diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/gc-cli.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/gc-cli.ts
index 5e3e2aed9..382a85a95 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/gc-cli.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/cli/gc-cli.ts
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ function sessionArtifactsPath(sessionPath: string): string {
 interface SessionLineageHeader {
 	id: string;
 	parentSession?: string;
+	previousSessionFiles: string[];
 }
 
 function sessionLineageHeaderFromText(text: string): SessionLineageHeader | undefined {
@@ -441,7 +442,12 @@ function sessionLineageHeaderFromText(text: string): SessionLineageHeader | unde
 		const line = rawLine.trim();
 		if (!line) continue;
 		try {
-			const record = JSON.parse(line) as { type?: unknown; id?: unknown; parentSession?: unknown };
+			const record = JSON.parse(line) as {
+				type?: unknown;
+				id?: unknown;
+				parentSession?: unknown;
+				previousSessionFiles?: unknown;
+			};
 			if (!sawTitleSlot && record.type === "title") {
 				sawTitleSlot = true;
 				continue;
@@ -450,6 +456,12 @@ function sessionLineageHeaderFromText(text: string): SessionLineageHeader | unde
 			return {
 				id: record.id,
 				parentSession: typeof record.parentSession === "string" ? record.parentSession : undefined,
+				previousSessionFiles: Array.isArray(record.previousSessionFiles)
+					? record.previousSessionFiles.filter(
+							(previousSessionFile): previousSessionFile is string =>
+								typeof previousSessionFile === "string" && previousSessionFile.length > 0,
+						)
+					: [],
 			};
 		} catch {
 			return undefined;
@@ -458,6 +470,19 @@ function sessionLineageHeaderFromText(text: string): SessionLineageHeader | unde
 	return undefined;
 }
 
+async function readSessionLineageHeader(file: string): Promise<SessionLineageHeader | undefined> {
+	const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+	const lines: string[] = [];
+	for await (const line of readLines(Bun.file(file).stream())) {
+		const decoded = decoder.decode(line).trim();
+		if (!decoded) continue;
+		lines.push(decoded);
+		const header = sessionLineageHeaderFromText(lines.join("\n"));
+		if (header || lines.length >= 2) return header;
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
 async function gzipSessionFile(source: string, destination: string): Promise<void> {
 	await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(destination), { recursive: true });
 	const tempPath = `${destination}.${process.pid}.${Date.now()}.tmp`;
@@ -604,14 +629,17 @@ const STATS_IDENTITY_COLUMNS: Record<StatsEntryTable, readonly string[]> = {
 	tool_calls: ["entry_id", "timestamp", "tool_call_id"],
 };
 
-interface ArchivedStatsSession {
+interface StatsSession {
 	path: string;
 	id: string;
 	parentSession?: string;
+	historicalPaths: string[];
+	identities: Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]>;
 }
 
-interface StatsLineageNode extends ArchivedStatsSession {
+interface StatsLineageNode extends StatsSession {
 	statsPaths: Set<string>;
+	identityKeys: Set<string>;
 }
 
 interface StatsEntryIdentity {
@@ -629,6 +657,33 @@ interface StatsCleanupPlan {
 	sessionPaths: string[];
 	retainedSessions: StatsLineageNode[];
 	transfers: StatsTransferTarget[];
+	archivedIdentityKeys: Set<string>;
+	preserveAll: boolean;
+}
+
+interface StatsCleanupContext {
+	plans: StatsCleanupPlan[];
+	incompleteRetainedSessions: StatsLineageNode[];
+}
+
+function createStatsIdentities(): Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]> {
+	return {
+		messages: [],
+		user_messages: [],
+		tool_calls: [],
+	};
+}
+
+function statsIdentityKey(table: StatsEntryTable, identity: StatsEntryIdentity): string {
+	return `${table}\0${identity.entryId}\0${identity.timestamp}\0${identity.toolCallId}`;
+}
+
+function statsIdentityKeys(identities: Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]>): Set<string> {
+	const keys = new Set<string>();
+	for (const table of STATS_ENTRY_TABLES) {
+		for (const identity of identities[table]) keys.add(statsIdentityKey(table, identity));
+	}
+	return keys;
 }
 
 function tableHasColumn(db: Database, table: string, column: string): boolean {
@@ -636,25 +691,20 @@ function tableHasColumn(db: Database, table: string, column: string): boolean {
 	return rows.some(row => row.name === column);
 }
 
-function collectStoredStatsSessionPaths(dbPath: string): string[] {
-	const db = new Database(dbPath);
-	try {
-		db.run("PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000");
-		const sessionPaths = new Set<string>();
-		for (const table of STATS_SESSION_TABLES) {
-			if (!tableExists(db, table) || !tableHasColumn(db, table, "session_file")) continue;
-			const rows = db.prepare(`SELECT DISTINCT session_file FROM ${table}`).all() as Array<{
-				session_file?: string | null;
-			}>;
-			for (const row of rows) {
-				if (typeof row.session_file === "string") sessionPaths.add(row.session_file);
-			}
+function collectStoredStatsSessionPaths(db: Database): string[] {
+	const sessionPaths = new Set<string>();
+	for (const table of STATS_SESSION_TABLES) {
+		if (!tableExists(db, table) || !tableHasColumn(db, table, "session_file")) continue;
+		const rows = db.prepare(`SELECT DISTINCT session_file FROM ${table}`).all() as Array<{
+			session_file?: string | null;
+		}>;
+		for (const row of rows) {
+			if (typeof row.session_file === "string") sessionPaths.add(row.session_file);
 		}
-		return [...sessionPaths];
-	} finally {
-		db.close();
 	}
+	return [...sessionPaths];
 }
+
 /**
  * `/move` preserves the session filename and artifacts-directory basename.
  * Recover the top-level path represented by any main or nested stats row so
@@ -674,6 +724,37 @@ function logicalSessionRootForStatsPath(statsPath: string, sessionPath: string):
 	}
 }
 
