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[Bug]: Session --resume not working #3123

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@Heavy-A

Bug Description

My session timed out ( i think) as was displayed and my session closed.
Resume this session with:
hermes --resume 20260326_005750_16250b

Session: 20260326_005750_16250b
Duration: 1h 48m 26s
Messages: 38 (6 user, 26 tool calls)

But running that command
hermes --resume 20260326_005750_16250b

Gives:
Session 20260326_005750_16250b found but has no messages. Starting fresh.

And I've lost it all.

  1. i didn't expect to get thrown out of my session
    2 I expected to continue where I left of

While in empty new session:

Unknown command: /resume
Type /help for available commands```


### Steps to Reproduce


running the command to restore specific session.
```hermes --resume 20260326_005750_16250b```

### Expected Behavior

1. i didn't expect to get thrown out of my session
2 I expected to continue where I left of

### Actual Behavior

Session 20260326_005750_16250b found but has no messages. Starting fresh.

A new session was started, all my work gone.

### Affected Component

CLI (interactive chat)

### Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

_No response_

### Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04

### Python Version

Python 3.12.3

### Hermes Version

hermes version Hermes Agent v0.4.0 (2026.3.23) Project: /home/jean-hugues/.hermes/hermes-agent Python: 3.11.14 OpenAI SDK: 2.29.0 Update available: 42 commits behind — run 'hermes update'

### Relevant Logs / Traceback

```shell

Root Cause Analysis (optional)

No response

Proposed Fix (optional)

No response

Are you willing to submit a PR for this?

  • I'd like to fix this myself and submit a PR

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