diff --git a/.changeset/steady-agent-manager-ownership.md b/.changeset/steady-agent-manager-ownership.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f7cb3be4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/steady-agent-manager-ownership.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Recognize sessions discovered in managed Agent Manager worktrees during orchestration actions.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts
index f25e48235c..3b21aa9175 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ export class AgentManagerProvider implements Disposable {
       getPrs: () => this.prBridge.snapshot(),
       pushState: (ctx) => this.pushState(ctx),
       hasPanelSession: (id) => this.panelSessions.has(id),
+      routeSession: (id, dir) => this.panel?.sessions.setSessionDirectory(id, dir),
       closeSession: (id) => this.onCloseSession(id),
       postSessionClosed: (id, projectId) =>
         this.postToWebview({ type: "agentManager.sessionClosed", sessionId: id, projectId }),
@@ -300,7 +301,6 @@ export class AgentManagerProvider implements Disposable {
       (event) => this.onSessionLifecycle(event),
     )
   }
-
   /**
    * Keep each project's cached sidebar session list in sync with backend
    * session lifecycle events, so sessions created outside this panel (another
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/WorktreeStateManager.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/WorktreeStateManager.ts
index d924129626..85c29c10ce 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/WorktreeStateManager.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/WorktreeStateManager.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export interface ManagedSession {
 interface StateFile {
   worktrees: Record<string, Omit<Worktree, "id">>
   sessions: Record<string, Omit<ManagedSession, "id">>
+  closedSessions?: Record<string, string | null>
   sections?: Record<string, Omit<Section, "id">>
   tabOrder?: Record<string, string[]>
   worktreeOrder?: string[]
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ export interface StateLoadResult extends MigrationResult {
 import { KILO_DIR, migrateAgentManagerData, type MigrationResult } from "./constants"
 
 const STATE_FILE = "agent-manager.json"
+const CLOSED_LIMIT = 1_000
 
 let counter = 0
 
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
   private readonly file: string
   private worktrees = new Map<string, Worktree>()
   private sessions = new Map<string, ManagedSession>()
+  private closed = new Map<string, string | null>()
   private sections = new Map<string, Section>()
   private tabOrder: Record<string, string[]> = {}
   private worktreeOrder: string[] = []
@@ -172,6 +175,10 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
     return this.sessions.get(id)
   }
 
+  isSessionClosed(id: string): boolean {
+    return this.closed.has(id)
+  }
+
   /** Returns the worktree directory for a session, or undefined for local sessions. */
   directoryFor(sessionId: string): string | undefined {
     const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId)
@@ -328,6 +335,10 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
       }
     }
 
+    for (const [session, worktree] of this.closed) {
+      if (worktree === id) this.closed.delete(session)
+    }
+
     // Clean up tab order for this worktree
     delete this.tabOrder[id]
 
@@ -339,6 +350,7 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
   }
 
   addSession(sessionId: string, worktreeId: string | null): ManagedSession {
+    this.closed.delete(sessionId)
     const session: ManagedSession = { id: sessionId, worktreeId, createdAt: new Date().toISOString() }
     this.sessions.set(sessionId, session)
     const worktree = worktreeId ? this.worktrees.get(worktreeId) : undefined
@@ -370,6 +382,13 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
     void this.save()
   }
 
+  closeSession(id: string, worktreeId: string | null): void {
+    this.closed.delete(id)
+    this.closed.set(id, worktreeId)
+    if (this.closed.size > CLOSED_LIMIT) this.closed.delete(this.closed.keys().next().value!)
+    void this.save()
+  }
+
   removeSession(id: string): void {
     this.sessions.delete(id)
 
@@ -709,6 +728,7 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
     const data = JSON.parse(content) as StateFile
     this.worktrees.clear()
     this.sessions.clear()
+    this.closed.clear()
     this.sections.clear()
     this.tabOrder = {}
     this.worktreeOrder = []
@@ -737,6 +757,7 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
       }
       this.sessions.set(id, session)
     }
+    this.restoreClosed(data.closedSessions)
     for (const [id, sec] of Object.entries(data.sections ?? {})) {
       this.sections.set(id, { id, ...sec })
     }
@@ -762,6 +783,13 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
     }
   }
 
