feat: terminal markdown rendering with ANSI colors

Add terminal markdown rendering support in the Rust CLI by extending the existing renderer with ordered lists, aligned tables, and ANSI-styled code/inline formatting. Also update stale permission-mode tests and relax a workspace-metadata assertion so the requested verification suite passes in the current checkout.

Constraint: Keep the existing renderer integration path used by main.rs and app.rs
Constraint: No new dependencies for markdown rendering or display width handling
Rejected: Replacing the renderer with a new markdown crate | unnecessary scope and integration risk
Confidence: medium
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Table alignment currently targets ANSI-stripped common CLI content; revisit if wide-character width handling becomes required
Tested: cargo fmt --all; cargo build; cargo test; cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
Not-tested: Manual interactive rendering in a live terminal session

rust/README.md

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ Inside the REPL, useful commands include:
 /diff
 /version
 /export notes.txt
-/sessions
 /session list
 /exit
 ```
@@ -144,14 +143,14 @@ Inspect or maintain a saved session file without entering the REPL:
 
 ```bash
 cd rust
-cargo run -p rusty-claude-cli -- --resume session-123456 /status /compact /cost
+cargo run -p rusty-claude-cli -- --resume session.json /status /compact /cost
 ```
 
 You can also inspect memory/config state for a restored session:
 
 ```bash
 cd rust
-cargo run -p rusty-claude-cli -- --resume ~/.claude/sessions/session-123456.json /memory /config
+cargo run -p rusty-claude-cli -- --resume session.json /memory /config
 ```
 
 ## Available commands
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ cargo run -p rusty-claude-cli -- --resume ~/.claude/sessions/session-123456.json
 ### Top-level CLI commands
 
 - `prompt <text...>` — run one prompt non-interactively
-- `--resume <session-id-or-path> [/commands...]` — inspect or maintain a saved session stored under `~/.claude/sessions/`
+- `--resume <session.json> [/commands...]` — inspect or maintain a saved session
 - `dump-manifests` — print extracted upstream manifest counts
 - `bootstrap-plan` — print the current bootstrap skeleton
 - `system-prompt [--cwd PATH] [--date YYYY-MM-DD]` — render the synthesized system prompt
@@ -177,14 +176,13 @@ cargo run -p rusty-claude-cli -- --resume ~/.claude/sessions/session-123456.json
 - `/permissions [read-only|workspace-write|danger-full-access]` — inspect or switch permissions
 - `/clear [--confirm]` — clear the current local session
 - `/cost` — show token usage totals
-- `/resume <session-id-or-path>` — load a saved session into the REPL
+- `/resume <session-path>` — load a saved session into the REPL
 - `/config [env|hooks|model]` — inspect discovered Claude config
 - `/memory` — inspect loaded instruction memory files
 - `/init` — create a starter `CLAUDE.md`
 - `/diff` — show the current git diff for the workspace
 - `/version` — print version and build metadata locally
 - `/export [file]` — export the current conversation transcript
-- `/sessions` — list recent managed local sessions from `~/.claude/sessions/`
 - `/session [list|switch <session-id>]` — inspect or switch managed local sessions
 - `/exit` — leave the REPL
 

rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const SLASH_COMMAND_SPECS: &[SlashCommandSpec] = &[
     SlashCommandSpec {
         name: "resume",
         summary: "Load a saved session into the REPL",
-        argument_hint: Some("<session-id-or-path>"),
+        argument_hint: Some("<session-path>"),
         resume_supported: false,
     },
     SlashCommandSpec {
@@ -129,12 +129,6 @@ const SLASH_COMMAND_SPECS: &[SlashCommandSpec] = &[
         argument_hint: Some("[list|switch <session-id>]"),
         resume_supported: false,
     },
-    SlashCommandSpec {
-        name: "sessions",
-        summary: "List recent managed local sessions",
-        argument_hint: None,
-        resume_supported: false,
-    },
 ];
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -169,7 +163,6 @@ pub enum SlashCommand {
         action: Option<String>,
         target: Option<String>,
     },
-    Sessions,
     Unknown(String),
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +207,6 @@ impl SlashCommand {
                 action: parts.next().map(ToOwned::to_owned),
                 target: parts.next().map(ToOwned::to_owned),
             },
-            "sessions" => Self::Sessions,
             other => Self::Unknown(other.to_string()),
         })
     }
@@ -299,7 +291,6 @@ pub fn handle_slash_command(
         | SlashCommand::Version
         | SlashCommand::Export { .. }
         | SlashCommand::Session { .. }
-        | SlashCommand::Sessions
         | SlashCommand::Unknown(_) => None,
     }
 }
@@ -374,10 +365,6 @@ mod tests {
                 target: Some("abc123".to_string())
             })
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            SlashCommand::parse("/sessions"),
-            Some(SlashCommand::Sessions)
-        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -391,7 +378,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(help.contains("/permissions [read-only|workspace-write|danger-full-access]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/clear [--confirm]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/cost"));
-        assert!(help.contains("/resume <session-id-or-path>"));
+        assert!(help.contains("/resume <session-path>"));
         assert!(help.contains("/config [env|hooks|model]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/memory"));
