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+# Pre-deployment Fix Wave Report
+
+Date: 2026-07-14
+Worktree: `/home/chirone/ThothII/.worktrees/activity-log-cte-layout`
+Base: `e5366d14a6da8fb331d94be60b8929cefb1fe3e0`
+
+## Outcome
+
+All three reviewed findings are implemented in one coherent backend/frontend wave:
+
+1. Resume leaves the prior selection, Zustand state, document panel, and EventSource untouched
+   until `POST /resume` succeeds. Cold Resume changes state and reconnects only after backend
+   clear/rebind; already-active same-session Resume preserves the existing binding; failure is a
+   no-op apart from the fixed toast.
+2. SSE uses monotonically increasing per-session ids, cursor-filtered replay, native and manual
+   reconnect cursors, id continuity across `hub.clear`, and descriptor-id pending-gate
+   idempotence at both backend and frontend layers.
+3. Generic Pi system events and readiness errors are projected through explicit public
+   allowlists. Sentinel URLs, paths, tokens, stderr, commands, and extra fields do not reach HTTP
+   or SSE.
+
+No harness, workflow, persistence, model, CTE viewer, CTE card, or shared Card file changed.
+
+## Interfaces
+
+- Frontend `resumeSession(id)` now returns
+  `Promise<{ id: string; alreadyActive: boolean }>` via `ResumeSessionResult`.
+- Backend successful Resume always returns the same shape:
+  - running/waiting runtime: `{ id, alreadyActive: true }`
+  - validated cold runtime: `{ id, alreadyActive: false }`
+- `SseHub.publish(sessionId, event, data): number` returns the assigned SSE id.
+- `SseHub.subscribe(sessionId, send, { afterId, pending })` calls
+  `send(event, data, id)` for replay/live frames with `id > afterId`.
+- `GET /sessions/:id/events` accepts native `Last-Event-ID` and manual
+  `?lastEventId=<integer>`; when both are valid it uses the greater cursor.
+- Every emitted SSE frame is `id: <n>\nevent: <name>\ndata: <json>\n\n`.
+- Public readiness failure is exactly:
+  `Session services are not ready. Check configuration and connectivity, then try again.`
+- Generic Pi system events are exactly `{ type: "system_event", event }`, and `event` must be a
+  non-empty string.
+
+## Files
+
+Backend production:
+
+- `backend/src/bridge/session-bridge.ts`
+- `backend/src/routes/sessions.ts`
+- `backend/src/sse/sse-hub.ts`
+
+Backend tests:
+
+- `backend/test/routes-sessions.test.ts`
+- `backend/test/session-bridge.test.ts`
+- `backend/test/sse-hub.test.ts`
+- `backend/test/sse-route.test.ts` (new)
+
+Frontend production/support:
+
+- `frontend/src/api/sessions.ts`
+- `frontend/src/api/types.ts`
+- `frontend/src/shell/AppShell.tsx`
+- `frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts`
+- `frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.ts`
+- `frontend/src/test/fakeEventSource.ts`
+
+Frontend tests:
+
+- `frontend/src/api/sessions.test.ts`
+- `frontend/src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx`
+- `frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts`
+- `frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx`
+
+## TDD RED/GREEN evidence
+
+### 1. Backend Resume result and client-boundary allowlists
+
+RED command:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npx vitest run test/routes-sessions.test.ts test/session-bridge.test.ts
+```
+
+RED output (exit 1):
+
+```text
+Test Files  2 failed (2)
+Tests       6 failed | 35 passed (41)
+
+expected { id: 's1' } to deeply equal { id: 's1', alreadyActive: false }
+expected raw readiness URL/token/path to equal the fixed public message
+expected three raw generic system events to equal [{ type: 'system_event', event: 'session_exit' }]
+```
+
+GREEN command:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npx vitest run test/routes-sessions.test.ts test/session-bridge.test.ts
+```
+
+GREEN output (exit 0):
+
+```text
+✓ test/session-bridge.test.ts (14 tests)
+✓ test/routes-sessions.test.ts (27 tests)
+Test Files  2 passed (2)
+Tests       41 passed (41)
+```
+
+### 2. Backend exact-once SseHub and route framing
+
+RED command:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npx vitest run test/sse-hub.test.ts test/sse-route.test.ts
+```
+
+RED output (exit 1):
+
+```text
+Test Files  2 failed (2)
+Tests       7 failed (7)
+
+expected [undefined, undefined, undefined] to deeply equal [1, 2, 3]
+expected unconditional replay not to contain "one" / "two"
+expected one buffered pending gate, received replay plus a second pending emission
+```
+
+GREEN command:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npx vitest run test/sse-hub.test.ts test/sse-route.test.ts
+```
+
+GREEN output (exit 0):
+
+```text
+✓ test/sse-hub.test.ts (4 tests)
+✓ test/sse-route.test.ts (3 tests)
+Test Files  2 passed (2)
+Tests       7 passed (7)
+```
+
+### 3. Frontend cursor tracking and gate idempotence
+
+RED command:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx vitest run src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
+```
+
+RED output (exit 1):
+
+```text
+Test Files  2 failed (2)
+Tests       2 failed | 28 passed (30)
+
+expected /sessions/s1/events to be /sessions/s1/events?lastEventId=7
+expected duplicate gate pendingWidget to remain null, received gate-1
+```
+
+GREEN command:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx vitest run src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
+```
+
+GREEN output (exit 0):
+
+```text
+✓ src/store/sessionStore.test.ts (23 tests)
+✓ src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx (7 tests)
+Test Files  2 passed (2)
+Tests       30 passed (30)
+```
+
+### 4. Frontend typed Resume and AppShell ordering/preservation
+
+Typed API RED command:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx tsc -b
+```
+
+Typed API RED output (exit 1):
+
+```text
+src/api/sessions.test.ts(43,9): error TS2322: Type 'void' is not assignable to type
+'{ id: string; alreadyActive: boolean; }'.
+```
+
+Lifecycle RED command:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx vitest run src/api/sessions.test.ts src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx
+```
+
+Lifecycle RED output (exit 1):
+
+```text
+✓ src/api/sessions.test.ts (9 tests)
+❯ src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx (15 tests | 4 failed)
+Test Files  1 failed | 1 passed (2)
+Tests       4 failed | 20 passed (24)
+
+already-active same-session Resume created two EventSources instead of one
+deferred cold Resume closed the document panel before POST completion
+failed same-session Resume closed the prior EventSource
+failed Resume with no active session opened an EventSource
+```
+
+GREEN commands:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx vitest run src/api/sessions.test.ts src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx
+cd frontend && npx tsc -b
+```
+
+GREEN output (exit 0):
+
+```text
+✓ src/api/sessions.test.ts (9 tests)
+✓ src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx (15 tests)
+Test Files  2 passed (2)
+Tests       24 passed (24)
+TypeScript: no output, exit 0
+```
+
+The AppShell cold-reconnect test additionally proves that the old source accepts an event while
+Resume is pending, the replacement URL carries `lastEventId=8`, the replacement receives one
+post-resume transcript/activity row, and two deliveries of the same descriptor id yield one gate.
+
+## Affected verification
+
+Backend command:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npx vitest run test/routes-sessions.test.ts test/session-bridge.test.ts \
+  test/sse-hub.test.ts test/sse-route.test.ts test/health.test.ts test/e2e-f1.test.ts
+```
+
+Output (exit 0):
+
+```text
+Test Files  6 passed (6)
+Tests       52 passed (52)
+```
+
+Backend typecheck:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npx tsc --noEmit -p .
+```
+
+Output: no output, exit 0.
+
+Frontend command:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx vitest run src/api/sessions.test.ts src/store/sessionStore.test.ts \
+  src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx \
+  src/shell/CentralStatus.test.tsx src/shell/ModelActivityPanel.test.tsx \
+  src/shell/f1-loop.test.tsx src/shell/AppShell.new-session.test.tsx
+```
+
+Output (exit 0):
+
+```text
+Test Files  8 passed (8)
+Tests       74 passed (74)
+```
+
+Frontend typecheck:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx tsc -b
+```
+
+Output: no output, exit 0.
+
+## Full verification
+
+Backend full suite:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npx vitest run
+```
+
+```text
+Test Files  22 passed (22)
+Tests       177 passed (177)
+```
+
+Frontend full suite:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npx vitest run
+```
+
+```text
+Test Files  43 passed (43)
+Tests       271 passed (271)
+```
+
+Backend production build:
+
+```text
+cd backend && npm run build
+> tsc -p tsconfig.json
+exit 0
+```
+
+Frontend production build:
+
+```text
+cd frontend && npm run build
+> tsc -b && vite build
+✓ 4835 modules transformed.
+✓ built in 8.25s
+exit 0
+```
+
+Final whitespace verification:
+
+```text
+git diff --check
+no output, exit 0
+```
+
+## Self-review
+
+- Resume sequencing: backend `clear` and runtime binding precede the HTTP success; frontend state
+  mutation and stream generation follow it. Failure catch only emits fixed UI copy.
+- Already active: same-session returns before reset/generation/manifest repaint; different session
+  resets the single-session store and binds the new id only after success.
+- SSE exact-once: ids are transport identity, not content hashes; replay is strictly `id > cursor`;
+  `clear` retains the counter; pending gate matching uses only descriptor id.
+- Cursor behavior: hook tracks `MessageEvent.lastEventId`, carries it only to a same-id generation,
+  and resets it on session-id change. Native EventSource reconnect remains supported by the route
+  header.
+- Gate defense: the Zustand set survives pending clear but resets with the session store.
+- Client boundary: raw `ensure.error` is unused in public responses; generic Pi system events are
+  reconstructed rather than spread; frontend type mirrors the two-field event.
+- Scope: `git diff` contains no CTE/Card/harness/workflow/persistence/model changes. Four pre-existing
+  modified `.superpowers/sdd/{progress,task-2-report,task-3-report,task-4-report}.md` files are user
+  work and are excluded from staging.
+
+## Remaining concerns
+
+- The 200-event SSE ring limit remains intentional. A brand-new page can reconstruct only retained
+  backlog; an in-memory same-session reconnect is exact-once from its cursor.
+- Per-session sequence counters remain in backend memory after `clear` by design so later cold
+  same-id Resume cannot reuse ids. This is one numeric map entry per session id for the process
+  lifetime.
+- Frontend tests still print pre-existing MSW unhandled-request and React ref/`act` warnings even
+  though all 271 tests pass. The frontend production build still reports pre-existing large chunk
+  warnings. Neither warning class was introduced or expanded by this change.
+- No live Pi/DWH smoke was run; this wave changes only REST/SSE/frontend lifecycle boundaries and
+  is covered by fake-Pi, live Fastify SSE, component, full-suite, typecheck, and production-build
+  gates.
diff --git a/backend/src/bridge/session-bridge.ts b/backend/src/bridge/session-bridge.ts
index 54a58778..e277916c 100644
--- a/backend/src/bridge/session-bridge.ts
+++ b/backend/src/bridge/session-bridge.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type ClientEvent =
   | { type: "activity_delta"; text: string }
   | { type: "activity_event"; activity: ToolActivity }
   | { type: "info"; [k: string]: any }
-  | { type: "system_event"; [k: string]: any };
+  | { type: "system_event"; event: string };
 
