fix: COD-24 stabilize remote host sessions

src/session.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import {
   type CodexConfig,
   type EffortLevel,
   type GeminiConfig,
+  type SessionRemote,
 } from './types.js';
 import type { TerminalMultiplexer, MuxSession } from './mux-interface.js';
 import { TaskTracker, type BackgroundTask } from './task-tracker.js';
@@ -209,6 +210,10 @@ export function queryTmuxWindowSize(muxName: string, socket: string): { cols: nu
   return { cols: DEFAULT_PTY_COLS, rows: DEFAULT_PTY_ROWS };
 }
 
+export function resolveMuxAttachCwd(workingDir: string, remote?: SessionRemote): string {
+  return remote ? '/tmp' : workingDir;
+}
+
 /**
  * Represents a JSON message from Claude CLI's stream-json output format.
  * Messages are newline-delimited JSON objects parsed from PTY output.
@@ -385,6 +390,9 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
   // tmux history-limit (scrollback lines) applied to this session's pane.
   private readonly _tmuxHistoryLimit: number;
 
+  // Remote execution metadata, present when this session runs over SSH through local tmux.
+  private readonly _remote?: SessionRemote;
+
   // Session color for visual differentiation
   private _color: import('./types.js').SessionColor = 'default';
 
@@ -456,6 +464,8 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
       tmuxHistoryLimit?: number;
       /** Restored per-session attachment history. May include server-private external paths. */
       attachmentHistory?: SessionAttachmentHistoryItem[];
+      /** Remote execution metadata for sessions launched through SSH inside local tmux. */
+      remote?: SessionRemote;
     }
   ) {
     super();
@@ -528,6 +538,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
       this._effort = config.effort;
     }
     this._tmuxHistoryLimit = config.tmuxHistoryLimit ?? DEFAULT_TMUX_HISTORY_LIMIT;
+    this._remote = config.remote;
     if (config.attachmentHistory && config.attachmentHistory.length > 0) {
       this.restoreAttachmentHistory(config.attachmentHistory);
     }
@@ -987,6 +998,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
       pid: this.pid,
       status: this._status,
       workingDir: this.workingDir,
+      remote: this._remote,
       currentTaskId: this._currentTaskId,
       createdAt: this.createdAt,
       lastActivityAt: this._lastActivityAt,
@@ -1171,7 +1183,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
         name: 'xterm-256color',
         cols: ptyCols,
         rows: ptyRows,
-        cwd: this.workingDir,
+        cwd: resolveMuxAttachCwd(this.workingDir, this._remote),
         env: buildMuxAttachEnv(),
       });
     } catch (spawnErr) {
@@ -1282,6 +1294,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
             envOverrides: this._envOverrides,
             effort: this._effort,
             historyLimit: this._tmuxHistoryLimit,
+            remote: this._remote,
           },
           createSessionOptions: {
             sessionId: this.id,
@@ -1299,6 +1312,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
             envOverrides: this._envOverrides,
             effort: this._effort,
             historyLimit: this._tmuxHistoryLimit,
+            remote: this._remote,
           },
           spawnErrLabel: 'mux attachment',
         });
@@ -1637,6 +1651,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
             niceConfig: this._niceConfig,
             envOverrides: this._envOverrides,
             historyLimit: this._tmuxHistoryLimit,
+            remote: this._remote,
           },
           createSessionOptions: {
             sessionId: this.id,
@@ -1646,6 +1661,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
             niceConfig: this._niceConfig,
             envOverrides: this._envOverrides,
             historyLimit: this._tmuxHistoryLimit,
+            remote: this._remote,
           },
           spawnErrLabel: 'shell mux attachment',
         });

src/tmux-manager.ts

@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ import {
   type CodexConfig,
   type EffortLevel,
   type GeminiConfig,
+  type SessionRemote,
 } from './types.js';
 import { buildEffortCliArgs } from './session-cli-builder.js';
+import { defaultRemoteCommandForMode, remoteSshTarget } from './remote-hosts.js';
 import {
   wrapWithNice,
   SAFE_PATH_PATTERN,
@@ -669,6 +671,16 @@ function buildSpawnCommand(options: {
   return '$SHELL';
 }
 