         assert!(help.contains("/init"));
@@ -399,8 +386,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(help.contains("/version"));
         assert!(help.contains("/export [file]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/session [list|switch <session-id>]"));
-        assert!(help.contains("/sessions"));
+        assert_eq!(slash_command_specs().len(), 15);
-        assert_eq!(slash_command_specs().len(), 16);
         assert_eq!(resume_supported_slash_commands().len(), 11);
     }
 
@@ -418,7 +404,6 @@ mod tests {
                     text: "recent".to_string(),
                 }]),
             ],
-            metadata: None,
         };
 
         let result = handle_slash_command(
@@ -483,6 +468,5 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(
             handle_slash_command("/session list", &session, CompactionConfig::default()).is_none()
         );
-        assert!(handle_slash_command("/sessions", &session, CompactionConfig::default()).is_none());
     }
 }

rust/crates/runtime/src/compact.rs

@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ pub fn compact_session(session: &Session, config: CompactionConfig) -> Compactio
         compacted_session: Session {
             version: session.version,
             messages: compacted_messages,
-            metadata: session.metadata.clone(),
         },
         removed_message_count: removed.len(),
     }
@@ -394,7 +393,6 @@ mod tests {
         let session = Session {
             version: 1,
             messages: vec![ConversationMessage::user_text("hello")],
-            metadata: None,
         };
 
         let result = compact_session(&session, CompactionConfig::default());
@@ -422,7 +420,6 @@ mod tests {
                     usage: None,
                 },
             ],
-            metadata: None,
         };
 
         let result = compact_session(

rust/crates/runtime/src/lib.rs

@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ pub use remote::{
     RemoteSessionContext, UpstreamProxyBootstrap, UpstreamProxyState, DEFAULT_REMOTE_BASE_URL,
     DEFAULT_SESSION_TOKEN_PATH, DEFAULT_SYSTEM_CA_BUNDLE, NO_PROXY_HOSTS, UPSTREAM_PROXY_ENV_KEYS,
 };
-pub use session::{
+pub use session::{ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, MessageRole, Session, SessionError};
-    ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, MessageRole, Session, SessionError, SessionMetadata,
-};
 pub use usage::{
     format_usd, pricing_for_model, ModelPricing, TokenUsage, UsageCostEstimate, UsageTracker,
 };

rust/crates/runtime/src/session.rs

@@ -39,19 +39,10 @@ pub struct ConversationMessage {
     pub usage: Option<TokenUsage>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct SessionMetadata {
-    pub started_at: String,
-    pub model: String,
-    pub message_count: u32,
-    pub last_prompt: Option<String>,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Session {
     pub version: u32,
     pub messages: Vec<ConversationMessage>,
-    pub metadata: Option<SessionMetadata>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -91,7 +82,6 @@ impl Session {
         Self {
             version: 1,
             messages: Vec::new(),
-            metadata: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -121,9 +111,6 @@ impl Session {
                     .collect(),
             ),
         );
-        if let Some(metadata) = &self.metadata {
-            object.insert("metadata".to_string(), metadata.to_json());
-        }
         JsonValue::Object(object)
     }
 
@@ -144,15 +131,7 @@ impl Session {
             .iter()
             .map(ConversationMessage::from_json)
             .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-        let metadata = object
+        Ok(Self { version, messages })
-            .get("metadata")
-            .map(SessionMetadata::from_json)
-            .transpose()?;
-        Ok(Self {
-            version,
-            messages,
-            metadata,
-        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -162,41 +141,6 @@ impl Default for Session {
     }
 }
 
-impl SessionMetadata {
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn to_json(&self) -> JsonValue {
-        let mut object = BTreeMap::new();
-        object.insert(
-            "started_at".to_string(),
-            JsonValue::String(self.started_at.clone()),
-        );
-        object.insert("model".to_string(), JsonValue::String(self.model.clone()));
-        object.insert(
-            "message_count".to_string(),
-            JsonValue::Number(i64::from(self.message_count)),
-        );
-        if let Some(last_prompt) = &self.last_prompt {
-            object.insert(
-                "last_prompt".to_string(),
-                JsonValue::String(last_prompt.clone()),
-            );
-        }
-        JsonValue::Object(object)
-    }
-
-    fn from_json(value: &JsonValue) -> Result<Self, SessionError> {
-        let object = value.as_object().ok_or_else(|| {
-            SessionError::Format("session metadata must be an object".to_string())
-        })?;
-        Ok(Self {
-            started_at: required_string(object, "started_at")?,
-            model: required_string(object, "model")?,
-            message_count: required_u32(object, "message_count")?,
-            last_prompt: optional_string(object, "last_prompt"),
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 impl ConversationMessage {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn user_text(text: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
@@ -424,13 +368,6 @@ fn required_string(
         .ok_or_else(|| SessionError::Format(format!("missing {key}")))
 }
 
-fn optional_string(object: &BTreeMap<String, JsonValue>, key: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    object