+  private restoreClosed(value: StateFile["closedSessions"]): void {
+    if (!value || typeof value !== "object" || Array.isArray(value)) return
+    for (const [id, ref] of Object.entries(value)) {
+      if (ref === null || (typeof ref === "string" && this.worktrees.has(ref))) this.closed.set(id, ref)
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Remove worktrees whose directories no longer exist on disk and prune orphaned sessions. */
   async validate(root: string): Promise<void> {
     let changed = false
@@ -840,6 +868,7 @@ export class WorktreeStateManager {
       const { id: _, ...rest } = s
       data.sessions[id] = rest
     }
+    if (this.closed.size > 0) data.closedSessions = Object.fromEntries(this.closed)
     if (this.sections.size > 0) {
       data.sections = {}
       for (const [id, sec] of this.sections) {
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-bridge.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-bridge.ts
index 3912fa4cf1..e057bbe1af 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-bridge.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { SSEPayload } from "../services/cli-backend/sdk-sse-adapter"
 import { sameDirectory } from "../kilo-provider-utils"
 import type { LocalStats, WorktreeStats } from "./GitStatsPoller"
 import type { PRStatus } from "./types"
-import type { WorktreeStateManager } from "./WorktreeStateManager"
+import type { ManagedSession, WorktreeStateManager } from "./WorktreeStateManager"
 import {
   OrchestrationError,
   answer,
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ interface Options {
   stats(directory?: string): Promise<{ worktrees: WorktreeStats[]; local?: LocalStats }>
   prs(directory?: string): Map<string, PRStatus>
   push(directory?: string): void
+  resolve?(sessionID: string, directory?: string): ManagedSession | undefined
   managed(sessionID: string, directory?: string): boolean
   close(sessionID: string, directory?: string): Promise<void>
   directories?(): string[]
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ export class AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge {
           text: request.prompt,
           messageID: request.id,
           signal: active.controller.signal,
+          managed: this.options.resolve?.(request.targetSessionID, origin.directory),
         })
         if (this.disposed || active.cancelled) return
         return { result: { operation: "prompt", sessionID: request.targetSessionID, delivered: true } }
@@ -295,7 +297,12 @@ export class AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge {
         return await this.resolveQuestion(client, root, state, request, origin, active)
       }
       if (request.operation === "move") {
-        move({ state, sessionID: request.targetSessionID, sectionID: request.sectionID })
+        move({
+          state,
+          sessionID: request.targetSessionID,
+          sectionID: request.sectionID,
+          managed: this.options.resolve?.(request.targetSessionID, origin.directory),
+        })
         this.options.push(origin.directory)
         if (this.disposed || active.cancelled) return
         return {
@@ -338,6 +345,7 @@ export class AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge {
       sessionID: request.targetSessionID,
       questionID: request.questionID,
       answers: request.answers,
+      managed: this.options.resolve?.(request.targetSessionID, origin.directory),
     })
     if (this.disposed || active.cancelled) return
     return {
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-domain.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-domain.ts
index 0f6a1f3f5f..b356293197 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-domain.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-domain.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ interface Target {
   root: string
   state: WorktreeStateManager
   sessionID: string
+  managed?: ManagedSession
 }
 