 export type TurnState = "idle" | "running" | "waiting" | "failed";
 
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ export class SessionBridge {
         this.emitToolActivity(m, "end");
       // Tool updates and raw payloads remain intentionally dropped.
       } else if (m.type === "system_event") {
-        this.fan(m as ClientEvent);
+        if (typeof m.event === "string" && m.event.trim() !== "") {
+          this.fan({ type: "system_event", event: m.event });
+        }
       } else if (m.type === "agent_end") {
         if (this.state !== "failed" && !this.pending) this.state = "idle";
         this.fan({ type: "system_event", event: "agent_end" });
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts b/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts
index 10d370f2..3835c761 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ import type { ReadinessManager } from "../runtime/readiness-manager.js";
 
 const BOOTSTRAP_FAILURE_MESSAGE =
   "Session startup failed. Check configuration and connectivity, then Resume the session.";
+const READINESS_FAILURE_MESSAGE =
+  "Session services are not ready. Check configuration and connectivity, then try again.";
+
+function eventCursor(...values: unknown[]): number {
+  let cursor = 0;
+  for (const value of values.flatMap((item) => Array.isArray(item) ? item : [item])) {
+    if (typeof value !== "string" || !/^\d+$/.test(value)) continue;
+    const parsed = Number(value);
+    if (Number.isSafeInteger(parsed)) cursor = Math.max(cursor, parsed);
+  }
+  return cursor;
+}
 
