diff --git a/src/respawn-controller.ts b/src/respawn-controller.ts
index c50cde6e..c482f9cb 100644
--- a/src/respawn-controller.ts
+++ b/src/respawn-controller.ts
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ export class RespawnController extends EventEmitter {
     this.terminalBuffer = ''; // Clear buffer for fresh detection
 
     this.stepTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-      const input = this.config.updatePrompt + '\r\n';  // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
+      const input = this.config.updatePrompt + '\r';  // \r triggers Enter in Ink/Claude CLI
       this.log(`Sending update prompt: "${this.config.updatePrompt}"`);
       this.session.writeViaScreen(input);
       this.emit('stepSent', 'update', this.config.updatePrompt);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export class RespawnController extends EventEmitter {
 
     this.stepTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.log('Sending /clear');
-      this.session.writeViaScreen('/clear\r\n');  // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
+      this.session.writeViaScreen('/clear\r');  // \r triggers Enter in Ink/Claude CLI
       this.emit('stepSent', 'clear', '/clear');
       this.setState('waiting_clear');
       this.promptDetected = false;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export class RespawnController extends EventEmitter {
 
     this.stepTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.log('Sending /init');
-      this.session.writeViaScreen('/init\r\n');  // CRLF for screen + Claude CLI
+      this.session.writeViaScreen('/init\r');  // \r triggers Enter in Ink/Claude CLI
       this.emit('stepSent', 'init', '/init');
       this.setState('waiting_init');
       this.promptDetected = false;
diff --git a/src/session.ts b/src/session.ts
index 270b17e2..b0293c4d 100644
--- a/src/session.ts
+++ b/src/session.ts
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
         if (!this._isWorking) {
           // Send /compact command with optional prompt
           const compactCmd = this._autoCompactPrompt
-            ? `/compact ${this._autoCompactPrompt}\n`
-            : '/compact\n';
-          this.write(compactCmd);
+            ? `/compact ${this._autoCompactPrompt}\r`
+            : '/compact\r';
+          this.writeViaScreen(compactCmd);
           this.emit('autoCompact', {
             tokens: totalTokens,
             threshold: this._autoCompactThreshold,
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
       const checkAndClear = () => {
         if (!this._isWorking) {
           // Send /clear command
-          this.write('/clear\n');
+          this.writeViaScreen('/clear\r');
           // Reset token counts
           this._totalInputTokens = 0;
           this._totalOutputTokens = 0;
diff --git a/src/web/public/app.js b/src/web/public/app.js
index f58fda79..c12379a7 100644
--- a/src/web/public/app.js
+++ b/src/web/public/app.js
@@ -1275,8 +1275,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
 
     this.editingSessionId = sessionId;
 
-    document.getElementById('sessionNameInput').value = session.name || '';
-
     // Update respawn status display and buttons
     const respawnStatus = document.getElementById('sessionRespawnStatus');
     const enableBtn = document.getElementById('modalEnableRespawnBtn');
@@ -1307,9 +1305,6 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     this.selectDurationPreset('');
 
     document.getElementById('sessionOptionsModal').classList.add('active');
-
-    // Focus the name input
-    setTimeout(() => document.getElementById('sessionNameInput').focus(), 100);
   }
 
   // Handle duration preset selection
@@ -1464,30 +1459,9 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     document.getElementById('sessionOptionsModal').classList.remove('active');
   }
 
-  async saveSessionOptions() {
-    if (!this.editingSessionId) return;
-
-    const session = this.sessions.get(this.editingSessionId);
-    const newName = document.getElementById('sessionNameInput').value.trim();
-    const oldName = session?.name || '';
-
-    // Only update if name actually changed
-    if (newName !== oldName) {
-      try {
-        const res = await fetch(`/api/sessions/${this.editingSessionId}/name`, {
-          method: 'PUT',
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-          body: JSON.stringify({ name: newName })
-        });
-        const data = await res.json();
-        if (data.error) throw new Error(data.error);
-
-        this.showToast('Session renamed', 'success');
-      } catch (err) {
-        this.showToast('Failed to rename: ' + err.message, 'error');
-      }
-    }
-
+  saveSessionOptions() {
+    // Session options are applied immediately via individual controls
+    // This just closes the modal
     this.closeSessionOptions();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/web/public/index.html b/src/web/public/index.html
index e04f9563..9b19c7fa 100644
--- a/src/web/public/index.html
+++ b/src/web/public/index.html
@@ -189,12 +189,6 @@
           <button class="modal-close" onclick="app.closeSessionOptions()">&times;</button>
         </div>
         <div class="modal-body">
-          <div class="form-row-inline">
-            <input type="text" id="sessionNameInput" placeholder="Session name...">
-            <button class="btn-toolbar" onclick="app.closeSessionOptions()">Cancel</button>
-            <button class="btn-toolbar btn-primary" onclick="app.saveSessionOptions()">Save</button>
-          </div>
-
           <!-- Respawn Settings Section -->
           <div class="session-respawn-section" id="sessionRespawnSection">
             <div class="section-divider">