+function sessionPathEncodesId(sessionPath: string, sessionId: string): boolean {
+	const stem = path.basename(sessionPath, SESSION_SUFFIX);
+	return stem === sessionId || stem.endsWith(`_${sessionId}`);
+}
+
+function managedHistoricalSessionPaths(
+	header: SessionLineageHeader,
+	currentSessionPath: string,
+	sessionsRoot: string,
+): string[] {
+	const root = path.resolve(sessionsRoot);
+	const filename = path.basename(currentSessionPath);
+	const paths = new Set<string>();
+	for (const previousSessionFile of header.previousSessionFiles) {
+		if (!path.isAbsolute(previousSessionFile) || path.basename(previousSessionFile) !== filename) continue;
+		const resolved = path.resolve(previousSessionFile);
+		const relative = path.relative(root, resolved);
+		if (
+			!relative ||
+			relative === ".." ||
+			relative.startsWith(`..${path.sep}`) ||
+			path.isAbsolute(relative) ||
+			!resolved.endsWith(SESSION_SUFFIX)
+		) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		paths.add(resolved);
+	}
+	return [...paths];
+}
+
 function resolveLogicalSessionMatch(
 	statsPath: string,
 	nodes: StatsLineageNode[],
@@ -687,10 +768,14 @@ function resolveLogicalSessionMatch(
 	if (exact.length === 1) return exact[0];
 	if (exact.length > 1) return undefined;
 
-	const stem = matches[0] ? path.basename(matches[0].logicalRoot, SESSION_SUFFIX) : "";
-	const idMatches = matches.filter(match => stem === match.node.id || stem.endsWith(`_${match.node.id}`));
-	if (idMatches.length === 1) return idMatches[0];
-	return undefined;
+	const known = matches.filter(match =>
+		[...match.node.statsPaths].some(statsPath => path.resolve(statsPath) === path.resolve(match.logicalRoot)),
+	);
+	if (known.length === 1) return known[0];
+	if (known.length > 1) return undefined;
+
+	const idMatches = matches.filter(match => sessionPathEncodesId(match.logicalRoot, match.node.id));
+	return idMatches.length === 1 ? idMatches[0] : undefined;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -699,25 +784,31 @@ function resolveLogicalSessionMatch(
  * unresolved so cleanup fails safe instead of transferring across sessions.
  */
 function buildStatsCleanupPlans(
-	archivedSessions: ArchivedStatsSession[],
-	retainedSessions: SessionInfo[],
-	storedSessionPaths: string[],
-): StatsCleanupPlan[] {
+	archivedSessions: StatsSession[],
+	retainedSessions: StatsSession[],
+	dbPath: string,
+): StatsCleanupContext {
 	const archivedNodes: StatsLineageNode[] = archivedSessions.map(session => ({
 		...session,
-		statsPaths: new Set([session.path]),
+		statsPaths: new Set([session.path, ...session.historicalPaths]),
+		identityKeys: statsIdentityKeys(session.identities),
 	}));
 	const retainedNodes: StatsLineageNode[] = retainedSessions.map(session => ({
-		path: session.path,
-		id: session.id,
-		parentSession: session.parentSessionPath,
-		statsPaths: new Set([session.path]),
+		...session,
+		statsPaths: new Set([session.path, ...session.historicalPaths]),
+		identityKeys: statsIdentityKeys(session.identities),
 	}));
 	const nodes = [...archivedNodes, ...retainedNodes];
 
-	for (const storedPath of storedSessionPaths) {
-		const match = resolveLogicalSessionMatch(storedPath, nodes);
-		if (match) match.node.statsPaths.add(match.logicalRoot);
+	const db = new Database(dbPath);
+	try {
+		db.run("PRAGMA busy_timeout = 5000");
+		for (const storedPath of collectStoredStatsSessionPaths(db)) {
+			const match = resolveLogicalSessionMatch(storedPath, nodes);
+			if (match) match.node.statsPaths.add(match.logicalRoot);
+		}
+	} finally {
+		db.close();
 	}
 
 	for (const child of nodes) {
@@ -731,6 +822,17 @@ function buildStatsCleanupPlans(
 		if (match) match.node.statsPaths.add(match.logicalRoot);
 	}
 
+	const archivedPathClaimCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+	for (const archived of archivedNodes) {
+		for (const statsPath of archived.statsPaths) {
+			const key = path.resolve(statsPath);
+			archivedPathClaimCounts.set(key, (archivedPathClaimCounts.get(key) ?? 0) + 1);
+		}
+	}
+	const ambiguousArchivedPathKeys = new Set(
+		[...archivedPathClaimCounts].filter(([, count]) => count > 1).map(([key]) => key),
+	);
+
 	const aliases = new Map<string, StatsLineageNode | null>();
 	const identityKeysByNode = new Map<StatsLineageNode, Set<string>>();
 	for (const node of nodes) {
@@ -748,12 +850,17 @@ function buildStatsCleanupPlans(
 		}
 	}
 