 export function sessionRoutes(
   app: FastifyInstance,
@@ -57,7 +69,7 @@ export function sessionRoutes(
     const b = req.body as { question: string; name?: string };
     const s = d.getSettings();
     const ensure = await d.readiness.ensure(s.workspace ?? "");
-    if (!ensure.ok) return reply.code(503).send({ error: ensure.error ?? "Ollama/embeddings non disponibili" });
+    if (!ensure.ok) return reply.code(503).send({ error: READINESS_FAILURE_MESSAGE });
     // Settings (global) supply workspace/provider/model/thinking. The new-question
     // form sends only the question text. `workspace` selects the tht `-c <config>`.
     const { id } = await d.tht.sessionNew({
@@ -115,7 +127,7 @@ export function sessionRoutes(
     }
     const settings = d.getSettings();
     const ensure = await d.readiness.ensure(settings.workspace ?? "");
-    if (!ensure.ok) return reply.code(503).send({ error: ensure.error ?? "Ollama/embeddings non disponibili" });
+    if (!ensure.ok) return reply.code(503).send({ error: READINESS_FAILURE_MESSAGE });
     const saved = manifest as { provider?: string; model?: string; thinking?: string } | null;
     const options = {
       provider: saved?.provider,
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ export function sessionRoutes(
     bindRuntime(id, rt);
     info(id, "Resuming session");
     bootstrap(id, rt, d.mgr.configure(rt, options), null, () => d.mgr.start(id, rt, options));
-    return reply.code(200).send({ id });
+    return reply.code(200).send({ id, alreadyActive: false });
   });
   app.post("/sessions/:id/close", async (req) => {
     const id = (req.params as { id: string }).id;
@@ -146,6 +158,10 @@ export function sessionRoutes(
   app.get("/sessions/:id/events", (req, reply) => {
     const id = (req.params as any).id;
     const rt = d.mgr.get(id);
+    const afterId = eventCursor(
+      req.headers["last-event-id"],
+      (req.query as { lastEventId?: unknown }).lastEventId,
+    );
     // Add CORS headers manually: reply.raw.writeHead bypasses Fastify's onSend hooks
     // (where @fastify/cors injects headers), so we must set them explicitly here.
     const origin = (req.headers.origin as string | undefined) ?? "*";
@@ -160,8 +176,12 @@ export function sessionRoutes(
     // Send the handshake immediately. Without this, Node waits for the first event body and
     // proxies/clients cannot establish an idle SSE subscription or inspect its headers.
     reply.raw.flushHeaders();
-    const send = (event: string, data: object) => reply.raw.write(`event: ${event}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(data)}\n\n`);
-    const off = d.hub.subscribe(id, send, rt?.bridge.pendingWidget() ?? null);
+    const send = (event: string, data: object, eventId: number) =>
+      reply.raw.write(`id: ${eventId}\nevent: ${event}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(data)}\n\n`);
+    const off = d.hub.subscribe(id, send, {
+      afterId,
+      pending: rt?.bridge.pendingWidget() ?? null,
+    });
     req.raw.on("close", off);
   });
   app.post("/sessions/:id/rename", async (req, reply) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/sse/sse-hub.ts b/backend/src/sse/sse-hub.ts
index 174edb05..1e63abc7 100644
--- a/backend/src/sse/sse-hub.ts
+++ b/backend/src/sse/sse-hub.ts
@@ -1,48 +1,92 @@
-type Send = (event: string, data: object) => void;
+type Send = (event: string, data: object, id: number) => void;
 
 /**
  * Per-session ring buffer of recent events.
  *
- * When the browser opens the SSE connection slightly after session creation
- * (React re-render, navigation, etc.), events produced by the Pi process in
- * that gap would be lost.  The buffer replays them to late subscribers.
- *
- * `system_event` with `event: "agent_end"` acts as the natural sentinel:
- * once a subscriber sees it, the buffer for that session is safe to clear.
+ * Event ids are transport identity: they are monotonically increasing for the lifetime of a
+ * session id, including across a cold Resume that clears the old buffer and subscribers.
  */
 const BUFFER_LIMIT = 200;
 
-interface BufferedEvent { event: string; data: object }
+interface BufferedEvent {
+  id: number;
+  event: string;
+  data: object;
+}
+
+interface SubscribeOptions {
+  afterId?: number;
+  pending?: object | null;
+}
+
+function descriptorId(value: unknown): string | null {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== "object") return null;
+  const id = (value as { id?: unknown }).id;
+  return typeof id === "string" && id.trim() !== "" ? id : null;
+}
+
+function bufferedGateId(item: BufferedEvent): string | null {
+  if (item.event !== "ui_request") return null;
+  const request = (item.data as { ui_request?: unknown }).ui_request;
+  return descriptorId(request);
+}
 
 export class SseHub {
   private subs = new Map<string, Set<Send>>();
   private buffers = new Map<string, BufferedEvent[]>();
+  private lastIds = new Map<string, number>();
 
-  subscribe(sessionId: string, send: Send, pending?: object | null): () => void {
+  subscribe(
+    sessionId: string,
+    send: Send,
+    options: SubscribeOptions = {},
+  ): () => void {
     if (!this.subs.has(sessionId)) this.subs.set(sessionId, new Set());
     this.subs.get(sessionId)!.add(send);
 
-    // Replay buffered events so late subscribers don't miss the session lifecycle.
-    const buf = this.buffers.get(sessionId);
-    if (buf) for (const { event, data } of buf) send(event, data);
+    const afterId = Number.isSafeInteger(options.afterId) && (options.afterId ?? 0) >= 0
+      ? options.afterId ?? 0
+      : 0;
+    const buf = this.buffers.get(sessionId) ?? [];
+    for (const item of buf) {
+      if (item.id > afterId) send(item.event, item.data, item.id);
+    }
+
+    // A pending gate normally already exists in the buffer. If ring-buffer eviction removed it,
+    // give the fallback a fresh transport id and buffer it for future cursor-based reconnects.
+    // Matching is by stable descriptor identity only, never by event content.
+    const pendingId = descriptorId(options.pending);
+    const pendingBuffered = pendingId !== null && buf.some((item) => bufferedGateId(item) === pendingId);
+    if (pendingId !== null && !pendingBuffered) {
+      const data = { type: "ui_request", ui_request: options.pending! };
+      const item = this.buffer(sessionId, "ui_request", data);
+      send(item.event, item.data, item.id);
+    }
 
-    // Match the live-event shape (hub.publish sends the full ClientEvent):
-    // both carry { type, ui_request } so re-emit and live widgets are identical.
-    if (pending) send("ui_request", { type: "ui_request", ui_request: pending });
     return () => this.subs.get(sessionId)?.delete(send);
   }
 
-  publish(sessionId: string, event: string, data: object): void {
-    // Buffer the event for late subscribers.
-    let buf = this.buffers.get(sessionId);
-    if (!buf) { buf = []; this.buffers.set(sessionId, buf); }
-    buf.push({ event, data });
-    if (buf.length > BUFFER_LIMIT) buf.splice(0, buf.length - BUFFER_LIMIT);
-
-    for (const s of this.subs.get(sessionId) ?? []) s(event, data);
+  publish(sessionId: string, event: string, data: object): number {
+    const item = this.buffer(sessionId, event, data);
+    for (const send of this.subs.get(sessionId) ?? []) send(event, data, item.id);
+    return item.id;
   }
 
-  /** Clear buffer and subscribers for a finished session. */
+  private buffer(sessionId: string, event: string, data: object): BufferedEvent {
+    const id = (this.lastIds.get(sessionId) ?? 0) + 1;
+    this.lastIds.set(sessionId, id);
+    let buf = this.buffers.get(sessionId);
+    if (!buf) {
+      buf = [];
+      this.buffers.set(sessionId, buf);
+    }
+    const item = { id, event, data };
+    buf.push(item);
+    if (buf.length > BUFFER_LIMIT) buf.splice(0, buf.length - BUFFER_LIMIT);
+    return item;
+  }
+
+  /** Clear buffered/runtime bindings while retaining session event-id monotonicity. */
   clear(sessionId: string): void {
     this.buffers.delete(sessionId);
     this.subs.delete(sessionId);
diff --git a/backend/test/routes-sessions.test.ts b/backend/test/routes-sessions.test.ts
index 9935ce5b..7f40980c 100644
--- a/backend/test/routes-sessions.test.ts
+++ b/backend/test/routes-sessions.test.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ test.each(["idle", "failed"])(
     });
     const response = await app.inject({ method: "POST", url: "/sessions/s1/resume" });
     await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
-    expect(response.json()).toEqual({ id: "s1" });
+    expect(response.json()).toEqual({ id: "s1", alreadyActive: false });
     expect(order).toEqual(["teardown:s1", "clear:s1", "reopen", "create", "start"]);
   },
 );
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ test("POST resume without a runtime clears stale SSE state before cold start", a
   const response = await app.inject({ method: "POST", url: "/sessions/crashed/resume" });
   await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
 