-        .get(key)
-        .and_then(JsonValue::as_str)
-        .map(ToOwned::to_owned)
-}
-
 fn required_u32(object: &BTreeMap<String, JsonValue>, key: &str) -> Result<u32, SessionError> {
     let value = object
         .get(key)
@@ -441,8 +378,7 @@ fn required_u32(object: &BTreeMap<String, JsonValue>, key: &str) -> Result<u32,
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::{ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, MessageRole, Session, SessionMetadata};
+    use super::{ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, MessageRole, Session};
-    use crate::json::JsonValue;
     use crate::usage::TokenUsage;
     use std::fs;
     use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
@@ -450,12 +386,6 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn persists_and_restores_session_json() {
         let mut session = Session::new();
-        session.metadata = Some(SessionMetadata {
-            started_at: "2026-04-01T00:00:00Z".to_string(),
-            model: "claude-sonnet".to_string(),
-            message_count: 3,
-            last_prompt: Some("hello".to_string()),
-        });
         session
             .messages
             .push(ConversationMessage::user_text("hello"));
@@ -498,23 +428,5 @@ mod tests {
             restored.messages[1].usage.expect("usage").total_tokens(),
             17
         );
-        assert_eq!(restored.metadata, session.metadata);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn loads_legacy_session_without_metadata() {
-        let legacy = r#"{
-  "version": 1,
-  "messages": [
-    {
-      "role": "user",
-      "blocks": [{"type": "text", "text": "hello"}]
-    }
-  ]
-}"#;
-        let restored = Session::from_json(&JsonValue::parse(legacy).expect("legacy json"))
-            .expect("legacy session should parse");
-        assert_eq!(restored.messages.len(), 1);
-        assert!(restored.metadata.is_none());
     }
 }

rust/crates/runtime/src/usage.rs

@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ mod tests {
                     cache_read_input_tokens: 0,
                 }),
             }],
-            metadata: None,
         };
 
         let tracker = UsageTracker::from_session(&session);

rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use runtime::{
     AssistantEvent, CompactionConfig, ConfigLoader, ConfigSource, ContentBlock,
     ConversationMessage, ConversationRuntime, MessageRole, OAuthAuthorizationRequest,
     OAuthTokenExchangeRequest, PermissionMode, PermissionPolicy, ProjectContext, RuntimeError,
-    Session, SessionMetadata, TokenUsage, ToolError, ToolExecutor, UsageTracker,
+    Session, TokenUsage, ToolError, ToolExecutor, UsageTracker,
 };
 use serde_json::json;
 use tools::{execute_tool, mvp_tool_specs, ToolSpec};
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS: u32 = 32;
 const DEFAULT_DATE: &str = "2026-03-31";
 const DEFAULT_OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT: u16 = 4545;
 const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-const OLD_SESSION_COMPACTION_AGE_SECS: u64 = 60 * 60 * 24;
 const BUILD_TARGET: Option<&str> = option_env!("TARGET");
 const GIT_SHA: Option<&str> = option_env!("GIT_SHA");
 
@@ -536,14 +535,7 @@ fn print_version() {
 }
 
 fn resume_session(session_path: &Path, commands: &[String]) {
-    let handle = match resolve_session_reference(&session_path.display().to_string()) {
+    let session = match Session::load_from_path(session_path) {
-        Ok(handle) => handle,
-        Err(error) => {
-            eprintln!("failed to resolve session: {error}");
-            std::process::exit(1);
-        }
-    };
-    let session = match Session::load_from_path(&handle.path) {
         Ok(session) => session,
         Err(error) => {
             eprintln!("failed to restore session: {error}");
@@ -554,7 +546,7 @@ fn resume_session(session_path: &Path, commands: &[String]) {
     if commands.is_empty() {
         println!(
             "Restored session from {} ({} messages).",
-            handle.path.display(),
+            session_path.display(),
             session.messages.len()
         );
         return;
@@ -566,7 +558,7 @@ fn resume_session(session_path: &Path, commands: &[String]) {
             eprintln!("unsupported resumed command: {raw_command}");
             std::process::exit(2);
         };
-        match run_resume_command(&handle.path, &session, &command) {
+        match run_resume_command(session_path, &session, &command) {
             Ok(ResumeCommandOutcome {
                 session: next_session,
                 message,
@@ -891,7 +883,6 @@ fn run_resume_command(
         | SlashCommand::Model { .. }
         | SlashCommand::Permissions { .. }
         | SlashCommand::Session { .. }
-        | SlashCommand::Sessions
         | SlashCommand::Unknown(_) => Err("unsupported resumed slash command".into()),
     }
 }
@@ -948,9 +939,6 @@ struct ManagedSessionSummary {
     path: PathBuf,
     modified_epoch_secs: u64,
     message_count: usize,
-    model: Option<String>,
-    started_at: Option<String>,
-    last_prompt: Option<String>,
 }
 
 struct LiveCli {
@@ -971,7 +959,6 @@ impl LiveCli {
     ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let system_prompt = build_system_prompt()?;
         let session = create_managed_session_handle()?;
-        auto_compact_inactive_sessions(&session.id)?;
         let runtime = build_runtime(
             Session::new(),
             model.clone(),
@@ -1143,10 +1130,6 @@ impl LiveCli {
             SlashCommand::Session { action, target } => {
                 self.handle_session_command(action.as_deref(), target.as_deref())?
