last_watermark*/ None)
+        .await
+        .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?;
+    Ok(runtime)
+}
+
+async fn lookup_name(
+    config: &Config,
+    name: &str,
+) -> color_eyre::Result<Option<crate::resume_picker::SessionTarget>> {
+    let mut app_server = AppServerSession::new(
+        codex_app_server_client::AppServerClient::InProcess(
+            start_test_embedded_app_server(config.clone()).await?,
+        ),
+        ThreadParamsMode::Embedded,
+    );
+    let target = lookup(&mut app_server, config, name).await?;
+    app_server.shutdown().await?;
+    Ok(target)
+}
+
+async fn upsert_thread(
+    runtime: &codex_state::StateRuntime,
+    metadata: codex_state::ThreadMetadata,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    runtime
+        .upsert_thread(&metadata)
+        .await
+        .map_err(std::io::Error::other)
+}
+
+fn thread_metadata(
+    config: &Config,
+    thread_id: ThreadId,
+    rollout_path: PathBuf,
+    title: &str,
+) -> codex_state::ThreadMetadata {
+    let created_at = chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2025-02-01T10:00:00Z")
+        .expect("timestamp should parse")
+        .with_timezone(&chrono::Utc);
+    let mut builder = ThreadMetadataBuilder::new(
+        thread_id,
+        rollout_path,
+        created_at,
+        serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!("cli"))
+            .expect("cli session source should deserialize"),
+    );
+    builder.cwd = config.codex_home.join("project").to_path_buf();
+    let mut metadata = builder.build(config.model_provider_id.as_str());
+    metadata.title = title.to_string();
+    metadata.first_user_message = Some("preview text".to_string());
+    metadata.preview = metadata.first_user_message.clone();
+    metadata
+}
+
+fn write_rollout(
+    config: &Config,
+    thread_id: ThreadId,
+    timestamp: &str,
+    preview: &str,
+    source: SessionSource,
+    history_mode: ThreadHistoryMode,
+) -> color_eyre::Result<PathBuf> {
+    let rollout_path = config
+        .codex_home
+        .join("sessions/2025/02/01")
+        .join(format!("rollout-2025-02-01T10-00-00-{thread_id}.jsonl"));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(rollout_path.parent().expect("rollout parent"))?;
+    let session_meta = SessionMetaLine {
+        meta: SessionMeta {
+            session_id: thread_id.into(),
+            id: thread_id,
+            timestamp: timestamp.to_string(),
+            cwd: config.codex_home.join("project").to_path_buf(),
+            originator: "codex".to_string(),
+            cli_version: "0.0.0".to_string(),
+            source,
+            model_provider: Some(config.model_provider_id.clone()),
+            history_mode,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        git: None,
+    };
+    let lines = [
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "timestamp": timestamp,
+            "type": "session_meta",
+            "payload": session_meta,
+        }),
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "timestamp": timestamp,
+            "type": "response_item",
+            "payload": {
+                "type": "message",
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": [{"type": "input_text", "text": preview}],
+            },
+        }),
+    ];
+    std::fs::write(
+        &rollout_path,
+        lines
+            .iter()
+            .map(serde_json::Value::to_string)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("\n")
+            + "\n",
+    )?;
+    Ok(rollout_path.to_path_buf())
+}
+
+async fn add_scan_sentinel(config: &Config, search_term: &str) -> color_eyre::Result<ThreadId> {
+    let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
+    write_rollout(
+        config,
+        thread_id,
+        "2025-02-01T11:00:00Z",
+        "scan sentinel",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(
+        config.codex_home.as_path(),
+        thread_id,
+        &format!("{search_term}-scan-sentinel"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    Ok(thread_id)
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn uses_sqlite_title_without_scanning_rollouts() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+    let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
+    let runtime = state_runtime(&config).await?;
+    let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let rollout_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        thread_id,
+        "2025-02-01T10:00:00Z",
+        "preview",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    upsert_thread(
+        &runtime,
+        thread_metadata(&config, thread_id, rollout_path.clone(), "saved-session"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    // Scan-and-repair would discover this matching rollout and insert it into SQLite.