+export function buildRemoteLaunchCommand(options: { mode: SessionMode; remote: SessionRemote }): string {
+  const { mode, remote } = options;
+  const modeCommand = remote.commands?.[mode] || defaultRemoteCommandForMode(mode);
+  const args = ['ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-t'];
+  if (remote.port) args.push('-p', String(remote.port));
+  const remoteCommand = `cd ${shellescape(remote.remotePath)} && ${modeCommand}`;
+  args.push(remoteSshTarget(remote), `bash -lc ${shellescape(remoteCommand)}`);
+  return args.map((arg) => shellescape(arg)).join(' ');
+}
+
 /**
  * Set sensitive environment variables on a tmux session via setenv.
  * These are inherited by panes but not visible in ps output or tmux history.

src/types/api.ts

@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ export interface CaseInfo {
   /** Remote case metadata for display and session creation */
   remote?: {
     hostId: string;
-    hostLabel: string;
     host: string;
     username: string;
     path: string;

src/web/public/index.html

@@ -1649,6 +1649,36 @@
               <span class="form-hint">Absolute path to an existing project folder, e.g. /home/you/my-project</span>
             </div>
           </div>
+          <!-- Remote Tab -->
+          <div class="modal-tab-content hidden" id="case-remote">
+            <div class="form-row">
+              <label>Case Name</label>
+              <input type="text" id="remoteCaseName" placeholder="gpu-work" pattern="[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false">
+              <span class="form-hint">Name to identify this remote case in Codeman</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+              <label>Remote Path</label>
+              <input type="text" id="remoteCasePath" placeholder="/home/user/projects/work" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" autocorrect="off" spellcheck="false">
+              <span class="form-hint">Absolute path on the remote host. Codeman will not create or delete it.</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+              <label>Host ID</label>
+              <input type="text" id="remoteHostId" placeholder="gpu-box" pattern="[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+              <label>SSH Host/IP</label>
+              <input type="text" id="remoteHostAddress" placeholder="10.0.0.42" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+              <label>SSH Username</label>
+              <input type="text" id="remoteHostUsername" placeholder="ubuntu" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+              <label>Codex Command Override</label>
+              <input type="text" id="remoteHostCodexCommand" placeholder="exec codx personal" autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false">
+              <span class="form-hint">Optional. Leave blank to use exec codex on the remote host.</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
           <!-- Manage Tab -->
           <div class="modal-tab-content hidden" id="case-manage">
             <div class="case-manage-list" id="caseManageList">

src/web/public/session-ui.js

@@ -71,9 +71,12 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
       const maxNameLength = isMobile ? 8 : 20; // Truncate to 8 chars on mobile
 
       cases.forEach(c => {
-        const displayName = c.name.length > maxNameLength
+        const baseLabel = c.location === 'remote' && c.remote
-          ? c.name.substring(0, maxNameLength) + '…'
+          ? `${c.name} @ ${c.remote.hostId}`
           : c.name;
+        const displayName = baseLabel.length > maxNameLength
+          ? baseLabel.substring(0, maxNameLength) + '…'
+          : baseLabel;
         options += `<option value="${escapeHtml(c.name)}">${escapeHtml(displayName)}</option>`;
       });
 
@@ -1254,6 +1257,18 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
     document.getElementById('newCaseDescription').value = '';
     document.getElementById('linkCaseName').value = '';
     document.getElementById('linkCasePath').value = '';
+    const remoteFields = [
+      'remoteCaseName',
+      'remoteCasePath',
+      'remoteHostId',
+      'remoteHostAddress',
+      'remoteHostUsername',
+      'remoteHostCodexCommand',
+    ];
+    remoteFields.forEach(id => {
+      const el = document.getElementById(id);
+      if (el) el.value = '';
+    });
     // Reset to first tab
     this.caseModalTab = 'case-create';
     this.switchCaseModalTab('case-create');
@@ -1407,6 +1422,64 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
     }
   },
 