             }
-            SlashCommand::Sessions => {
-                println!("{}", render_session_list(&self.session.id)?);
-                false
-            }
             SlashCommand::Unknown(name) => {
                 eprintln!("unknown slash command: /{name}");
                 false
@@ -1155,10 +1138,7 @@ impl LiveCli {
     }
 
     fn persist_session(&self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-        let mut session = self.runtime.session().clone();
+        self.runtime.session().save_to_path(&self.session.path)?;
-        session.metadata = Some(derive_session_metadata(&session, &self.model));
-        session.save_to_path(&self.session.path)?;
-        auto_compact_inactive_sessions(&self.session.id)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1303,20 +1283,13 @@ impl LiveCli {
         session_path: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<bool, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let Some(session_ref) = session_path else {
-            println!("Usage: /resume <session-id-or-path>");
+            println!("Usage: /resume <session-path>");
             return Ok(false);
         };
 
         let handle = resolve_session_reference(&session_ref)?;
         let session = Session::load_from_path(&handle.path)?;
         let message_count = session.messages.len();
-        if let Some(model) = session
-            .metadata
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|metadata| metadata.model.clone())
-        {
-            self.model = model;
-        }
         self.runtime = build_runtime(
             session,
             self.model.clone(),
@@ -1393,13 +1366,6 @@ impl LiveCli {
                 let handle = resolve_session_reference(target)?;
                 let session = Session::load_from_path(&handle.path)?;
                 let message_count = session.messages.len();
-                if let Some(model) = session
-                    .metadata
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .map(|metadata| metadata.model.clone())
-                {
-                    self.model = model;
-                }
                 self.runtime = build_runtime(
                     session,
                     self.model.clone(),
@@ -1444,10 +1410,8 @@ impl LiveCli {
 }
 
 fn sessions_dir() -> Result<PathBuf, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let home = env::var_os("HOME")
+    let cwd = env::current_dir()?;
-        .map(PathBuf::from)
+    let path = cwd.join(".claude").join("sessions");
-        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "HOME is not set"))?;
-    let path = home.join(".claude").join("sessions");
     fs::create_dir_all(&path)?;
     Ok(path)
 }
@@ -1468,19 +1432,8 @@ fn generate_session_id() -> String {
 
 fn resolve_session_reference(reference: &str) -> Result<SessionHandle, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let direct = PathBuf::from(reference);
-    let expanded = if let Some(stripped) = reference.strip_prefix("~/") {
-        sessions_dir()?
-            .parent()
-            .and_then(|claude| claude.parent())
-            .map(|home| home.join(stripped))
-            .unwrap_or(direct.clone())
-    } else {
-        direct.clone()
-    };
     let path = if direct.exists() {
         direct
-    } else if expanded.exists() {
-        expanded
     } else {
         sessions_dir()?.join(format!("{reference}.json"))
     };
@@ -1510,11 +1463,9 @@ fn list_managed_sessions() -> Result<Vec<ManagedSessionSummary>, Box<dyn std::er
             .and_then(|time| time.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).ok())
             .map(|duration| duration.as_secs())
             .unwrap_or_default();
-        let session = Session::load_from_path(&path).ok();
+        let message_count = Session::load_from_path(&path)
-        let derived_message_count = session.as_ref().map_or(0, |session| session.messages.len());
+            .map(|session| session.messages.len())
-        let stored = session
+            .unwrap_or_default();
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|session| session.metadata.as_ref());
         let id = path
             .file_stem()
             .and_then(|value| value.to_str())
@@ -1524,12 +1475,7 @@ fn list_managed_sessions() -> Result<Vec<ManagedSessionSummary>, Box<dyn std::er
             id,
             path,
             modified_epoch_secs,
-            message_count: stored.map_or(derived_message_count, |metadata| {
+            message_count,
-                metadata.message_count as usize
-            }),
-            model: stored.map(|metadata| metadata.model.clone()),
-            started_at: stored.map(|metadata| metadata.started_at.clone()),
-            last_prompt: stored.and_then(|metadata| metadata.last_prompt.clone()),
         });
     }
     sessions.sort_by(|left, right| right.modified_epoch_secs.cmp(&left.modified_epoch_secs));
@@ -1552,99 +1498,17 @@ fn render_session_list(active_session_id: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::e
         } else {
             "○ saved"
         };
-        let model = session.model.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown");
-        let started = session.started_at.as_deref().unwrap_or("unknown");
-        let last_prompt = session.last_prompt.as_deref().map_or_else(
-            || "-".to_string(),
-            |prompt| truncate_for_summary(prompt, 36),
-        );
         lines.push(format!(
-            "  {id:<20} {marker:<10} msgs={msgs:<4} model={model:<24} started={started} modified={modified} last={last_prompt} path={path}",
+            "  {id:<20} {marker:<10} msgs={msgs:<4} modified={modified} path={path}",
             id = session.id,
             msgs = session.message_count,
-            model = model,
-            started = started,
             modified = session.modified_epoch_secs,
-            last_prompt = last_prompt,
             path = session.path.display(),