+    let scan_sentinel_id = add_scan_sentinel(&config, "saved-session").await?;
+    let duplicate_id = ThreadId::new();
+    write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        duplicate_id,
+        "2025-02-01T11:00:00Z",
+        "newer duplicate",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(config.codex_home.as_path(), duplicate_id, "saved-session")
+        .await?;
+
+    let target = lookup_name(&config, "saved-session").await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        (
+            target.map(|target| (target.path, target.thread_id)),
+            runtime
+                .get_thread(scan_sentinel_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?,
+            runtime
+                .get_thread(duplicate_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?,
+        ),
+        (Some((Some(rollout_path), thread_id)), None, None),
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn skips_stale_sqlite_candidate_for_valid_duplicate() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+    let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
+    let runtime = state_runtime(&config).await?;
+    let valid_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let valid_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        valid_id,
+        "2025-02-01T10:00:00Z",
+        "valid preview",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    upsert_thread(
+        &runtime,
+        thread_metadata(&config, valid_id, valid_path.clone(), "saved-session"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let stale_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let stale_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        ThreadId::new(),
+        "2025-02-01T11:00:00Z",
+        "stale preview",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    upsert_thread(
+        &runtime,
+        thread_metadata(&config, stale_id, stale_path, "saved-session"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let target = lookup_name(&config, "saved-session").await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        target.map(|target| (target.path, target.thread_id)),
+        Some((Some(valid_path), valid_id)),
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn validates_sqlite_candidate_filters_against_rollout() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+    let mut targets = Vec::new();
+    for (source, model_provider) in [
+        (SessionSource::Exec, None),
+        (SessionSource::Cli, Some("other-provider")),
+    ] {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+        let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
+        let runtime = state_runtime(&config).await?;
+        let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
+        let mut rollout_config = config.clone();
+        if let Some(model_provider) = model_provider {
+            rollout_config.model_provider_id = model_provider.to_string();
+        }
+        let rollout_path = write_rollout(
+            &rollout_config,
+            thread_id,
+            "2025-02-01T10:00:00Z",
+            "preview",
+            source,
+            ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+        )?;
+        upsert_thread(
+            &runtime,
+            thread_metadata(&config, thread_id, rollout_path, "saved-session"),
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        targets.push(
+            lookup_name(&config, "saved-session")
+                .await?
+                .map(|target| target.thread_id),
+        );
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(targets, vec![None, None]);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn recovers_legacy_index_name_without_requiring_sidecar_rewrite() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+    let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
+    let runtime = state_runtime(&config).await?;
+    let stale_id = ThreadId::new();
+    upsert_thread(
+        &runtime,
+        thread_metadata(
+            &config,
+            stale_id,
+            config
+                .codex_home
+                .join("missing-rollout.jsonl")
+                .to_path_buf(),
+            "saved-session",
+        ),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let rollout_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        thread_id,
+        "2025-02-01T11:00:00Z",
+        "preview",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(config.codex_home.as_path(), thread_id, "saved-session")
+        .await?;
+    // The direct index lookup should not scan and repair other matching rollouts.
+    let scan_sentinel_id = add_scan_sentinel(&config, "saved-session").await?;
+
+    let index_path = config.codex_home.join("session_index.jsonl");
+    let original_permissions = std::fs::metadata(&index_path)?.permissions();
+    let mut read_only_permissions = original_permissions.clone();
+    read_only_permissions.set_readonly(true);
+    std::fs::set_permissions(&index_path, read_only_permissions)?;
+    let target = lookup_name(&config, "saved-session").await;
+    std::fs::set_permissions(&index_path, original_permissions)?;
+    let target = target?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        (
+            target.map(|target| (target.path, target.thread_id)),
+            runtime
+                .get_thread(thread_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?