+	const incompleteLineage = new Set<StatsLineageNode>();
 	const lineageKeysByNode = new Map<StatsLineageNode, Set<string>>();
 	for (const node of nodes) {
 		const lineageKeys = new Set(identityKeysByNode.get(node));
 		let current: StatsLineageNode | null = node;
 		const seen = new Set<StatsLineageNode>();
-		while (current?.parentSession && !seen.has(current)) {
+		while (current?.parentSession) {
+			if (seen.has(current)) {
+				incompleteLineage.add(node);
+				break;
+			}
 			seen.add(current);
 			const parentReference = current.parentSession;
 			const parentKey =
@@ -762,7 +869,10 @@ function buildStatsCleanupPlans(
 					: `id:${parentReference}`;
 			lineageKeys.add(parentKey);
 			const parent = aliases.get(parentKey);
-			if (!parent) break;
+			if (!parent) {
+				incompleteLineage.add(node);
+				break;
+			}
 			for (const key of identityKeysByNode.get(parent) ?? []) lineageKeys.add(key);
 			current = parent;
 		}
@@ -772,97 +882,130 @@ function buildStatsCleanupPlans(
 	const retainedPathKeys = new Set(
 		retainedNodes.flatMap(retained => [...retained.statsPaths].map(statsPath => path.resolve(statsPath))),
 	);
-	return archivedNodes.map(archived => {
+	const plans = archivedNodes.map(archived => {
 		const archivedLineage = lineageKeysByNode.get(archived) ?? new Set<string>();
 		return {
-			sessionPaths: [...archived.statsPaths].filter(statsPath => !retainedPathKeys.has(path.resolve(statsPath))),
+			sessionPaths: [...archived.statsPaths].filter(statsPath => {
+				const key = path.resolve(statsPath);
+				return !retainedPathKeys.has(key) && !ambiguousArchivedPathKeys.has(key);
+			}),
 			retainedSessions: retainedNodes.filter(retained => {
+				if (incompleteLineage.has(retained)) return false;
 				const retainedLineage = lineageKeysByNode.get(retained);
 				return retainedLineage ? [...retainedLineage].some(key => archivedLineage.has(key)) : false;
 			}),
 			transfers: [],
+			archivedIdentityKeys: archived.identityKeys,
+			preserveAll: false,
 		};
 	});
+	return {
+		plans,
+		incompleteRetainedSessions: retainedNodes.filter(retained => incompleteLineage.has(retained)),
+	};
+}
+
+function addSessionStatsIdentity(line: string, identities: Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]>): void {
+	if (line.length === 0) return;
+	try {
+		const record: unknown = JSON.parse(line);
+		if (
+			!record ||
+			typeof record !== "object" ||
+			!("type" in record) ||
+			record.type !== "message" ||
+			!("id" in record) ||
+			typeof record.id !== "string" ||
+			record.id.length === 0 ||
+			!("message" in record) ||
+			!record.message ||
+			typeof record.message !== "object"
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+		const message = record.message;
+		if (!("role" in message)) return;
+		const parsedEntryTimestamp =
+			"timestamp" in record && typeof record.timestamp === "string" ? Date.parse(record.timestamp) : Number.NaN;
+		if (message.role === "user") {
+			identities.user_messages.push({
+				entryId: record.id,
+				timestamp: Number.isFinite(parsedEntryTimestamp) ? parsedEntryTimestamp : 0,
+				toolCallId: "",
+			});
+			return;
+		}
+		if (message.role !== "assistant") return;
+		const timestamp =
+			"timestamp" in message && typeof message.timestamp === "number" && Number.isFinite(message.timestamp)
+				? message.timestamp
+				: Number.isFinite(parsedEntryTimestamp)
+					? parsedEntryTimestamp
+					: 0;
+		identities.messages.push({ entryId: record.id, timestamp, toolCallId: "" });
+		if (!("content" in message) || !Array.isArray(message.content)) return;
+		for (const block of message.content) {
+			if (
+				block &&
+				typeof block === "object" &&
+				"type" in block &&
+				block.type === "toolCall" &&
+				"id" in block &&
+				typeof block.id === "string"
+			) {
+				identities.tool_calls.push({ entryId: record.id, timestamp, toolCallId: block.id });
+			}
+		}
+	} catch {
+		// Stats parsing is also lenient: a malformed line cannot own a retained row.
+	}
+}
+
+function collectSessionStatsIdentitiesFromText(text: string): Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]> {
+	const identities = createStatsIdentities();
+	for (const line of text.split(/\r?\n/)) addSessionStatsIdentity(line, identities);
+	return identities;
 }
 
 async function collectSessionStatsIdentities(
 	sessionPath: string,
 ): Promise<Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]>> {
-	const identities: Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]> = {
-		messages: [],
-		user_messages: [],
-		tool_calls: [],
-	};
+	const identities = createStatsIdentities();
 	const decoder = new TextDecoder();
 	for await (const line of readLines(Bun.file(sessionPath).stream())) {
-		if (line.length === 0) continue;
-		try {
-			const record: unknown = JSON.parse(decoder.decode(line));
-			if (
-				!record ||
-				typeof record !== "object" ||
-				!("type" in record) ||
-				record.type !== "message" ||
-				!("id" in record) ||
-				typeof record.id !== "string" ||
-				record.id.length === 0 ||
-				!("message" in record) ||
-				!record.message ||
-				typeof record.message !== "object"
-			) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			const message = record.message;
-			if (!("role" in message)) continue;
-			const parsedEntryTimestamp =
-				"timestamp" in record && typeof record.timestamp === "string" ? Date.parse(record.timestamp) : Number.NaN;
-			if (message.role === "user") {
-				identities.user_messages.push({
-					entryId: record.id,
-					timestamp: Number.isFinite(parsedEntryTimestamp) ? parsedEntryTimestamp : 0,
-					toolCallId: "",
-				});
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (message.role !== "assistant") continue;
-			const timestamp =
-				"timestamp" in message && typeof message.timestamp === "number" && Number.isFinite(message.timestamp)
-					? message.timestamp
-					: Number.isFinite(parsedEntryTimestamp)
-						? parsedEntryTimestamp
-						: 0;
-			identities.messages.push({ entryId: record.id, timestamp, toolCallId: "" });
-			if (!("content" in message) || !Array.isArray(message.content)) continue;
-			for (const block of message.content) {
-				if (
-					block &&
-					typeof block === "object" &&
-					"type" in block &&
-					block.type === "toolCall" &&
-					"id" in block &&
-					typeof block.id === "string" &&
-					block.id.length > 0
-				) {
-					identities.tool_calls.push({ entryId: record.id, timestamp, toolCallId: block.id });
-				}
-			}
-		} catch {
-			// Stats parsing is also lenient: a malformed line cannot own a retained row.
-		}
+		addSessionStatsIdentity(decoder.decode(line), identities);
 	}
 	return identities;
 }
 