+  async linkRemoteCase() {
+    const name = document.getElementById('remoteCaseName').value.trim();
+    const remotePath = document.getElementById('remoteCasePath').value.trim();
+    const hostId = document.getElementById('remoteHostId').value.trim();
+    const host = document.getElementById('remoteHostAddress').value.trim();
+    const username = document.getElementById('remoteHostUsername').value.trim();
+    const codexCommand = document.getElementById('remoteHostCodexCommand').value.trim();
+
+    if (!name || !remotePath || !hostId || !host || !username) {
+      this.showToast('Please complete all required remote fields', 'error');
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(name) || !/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(hostId)) {
+      this.showToast('Invalid name. Use only letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores.', 'error');
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!remotePath.startsWith('/')) {
+      this.showToast('Remote path must be absolute', 'error');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const hostPayload = {
+        id: hostId,
+        label: hostId,
+        host,
+        username,
+        ...(codexCommand ? { commands: { codex: codexCommand } } : {}),
+      };
+      const hostRes = await fetch('/api/remote-hosts', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify(hostPayload)
+      });
+      const hostData = await hostRes.json();
+      if (!hostData.success && hostData.errorCode !== 'ALREADY_EXISTS') {
+        throw new Error(hostData.error || 'Failed to save remote host');
+      }
+
+      const caseRes = await fetch('/api/cases/remote-link', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ name, hostId, remotePath })
+      });
+      const caseData = await caseRes.json();
+      if (caseData.success) {
+        this.closeCreateCaseModal();
+        this.showToast(`Remote case "${name}" linked`, 'success');
+        await this.loadQuickStartCases(name);
+        await this.saveLastUsedCase(name);
+      } else {
+        this.showToast(caseData.error || 'Failed to link remote case', 'error');
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to link remote case:', err);
+      this.showToast('Failed to link remote case: ' + err.message, 'error');
+    }
+  },
 
   // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   // Case Management (reorder + delete)

src/web/routes/case-routes.ts

@@ -95,21 +95,26 @@ export function registerCaseRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, ctx: EventPort & Config
     const remoteHostMap = new Map(remoteHosts.map((host) => [host.id, host]));
     for (const remoteCase of await readRemoteCases(CODEMAN_CONFIG_DIR)) {
       const host = remoteHostMap.get(remoteCase.hostId);
-      if (!host || existingNames.has(remoteCase.name) || !SAFE_CASE_NAME.test(remoteCase.name)) continue;
+      if (!host || !SAFE_CASE_NAME.test(remoteCase.name)) continue;
       existingNames.add(remoteCase.name);
-      cases.push({
+      const remoteCaseInfo: CaseInfo = {
         name: remoteCase.name,
         path: remoteDisplayPath({ username: host.username, host: host.host, path: remoteCase.remotePath }),
         hasClaudeMd: false,
         location: 'remote',
         remote: {
           hostId: host.id,
-          hostLabel: host.label,
           host: host.host,
           username: host.username,
           path: remoteCase.remotePath,
         },
-      });
+      };
+      const existingIndex = cases.findIndex((item) => item.name === remoteCase.name);
+      if (existingIndex === -1) {
+        cases.push(remoteCaseInfo);
+      } else {
+        cases[existingIndex] = remoteCaseInfo;
+      }
     }
 
     // Sort by persisted caseOrder from settings.json
@@ -341,6 +346,25 @@ export function registerCaseRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, ctx: EventPort & Config
       return createErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.INVALID_INPUT, 'Invalid case name');
     }
 
+    const remoteCases = await readRemoteCases(CODEMAN_CONFIG_DIR);
+    const remoteCase = remoteCases.find((item) => item.name === name);
+    if (remoteCase) {
+      const host = (await readRemoteHosts(CODEMAN_CONFIG_DIR)).find((item) => item.id === remoteCase.hostId);
+      if (!host) return createErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, 'Remote host not found');
+      return {
+        name,
+        path: remoteDisplayPath({ username: host.username, host: host.host, path: remoteCase.remotePath }),
+        hasClaudeMd: false,
+        location: 'remote',
+        remote: {
+          hostId: host.id,
+          host: host.host,
+          username: host.username,
+          path: remoteCase.remotePath,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
     const casePath = await resolveCasePath(name);
 
     if (!existsSync(casePath)) {

src/web/routes/session-routes.ts

@@ -1293,24 +1293,36 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
       }
     }
 
