Command reference Β· Cursor CLI
/resume
Opens a list of recent chats across all workspaces and resumes one.
/resume opens All chats across workspaces by default (Left/Right switches to 'This workspace'). Chats from other directories show a folder label; resuming one loads the full conversation instead of an empty session.
π THE SAME TASK (βRESUME SESSIONβ) ON OTHER PLATFORMS
β WHEN TO USE IT?
Keep working on a task started yesterday
/resume β pick yesterday's matching session from the list
Find a chat from a different repo again
/resume β filter by folder label to find the right workspace session
β WHEN NOT TO?
Only the most recently used session needs to continue
/resume first shows a picker list, an unnecessary step when it's clear which session is meant.
Better: Use --continue at startup (shorthand for --resume=-1)
You want a completely new session
/resume continues existing chats but doesn't start anything new.
Better: Use /clear
SOURCES
- Cursor Docs β Slash Commands β cursor.com