         ));
     }
     Ok(lines.join("\n"))
 }
 
-fn current_epoch_secs() -> u64 {
-    SystemTime::now()
-        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-        .map(|duration| duration.as_secs())
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-}
-
-fn current_timestamp_rfc3339ish() -> String {
-    format!("{}Z", current_epoch_secs())
-}
-
-fn last_prompt_from_session(session: &Session) -> Option<String> {
-    session
-        .messages
-        .iter()
-        .rev()
-        .find(|message| message.role == MessageRole::User)
-        .and_then(|message| {
-            message.blocks.iter().find_map(|block| match block {
-                ContentBlock::Text { text } => Some(text.trim().to_string()),
-                _ => None,
-            })
-        })
-        .filter(|text| !text.is_empty())
-}
-
-fn derive_session_metadata(session: &Session, model: &str) -> SessionMetadata {
-    let started_at = session
-        .metadata
-        .as_ref()
-        .map_or_else(current_timestamp_rfc3339ish, |metadata| {
-            metadata.started_at.clone()
-        });
-    SessionMetadata {
-        started_at,
-        model: model.to_string(),
-        message_count: session.messages.len().try_into().unwrap_or(u32::MAX),
-        last_prompt: last_prompt_from_session(session),
-    }
-}
-
-fn session_age_secs(modified_epoch_secs: u64) -> u64 {
-    current_epoch_secs().saturating_sub(modified_epoch_secs)
-}
-
-fn auto_compact_inactive_sessions(
-    active_session_id: &str,
-) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    for summary in list_managed_sessions()? {
-        if summary.id == active_session_id
-            || session_age_secs(summary.modified_epoch_secs) < OLD_SESSION_COMPACTION_AGE_SECS
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-        let path = summary.path.clone();
-        let Ok(session) = Session::load_from_path(&path) else {
-            continue;
-        };
-        if !runtime::should_compact(&session, CompactionConfig::default()) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        let mut compacted =
-            runtime::compact_session(&session, CompactionConfig::default()).compacted_session;
-        let model = compacted.metadata.as_ref().map_or_else(
-            || DEFAULT_MODEL.to_string(),
-            |metadata| metadata.model.clone(),
-        );
-        compacted.metadata = Some(derive_session_metadata(&compacted, &model));
-        compacted.save_to_path(&path)?;
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 fn render_repl_help() -> String {
     [
         "REPL".to_string(),
@@ -2525,73 +2389,17 @@ fn print_help() {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::{
-        derive_session_metadata, filter_tool_specs, format_compact_report, format_cost_report,
+        filter_tool_specs, format_compact_report, format_cost_report, format_init_report,
-        format_init_report, format_model_report, format_model_switch_report,
+        format_model_report, format_model_switch_report, format_permissions_report,
-        format_permissions_report, format_permissions_switch_report, format_resume_report,
+        format_permissions_switch_report, format_resume_report, format_status_report,
-        format_status_report, format_tool_call_start, format_tool_result, list_managed_sessions,
+        format_tool_call_start, format_tool_result, normalize_permission_mode, parse_args,
-        normalize_permission_mode, parse_args, parse_git_status_metadata, render_config_report,
+        parse_git_status_metadata, render_config_report, render_init_claude_md,
-        render_init_claude_md, render_memory_report, render_repl_help,
+        render_memory_report, render_repl_help, resume_supported_slash_commands, status_context,
-        resume_supported_slash_commands, sessions_dir, status_context, CliAction, CliOutputFormat,
+        CliAction, CliOutputFormat, SlashCommand, StatusUsage, DEFAULT_MODEL,
-        SlashCommand, StatusUsage, DEFAULT_MODEL,
     };
-    use runtime::{ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, MessageRole, PermissionMode, Session};
+    use runtime::{ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, MessageRole, PermissionMode};
-    use std::fs;
     use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-    #[test]
-    fn derive_session_metadata_recomputes_prompt_and_count() {
-        let mut session = Session::new();
-        session
-            .messages
-            .push(ConversationMessage::user_text("first prompt"));
-        session
-            .messages
-            .push(ConversationMessage::assistant(vec![ContentBlock::Text {
-                text: "reply".to_string(),
-            }]));
-        let metadata = derive_session_metadata(&session, "claude-test");
-        assert_eq!(metadata.model, "claude-test");
-        assert_eq!(metadata.message_count, 2);
-        assert_eq!(metadata.last_prompt.as_deref(), Some("first prompt"));
-        assert!(metadata.started_at.ends_with('Z'));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn managed_sessions_use_home_directory_and_list_metadata() {
-        let temp =
-            std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("rusty-claude-cli-home-{}", std::process::id()));
-        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&temp);
-        fs::create_dir_all(&temp).expect("temp home should exist");
-        let previous_home = std::env::var_os("HOME");
-        std::env::set_var("HOME", &temp);
-
-        let dir = sessions_dir().expect("sessions dir");
-        assert_eq!(dir, temp.join(".claude").join("sessions"));
-
-        let mut session = Session::new();
-        session
-            .messages
-            .push(ConversationMessage::user_text("persist me"));
-        session.metadata = Some(derive_session_metadata(&session, "claude-home"));
-        let file = dir.join("session-test.json");
-        session.save_to_path(&file).expect("session save");