-    // Resolve case path: check linked-cases registry first, then fall back to CASES_DIR.
+    let remote = undefined;
-    // This mirrors the behaviour of resolveCasePath() in case-routes so that linked
+    let linkedCasePath: string | undefined;
-    // external project directories are honoured by quick-start just like regular case routes.
+    let casePath: string | null = null;
-    let linkedCases: Record<string, string> = {};
+    const remoteCases = await readRemoteCases(CODEMAN_CONFIG_DIR);
-    try {
+    const remoteCase = remoteCases.find((item) => item.name === caseName);
-      const raw = await fs.readFile(LINKED_CASES_FILE, 'utf-8');
+    if (remoteCase) {
-      linkedCases = JSON.parse(raw);
+      const host = (await readRemoteHosts(CODEMAN_CONFIG_DIR)).find((item) => item.id === remoteCase.hostId);
-    } catch {
+      if (!host) return createErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, 'Remote host not found');
-      // File missing or unparseable — treat as empty registry
+      casePath = remoteCase.remotePath;
-    }
+      remote = toSessionRemote(host, remoteCase);
-    const linkedCasePath = linkedCases[caseName];
+    } else {
-    const casePath = linkedCasePath || validatePathWithinBase(caseName, CASES_DIR);
+      // Resolve case path: check linked-cases registry first, then fall back to CASES_DIR.
-    if (!casePath) {
+      // This mirrors the behaviour of resolveCasePath() in case-routes so that linked
-      return createErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.INVALID_INPUT, 'Invalid case path');
+      // external project directories are honoured by quick-start just like regular case routes.
+      let linkedCases: Record<string, string> = {};
+      try {
+        const raw = await fs.readFile(LINKED_CASES_FILE, 'utf-8');
+        linkedCases = JSON.parse(raw);
+      } catch {
+        // File missing or unparseable — treat as empty registry
+      }
+      linkedCasePath = linkedCases[caseName];
+      casePath = linkedCasePath || validatePathWithinBase(caseName, CASES_DIR);
+      if (!casePath) {
+        return createErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.INVALID_INPUT, 'Invalid case path');
+      }
     }
 
-    // Create case folder and CLAUDE.md if it doesn't exist (only for non-linked cases)
+    // Create case folder and CLAUDE.md if it doesn't exist (only for non-linked, non-remote cases)
-    if (!existsSync(casePath)) {
+    if (!remote && !existsSync(casePath)) {
       try {
         mkdirSync(casePath, { recursive: true });
         mkdirSync(join(casePath, 'src'), { recursive: true });
@@ -1343,6 +1355,7 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
       mode !== 'opencode' &&
       mode !== 'codex' &&
       mode !== 'gemini' &&
+      !remote &&
       envOverrides &&
       Object.keys(envOverrides).length > 0
     ) {
@@ -1379,12 +1392,13 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
       geminiConfig: mode === 'gemini' ? geminiConfig : undefined,
       envOverrides,
       effort,
+      remote,
       tmuxHistoryLimit: qsTerminalHistoryConfig.tmuxHistoryLimit,
     });
 
     // Auto-detect completion phrase from CLAUDE.md BEFORE broadcasting
     // so the initial state already has the phrase configured (only if globally enabled)
-    if (mode === 'claude' && ctx.store.getConfig().ralphEnabled) {
+    if (mode === 'claude' && !remote && ctx.store.getConfig().ralphEnabled) {
       autoConfigureRalph(session, casePath, ctx);
       if (!session.ralphTracker.enabled) {
         session.ralphTracker.enable();

test/routes/case-routes.test.ts

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe('case-routes', () => {
 
       const list = await harness.app.inject({ method: 'GET', url: '/api/remote-hosts' });
       expect(list.statusCode).toBe(200);
-      expect(JSON.parse(list.body)).toEqual([
+      expect(JSON.parse(list.body).data).toEqual([
         expect.objectContaining({ id: 'gpu-box', label: 'GPU Box', commands: { codex: 'exec codx personal' } }),
       ]);
     });
@@ -255,12 +255,38 @@ describe('case-routes', () => {
       expect(link.statusCode).toBe(200);
 