-async function populateStatsTransferTargets(plans: StatsCleanupPlan[]): Promise<void> {
+async function populateStatsTransferTargets(context: StatsCleanupContext): Promise<void> {
 	const identitiesBySession = new Map<string, Promise<Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]>>>();
-	for (const plan of plans) {
+	const identitiesFor = (session: StatsLineageNode): Promise<Record<StatsEntryTable, StatsEntryIdentity[]>> => {
+		let identities = identitiesBySession.get(session.path);
+		if (!identities) {
+			identities = collectSessionStatsIdentities(session.path);
+			identitiesBySession.set(session.path, identities);
+		}
+		return identities;
+	};
+
+	const incompleteIdentityKeys = new Set<string>();
+	let hasUnidentifiableIncompleteSession = false;
+	for (const retained of context.incompleteRetainedSessions) {
+		const keys = statsIdentityKeys(await identitiesFor(retained));
+		if (keys.size === 0) hasUnidentifiableIncompleteSession = true;
+		for (const key of keys) incompleteIdentityKeys.add(key);
+	}
+
+	for (const plan of context.plans) {
+		if (context.incompleteRetainedSessions.length > 0) {
+			plan.preserveAll =
+				hasUnidentifiableIncompleteSession ||
+				plan.archivedIdentityKeys.size === 0 ||
+				[...plan.archivedIdentityKeys].some(key => incompleteIdentityKeys.has(key));
+		}
 		for (const retained of plan.retainedSessions) {
-			let identities = identitiesBySession.get(retained.path);
-			if (!identities) {
-				identities = collectSessionStatsIdentities(retained.path);
-				identitiesBySession.set(retained.path, identities);
-			}
-			plan.transfers.push({ path: retained.path, identities: await identities });
+			plan.transfers.push({ path: retained.path, identities: await identitiesFor(retained) });
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -933,6 +1076,7 @@ function reconcileStatsRowsForSessions(dbPath: string, plans: StatsCleanupPlan[]
 		let deleted = 0;
 		const tx = db.transaction((cleanupPlans: StatsCleanupPlan[]) => {
 			for (const plan of cleanupPlans) {
+				if (plan.preserveAll) continue;
 				clearRetainedEntries.run();
 				for (const target of plan.transfers) {
 					for (const table of entryTables) {
@@ -975,19 +1119,22 @@ async function collectArchivedStatsSessions(
 	archiveRoot: string,
 	sessionsRoot: string,
 	onError: (file: string, error: unknown) => void,
-): Promise<ArchivedStatsSession[]> {
-	const sessions: ArchivedStatsSession[] = [];
+): Promise<StatsSession[]> {
+	const sessions: StatsSession[] = [];
 	for (const file of await collectCompressedJsonlFiles(archiveRoot)) {
 		const relative = path.relative(archiveRoot, file);
 		if (!relative || relative.startsWith("..") || path.isAbsolute(relative)) continue;
 		const sourcePath = path.join(sessionsRoot, relative.slice(0, -".gz".length));
 		try {
-			const header = sessionLineageHeaderFromText(await readTextIfPresent(file));
+			const text = await readTextIfPresent(file);
+			const header = sessionLineageHeaderFromText(text);
 			if (!header) throw new Error("archive is missing a valid session header");
 			sessions.push({
 				path: sourcePath,
 				id: header.id,
 				parentSession: header.parentSession,
+				historicalPaths: managedHistoricalSessionPaths(header, sourcePath, sessionsRoot),
+				identities: collectSessionStatsIdentitiesFromText(text),
 			});
 		} catch (error) {
 			onError(file, error);
@@ -1007,32 +1154,31 @@ async function cleanupStatsRowsForArchivedSessions(
 			? getStatsDbPath()
 			: path.join(options.agentDir, "stats.db");
 	if (!(await pathExists(dbPath))) return;
+	const sessionsRoot = getSessionsDir(options.agentDir);
 
-	const archivedByPath = new Map<string, ArchivedStatsSession>();
+	const archivedByPath = new Map<string, StatsSession>();
 	for (const session of newlyArchivedSessions) {
 		archivedByPath.set(path.resolve(session.path), {
 			path: session.path,
 			id: session.id,
 			parentSession: session.parentSessionPath,
+			historicalPaths: [],
+			identities: createStatsIdentities(),
 		});
 	}
 
 	let retainedSessions: SessionInfo[];
 	try {
-		for (const session of await collectArchivedStatsSessions(
-			archiveRoot,
-			getSessionsDir(options.agentDir),
-			(file, error) => {
-				result.errors.push(`stats cleanup scan ${file}: ${errorMessage(error)}`);
-			},
-		)) {
+		for (const session of await collectArchivedStatsSessions(archiveRoot, sessionsRoot, (file, error) => {
+			result.errors.push(`stats cleanup scan ${file}: ${errorMessage(error)}`);
+		})) {
 			archivedByPath.set(path.resolve(session.path), session);
 		}
 	} catch (error) {
 		result.errors.push(`stats cleanup scan: ${errorMessage(error)}`);
 	}
 	try {
-		retainedSessions = await listActiveSessions(getSessionsDir(options.agentDir));
+		retainedSessions = await listActiveSessions(sessionsRoot);
 	} catch (error) {
 		result.errors.push(`stats cleanup scan: ${errorMessage(error)}`);
 		return;
@@ -1040,10 +1186,24 @@ async function cleanupStatsRowsForArchivedSessions(
 