-  expect(response.json()).toEqual({ id: "crashed" });
+  expect(response.json()).toEqual({ id: "crashed", alreadyActive: false });
   expect(order).toEqual(["clear:crashed", "reopen", "create", "start"]);
   expect(createOptions).toMatchObject({
     provider: "local-qwen", model: "qwen3.6-35b-a3b", thinking: "low", mode: "resume",
@@ -359,11 +359,13 @@ test("POST resume on an archived session is refused with 409", async () => {
   expect(res.statusCode).toBe(409);
 });
 
-test("POST /sessions refuses with 503 when ollamaEnsure fails (no session created)", async () => {
+test("POST /sessions readiness failure returns one fixed public message without raw diagnostics", async () => {
   let createdCalled = false;
+  const rawFailure =
+    "connect https://secret.invalid/ready?token=DO_NOT_LEAK using /srv/private/model-key";
   const app = buildApp(loadConfig({ THT_HARNESS_DIR: "../harness" }), {
     thtRunner: {
-      ollamaEnsure: async () => ({ ok: false, stage: "model", error: "modello non installato" }),
+      ollamaEnsure: async () => ({ ok: false, stage: "model", error: rawFailure }),
       searchPack: async () => {},
       sessionNew: async () => { createdCalled = true; return { id: "s1" }; },
     } as any,
@@ -372,7 +374,10 @@ test("POST /sessions refuses with 503 when ollamaEnsure fails (no session create
   });
   const res = await app.inject({ method: "POST", url: "/sessions", payload: { question: "q" } });
   expect(res.statusCode).toBe(503);
-  expect(res.json().error).toContain("non installato");
+  expect(res.json()).toEqual({
+    error: "Session services are not ready. Check configuration and connectivity, then try again.",
+  });
+  expect(res.body).not.toMatch(/secret\.invalid|DO_NOT_LEAK|\/srv\/private\/model-key/);
   expect(createdCalled).toBe(false);
 });
 
@@ -403,10 +408,12 @@ test("POST /sessions/:id/resume returns 409 for a read-only session without call
   expect(ensureCalled).toBe(false);
 });
 
-test("POST /sessions/:id/resume refuses with 503 when ollamaEnsure fails", async () => {
+test("POST /sessions/:id/resume readiness failure returns the same fixed public message", async () => {
+  const rawFailure =
+    "stderr https://secret.invalid/resume?api_key=DO_NOT_LEAK /srv/private/resume-key";
   const app = buildApp(loadConfig({ THT_HARNESS_DIR: "../harness" }), {
     thtRunner: {
-      ollamaEnsure: async () => ({ ok: false, error: "Ollama down" }),
+      ollamaEnsure: async () => ({ ok: false, error: rawFailure }),
       sessionShow: async () => ({ status: "open", archived: false }),
     } as any,
     getSettings: () => ({ workspace: "psd" }) as any,
@@ -414,6 +421,10 @@ test("POST /sessions/:id/resume refuses with 503 when ollamaEnsure fails", async
   });
   const res = await app.inject({ method: "POST", url: "/sessions/s1/resume" });
   expect(res.statusCode).toBe(503);
+  expect(res.json()).toEqual({
+    error: "Session services are not ready. Check configuration and connectivity, then try again.",
+  });
+  expect(res.body).not.toMatch(/secret\.invalid|DO_NOT_LEAK|\/srv\/private\/resume-key/);
 });
 
 test("POST /runtime/prewarm returns 202 without awaiting readiness", async () => {
diff --git a/backend/test/session-bridge.test.ts b/backend/test/session-bridge.test.ts
index efd64cca..a60d7348 100644
--- a/backend/test/session-bridge.test.ts
+++ b/backend/test/session-bridge.test.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,26 @@ test("agent_end di Pi diventa un system_event agent_end per il FE", () => {
   expect(seen).toEqual([{ type: "system_event", event: "agent_end" }]);
 });
 
+test("generic Pi system events expose only an allowlisted non-empty event name", () => {
+  const { rpc, fire } = fakeRpc();
+  const bridge = new SessionBridge(rpc);
+  const seen: any[] = [];
+  bridge.onClientEvent((event) => seen.push(event));
+
+  fire({
+    type: "system_event",
+    event: "session_exit",
+    command: "curl https://secret.invalid/?token=DO_NOT_LEAK",
+    result: { path: "/srv/private/key" },
+  });
+  fire({ type: "system_event", event: "   ", stderr: "DO_NOT_LEAK_STDERR" });
+  fire({ type: "system_event", event: 42, args: "DO_NOT_LEAK_ARGS" });
+
+  expect(seen).toEqual([{ type: "system_event", event: "session_exit" }]);
+  expect(Object.keys(seen[0])).toEqual(["type", "event"]);
+  expect(JSON.stringify(seen)).not.toMatch(/DO_NOT_LEAK|command|result|path|stderr|args/);
+});
+
 test("steer invia un comando steer e riattiva il turno", () => {
   const { rpc, sent, fire } = fakeRpc();
   const bridge = new SessionBridge(rpc);
diff --git a/backend/test/sse-hub.test.ts b/backend/test/sse-hub.test.ts
index 7f4f6fe0..581b7a36 100644
--- a/backend/test/sse-hub.test.ts
+++ b/backend/test/sse-hub.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,93 @@
 import { test, expect } from "vitest";
 import { SseHub } from "../src/sse/sse-hub.js";
 
-test("re-emette il widget pendente alla sottoscrizione", () => {
-  const hub = new SseHub(); const sent: any[] = [];
-  hub.subscribe("s1", (ev, data) => sent.push({ ev, data }), { id: "u1", widget: "select" });
-  expect(sent[0]).toEqual({ ev: "ui_request", data: { type: "ui_request", ui_request: { id: "u1", widget: "select" } } });
+test("publish assigns monotonic ids and a subscriber replays only ids newer than its cursor", () => {
+  const hub = new SseHub();
+  const firstId = hub.publish("s1", "text_delta", { text: "one" });
+  const secondId = hub.publish("s1", "text_delta", { text: "two" });
+  const sent: any[] = [];
+
+  hub.subscribe(
+    "s1",
+    (event, data, id) => sent.push({ event, data, id }),
+    { afterId: firstId },
+  );
+  const thirdId = hub.publish("s1", "text_delta", { text: "three" });
+
+  expect([firstId, secondId, thirdId]).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+  expect(sent).toEqual([
+    { event: "text_delta", data: { text: "two" }, id: 2 },
+    { event: "text_delta", data: { text: "three" }, id: 3 },
+  ]);
 });
 
