diff --git a/backend/src/pi/pi-process-manager.ts b/backend/src/pi/pi-process-manager.ts
index d0b0a5d7..e06c98ad 100644
--- a/backend/src/pi/pi-process-manager.ts
+++ b/backend/src/pi/pi-process-manager.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { AppConfig } from "../config.js";
 import { RpcClient } from "../rpc/rpc-client.js";
 import { SessionBridge } from "../bridge/session-bridge.js";
+import type { ThtRunner } from "../tht/tht-runner.js";
 
 export interface SessionRuntime {
   rpc: RpcClient;
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@ export class PiProcessManager {
     return rt;
   }
 
+  async resume(sessionId: string, tht: ThtRunner): Promise<SessionRuntime> {
+    const manifest = await tht.sessionShow(sessionId) as { provider?: string; model?: string; thinking?: string } | null;
+    return this.spawnFor(sessionId, {
+      provider: manifest?.provider,
+      model: manifest?.model,
+      thinking: manifest?.thinking,
+    });
+  }
+
   teardown(id: string): void {
     const rt = this.runtimes.get(id);
     if (rt) {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts b/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts
index d78292c3..ef011ba2 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/sessions.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export function sessionRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, d: { mgr: PiProcessManager;
     rt.bridge.steer((req.body as any).text);
     return reply.code(204).send();
   });
+  app.post("/sessions/:id/resume", async (req, reply) => {
+    const id = (req.params as any).id;
+    const rt = await d.mgr.resume(id, d.tht);
+    rt.bridge.onClientEvent((e) => d.hub.publish(id, e.type, e));
+    return reply.code(200).send({ id });
+  });
   app.post("/sessions/:id/close", async (req) => {
     d.mgr.teardown((req.params as any).id);
     return { closed: true };
diff --git a/backend/test/e2e-f1.test.ts b/backend/test/e2e-f1.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c3f1fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/test/e2e-f1.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { test, expect } from "vitest";
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { buildApp } from "../src/app.js";
+import { loadConfig } from "../src/config.js";
+
+const FAKE = path.resolve("../harness/tests/fake_pi/fake_pi_rpc.mjs");
+const SCRIPT = path.resolve("../harness/tests/fake_pi/scripts/f1_disambiguation.json");
+
+test("loop F1: crea sessione → SSE riceve il widget → risponde → 204", async () => {
+  const app = buildApp(loadConfig({ THT_HARNESS_DIR: "../harness" }), {
+    thtRunner: {
+      sessionNew: async () => ({ id: "s1" }),
+      sessionShow: async (_id: string) => ({ id: "s1", provider: undefined, model: undefined, thinking: undefined }),
+      sessionList: async () => [],
+    } as any,
+    spawnFn: () => spawn("node", [FAKE, SCRIPT]) as any,
+  });
+  await app.listen({ port: 0, host: "127.0.0.1" });
+  const base = `http://127.0.0.1:${(app.server.address() as any).port}`;
+
+  // 1. Create session — spawns fake-pi, sends prompt, fake-pi emits widget
+  await fetch(`${base}/sessions`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ workspace: "w", question: "q" }),
+  });
+
+  // 2. Small delay to let fake-pi process the prompt and fill pendingWidget
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 50));
+
+  // 3. SSE: read the first event (pendingWidget re-emit via subscribe)
+  const es = await fetch(`${base}/sessions/s1/events`);
+  const reader = es.body!.getReader();
+  const chunk = await reader.read();
+  const text = new TextDecoder().decode(chunk.value);
+  expect(text).toContain("ui_request");
+  await reader.cancel();
+
+  // 4. POST response — widget id is "u1" from f1_disambiguation.json
+  const resp = await fetch(`${base}/sessions/s1/response`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ ui_response: { id: "u1", choices: ["a"] } }),
+  });
+  expect(resp.status).toBe(204);
+
+  await app.close();
+}, 10000);