+                .map(|metadata| metadata.title),
+            runtime
+                .get_thread(scan_sentinel_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?,
+        ),
+        (
+            Some((Some(rollout_path), thread_id)),
+            Some("saved-session".to_string()),
+            None,
+        ),
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn skips_stale_legacy_index_candidate() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+    let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
+    let runtime = state_runtime(&config).await?;
+    let stale_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let stale_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        stale_id,
+        "2025-02-01T10:00:00Z",
+        "preview",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    upsert_thread(
+        &runtime,
+        thread_metadata(&config, stale_id, stale_path.clone(), "current-session"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(config.codex_home.as_path(), stale_id, "saved-session")
+        .await?;
+
+    let fallback_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let fallback_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        fallback_id,
+        "2025-02-01T11:00:00Z",
+        "fallback",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(config.codex_home.as_path(), fallback_id, "saved-session")
+        .await?;
+    for (path, timestamp) in [
+        (&stale_path, "2025-02-04T10:00:00Z"),
+        (&fallback_path, "2025-02-03T10:00:00Z"),
+    ] {
+        let modified = chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(timestamp)?.into();
+        std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .append(true)
+            .open(path)?
+            .set_times(std::fs::FileTimes::new().set_modified(modified))?;
+    }
+
+    let target = lookup_name(&config, "saved-session").await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        (
+            target.map(|target| (target.path, target.thread_id)),
+            runtime
+                .get_thread(stale_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?
+                .map(|metadata| metadata.title),
+        ),
+        (
+            Some((Some(fallback_path), fallback_id)),
+            Some("current-session".to_string()),
+        ),
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn keeps_newer_paginated_sqlite_name_when_index_is_stale() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+    let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
+    let runtime = state_runtime(&config).await?;
+    let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let rollout_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        thread_id,
+        "2025-02-01T10:00:00Z",
+        "preview",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Paginated,
+    )?;
+    let mut metadata = thread_metadata(&config, thread_id, rollout_path, "preview text");
+    metadata.history_mode = ThreadHistoryMode::Paginated;
+    upsert_thread(&runtime, metadata).await?;
+    runtime
+        .update_thread_name(thread_id, Some("current-session"))
+        .await
+        .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(config.codex_home.as_path(), thread_id, "old-session")
+        .await?;
+
+    let target = lookup_name(&config, "old-session").await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        (
+            target.map(|target| target.thread_id),
+            runtime
+                .get_thread(thread_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(std::io::Error::other)?
+                .and_then(|metadata| metadata.name),
+        ),
+        (None, Some("current-session".to_string())),
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn prefers_most_recent_duplicate_legacy_name() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
+    let temp_dir = TempDir::new()?;
+    let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await?;
+    let _runtime = state_runtime(&config).await?;
+    let recent_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let recent_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        recent_id,
+        "2025-02-01T10:00:00Z",
+        "recent",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    let older_id = ThreadId::new();
+    let older_path = write_rollout(
+        &config,
+        older_id,
+        "2025-02-02T10:00:00Z",
+        "older",
+        SessionSource::Cli,
+        ThreadHistoryMode::Legacy,
+    )?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(config.codex_home.as_path(), recent_id, "same-name").await?;
+    codex_rollout::append_thread_name(config.codex_home.as_path(), older_id, "same-name").await?;
+    for (path, timestamp) in [
+        (&recent_path, "2025-02-04T10:00:00Z"),
+        (&older_path, "2025-02-03T10:00:00Z"),
+    ] {
+        let modified = chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(timestamp)?.into();
+        std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .append(true)
+            .open(path)?
+            .set_times(std::fs::FileTimes::new().set_modified(modified))?;
+    }
+
+    let target = lookup_name(&config, "same-name").await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        target.map(|target| (target.path, target.thread_id)),
+        Some((Some(recent_path), recent_id)),
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}

codex-rs/tui/src/session_archive_commands.rs

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ use crate::legacy_core::config::bootstrap_auth_config;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::load_config_toml_with_layer_stack;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::resolve_oss_provider;
 use crate::legacy_core::config::resolve_profile_v2_config_path;
+use crate::named_session_lookup::NamedSessionCandidates;
+use crate::named_session_lookup::SessionCollection;
+use crate::named_session_lookup::SessionNameLookupMode;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::Thread as AppServerThread;
-use codex_app_server_protocol::ThreadListParams;
-use codex_app_server_protocol::ThreadSortKey;
 use codex_arg0::Arg0DispatchPaths;
 use codex_cloud_config::cloud_config_bundle_loader_for_storage;
 use codex_config::CloudConfigBundleLoader;
@@ -178,10 +179,9 @@ async fn lookup_session_by_exact_name(
     name: &str,
     archived: bool,
 ) -> Result<Option<AppServerThread>> {
-    let uses_remote_workspace = app_server.uses_remote_workspace();
     // Remote workspaces stay on their existing server-side path. Local workspaces trust SQLite
     // names, then scan and repair only after a miss or an unusable rollout path.