       const cases = await harness.app.inject({ method: 'GET', url: '/api/cases' });
-      expect(JSON.parse(cases.body)).toContainEqual(
+      expect(JSON.parse(cases.body).data).toContainEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          name: 'gpu-work',
+          location: 'remote',
+          path: 'ubuntu@10.0.0.42:/home/ubuntu/work',
+          remote: expect.objectContaining({ hostId: 'gpu-box', path: '/home/ubuntu/work' }),
+        })
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('prefers remote case metadata over a same-name local managed case', async () => {
+      setupRemoteConfigStore();
+      mockedReaddir.mockResolvedValue([{ name: 'gpu-work', isDirectory: () => true }] as never);
+
+      await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: '/api/remote-hosts',
+        payload: { id: 'gpu-box', label: 'GPU Box', host: '10.0.0.42', username: 'ubuntu' },
+      });
+      await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: '/api/cases/remote-link',
+        payload: { name: 'gpu-work', hostId: 'gpu-box', remotePath: '/home/ubuntu/work' },
+      });
+      mockedExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+      const cases = await harness.app.inject({ method: 'GET', url: '/api/cases' });
+      expect(JSON.parse(cases.body).data).toContainEqual(
         expect.objectContaining({
           name: 'gpu-work',
           location: 'remote',
           path: 'ubuntu@10.0.0.42:/home/ubuntu/work',
-          remote: expect.objectContaining({ hostId: 'gpu-box', hostLabel: 'GPU Box', path: '/home/ubuntu/work' }),
         })
       );
     });

test/routes/session-routes.test.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import fastifyCookie from '@fastify/cookie';
 import { createMockRouteContext, type MockRouteContext } from '../mocks/index.js';
 import { installRouteErrorHandler } from '../../src/web/route-error-handler.js';
 import { ApiErrorCode, httpStatusForErrorCode } from '../../src/types.js';
+import { Session } from '../../src/session.js';
 
 // Mock execFile so the send-key route's `tmux` invocation is observable (not run for real).
 const { execFile } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ execFile: vi.fn() }));
@@ -481,6 +482,166 @@ describe('session-routes', () => {
       expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toBeDefined();
     });
 