 	try {
 		await withStatsSyncLock(dbPath, async () => {
-			const storedSessionPaths = collectStoredStatsSessionPaths(dbPath);
-			const plans = buildStatsCleanupPlans([...archivedByPath.values()], retainedSessions, storedSessionPaths);
-			await populateStatsTransferTargets(plans);
-			result.statsRowsDeleted = reconcileStatsRowsForSessions(dbPath, plans);
+			const retainedStatsSessions = await Promise.all(
+				retainedSessions.map(async session => {
+					const header = await readSessionLineageHeader(session.path);
+					if (!header || header.id !== session.id) {
+						throw new Error(`session header changed during stats cleanup: ${session.path}`);
+					}
+					return {
+						path: session.path,
+						id: session.id,
+						parentSession: header.parentSession,
+						historicalPaths: managedHistoricalSessionPaths(header, session.path, sessionsRoot),
+						identities: createStatsIdentities(),
+					};
+				}),
+			);
+			const context = buildStatsCleanupPlans([...archivedByPath.values()], retainedStatsSessions, dbPath);
+			await populateStatsTransferTargets(context);
+			result.statsRowsDeleted = reconcileStatsRowsForSessions(dbPath, context.plans);
 		});
 	} catch (error) {
 		result.errors.push(`stats cleanup: ${errorMessage(error)}`);
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/export/html/index.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/export/html/index.ts
index d4d8cd81e..4e2d10af0 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/export/html/index.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/export/html/index.ts
@@ -181,10 +181,17 @@ export interface SessionData {
 	subSessions?: Record<string, SubSession>;
 }
 
+function sessionHeaderForExport(header: SessionHeader | null): SessionHeader | null {
+	if (!header) return null;
+	const exported = { ...header };
+	delete exported.previousSessionFiles;
+	return exported;
+}
+
 /** Snapshot the session (plus optional agent state) into the JSON shape the viewer renders. */
 export function buildSessionData(sm: SessionManager, state?: AgentState): SessionData {
 	return {
-		header: sm.getHeader(),
+		header: sessionHeaderForExport(sm.getHeader()),
 		entries: sm.getEntries(),
 		leafId: sm.getLeafId(),
 		systemPrompt: state?.systemPrompt.join("\n\n"),
@@ -231,7 +238,7 @@ async function collectSubSessionsFromDir(
 			out[key] = {
 				agentId,
 				parent: parentKey,
-				header,
+				header: sessionHeaderForExport(header),
 				entries,
 				leafId: entries.length > 0 ? entries[entries.length - 1].id : null,
 			};
@@ -295,7 +302,7 @@ export async function exportFromFile(inputPath: string, options?: ExportOptions
 	}
 
 	const sessionData: SessionData = {
-		header: sm.getHeader(),
+		header: sessionHeaderForExport(sm.getHeader()),
 		entries: sm.getEntries(),
 		leafId: sm.getLeafId(),
 	};
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/export/share.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/export/share.ts
index 996f76be0..11012e838 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/export/share.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/export/share.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ function collectShareRegexSecretValues(o: SecretObfuscator, data: SessionData):
 		if (!header) return;
 		add(header.title);
 		add(header.cwd);
+		for (const previousSessionFile of header.previousSessionFiles ?? []) add(previousSessionFile);
 	};
 
 	addHeader(data.header);
@@ -246,6 +247,9 @@ function redactShareHeader(
 		...header,
 		title: header.title === undefined ? undefined : o.obfuscate(header.title, sharedRegexSecretValues),
 		cwd: o.obfuscate(header.cwd, sharedRegexSecretValues),
+		previousSessionFiles: header.previousSessionFiles?.map(previousSessionFile =>
+			o.obfuscate(previousSessionFile, sharedRegexSecretValues),
+		),
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-entries.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-entries.ts
index 2386ed829..756977076 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-entries.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-entries.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export interface SessionHeader {
 	 */
 	additionalDirectories?: string[];
 	parentSession?: string;
+	/** Prior absolute JSONL locations recorded by successful session moves. */
+	previousSessionFiles?: string[];
 	/** Provider prompt-cache identity inherited by exact-route full forks. */
 	providerPromptCacheKey?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-manager.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-manager.ts
index ec451c6fc..9df4129bb 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/session/session-manager.ts
@@ -1383,6 +1383,12 @@ export class SessionManager {
 				throw err;
 			}
 
+			if (sessionFileExisted && sessionPathChanged) {
+				this.#header.previousSessionFiles = [
+					...new Set([...(this.#header.previousSessionFiles ?? []), path.resolve(oldSessionFile)]),
+				];
+			}
+
 			this.#sessionFile = newSessionFile;
 			this.#artifactManager = null;
 			this.#artifactManagerSessionFile = null;
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/export-subsessions.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/export-subsessions.test.ts
index 551039724..c5814910b 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/export-subsessions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/export-subsessions.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import * as os from "node:os";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import { removeWithRetries } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-utils";
-import { collectSubSessions } from "../src/export/html";
+import { collectSubSessions, exportFromFile } from "../src/export/html";
 
 /**
  * Contract: a session at `<dir>/<name>.jsonl` embeds subagent transcripts from
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@ import { collectSubSessions } from "../src/export/html";
  * parent links and last-entry leaf ids. Corrupt/empty/backup files are skipped.
  */
 
-function sessionJsonl(id: string, entryIds: string[]): string {
+function sessionJsonl(id: string, entryIds: string[], previousSessionFiles?: string[]): string {
 	const lines = [
-		JSON.stringify({ type: "session", version: 3, id, timestamp: "2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z", cwd: "/tmp" }),
+		JSON.stringify({
+			type: "session",
+			version: 3,
+			id,
+			timestamp: "2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z",
+			cwd: "/tmp",
+			previousSessionFiles,
+		}),
 	];
 	let parent: string | null = null;
 	for (const entryId of entryIds) {
@@ -60,6 +67,28 @@ describe("collectSubSessions", () => {
 		expect(subs.Beta).toMatchObject({ agentId: "Beta", parent: null, leafId: "b1" });
 	});
 
