---
summary: "CLI reference for attaching the TUI to a recent Gateway session"
read_when:
  - You want to continue an existing Gateway session in the terminal
  - You want to find a recent session by key, display name, or label
  - You connect the TUI to a remote Gateway
title: "Resume"
---

# `openclaw resume`

Attach the terminal UI to an existing Gateway session. The session stays on
the Gateway; `resume` selects it and opens the existing [TUI](/cli/tui).

```bash
openclaw resume
openclaw resume <query>
```

With no query, OpenClaw displays up to 50 sessions active in the last seven
days. With a query, an exact session key wins; otherwise OpenClaw requires a
unique substring or fuzzy match across session keys, display names, and labels.

The picker omits bare `global` rows because they do not identify an owning
agent. To attach one, pass a fully qualified key such as
`openclaw resume agent:main:global`.

If a query is ambiguous, OpenClaw prints the matching candidates and exits with
status 1. If no recent session matches, it suggests the picker and
[`openclaw sessions`](/cli/sessions), then exits with status 1.

## Options

| Flag                         | Default                          | Description                                                         |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--url <url>`                | `gateway.remote.url` from config | Gateway WebSocket URL.                                              |
| `--token <token>`            | (none)                           | Gateway token if required.                                          |
| `--password <pass>`          | (none)                           | Gateway password if required.                                       |
| `--tls-fingerprint <sha256>` | `gateway.remote.tlsFingerprint`  | Expected TLS certificate fingerprint for a pinned `wss://` Gateway. |

`resume` uses the same Gateway URL, authentication, and TLS resolution as
[`openclaw tui`](/cli/tui). It never starts a Gateway automatically. If the
configured Gateway is unavailable, start or repair it and rerun the command.

`resume` resolves configured Gateway auth SecretRefs for token/password auth
when possible (`env`/`file`/`exec` providers).

Gateway target precedence is explicit `--url`, then `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL`,
then `gateway.remote.url` when `gateway.mode` is `remote`, then the local
loopback Gateway. For that local Gateway, `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT` takes
precedence over the active port recorded by a running Gateway, which takes
precedence over the configured or default `gateway.port`.

## Examples

```bash
# Choose from recent sessions
openclaw resume

# Exact key
openclaw resume agent:main:bugfix

# Unique display-name or label fragment
openclaw resume bugfix

# Remote Gateway override
openclaw resume bugfix --url wss://gateway.example.com --token <token>
```

## Related

- [TUI](/cli/tui)
- [Sessions](/cli/sessions)
- [TUI guide](/web/tui)