+    it('does not strip VPA-like shell scrollback as Ink redraw bloat', async () => {
+      const shellHistory = Array.from(
+        { length: 3000 },
+        (_, index) => `SHELL_SCROLLBACK_${String(index + 1).padStart(6, '0')} payload payload payload \x1b[1d`
+      ).join('\n');
+      harness.ctx._session.terminalBuffer = shellHistory;
+      harness.ctx._session.mode = 'shell';
+      (harness.ctx.mux as { capturePaneBuffer?: unknown }).capturePaneBuffer = vi.fn(() => null);
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/sessions/${harness.ctx._sessionId}/terminal`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('SHELL_SCROLLBACK_000001');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('SHELL_SCROLLBACK_003000');
+    });
+
+    it('preserves accumulated history before the live mux pane snapshot for Codex TUI replay', async () => {
+      harness.ctx._session.terminalBuffer = 'hello world\nlater accumulated history';
+      harness.ctx._session.mode = 'codex';
+      (harness.ctx.mux as { capturePaneBuffer?: unknown }).capturePaneBuffer = vi.fn(
+        () => 'visible tmux pane only\n› current prompt'
+      );
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/sessions/${harness.ctx._sessionId}/terminal`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('hello world');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('later accumulated history');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('\x1b[H\x1b[2Jvisible tmux pane only');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf('hello world')).toBeLessThan(
+        body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf('visible tmux pane only')
+      );
+      expect(harness.ctx.mux.capturePaneBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(harness.ctx._session.muxName);
+    });
+
+    it('treats stale Codex scrollback config as TUI replay', async () => {
+      harness.ctx._session.terminalBuffer = 'hello world\nlater accumulated history';
+      harness.ctx._session.mode = 'codex';
+      harness.ctx._session.codexConfig = { renderMode: 'scrollback' } as any;
+      (harness.ctx.mux as { capturePaneBuffer?: unknown }).capturePaneBuffer = vi.fn(
+        () => 'visible tmux pane only\n› current prompt'
+      );
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/sessions/${harness.ctx._sessionId}/terminal`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('hello world');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('later accumulated history');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('\x1b[H\x1b[2Jvisible tmux pane only');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf('hello world')).toBeLessThan(
+        body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf('visible tmux pane only')
+      );
+      expect(harness.ctx.mux.capturePaneBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(harness.ctx._session.muxName);
+    });
+
+    it('preserves one-time OAuth authorization URLs in Codex TUI replay history', async () => {
+      const authUrl =
+        'https://auth.atlassian.com/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=abc&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A35547%2Fcallback%2Fxyz';
+      harness.ctx._session.terminalBuffer =
+        'Authorize `atlassian` by opening this URL in your browser:\n' +
+        authUrl +
+        '\n(Browser launch failed; please copy the URL above manually.)\n';
+      harness.ctx._session.mode = 'codex';
+      (harness.ctx.mux as { capturePaneBuffer?: unknown }).capturePaneBuffer = vi.fn(
+        () => 'visible tmux pane only\n› current prompt'
+      );
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/sessions/${harness.ctx._sessionId}/terminal`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain(authUrl);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('visible tmux pane only');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf(authUrl)).toBeLessThan(
+        body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf('visible tmux pane only')
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('preserves incidental OAuth URL mentions as ordinary Codex TUI history', async () => {
+      const authUrl =
+        'https://auth.atlassian.com/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=abc&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A35547%2Fcallback%2Fxyz';
+      harness.ctx._session.terminalBuffer =
+        'Root cause: URLs like ' +
+        authUrl +
+        ' could be present in history but missing from browser-rendered terminal replay.\n' +
+        "+        'Authorize `atlassian` by opening this URL in your browser:\\n' +\n";
+      harness.ctx._session.mode = 'codex';
+      (harness.ctx.mux as { capturePaneBuffer?: unknown }).capturePaneBuffer = vi.fn(
+        () => 'visible tmux pane only\n› current prompt'
+      );
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/sessions/${harness.ctx._sessionId}/terminal`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain(authUrl);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('visible tmux pane only');
+    });
+
+    it('preserves accumulated history before a live mux pane snapshot for non-Codex sessions', async () => {
+      harness.ctx._session.terminalBuffer = 'hello world\nlater accumulated history';
+      harness.ctx._session.mode = 'claude';
+      (harness.ctx.mux as { capturePaneBuffer?: unknown }).capturePaneBuffer = vi.fn(
+        () => 'visible tmux pane only\n› current prompt'
+      );
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/sessions/${harness.ctx._sessionId}/terminal`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('hello world');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('later accumulated history');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('visible tmux pane only');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('\x1b[H\x1b[2Jvisible tmux pane only');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf('hello world')).toBeLessThan(
+        body.data.terminalBuffer.indexOf('visible tmux pane only')
+      );
+      expect(harness.ctx.mux.capturePaneBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(harness.ctx._session.muxName);
+    });
+
+    it('uses live mux pane capture only when the accumulated buffer is empty', async () => {
+      harness.ctx._session.terminalBuffer = '';
+      harness.ctx._session.mode = 'codex';
+      (harness.ctx.mux as { capturePaneBuffer?: unknown }).capturePaneBuffer = vi.fn(
+        () => 'visible restored tmux pane\n› current prompt'
+      );
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/sessions/${harness.ctx._sessionId}/terminal`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('visible restored tmux pane');
+      expect(body.data.terminalBuffer).toContain('› current prompt');
+      expect(harness.ctx.mux.capturePaneBuffer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(harness.ctx._session.muxName);
+    });
+
     it('returns error for unknown session', async () => {
       const res = await harness.app.inject({
         method: 'GET',
@@ -765,6 +926,76 @@ describe('session-routes', () => {
   // ========== POST /api/sessions (with resumeSessionId) ==========
 