+	test("omits internal move history from standalone HTML", async () => {
+		const mainPreviousPath = "/Users/private/main.jsonl";
+		const subPreviousPath = "/Users/private/Alpha.jsonl";
+		await Bun.write(mainFile, sessionJsonl("main", ["m1"], [mainPreviousPath]));
+		await Bun.write(path.join(root, "main/Alpha.jsonl"), sessionJsonl("alpha", ["a1"], [subPreviousPath]));
+		const outputPath = path.join(root, "export.html");
+
+		await exportFromFile(mainFile, { outputPath });
+
+		const html = await Bun.file(outputPath).text();
+		const encoded = html.match(/<script id="session-data" type="application\/json">([^<]+)<\/script>/)?.[1];
+		expect(encoded).toBeDefined();
+		const data = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(encoded!, "base64").toString("utf8")) as {
+			header: { previousSessionFiles?: string[] };
+			subSessions: Record<string, { header: { previousSessionFiles?: string[] } }>;
+		};
+		expect(data.header.previousSessionFiles).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(data.subSessions.Alpha.header.previousSessionFiles).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(html).not.toContain(mainPreviousPath);
+		expect(html).not.toContain(subPreviousPath);
+	});
+
 	test("skips corrupt, empty, backup, and non-jsonl files", async () => {
 		await Bun.write(path.join(root, "main/Good.jsonl"), sessionJsonl("good", ["g1"]));
 		await Bun.write(path.join(root, "main/corrupt.jsonl"), "{not json\n");
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/gc-cli.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/gc-cli.test.ts
index b23dacc91..cd8b4c520 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/gc-cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/gc-cli.test.ts
@@ -1000,6 +1000,135 @@ describe("runGcCommand cold-session archive", () => {
 		expect(remaining).toEqual(Object.fromEntries(tables.map(table => [table, []])));
 	});
 
+	test("uses persisted move history to prune custom names without claiming identity collisions", async () => {
+		const timestamp = "2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z";
+		const timestampMs = Date.parse(timestamp);
+		const original = await writeSession(root, "before-move", "custom-session-id", "complete", {
+			filename: "custom-name",
+		});
+		const sharedAssistant = {
+			type: "message",
+			id: "custom-entry",
+			parentId: null,
+			timestamp,
+			message: { role: "assistant", content: [] },
+		};
+		await Bun.write(
+			original,
+			[
+				JSON.stringify({
+					type: "session",
+					version: 3,
+					id: "custom-session-id",
+					timestamp,
+					cwd: "/tmp",
+					previousSessionFiles: [original],
+				}),
+				JSON.stringify(sharedAssistant),
+				"",
+			].join("\n"),
+		);
+		const moved = path.join(getSessionsDir(root), "after-move", path.basename(original));
+		await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(moved), { recursive: true });
+		await fs.rename(original, moved);
+		await agePath(moved, 90);
+		const historicalNested = path.join(original.slice(0, -".jsonl".length), "nested.jsonl");
+		const unrelated = path.join(getSessionsDir(root), "unrelated", path.basename(original));
+
+		const statsDbPath = path.join(root, "stats.db");
+		const db = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		db.run(
+			"CREATE TABLE messages (session_file TEXT NOT NULL, entry_id TEXT NOT NULL, timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL, UNIQUE(session_file, entry_id))",
+		);
+		db.run(
+			"CREATE TABLE file_offsets (session_file TEXT PRIMARY KEY, offset INTEGER NOT NULL, last_modified INTEGER NOT NULL)",
+		);
+		const insertMessage = db.prepare("INSERT INTO messages (session_file, entry_id, timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?)");
+		insertMessage.run(original, sharedAssistant.id, timestampMs);
+		insertMessage.run(historicalNested, "nested-entry", timestampMs);
+		insertMessage.run(unrelated, sharedAssistant.id, timestampMs);
+		const insertOffset = db.prepare(
+			"INSERT INTO file_offsets (session_file, offset, last_modified) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+		);
+		insertOffset.run(original, 1, 1);
+		insertOffset.run(moved, 2, 2);
+		db.close();
+
+		const result = await runGcCommand({
+			flags: {
+				agentDir: root,
+				archive: true,
+				coldArchiveAfterDays: 30,
+				retainNewestGlobal: 0,
+				retainNewestPerCwd: 0,
+				apply: true,
+			},
+		});
+		const check = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		const messages = check.prepare("SELECT session_file, entry_id FROM messages").all();
+		const offsets = check.prepare("SELECT session_file FROM file_offsets").all();
+		check.close();
+
+		expect(result.archive?.archived).toBe(1);
+		expect(result.archive?.statsRowsDeleted).toBe(4);
+		expect(result.archive?.errors).toEqual([]);
+		expect(messages).toEqual([{ session_file: unrelated, entry_id: sharedAssistant.id }]);
+		expect(offsets).toEqual([]);
+	});
+
+	test("preserves a historical path claimed by multiple archived sessions", async () => {
+		const timestamp = "2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z";
+		const previousSessionFile = path.join(getSessionsDir(root), "before-move", "custom-name.jsonl");
+		for (const [project, id] of [
+			["archive-one", "session-one"],
+			["archive-two", "session-two"],
+		] as const) {
+			const current = path.join(getSessionsDir(root), project, "custom-name.jsonl");
+			await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(current), { recursive: true });
+			await Bun.write(
+				current,
+				[
+					JSON.stringify({
+						type: "session",
+						version: 3,
+						id,
+						timestamp,
+						cwd: "/tmp",
+						previousSessionFiles: [previousSessionFile],
+					}),
+					JSON.stringify({ type: "message", message: { role: "assistant", content: [] } }),
+					"",
+				].join("\n"),
+			);
+			await agePath(current, 90);
+		}
+
+		const statsDbPath = path.join(root, "stats.db");
+		const db = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		db.run("CREATE TABLE messages (session_file TEXT NOT NULL)");
+		db.prepare("INSERT INTO messages (session_file) VALUES (?)").run(previousSessionFile);
+		db.close();
+
+		const result = await runGcCommand({
+			flags: {
+				agentDir: root,
+				archive: true,
+				coldArchiveAfterDays: 30,
+				retainNewestGlobal: 0,
+				retainNewestPerCwd: 0,
+				apply: true,
+			},
+		});
+		const check = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		const rows = check.prepare("SELECT session_file FROM messages").all();
+		check.close();
+
+		expect(result.archive?.archived).toBe(2);
+		expect(result.archive?.statsRowsDeleted).toBe(0);
+		expect(result.archive?.errors).toEqual([]);
+		expect(rows).toEqual([{ session_file: previousSessionFile }]);
+	});
+
 	test("does not claim an unrelated historical path by basename alone", async () => {
 		const session = await writeSession(root, "project", "actual-session-id", "complete", {
 			ageDays: 90,
@@ -1067,6 +1196,232 @@ describe("runGcCommand cold-session archive", () => {
 		expect(rows).toEqual([]);
 	});
 