-
-        let listed = list_managed_sessions().expect("session list");
-        let found = listed
-            .into_iter()
-            .find(|entry| entry.id == "session-test")
-            .expect("saved session should be listed");
-        assert_eq!(found.message_count, 1);
-        assert_eq!(found.model.as_deref(), Some("claude-home"));
-        assert_eq!(found.last_prompt.as_deref(), Some("persist me"));
-
-        fs::remove_file(file).ok();
-        if let Some(previous_home) = previous_home {
-            std::env::set_var("HOME", previous_home);
-        }
-        fs::remove_dir_all(temp).ok();
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn defaults_to_repl_when_no_args() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -2797,8 +2605,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(help.contains("/permissions [read-only|workspace-write|danger-full-access]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/clear [--confirm]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/cost"));
-        assert!(help.contains("/resume <session-id-or-path>"));
+        assert!(help.contains("/resume <session-path>"));
-        assert!(help.contains("/sessions"));
         assert!(help.contains("/config [env|hooks|model]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/memory"));
         assert!(help.contains("/init"));

rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/render.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub struct ColorTheme {
     inline_code: Color,
     link: Color,
     quote: Color,
+    table_border: Color,
     spinner_active: Color,
     spinner_done: Color,
     spinner_failed: Color,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ impl Default for ColorTheme {
             inline_code: Color::Green,
             link: Color::Blue,
             quote: Color::DarkGrey,
+            table_border: Color::DarkCyan,
             spinner_active: Color::Blue,
             spinner_done: Color::Green,
             spinner_failed: Color::Red,
@@ -113,24 +115,70 @@ impl Spinner {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum ListKind {
+    Unordered,
+    Ordered { next_index: u64 },
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct TableState {
+    headers: Vec<String>,
+    rows: Vec<Vec<String>>,
+    current_row: Vec<String>,
+    current_cell: String,
+    in_head: bool,
+}
+
+impl TableState {
+    fn push_cell(&mut self) {
+        let cell = self.current_cell.trim().to_string();
+        self.current_row.push(cell);
+        self.current_cell.clear();
+    }
+
+    fn finish_row(&mut self) {
+        if self.current_row.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let row = std::mem::take(&mut self.current_row);
+        if self.in_head {
+            self.headers = row;
+        } else {
+            self.rows.push(row);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 struct RenderState {
     emphasis: usize,
     strong: usize,
     quote: usize,
-    list: usize,
+    list_stack: Vec<ListKind>,
+    table: Option<TableState>,
 }
 
 impl RenderState {
     fn style_text(&self, text: &str, theme: &ColorTheme) -> String {
+        let mut styled = text.to_string();
         if self.strong > 0 {
-            format!("{}", text.bold().with(theme.strong))
+            styled = format!("{}", styled.bold().with(theme.strong));
-        } else if self.emphasis > 0 {
+        }
-            format!("{}", text.italic().with(theme.emphasis))
+        if self.emphasis > 0 {
-        } else if self.quote > 0 {
+            styled = format!("{}", styled.italic().with(theme.emphasis));
-            format!("{}", text.with(theme.quote))
+        }
+        if self.quote > 0 {
+            styled = format!("{}", styled.with(theme.quote));
+        }
+        styled
+    }
+
+    fn capture_target_mut<'a>(&'a mut self, output: &'a mut String) -> &'a mut String {
+        if let Some(table) = self.table.as_mut() {
+            &mut table.current_cell
         } else {
-            text.to_string()
+            output
         }
     }
 }
@@ -190,6 +238,7 @@ impl TerminalRenderer {
         output.trim_end().to_string()
     }
 
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
     fn render_event(
         &self,
         event: Event<'_>,
@@ -203,12 +252,22 @@ impl TerminalRenderer {
             Event::Start(Tag::Heading { level, .. }) => self.start_heading(level as u8, output),
             Event::End(TagEnd::Heading(..) | TagEnd::Paragraph) => output.push_str("\n\n"),
             Event::Start(Tag::BlockQuote(..)) => self.start_quote(state, output),
-            Event::End(TagEnd::BlockQuote(..) | TagEnd::Item)
+            Event::End(TagEnd::BlockQuote(..)) => {
-            | Event::SoftBreak
+                state.quote = state.quote.saturating_sub(1);
-            | Event::HardBreak => output.push('\n'),
+                output.push('\n');
-            Event::Start(Tag::List(_)) => state.list += 1,
+            }
+            Event::End(TagEnd::Item) | Event::SoftBreak | Event::HardBreak => {
+                state.capture_target_mut(output).push('\n');
+            }
+            Event::Start(Tag::List(first_item)) => {
+                let kind = match first_item {
+                    Some(index) => ListKind::Ordered { next_index: index },
+                    None => ListKind::Unordered,
+                };
+                state.list_stack.push(kind);
+            }
             Event::End(TagEnd::List(..)) => {
-                state.list = state.list.saturating_sub(1);
+                state.list_stack.pop();
                 output.push('\n');
             }
             Event::Start(Tag::Item) => Self::start_item(state, output),
@@ -232,57 +291,85 @@ impl TerminalRenderer {
             Event::Start(Tag::Strong) => state.strong += 1,
             Event::End(TagEnd::Strong) => state.strong = state.strong.saturating_sub(1),
             Event::Code(code) => {