   describe('POST /api/sessions with resumeSessionId', () => {
+    it('creates session from a remote case without local stat validation', async () => {
+      remoteStore.hosts = [
+        {
+          id: 'gpu-box',
+          label: 'GPU Box',
+          host: '10.0.0.42',
+          username: 'ubuntu',
+          commands: { codex: 'exec codx personal' },
+        },
+      ];
+      remoteStore.cases = [{ name: 'gpu-work', type: 'remote', hostId: 'gpu-box', remotePath: '/home/ubuntu/work' }];
+
+      const res = await harness.app.inject({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: '/api/sessions',
+        payload: { caseName: 'gpu-work', mode: 'shell', name: 'Remote Shell' },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+      expect(body.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(body.data.session.workingDir).toBe('/home/ubuntu/work');
+      expect(body.data.session.remote).toMatchObject({
+        hostId: 'gpu-box',
+        host: '10.0.0.42',
+        username: 'ubuntu',
+        remotePath: '/home/ubuntu/work',
+        commands: { codex: 'exec codx personal' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('quick-start creates remote case sessions through ssh metadata', async () => {
+      const startShell = vi.spyOn(Session.prototype, 'startShell').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      try {
+        remoteStore.hosts = [
+          {
+            id: 'gpu-box',
+            label: 'GPU Box',
+            host: '10.0.0.42',
+            username: 'ubuntu',
+            commands: { codex: 'exec codx personal' },
+          },
+        ];
+        remoteStore.cases = [{ name: 'gpu-work', type: 'remote', hostId: 'gpu-box', remotePath: '/home/ubuntu/work' }];
+
+        const res = await harness.app.inject({
+          method: 'POST',
+          url: '/api/quick-start',
+          payload: { caseName: 'gpu-work', mode: 'shell' },
+        });
+
+        expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+        const body = JSON.parse(res.body);
+        expect(body.success).toBe(true);
+        expect(body.data.casePath).toBe('/home/ubuntu/work');
+        const session = [...harness.ctx.sessions.values()].find((item) => item.id === body.data.sessionId);
+        expect(session?.toState()).toMatchObject({
+          workingDir: '/home/ubuntu/work',
+          remote: expect.objectContaining({
+            hostId: 'gpu-box',
+            host: '10.0.0.42',
+            username: 'ubuntu',
+            remotePath: '/home/ubuntu/work',
+          }),
+        });
+      } finally {
+        startShell.mockRestore();
+      }
+    });
+
     it('creates session with valid resumeSessionId', async () => {
       const res = await harness.app.inject({
         method: 'POST',

test/session-attachment-history.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { Session } from '../src/session.js';
+import { resolveMuxAttachCwd, Session } from '../src/session.js';
 import type { SessionAttachmentHistoryItem } from '../src/types/session.js';
 import {
   ATTACHMENT_HISTORY_LIMIT,
@@ -161,4 +161,17 @@ describe('session attachment history', () => {
     expect(persisted).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(persisted?.[0].fileName).toBe('ok.png');
   });
+
+  it('attaches remote mux sessions from a local cwd', () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveMuxAttachCwd('/Users/remote/project', {
+        hostId: 'mac-mini',
+        label: 'Mac Mini',
+        host: '192.168.21.109',
+        username: 'saqebakhter',
+        remotePath: '/Users/remote/project',
+      })
+    ).toBe('/tmp');
+    expect(resolveMuxAttachCwd('/opt/projects/Codeman')).toBe('/opt/projects/Codeman');
+  });
 });

test/tmux-manager.test.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
-import { TmuxManager, formatPaneSnapshot, parsePaneList, resolveActivePaneTarget } from '../src/tmux-manager.js';
+import {
+  TmuxManager,
+  buildRemoteLaunchCommand,
+  formatPaneSnapshot,
+  parsePaneList,
+  resolveActivePaneTarget,
+} from '../src/tmux-manager.js';
 import { execSync, exec } from 'node:child_process';
 
 // ============================================================================
@@ -91,6 +97,44 @@ describe('TmuxManager (unit)', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('remote launch command builder', () => {
+    it('wraps codex command overrides in ssh with remote cd', () => {
+      const command = buildRemoteLaunchCommand({
+        mode: 'codex',
+        remote: {
+          hostId: 'gpu-box',
+          label: 'GPU Box',
+          host: '10.0.0.42',
+          username: 'ubuntu',
+          remotePath: '/home/ubuntu/work',
+          commands: { codex: 'exec codx personal' },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(command).toContain('ssh');
+      expect(command).toContain('BatchMode=yes');
+      expect(command).toContain('ubuntu@10.0.0.42');
+      expect(command).toContain('/home/ubuntu/work');
+      expect(command).toContain('bash -lc');
+      expect(command).toContain('exec codx personal');
+    });
+
+    it('uses default shell command when no override is configured', () => {
+      const command = buildRemoteLaunchCommand({
+        mode: 'shell',
+        remote: {
+          hostId: 'gpu-box',
+          label: 'GPU Box',
+          host: '10.0.0.42',
+          username: 'ubuntu',
+          remotePath: '/home/ubuntu/work',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(command).toContain('exec bash -l');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getAttachCommand', () => {
     it('should return tmux', () => {
       expect(manager.getAttachCommand()).toBe('tmux');