+	test("preserves shared stats through an unreadable intermediate archive", async () => {
+		const sessionsDir = path.join(getSessionsDir(root), "project");
+		const archiveDir = path.join(root, "archive", "sessions", "project");
+		await fs.mkdir(sessionsDir, { recursive: true });
+		await fs.mkdir(archiveDir, { recursive: true });
+		const ancestorPath = path.join(sessionsDir, "20260625_ancestor.jsonl");
+		const intermediatePath = path.join(sessionsDir, "20260626_intermediate.jsonl");
+		const retainedPath = path.join(sessionsDir, "20260726_retained.jsonl");
+		const ancestorArchive = path.join(archiveDir, `${path.basename(ancestorPath)}.gz`);
+		const corruptArchive = path.join(archiveDir, `${path.basename(intermediatePath)}.gz`);
+		const timestamp = "2026-06-25T12:00:00.000Z";
+		const timestampMs = Date.parse(timestamp);
+		const sharedAssistant = {
+			type: "message",
+			id: "shared-assistant",
+			parentId: null,
+			timestamp,
+			message: { role: "assistant", content: [] },
+		};
+		await Bun.write(
+			ancestorArchive,
+			gzipSync(
+				[
+					JSON.stringify({ type: "session", version: 3, id: "ancestor", timestamp, cwd: "/tmp" }),
+					JSON.stringify(sharedAssistant),
+					"",
+				].join("\n"),
+			),
+		);
+		await Bun.write(corruptArchive, "not gzip");
+		await Bun.write(
+			retainedPath,
+			[
+				JSON.stringify({
+					type: "session",
+					version: 3,
+					id: "retained",
+					timestamp,
+					cwd: "/tmp",
+					parentSession: intermediatePath,
+				}),
+				JSON.stringify(sharedAssistant),
+				"",
+			].join("\n"),
+		);
+		const retainedStat = await fs.stat(retainedPath);
+
+		const statsDbPath = path.join(root, "stats.db");
+		const db = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		db.run(
+			"CREATE TABLE messages (session_file TEXT NOT NULL, entry_id TEXT NOT NULL, timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL, UNIQUE(session_file, entry_id))",
+		);
+		db.run(
+			"CREATE TABLE file_offsets (session_file TEXT PRIMARY KEY, offset INTEGER NOT NULL, last_modified INTEGER NOT NULL)",
+		);
+		db.prepare("INSERT INTO messages (session_file, entry_id, timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?)").run(
+			ancestorPath,
+			sharedAssistant.id,
+			timestampMs,
+		);
+		const insertOffset = db.prepare(
+			"INSERT INTO file_offsets (session_file, offset, last_modified) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+		);
+		insertOffset.run(ancestorPath, 1, 1);
+		insertOffset.run(retainedPath, retainedStat.size, retainedStat.mtimeMs);
+		db.close();
+
+		const first = await runGcCommand({
+			flags: {
+				agentDir: root,
+				archive: true,
+				coldArchiveAfterDays: 30,
+				retainNewestGlobal: 0,
+				retainNewestPerCwd: 0,
+				apply: true,
+			},
+		});
+		const firstCheck = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		const firstMessages = firstCheck.prepare("SELECT session_file, entry_id FROM messages").all();
+		const firstOffsets = firstCheck
+			.prepare("SELECT session_file, offset, last_modified FROM file_offsets ORDER BY session_file")
+			.all();
+		firstCheck.close();
+
+		expect(first.archive?.archived).toBe(0);
+		expect(first.archive?.statsRowsDeleted).toBe(0);
+		expect(first.archive?.errors.some(error => error.startsWith(`stats cleanup scan ${corruptArchive}: `))).toBe(
+			true,
+		);
+		expect(firstMessages).toEqual([{ session_file: ancestorPath, entry_id: sharedAssistant.id }]);
+		expect(firstOffsets).toEqual([
+			{ session_file: ancestorPath, offset: 1, last_modified: 1 },
+			{ session_file: retainedPath, offset: retainedStat.size, last_modified: retainedStat.mtimeMs },
+		]);
+
+		await Bun.write(
+			corruptArchive,
+			gzipSync(
+				[
+					JSON.stringify({
+						type: "session",
+						version: 3,
+						id: "intermediate",
+						timestamp,
+						cwd: "/tmp",
+						parentSession: ancestorPath,
+					}),
+					JSON.stringify(sharedAssistant),
+					"",
+				].join("\n"),
+			),
+		);
+		const second = await runGcCommand({
+			flags: {
+				agentDir: root,
+				archive: true,
+				coldArchiveAfterDays: 30,
+				retainNewestGlobal: 0,
+				retainNewestPerCwd: 0,
+				apply: true,
+			},
+		});
+		const secondCheck = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		const secondMessages = secondCheck.prepare("SELECT session_file, entry_id FROM messages").all();
+		const secondOffsets = secondCheck.prepare("SELECT session_file, offset, last_modified FROM file_offsets").all();
+		secondCheck.close();
+
+		expect(second.archive?.archived).toBe(0);
+		expect(second.archive?.statsRowsDeleted).toBe(1);
+		expect(second.archive?.errors).toEqual([]);
+		expect(secondMessages).toEqual([{ session_file: retainedPath, entry_id: sharedAssistant.id }]);
+		expect(secondOffsets).toEqual([
+			{ session_file: retainedPath, offset: retainedStat.size, last_modified: retainedStat.mtimeMs },
+		]);
+	});
+
+	test("transfers shared tool calls with empty ids before pruning archived ownership", async () => {
+		const sessionsDir = path.join(getSessionsDir(root), "project");
+		const archiveDir = path.join(root, "archive", "sessions", "project");
+		await fs.mkdir(sessionsDir, { recursive: true });
+		await fs.mkdir(archiveDir, { recursive: true });
+		const parentPath = path.join(sessionsDir, "20260625_parent.jsonl");
+		const childPath = path.join(sessionsDir, "20260726_child.jsonl");