-    let lookup_modes = if uses_remote_workspace {
+    let lookup_modes = if app_server.uses_remote_workspace() {
         &[SessionNameLookupMode::ScanAndRepair][..]
     } else {
         &[
@@ -190,87 +190,31 @@ async fn lookup_session_by_exact_name(
         ][..]
     };
     for &lookup_mode in lookup_modes {
-        // Only the embedded server can safely use SQLite's recency cursor. Daemons may predate
-        // that sort key, and filesystem repair must paginate in the scanner's mtime order.
-        let sort_key = if lookup_mode == SessionNameLookupMode::StateDbOnly
-            && app_server.uses_embedded_app_server()
-        {
-            ThreadSortKey::RecencyAt
-        } else {
-            ThreadSortKey::UpdatedAt
-        };
         // Search is the fast path, but legacy stores attach renamed titles after filtering.
         for search_term in [Some(name), None] {
-            let mut cursor = None;
+            let mut candidates = NamedSessionCandidates::new(
-            loop {
+                name,
-                let response = app_server
+                codex_home,
-                    .thread_list(ThreadListParams {
+                if archived {
-                        cursor: cursor.clone(),
+                    SessionCollection::Archived
-                        limit: Some(100),
+                } else {
-                        sort_key: Some(sort_key),
+                    SessionCollection::Active
-                        sort_direction: None,
+                },
-                        model_providers: None,
+                lookup_mode,
-                        source_kinds: Some(super::resume_source_kinds(
+                search_term,
-                            /*include_non_interactive*/ false,
+            );
-                        )),
+            if let Some(candidate) = candidates
-                        archived: Some(archived),
+                .next(app_server)
-                        section_id: None,
-                        parent_thread_id: None,
-                        ancestor_thread_id: None,
-                        cwd: None,
-                        use_state_db_only: lookup_mode == SessionNameLookupMode::StateDbOnly,
-                        search_term: search_term.map(str::to_string),
-                    })
                 .await
-                    .wrap_err("failed to list sessions while resolving session name")?;
+                .wrap_err("failed to list sessions while resolving session name")?
-
-                for thread in response
-                    .data
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .filter(|thread| thread.name.as_deref() == Some(name))
             {
-                    if !uses_remote_workspace {
+                return Ok(Some(candidate.thread));
-                        // The action still requires a real rollout in the requested collection.
-                        let thread_id = ThreadId::from_string(&thread.id).wrap_err_with(|| {
-                            format!("app server returned invalid session id `{}`", thread.id)
-                        })?;
-                        let expected_root = codex_home.join(if archived {
-                            codex_rollout::ARCHIVED_SESSIONS_SUBDIR
-                        } else {
-                            codex_rollout::SESSIONS_SUBDIR
-                        });
-                        let valid_rollout = if let Some(path) = thread.path.as_deref()
-                            && let Some(path) = codex_rollout::existing_rollout_path(path).await
-                            && path.starts_with(expected_root)
-                            && let Ok(session_meta) =
-                                codex_rollout::read_session_meta_line(path.as_path()).await
-                        {
-                            session_meta.meta.id == thread_id
-                        } else {
-                            false
-                        };
-                        if !valid_rollout {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return Ok(Some(thread));
-                }
-                let Some(next_cursor) = response.next_cursor else {
-                    break;
-                };
-                cursor = Some(next_cursor);
             }
         }
     }
     Ok(None)
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-enum SessionNameLookupMode {
-    StateDbOnly,
-    ScanAndRepair,
-}
-
 fn session_target_from_app_server_thread(thread: AppServerThread) -> Result<ResolvedSessionTarget> {
     let session_id = ThreadId::from_string(&thread.id)
         .wrap_err_with(|| format!("app server returned invalid session id `{}`", thread.id))?;