-test("publish raggiunge i subscriber e unsubscribe li stacca", () => {
-  const hub = new SseHub(); const sent: any[] = [];
-  const off = hub.subscribe("s1", (ev, data) => sent.push({ ev, data }));
-  hub.publish("s1", "text_delta", { text: "x" });
-  off(); hub.publish("s1", "text_delta", { text: "y" });
-  expect(sent).toEqual([{ ev: "text_delta", data: { text: "x" } }]);
+test("clear drops stale subscribers and buffers but preserves the per-session id sequence", () => {
+  const hub = new SseHub();
+  const stale: any[] = [];
+  hub.subscribe("s1", (event, data, id) => stale.push({ event, data, id }));
+  expect(hub.publish("s1", "info", { text: "before" })).toBe(1);
+
+  hub.clear("s1");
+  expect(hub.publish("s1", "info", { text: "after" })).toBe(2);
+  const resumed: any[] = [];
+  hub.subscribe(
+    "s1",
+    (event, data, id) => resumed.push({ event, data, id }),
+    { afterId: 1 },
+  );
+
+  expect(stale).toEqual([{ event: "info", data: { text: "before" }, id: 1 }]);
+  expect(resumed).toEqual([{ event: "info", data: { text: "after" }, id: 2 }]);
+});
+
+test("a buffered pending gate is emitted exactly once and matched by descriptor id", () => {
+  const hub = new SseHub();
+  const descriptor = { id: "gate-1", widget: "select", title: "Original" };
+  hub.publish("s1", "ui_request", { type: "ui_request", ui_request: descriptor });
+  const replayed: any[] = [];
+
+  hub.subscribe(
+    "s1",
+    (event, data, id) => replayed.push({ event, data, id }),
+    { afterId: 0, pending: { ...descriptor, title: "Runtime copy" } },
+  );
+
+  expect(replayed).toEqual([{
+    event: "ui_request",
+    data: { type: "ui_request", ui_request: descriptor },
+    id: 1,
+  }]);
+
+  const alreadySeen: any[] = [];
+  hub.subscribe(
+    "s1",
+    (event, data, id) => alreadySeen.push({ event, data, id }),
+    { afterId: 1, pending: descriptor },
+  );
+  expect(alreadySeen).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+test("an unbuffered pending gate receives one fresh buffered id", () => {
+  const hub = new SseHub();
+  hub.publish("s1", "info", { text: "ready" });
+  const first: any[] = [];
+
+  hub.subscribe(
+    "s1",
+    (event, data, id) => first.push({ event, data, id }),
+    { afterId: 1, pending: { id: "gate-1", widget: "select" } },
+  );
+  expect(first).toEqual([{
+    event: "ui_request",
+    data: { type: "ui_request", ui_request: { id: "gate-1", widget: "select" } },
+    id: 2,
+  }]);
+
+  const reconnect: any[] = [];
+  hub.subscribe(
+    "s1",
+    (event, data, id) => reconnect.push({ event, data, id }),
+    { afterId: 1, pending: { id: "gate-1", widget: "select" } },
+  );
+  expect(reconnect).toEqual(first);
 });
diff --git a/backend/test/sse-route.test.ts b/backend/test/sse-route.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c7f865c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/test/sse-route.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { test, expect } from "vitest";
+import { buildApp } from "../src/app.js";
+import { loadConfig } from "../src/config.js";
+import { SseHub } from "../src/sse/sse-hub.js";
+
+async function readUntil(
+  reader: ReadableStreamDefaultReader<Uint8Array>,
+  predicate: (text: string) => boolean,
+): Promise<string> {
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+  let text = "";
+  const deadline = Date.now() + 1_000;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const result = await Promise.race([
+      reader.read(),
+      new Promise<{ timeout: true }>((resolve) =>
+        setTimeout(() => resolve({ timeout: true }), Math.max(0, deadline - Date.now())),
+      ),
+    ]);
+    if ("timeout" in result || result.done) break;
+    text += decoder.decode(result.value);
+    if (predicate(text)) break;
+  }
+  return text;
+}
+
+async function captureReplay(options: { query?: string; lastEventId?: string }): Promise<string> {
+  const hub = new SseHub();
+  hub.publish("s1", "info", { type: "info", text: "one" });
+  hub.publish("s1", "info", { type: "info", text: "two" });
+  hub.publish("s1", "info", { type: "info", text: "three" });
+  const app = buildApp(loadConfig({ THT_HARNESS_DIR: "/tmp/h" }), {
+    hub,
+    thtRunner: {} as any,
+  });
+  await app.listen({ port: 0, host: "127.0.0.1" });
+  const port = (app.server.address() as { port: number }).port;
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(
+      `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/sessions/s1/events${options.query ?? ""}`,
+      {
+        headers: options.lastEventId ? { "Last-Event-ID": options.lastEventId } : undefined,
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      },
+    );
+    const reader = response.body!.getReader();
+    const body = await readUntil(reader, (text) => text.includes('"three"'));
+    await reader.cancel();
+    return body;
+  } finally {
+    controller.abort();
+    await app.close();
+  }
+}
+
+test("SSE emits ids and honors the native Last-Event-ID replay cursor", async () => {
+  const body = await captureReplay({ lastEventId: "1" });
+
+  expect(body).not.toContain('"one"');
+  expect(body).toContain("id: 2\nevent: info\n");
+  expect(body).toContain('data: {"type":"info","text":"two"}');
+  expect(body).toContain("id: 3\nevent: info\n");
+  expect(body).toContain('data: {"type":"info","text":"three"}');
+});
+
+test("SSE honors the manual lastEventId query cursor", async () => {
+  const body = await captureReplay({ query: "?lastEventId=2" });
+
+  expect(body).not.toContain('"one"');
+  expect(body).not.toContain('"two"');
+  expect(body).toContain("id: 3\nevent: info\n");
+  expect(body).toContain('data: {"type":"info","text":"three"}');
+});
+
+test("SSE uses the newer valid cursor when header and query are both present", async () => {
+  const body = await captureReplay({ query: "?lastEventId=2", lastEventId: "1" });
+
+  expect(body).not.toContain('"two"');
+  expect(body).toContain("id: 3\nevent: info\n");
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/sessions.test.ts b/frontend/src/api/sessions.test.ts
index a681079e..58664284 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/sessions.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/sessions.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { http, HttpResponse } from "msw";
 import { server } from "../test/msw";
-import { createSession, listSessions, prewarmRuntime } from "./sessions";
+import { createSession, listSessions, prewarmRuntime, resumeSession } from "./sessions";
 import {
   renameSession, setSessionGroup, archiveSession, unarchiveSession,
   deleteSession, getSessionDocuments,
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ test("listSessions GETs the array", async () => {
   expect(rows[0].id).toBe("s1");
 });
 
