Session Manager
Open the session manager by clicking the session name in the panel toolbar, or via Cortex: Show session history in the Command Palette.
Actions
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Resume a session | Click any row |
| Save to vault | Hover a row → click the download icon → enter export path |
| Rename | Click the pencil icon → edit inline → Enter or click away |
| Delete | Click the trash icon → confirm |
| Reorder | Drag the ⠿ grip handle up or down |
| Filter | Type in the search box at the top |
Active Session
The currently open session is marked with an accent-coloured left border and bold title.
Sort Order
Sessions are listed most-recent-first by default. Once you drag any row, that order is saved and persists across restarts. New sessions are always inserted at the top of the list — drag them into position afterwards.
TIP
Drag handles are hidden while the search filter is active — filtering shows a subset, so reordering would produce confusing results.
Token Cost Model
Understanding when tokens are spent helps you use Cortex efficiently.
| Action | Token cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Opening the panel | Free | No API call |
| Switching sessions in History | Free | Local disk read only |
| Browsing session history | Free | All local |
| First message of a new session | Full price | Context injection + prompt; cache created |
| Continuing a session (within ~1 hour) | Cheap | History from prompt cache (~10× cheaper) |
| Resuming after restart or 1+ hour gap | Full price | Cache expired; history re-charged as fresh tokens |
| Starting a new session | Free | No API call until you send |
TIP
Claude's prompt cache expires after ~1 hour. For sessions you haven't used in a while, starting a new session (paying only for context injection) may be cheaper than resuming a large accumulated one.