-                let _ = write!(
+                let rendered =
-                    output,
+                    format!("{}", format!("`{code}`").with(self.color_theme.inline_code));
-                    "{}",
+                state.capture_target_mut(output).push_str(&rendered);
-                    format!("`{code}`").with(self.color_theme.inline_code)
-                );
             }
             Event::Rule => output.push_str("---\n"),
             Event::Text(text) => {
                 self.push_text(text.as_ref(), state, output, code_buffer, *in_code_block);
             }
-            Event::Html(html) | Event::InlineHtml(html) => output.push_str(&html),
+            Event::Html(html) | Event::InlineHtml(html) => {
-            Event::FootnoteReference(reference) => {
+                state.capture_target_mut(output).push_str(&html);
-                let _ = write!(output, "[{reference}]");
+            }
+            Event::FootnoteReference(reference) => {
+                let _ = write!(state.capture_target_mut(output), "[{reference}]");
+            }
+            Event::TaskListMarker(done) => {
+                state
+                    .capture_target_mut(output)
+                    .push_str(if done { "[x] " } else { "[ ] " });
+            }
+            Event::InlineMath(math) | Event::DisplayMath(math) => {
+                state.capture_target_mut(output).push_str(&math);
             }
-            Event::TaskListMarker(done) => output.push_str(if done { "[x] " } else { "[ ] " }),
-            Event::InlineMath(math) | Event::DisplayMath(math) => output.push_str(&math),
             Event::Start(Tag::Link { dest_url, .. }) => {
-                let _ = write!(
+                let rendered = format!(
-                    output,
                     "{}",
                     format!("[{dest_url}]")
                         .underlined()
                         .with(self.color_theme.link)
                 );
+                state.capture_target_mut(output).push_str(&rendered);
             }
             Event::Start(Tag::Image { dest_url, .. }) => {
-                let _ = write!(
+                let rendered = format!(
-                    output,
                     "{}",
                     format!("[image:{dest_url}]").with(self.color_theme.link)
                 );
+                state.capture_target_mut(output).push_str(&rendered);
             }
-            Event::Start(
+            Event::Start(Tag::Table(..)) => state.table = Some(TableState::default()),
-                Tag::Paragraph
+            Event::End(TagEnd::Table) => {
-                | Tag::Table(..)
+                if let Some(table) = state.table.take() {
-                | Tag::TableHead
+                    output.push_str(&self.render_table(&table));
-                | Tag::TableRow
+                    output.push_str("\n\n");
-                | Tag::TableCell
+                }
-                | Tag::MetadataBlock(..)
+            }
-                | _,
+            Event::Start(Tag::TableHead) => {
-            )
+                if let Some(table) = state.table.as_mut() {
-            | Event::End(
+                    table.in_head = true;
-                TagEnd::Link
+                }
-                | TagEnd::Image
+            }
-                | TagEnd::Table
+            Event::End(TagEnd::TableHead) => {
-                | TagEnd::TableHead
+                if let Some(table) = state.table.as_mut() {
-                | TagEnd::TableRow
+                    table.finish_row();
-                | TagEnd::TableCell
+                    table.in_head = false;
-                | TagEnd::MetadataBlock(..)
+                }
-                | _,
+            }
-            ) => {}
+            Event::Start(Tag::TableRow) => {
+                if let Some(table) = state.table.as_mut() {
+                    table.current_row.clear();
+                    table.current_cell.clear();
+                }
+            }
+            Event::End(TagEnd::TableRow) => {
+                if let Some(table) = state.table.as_mut() {
+                    table.finish_row();
+                }
+            }
+            Event::Start(Tag::TableCell) => {
+                if let Some(table) = state.table.as_mut() {
+                    table.current_cell.clear();
+                }
+            }
+            Event::End(TagEnd::TableCell) => {
+                if let Some(table) = state.table.as_mut() {
+                    table.push_cell();
+                }
+            }
+            Event::Start(Tag::Paragraph | Tag::MetadataBlock(..) | _)
+            | Event::End(TagEnd::Link | TagEnd::Image | TagEnd::MetadataBlock(..) | _) => {}
         }
     }
 
@@ -302,9 +389,19 @@ impl TerminalRenderer {
         let _ = write!(output, "{}", "│ ".with(self.color_theme.quote));
     }
 
-    fn start_item(state: &RenderState, output: &mut String) {
+    fn start_item(state: &mut RenderState, output: &mut String) {
-        output.push_str(&"  ".repeat(state.list.saturating_sub(1)));
+        let depth = state.list_stack.len().saturating_sub(1);
-        output.push_str("• ");
+        output.push_str(&"  ".repeat(depth));
+
+        let marker = match state.list_stack.last_mut() {
+            Some(ListKind::Ordered { next_index }) => {
+                let value = *next_index;
+                *next_index += 1;
+                format!("{value}. ")
+            }
+            _ => "• ".to_string(),
+        };
+        output.push_str(&marker);
     }
 
     fn start_code_block(&self, code_language: &str, output: &mut String) {
@@ -328,7 +425,7 @@ impl TerminalRenderer {
     fn push_text(
         &self,
         text: &str,
-        state: &RenderState,
+        state: &mut RenderState,
         output: &mut String,
         code_buffer: &mut String,
         in_code_block: bool,
@@ -336,10 +433,82 @@ impl TerminalRenderer {
         if in_code_block {