+test("resumeSession returns the typed runtime disposition", async () => {
+  server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/s1/resume", () =>
+    HttpResponse.json({ id: "s1", alreadyActive: false })));
+
+  const result: { id: string; alreadyActive: boolean } = await resumeSession("s1");
+  expect(result).toEqual({ id: "s1", alreadyActive: false });
+});
+
 test("renameSession POSTs {name}", async () => {
   let body: unknown = null;
   server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/s1/rename", async ({ request }) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/sessions.ts b/frontend/src/api/sessions.ts
index 6d947291..53e3cff9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/sessions.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/sessions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { apiFetch } from "./client";
-import type { SessionSummary, SessionDocument, UiResponse } from "./types";
+import type { ResumeSessionResult, SessionSummary, SessionDocument, UiResponse } from "./types";
 
 export const createSession = (i: { question: string; name?: string }) =>
   apiFetch<{ id: string }>("/sessions", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify(i) });
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const closeSession = (id: string) =>
   apiFetch<void>(`/sessions/${id}/close`, { method: "POST" });
 
 export const resumeSession = (id: string) =>
-  apiFetch<void>(`/sessions/${id}/resume`, { method: "POST" });
+  apiFetch<ResumeSessionResult>(`/sessions/${id}/resume`, { method: "POST" });
 
 export const renameSession = (id: string, name: string) =>
   apiFetch<void>(`/sessions/${id}/rename`, { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ name }) });
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/types.ts b/frontend/src/api/types.ts
index faf7a68a..e1d9a6c8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/types.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export type StreamEvent =
       };
     }
   | { type: "info"; level?: "info" | "warning" | "error"; text: string }
-  | { type: "system_event"; event: string; [k: string]: unknown };
+  | { type: "system_event"; event: string };
 
 export interface SessionSummary {
   id: string;
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ export interface SessionSummary {
   archived: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface ResumeSessionResult {
+  id: string;
+  alreadyActive: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface SessionDocument {
   phase: string;
   key: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx b/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx
index 34a9d6c7..ef7b4978 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.session-mgmt.test.tsx
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ const LIST = [
   { id: "s2", status: "finalized", question: "Archiviata due", summary: null, created_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z", updated_at: null, author: null, name: null, group: null, archived: true },
 ];
 
+const resumeResult = (id: string, alreadyActive = false) =>
+  HttpResponse.json({ id, alreadyActive });
+
 beforeEach(() => {
   FakeEventSource.instances = [];
   (globalThis as any).EventSource = FakeEventSource;
+  useSessionStore.getState().resetSession();
   server.use(
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions", () => HttpResponse.json(LIST)),
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/documents", () => HttpResponse.json([
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ test("Resume from the panel activates the session and closes the panel", async (
   server.use(
     http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", ({ params }) => {
       resumed = params.id as string;
-      return new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 });
+      return resumeResult(resumed);
     }),
   );
   wrap();
@@ -88,10 +92,10 @@ test("Resume from the panel activates the session and closes the panel", async (
   await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText("Domanda originale")).not.toBeInTheDocument()); // panel closed
 });
 
-test("Resume paints the re-entry phase from the manifest (optimistic, before the first gate)", async () => {
+test("Resume paints the re-entry phase from the manifest after the cold Resume succeeds", async () => {
   useSessionStore.getState().resetSession();
   server.use(
-    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })),
+    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => resumeResult("s1")),
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id", () =>
       HttpResponse.json({ id: "s1", status: "open", phase: 4 })),
   );
@@ -102,10 +106,13 @@ test("Resume paints the re-entry phase from the manifest (optimistic, before the
   await waitFor(() => expect(useSessionStore.getState().currentPhase).toBe("F4"));
 });
 
-test("resuming the active session reconnects its EventSource", async () => {
+test("an already-active same-session Resume preserves its EventSource and store", async () => {
+  let resumeCalls = 0;
   server.use(
-    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () =>
-      new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })),
+    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => {
+      resumeCalls += 1;
+      return resumeResult("s1", resumeCalls > 1);
+    }),
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id", () =>
       HttpResponse.json({ id: "s1", status: "open", phase: 1 })),
   );
@@ -114,18 +121,23 @@ test("resuming the active session reconnects its EventSource", async () => {
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   await waitFor(() => expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(1));
   const first = FakeEventSource.instances[0];
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("info", { type: "info", text: "Live state" }, "4"));
+  const before = useSessionStore.getState().activityLog.map((entry) => ({ ...entry }));
 
   await userEvent.click(screen.getByText("Attiva uno"));
+  await screen.findByText("Domanda originale");
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
 
-  await waitFor(() => expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(2));
-  expect(first.closed).toBe(true);
+  await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText("Domanda originale")).not.toBeInTheDocument());
+  expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(first.closed).toBe(false);
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog).toEqual(before);
 });
 
-test("same-session Resume reconnects only after the deferred POST succeeds", async () => {
+test("cold same-session Resume keeps the old stream until success then receives post-clear events once", async () => {
   server.use(
     http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () =>
-      new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })),
+      resumeResult("s1")),
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id", () =>
       HttpResponse.json({ id: "s1", status: "open", phase: 1 })),
   );
@@ -134,6 +146,7 @@ test("same-session Resume reconnects only after the deferred POST succeeds", asy
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   await waitFor(() => expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(1));
   const first = FakeEventSource.instances[0];
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("info", { type: "info", text: "Before cold Resume" }, "7"));
 
   let releaseResume!: () => void;
   let markStarted!: () => void;
@@ -142,24 +155,62 @@ test("same-session Resume reconnects only after the deferred POST succeeds", asy
   server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", async () => {
     markStarted();
     await resumeReleased;
-    return new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 });
+    return resumeResult("s1");
   }));
 
   await userEvent.click(screen.getByText("Attiva uno"));
+  await screen.findByText("Domanda originale");
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   await resumeStarted;
   expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(1);
   expect(first.closed).toBe(false);
+  expect(screen.getByText("Domanda originale")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog).toContainEqual({
+    kind: "status", phase: "F1", text: "Before cold Resume", level: "info",
+  });
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("text_delta", { type: "text_delta", text: "Still attached" }, "8"));
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().transcript).toEqual([
+    { role: "assistant", text: "Still attached" },
+  ]);
 
   releaseResume();
   await waitFor(() => expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(2));
   expect(first.closed).toBe(true);
+  const replacement = FakeEventSource.instances[1];
+  expect(replacement.url).toContain("/sessions/s1/events?lastEventId=8");
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().transcript).toEqual([]);
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog).toEqual([
+    { kind: "lifecycle", phase: null, text: "Resuming session" },
+  ]);
+
+  act(() => replacement.emitNamed(
+    "text_delta",
+    { type: "text_delta", text: "Post-resume delivery" },
+    "9",
+  ));
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().transcript).toEqual([
+    { role: "assistant", text: "Post-resume delivery" },
+  ]);
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog.filter((entry) => entry.kind === "assistant"))
+    .toEqual([{ kind: "assistant", phase: "F1", text: "Post-resume delivery" }]);
+
+  const gate = {
+    type: "ui_request" as const,
+    ui_request: { id: "post-resume-gate", widget: "select", title: "Review once" },
+  };
+  act(() => {
+    replacement.emitNamed("ui_request", gate, "10");
+    replacement.emitNamed("ui_request", gate, "11");
+  });
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().pendingWidget?.id).toBe("post-resume-gate");
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog.filter((entry) => entry.kind === "gate"))
+    .toEqual([{ kind: "gate", phase: "F1", text: "Review once" }]);
 });
 