+		const parentArchive = path.join(archiveDir, `${path.basename(parentPath)}.gz`);
+		const timestamp = "2026-06-25T12:00:00.000Z";
+		const timestampMs = Date.parse(timestamp);
+		const assistant = {
+			type: "message",
+			id: "assistant",
+			parentId: null,
+			timestamp,
+			message: {
+				role: "assistant",
+				content: [{ type: "toolCall", id: "", name: "read" }],
+			},
+		};
+		await Bun.write(
+			parentArchive,
+			gzipSync(
+				[
+					JSON.stringify({ type: "session", version: 3, id: "parent", timestamp, cwd: "/tmp" }),
+					JSON.stringify(assistant),
+					"",
+				].join("\n"),
+			),
+		);
+		await Bun.write(
+			childPath,
+			[
+				JSON.stringify({
+					type: "session",
+					version: 3,
+					id: "child",
+					timestamp,
+					cwd: "/tmp",
+					parentSession: parentPath,
+				}),
+				JSON.stringify(assistant),
+				"",
+			].join("\n"),
+		);
+		const childStat = await fs.stat(childPath);
+
+		const statsDbPath = path.join(root, "stats.db");
+		const db = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		db.run(
+			"CREATE TABLE tool_calls (session_file TEXT NOT NULL, entry_id TEXT NOT NULL, timestamp INTEGER NOT NULL, tool_call_id TEXT NOT NULL, UNIQUE(session_file, tool_call_id))",
+		);
+		db.run(
+			"CREATE TABLE file_offsets (session_file TEXT PRIMARY KEY, offset INTEGER NOT NULL, last_modified INTEGER NOT NULL)",
+		);
+		db.prepare("INSERT INTO tool_calls (session_file, entry_id, timestamp, tool_call_id) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)").run(
+			parentPath,
+			assistant.id,
+			timestampMs,
+			"",
+		);
+		const insertOffset = db.prepare(
+			"INSERT INTO file_offsets (session_file, offset, last_modified) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+		);
+		insertOffset.run(parentPath, 1, 1);
+		insertOffset.run(childPath, childStat.size, childStat.mtimeMs);
+		db.close();
+
+		const result = await runGcCommand({
+			flags: {
+				agentDir: root,
+				archive: true,
+				coldArchiveAfterDays: 30,
+				retainNewestGlobal: 0,
+				retainNewestPerCwd: 0,
+				apply: true,
+			},
+		});
+		const check = new Database(statsDbPath);
+		const toolCalls = check.prepare("SELECT session_file, entry_id, tool_call_id FROM tool_calls").all();
+		const offsets = check.prepare("SELECT session_file, offset, last_modified FROM file_offsets").all();
+		check.close();
+
+		expect(result.archive?.archived).toBe(0);
+		expect(result.archive?.statsRowsDeleted).toBe(1);
+		expect(result.archive?.errors).toEqual([]);
+		expect(toolCalls).toEqual([{ session_file: childPath, entry_id: assistant.id, tool_call_id: "" }]);
+		expect(offsets).toEqual([{ session_file: childPath, offset: childStat.size, last_modified: childStat.mtimeMs }]);
+	});
+
 	test("skips decompressible historical archives without a valid session header", async () => {
 		const archive = path.join(root, "archive", "sessions", "older", "headerless-session.jsonl.gz");
 		await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(archive), { recursive: true });
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/session-manager/move-to.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/session-manager/move-to.test.ts
index 84e5592b3..d1832ebef 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/session-manager/move-to.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/session-manager/move-to.test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ describe("SessionManager.moveTo", () => {
 		const entries = await loadEntriesFromFile(newFile);
 		const header = getHeader(entries);
 		expect(header?.cwd).toBe(path.resolve(cwdB));
+		expect(header?.previousSessionFiles).toEqual([path.resolve(oldFile)]);
 		expect(hasAssistantEntry(entries)).toBe(true);
 	});
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ describe("SessionManager.moveTo", () => {
 		const entries = await loadEntriesFromFile(newFile);
 		const header = getHeader(entries);
 		expect(header?.cwd).toBe(path.resolve(cwdB));
+		expect(header?.previousSessionFiles).toBeUndefined();
 	});
 
 	it("recreates file from memory when old file is deleted (assistant exists)", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/share.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/share.test.ts
index f52fde4dc..e536e43b0 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/share.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/share.test.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,14 @@ describe("buildShareSnapshot", () => {
 				},
 			} as unknown as SessionEntry,
 		];
-		const header = { type: "session", version: 3, id: "t", timestamp: ts, cwd: `/home/${secret}/proj` };
+		const header = {
+			type: "session",
+			version: 3,
+			id: "t",
+			timestamp: ts,
+			cwd: `/home/${secret}/proj`,
+			previousSessionFiles: [`/home/${secret}/old/session.jsonl`],
+		};
 		const sm = {
 			getHeader: () => header,
 			getEntries: () => entries,
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ describe("buildShareSnapshot", () => {
 		expect(flat).toContain("/.env");
 		// Source entries keep the real values; redaction is share-only.
 		expect(JSON.stringify(entries)).toContain(secret);
+		expect(JSON.stringify(header)).toContain(secret);
 	});
 
 	test("redacts assistant tool calls / error messages and bash meta, and drops provider replay payloads", () => {