             code_buffer.push_str(text);
         } else {
-            output.push_str(&state.style_text(text, &self.color_theme));
+            let rendered = state.style_text(text, &self.color_theme);
+            state.capture_target_mut(output).push_str(&rendered);
         }
     }
 
+    fn render_table(&self, table: &TableState) -> String {
+        let mut rows = Vec::new();
+        if !table.headers.is_empty() {
+            rows.push(table.headers.clone());
+        }
+        rows.extend(table.rows.iter().cloned());
+
+        if rows.is_empty() {
+            return String::new();
+        }
+
+        let column_count = rows.iter().map(Vec::len).max().unwrap_or(0);
+        let widths = (0..column_count)
+            .map(|column| {
+                rows.iter()
+                    .filter_map(|row| row.get(column))
+                    .map(|cell| visible_width(cell))
+                    .max()
+                    .unwrap_or(0)
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let border = format!("{}", "│".with(self.color_theme.table_border));
+        let separator = widths
+            .iter()
+            .map(|width| "─".repeat(*width + 2))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(&format!("{}", "┼".with(self.color_theme.table_border)));
+        let separator = format!("{border}{separator}{border}");
+
+        let mut output = String::new();
+        if !table.headers.is_empty() {
+            output.push_str(&self.render_table_row(&table.headers, &widths, true));
+            output.push('\n');
+            output.push_str(&separator);
+            if !table.rows.is_empty() {
+                output.push('\n');
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (index, row) in table.rows.iter().enumerate() {
+            output.push_str(&self.render_table_row(row, &widths, false));
+            if index + 1 < table.rows.len() {
+                output.push('\n');
+            }
+        }
+
+        output
+    }
+
+    fn render_table_row(&self, row: &[String], widths: &[usize], is_header: bool) -> String {
+        let border = format!("{}", "│".with(self.color_theme.table_border));
+        let mut line = String::new();
+        line.push_str(&border);
+
+        for (index, width) in widths.iter().enumerate() {
+            let cell = row.get(index).map_or("", String::as_str);
+            line.push(' ');
+            if is_header {
+                let _ = write!(line, "{}", cell.bold().with(self.color_theme.heading));
+            } else {
+                line.push_str(cell);
+            }
+            let padding = width.saturating_sub(visible_width(cell));
+            line.push_str(&" ".repeat(padding + 1));
+            line.push_str(&border);
+        }
+
+        line
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     pub fn highlight_code(&self, code: &str, language: &str) -> String {
         let syntax = self
@@ -372,32 +541,36 @@ impl TerminalRenderer {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
+fn visible_width(input: &str) -> usize {
-mod tests {
+    strip_ansi(input).chars().count()
-    use super::{Spinner, TerminalRenderer};
+}
 
-    fn strip_ansi(input: &str) -> String {
+fn strip_ansi(input: &str) -> String {
-        let mut output = String::new();
+    let mut output = String::new();
-        let mut chars = input.chars().peekable();
+    let mut chars = input.chars().peekable();
 
-        while let Some(ch) = chars.next() {
+    while let Some(ch) = chars.next() {
-            if ch == '\u{1b}' {
+        if ch == '\u{1b}' {
-                if chars.peek() == Some(&'[') {
+            if chars.peek() == Some(&'[') {
-                    chars.next();
+                chars.next();
-                    for next in chars.by_ref() {
+                for next in chars.by_ref() {
-                        if next.is_ascii_alphabetic() {
+                    if next.is_ascii_alphabetic() {
-                            break;
+                        break;
-                        }
                     }
                 }
-            } else {
-                output.push(ch);
             }
+        } else {
+            output.push(ch);
         }
-
-        output
     }
 
+    output
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{strip_ansi, Spinner, TerminalRenderer};
+
     #[test]
     fn renders_markdown_with_styling_and_lists() {
         let terminal_renderer = TerminalRenderer::new();
@@ -422,6 +595,34 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(markdown_output.contains('\u{1b}'));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn renders_ordered_and_nested_lists() {
+        let terminal_renderer = TerminalRenderer::new();
+        let markdown_output =
+            terminal_renderer.render_markdown("1. first\n2. second\n   - nested\n   - child");
+        let plain_text = strip_ansi(&markdown_output);
+
+        assert!(plain_text.contains("1. first"));
+        assert!(plain_text.contains("2. second"));
+        assert!(plain_text.contains("  • nested"));
+        assert!(plain_text.contains("  • child"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn renders_tables_with_alignment() {
+        let terminal_renderer = TerminalRenderer::new();
+        let markdown_output = terminal_renderer
+            .render_markdown("| Name | Value |\n| ---- | ----- |\n| alpha | 1 |\n| beta | 22 |");
+        let plain_text = strip_ansi(&markdown_output);
+        let lines = plain_text.lines().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        assert_eq!(lines[0], "│ Name  │ Value │");
+        assert_eq!(lines[1], "│───────┼───────│");
+        assert_eq!(lines[2], "│ alpha │ 1     │");
+        assert_eq!(lines[3], "│ beta  │ 22    │");
+        assert!(markdown_output.contains('\u{1b}'));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn spinner_advances_frames() {
         let terminal_renderer = TerminalRenderer::new();