-test("a failed same-session Resume does not create a replacement EventSource", async () => {
+test("a failed same-session Resume preserves its source, activity, and document panel", async () => {
   server.use(
     http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () =>
-      new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })),
+      resumeResult("s1")),
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id", () =>
       HttpResponse.json({ id: "s1", status: "open", phase: 1 })),
   );
@@ -167,6 +218,9 @@ test("a failed same-session Resume does not create a replacement EventSource", a
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByText("Attiva uno"));
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   await waitFor(() => expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(1));
+  const first = FakeEventSource.instances[0];
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("info", { type: "info", text: "Keep me" }, "4"));
+  const before = useSessionStore.getState().activityLog.map((entry) => ({ ...entry }));
 
   server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () =>
     new HttpResponse(null, { status: 409 })));
@@ -175,17 +229,21 @@ test("a failed same-session Resume does not create a replacement EventSource", a
   await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("Domanda originale")).toBeInTheDocument());
 
   expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(first.closed).toBe(false);
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog).toEqual(before);
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("text_delta", { type: "text_delta", text: "After failure" }, "5"));
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().transcript.at(-1)?.text).toBe("After failure");
 });
 
-test("resuming a different session opens exactly one new EventSource", async () => {
+test("resuming a different already-active session binds it only after success", async () => {
   const other = {
     ...LIST[0], id: "s3", question: "Attiva tre", group: null,
     created_at: "2026-01-03T00:00:00Z",
   };
   server.use(
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions", () => HttpResponse.json([LIST[0], other])),
-    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () =>
-      new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })),
+    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", ({ params }) =>
+      resumeResult(params.id as string, params.id === "s3")),
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id", ({ params }) =>
       HttpResponse.json({ id: params.id, status: "open", phase: params.id === "s3" ? 3 : 1 })),
   );
@@ -193,28 +251,42 @@ test("resuming a different session opens exactly one new EventSource", async ()
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByText("Attiva uno"));
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   await waitFor(() => expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(1));
+  const first = FakeEventSource.instances[0];
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("info", { type: "info", text: "Old target" }, "3"));
 
   await userEvent.click(screen.getByText("Attiva tre"));
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   await waitFor(() => expect(useSessionStore.getState().currentPhase).toBe("F3"));
 
   expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(2);
+  expect(first.closed).toBe(true);
   expect(FakeEventSource.instances[1].url).toContain("/sessions/s3/events");
+  expect(FakeEventSource.instances[1].url).not.toContain("lastEventId");
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({
+    text: "Old target",
+  }));
 });
 
-test("a failed resume keeps the panel open and does not activate the session", async () => {
+test("a failed Resume with no active session preserves the panel and existing activity", async () => {
   server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 409 })));
+  useSessionStore.setState({
+    activityLog: [{ kind: "status", phase: "F7", text: "Preserve activity", level: "info" }],
+  });
   wrap();
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByText("Attiva uno"));
   await screen.findByText("Domanda originale"); // panel open
   await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   // panel stays open (document still visible) after the failed resume
   await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("Domanda originale")).toBeInTheDocument());
+  expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(0);
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog).toEqual([
+    { kind: "status", phase: "F7", text: "Preserve activity", level: "info" },
+  ]);
 });
 
 test("closing and reopening Model activity preserves the complete activity log", async () => {
   wrap();
-  server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })));
+  server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => resumeResult("s1")));
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByText("Attiva uno"));
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
   act(() => {
@@ -257,7 +329,7 @@ test("session finalization shows the completion banner and returns to landing",
   useSessionStore.getState().resetSession();
   let finalized = false;
   server.use(
-    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })),
+    http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => resumeResult("s1")),
     http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions", () =>
       HttpResponse.json(finalized ? [{ ...LIST[0], status: "finalized" }] : LIST)),
   );
@@ -299,7 +371,7 @@ test("renaming a group reassigns its members via setSessionGroup", async () => {
 
 
 test("opening Model activity replaces the session rail with a 40/60 activity and chat layout", async () => {
-  server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 })));
+  server.use(http.post("http://localhost:8787/sessions/:id/resume", () => resumeResult("s1")));
   wrap();
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByText("Attiva uno"));
   await userEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i }));
diff --git a/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.tsx b/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.tsx
index 9f77a0c4..6b2ecd72 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/shell/AppShell.tsx
@@ -100,22 +100,29 @@ export function AppShell() {
     });
   }
   async function doResume(id: string) {
-    const s = sessions.find((x) => x.id === id) ?? null;
     const reconnectSameSession = activeSessionId === id;
-    // Optimistic switch: change to the session view IMMEDIATELY so the click feels
-    // instant (the resume POST spawns a Pi process and can take seconds). The
-    // working spinner shows straight away; the backend calls run after.
-    setPanelSession(null);
-    resetSession();
-    recordLifecycle("Resuming session");
-    setAwaitingQuestion(false);
-    // Optimistic: the resume POST is about to hand the ball to the harness.
-    setAgentActive(true);
-    setActiveSessionId(id);
     try {
-      await resumeSession(id);
-      if (reconnectSameSession) setStreamGeneration((value) => value + 1);
-      // Optimistic phase paint: colour the re-entry phase before the first gate.
+      const result = await resumeSession(id);
+      setPanelSession(null);
+      setAwaitingQuestion(false);
+
+      // A running/waiting runtime for the currently selected session is already bound to this
+      // store and EventSource. Reopening it would replay state and can lose in-flight delivery.
+      if (result.alreadyActive && reconnectSameSession) return;
+
+      resetSession();
+      if (!result.alreadyActive) {
+        recordLifecycle("Resuming session");
+        setAgentActive(true);
+      }
+      setActiveSessionId(id);
+      // The backend has now completed clear/rebind. Recreate a same-id source with its cursor;
+      // switching ids naturally creates a new source and resets the cursor in the stream hook.
+      if (!result.alreadyActive && reconnectSameSession) {
+        setStreamGeneration((value) => value + 1);
+      }
+
+      // Paint the persisted re-entry phase while the replacement stream starts replaying.
       // The manifest's `phase` is the 1-based current phase (1..8).
       try {
         const m = (await getSession(id)) as { phase?: number };
@@ -126,10 +133,6 @@ export function AppShell() {
         /* non-fatal: the first gate will set the phase */
       }
     } catch {
-      // Revert the optimistic switch and restore the panel.
-      resetSession();
-      setActiveSessionId(null);
-      if (s) setPanelSession(s);
       toast.error("Failed to resume session.");
     }
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
index 4f659644..091c0b79 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,29 @@ test("ui_request sets pendingWidget", () => {
   expect(useSessionStore.getState().pendingWidget?.id).toBe("u1");
 });
 
+test("the same gate descriptor id is handled once even after pending is cleared", () => {
+  const store = useSessionStore.getState();
+  const gate = {
+    type: "ui_request" as const,
+    ui_request: { id: "gate-1", widget: "select", title: "Review tables" },
+  };
+
+  store.applyEvent(gate);
+  store.applyEvent({
+    type: "ui_request",
+    ui_request: { ...gate.ui_request, title: "Duplicate transport copy" },
+  });
+  store.clearPending();
+  store.applyEvent(gate);
+
+  const state = useSessionStore.getState();
+  expect(state.pendingWidget).toBeNull();
+  expect(state.activityLog.filter((entry) => entry.kind === "gate")).toEqual([
+    { kind: "gate", phase: null, text: "Review tables" },
+  ]);
+  expect(state.seenGateIds).toEqual(new Set(["gate-1"]));
+});
+
 test("text_delta accumulates into transcript", () => {
   const s = useSessionStore.getState();
   s.applyEvent({ type: "text_delta", text: "Ana" });
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts
index 9573ce1e..3db2317d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface SessionState {
   lastSystemEvent: StreamEvent | null;
   currentPhase: string | null;
   phaseError: string | null;
+  seenGateIds: Set<string>;
   // True while a Pi turn is in flight. Turned off by the backend-forwarded `agent_end`
   // system event — the only end-of-turn signal on the final workflow step, where no
   // follow-up gate arrives to release the spinner.
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ const empty = {
   lastSystemEvent: null,
   currentPhase: null as string | null,
   phaseError: null as string | null,
+  seenGateIds: new Set<string>(),
   agentActive: false,
 };
 
@@ -70,9 +72,11 @@ export const useSessionStore = create<SessionState>((set) => ({
   applyEvent: (e) =>
     set((st) => {
       if (e.type === "ui_request") {
+        if (st.seenGateIds.has(e.ui_request.id)) return {};
         const currentPhase = phaseOf(e.ui_request.phase, st.currentPhase);
         return {
           pendingWidget: e.ui_request,
+          seenGateIds: new Set([...st.seenGateIds, e.ui_request.id]),
           // The turn is blocked on the gate, not ended: keep the agent marked active.
           agentActive: true,
           currentPhase,
diff --git a/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx b/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx
index 5fab088b..f5c15d2b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.test.tsx
@@ -70,16 +70,46 @@ test("closes the stream on unmount", () => {
   expect(es.closed).toBe(true);
 });
 
-test("reconnects the same session when the generation changes", () => {
+test("a same-session generation reconnect includes the last consumed SSE id", () => {
   const { rerender } = renderHook(
     ({ generation }) => useSessionStream("s1", generation),
     { initialProps: { generation: 0 } },
   );
   const first = FakeEventSource.instances[0];
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("text_delta", { type: "text_delta", text: "hello" }, "7"));
 
   rerender({ generation: 1 });
 
   expect(first.closed).toBe(true);
   expect(FakeEventSource.instances).toHaveLength(2);
-  expect(FakeEventSource.instances[1].url).toBe(first.url);
+  expect(FakeEventSource.instances[1].url).toBe(
+    "http://localhost:8787/sessions/s1/events?lastEventId=7",
+  );
+
+  act(() =>
+    FakeEventSource.instances[1].emitNamed(
+      "text_delta",
+      { type: "text_delta", text: " world" },
+      "8",
+    ),
+  );
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().transcript).toEqual([
+    { role: "assistant", text: "hello world" },
+  ]);
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().activityLog.filter((entry) => entry.kind === "assistant"))
+    .toEqual([{ kind: "assistant", phase: null, text: "hello world" }]);
+});
+
+test("changing the session resets the manual reconnect cursor", () => {
+  const { rerender } = renderHook(
+    ({ sessionId }) => useSessionStream(sessionId),
+    { initialProps: { sessionId: "s1" as string | null } },
+  );
+  const first = FakeEventSource.instances[0];
+  act(() => first.emitNamed("info", { type: "info", text: "ready" }, "12"));
+
+  rerender({ sessionId: "s2" });
+
+  expect(first.closed).toBe(true);
+  expect(FakeEventSource.instances[1].url).toBe("http://localhost:8787/sessions/s2/events");
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.ts b/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.ts
index a54ca0fd..76d3086a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stream/useSessionStream.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { BASE } from "../api/client";
 import { joinBackendPath } from "../api/runtime-config";
 import { useSessionStore } from "../store/sessionStore";
@@ -7,15 +7,24 @@ import type { StreamEvent } from "../api/types";
 export function useSessionStream(sessionId: string | null, generation = 0) {
   const [connected, setConnected] = useState(false);
   const applyEvent = useSessionStore((s) => s.applyEvent);
+  const cursor = useRef({ sessionId: null as string | null, lastEventId: "" });
+
+  if (cursor.current.sessionId !== sessionId) {
+    cursor.current = { sessionId, lastEventId: "" };
+  }
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!sessionId) return;
 
-    const es = new EventSource(joinBackendPath(BASE, `/sessions/${sessionId}/events`));
+    const query = cursor.current.lastEventId
+      ? `?lastEventId=${encodeURIComponent(cursor.current.lastEventId)}`
+      : "";
+    const es = new EventSource(joinBackendPath(BASE, `/sessions/${sessionId}/events${query}`));
     es.onopen = () => setConnected(true);
     es.onerror = () => setConnected(false);
 
     const handle = (ev: MessageEvent) => {
+      if (ev.lastEventId) cursor.current.lastEventId = ev.lastEventId;
       try {
         applyEvent(JSON.parse(ev.data) as StreamEvent);
       } catch {
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/fakeEventSource.ts b/frontend/src/test/fakeEventSource.ts
index 2865d087..b239e777 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/fakeEventSource.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/test/fakeEventSource.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 export class FakeEventSource {
   static instances: FakeEventSource[] = [];
-  onmessage: ((e: { data: string }) => void) | null = null;
+  onmessage: ((e: { data: string; lastEventId: string }) => void) | null = null;
   onopen: (() => void) | null = null;
   onerror: (() => void) | null = null;
   closed = false;
-  private listeners = new Map<string, Set<(e: { data: string }) => void>>();
+  private listeners = new Map<string, Set<(e: { data: string; lastEventId: string }) => void>>();
   constructor(public url: string) {
     FakeEventSource.instances.push(this);
   }
   /** Dispatch to the default onmessage handler (unnamed `event: message`). */
-  emit(obj: unknown) {
-    this.onmessage?.({ data: JSON.stringify(obj) });
+  emit(obj: unknown, lastEventId = "") {
+    this.onmessage?.({ data: JSON.stringify(obj), lastEventId });
   }
   /** Dispatch to handlers registered for a NAMED event (e.g. "ui_request"). */
-  emitNamed(type: string, obj: unknown) {
+  emitNamed(type: string, obj: unknown, lastEventId = "") {
     const data = JSON.stringify(obj);
-    for (const h of this.listeners.get(type) ?? []) h({ data });
+    for (const h of this.listeners.get(type) ?? []) h({ data, lastEventId });
   }
-  addEventListener(type: string, handler: (e: { data: string }) => void) {
+  addEventListener(type: string, handler: (e: { data: string; lastEventId: string }) => void) {
     if (!this.listeners.has(type)) this.listeners.set(type, new Set());
     this.listeners.get(type)!.add(handler);
   }
-  removeEventListener(type: string, handler: (e: { data: string }) => void) {
+  removeEventListener(type: string, handler: (e: { data: string; lastEventId: string }) => void) {
     this.listeners.get(type)?.delete(handler);
   }
   close() {