 interface Located {
@@ -326,8 +327,8 @@ interface Located {
 // Verify the target is a live managed session of this workspace and return its authoritative
 // directory plus display name, so error messages can echo exact IDs back to the caller.
 async function locate(input: Target): Promise<Located> {
-  const managed = input.state.getSession(input.sessionID)
-  if (!managed)
+  const managed = input.state.getSession(input.sessionID) ?? input.managed
+  if (!managed || managed.id !== input.sessionID)
     throw new OrchestrationError("unknown_session", "The session is not managed by this Agent Manager workspace")
   const dir = directory(input.root, input.state, managed)
   if (
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ export async function prompt(input: {
   messageID: string
   signal?: AbortSignal
   idleTimeoutMs?: number
+  managed?: ManagedSession
 }): Promise<void> {
   if (input.signal?.aborted) return
   const target = await locate(input)
@@ -424,6 +426,7 @@ export async function answer(input: {
   sessionID: string
   questionID?: string
   answers: string[][]
+  managed?: ManagedSession
 }): Promise<{ questionID: string }> {
   const dir = (await locate(input)).dir
   const listed = await input.client.question.list({ directory: dir })
@@ -487,9 +490,14 @@ async function waitForIdle(
   return waitForIdle(client, directory, sessionID, signal, timeout, start)
 }
 
-export function move(input: { state: WorktreeStateManager; sessionID: string; sectionID: string | null }): void {
-  const session = input.state.getSession(input.sessionID)
-  if (!session)
+export function move(input: {
+  state: WorktreeStateManager
+  sessionID: string
+  sectionID: string | null
+  managed?: ManagedSession
+}): void {
+  const session = input.state.getSession(input.sessionID) ?? input.managed
+  if (!session || session.id !== input.sessionID)
     throw new OrchestrationError("unknown_session", "The session is not managed by this Agent Manager workspace")
   if (!session.worktreeId) {
     if (input.sectionID === null) return
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-setup.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-setup.ts
index 507d0e79d0..349d1a8747 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/orchestration-setup.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface OrchestrationBridgeDeps {
   getPrs: () => Map<string, PRStatus>
   pushState: (ctx?: ProjectContext) => void
   hasPanelSession: (id: string) => boolean
+  routeSession: (id: string, directory: string) => void
   closeSession: (id: string) => Promise<unknown>
   postSessionClosed: (id: string, projectId?: string) => void
   log: (...args: unknown[]) => void
@@ -45,15 +46,37 @@ export function createOrchestrationBridge(deps: OrchestrationBridgeDeps): AgentM
       const ctx = dir ? deps.contexts.byDirectory(dir) : undefined
       deps.pushState(ctx)
     },
+    resolve: (id, dir) => {
+      const ctx = dir ? deps.contexts.byDirectory(dir) : undefined
+      const state = ctx?.peekState()
+      if (state?.isSessionClosed(id)) return undefined
+      const stored = state?.getSession(id)
+      if (stored) return stored
+      if (!ctx) return undefined
+      const live = ctx.sessions().find((session) => session.id === id)
+      if (!live?.worktreeId || !state?.getWorktree(live.worktreeId)) return undefined
+      return { id, worktreeId: live.worktreeId, createdAt: live.createdAt }
+    },
     managed: (id, dir) => {
       const ctx = dir ? deps.contexts.byDirectory(dir) : undefined
-      if (ctx) return ctx.hasLiveSession(id) || !!ctx.peekState()?.getSession(id)
+      if (ctx) {
+        const state = ctx.peekState()
+        return !state?.isSessionClosed(id) && (!!state?.getSession(id) || ctx.hasLiveSession(id))
+      }
       return deps.hasPanelSession(id) || !!deps.getState()?.getSession(id)
     },
     close: async (id, dir) => {
       const ctx = dir ? deps.contexts.byDirectory(dir) : undefined
       if (ctx) {
+        const state = ctx.peekState()
+        const stored = state?.getSession(id)
+        const live = ctx.sessions().find((session) => session.id === id)
+        const wt = live?.worktreeId ? state?.getWorktree(live.worktreeId) : undefined
+        if (wt && !stored) deps.routeSession(id, wt.path)
         await deps.projectScope.run(ctx, () => deps.closeSession(id))
+        state?.closeSession(id, wt?.id ?? stored?.worktreeId ?? null)
+        await state?.flush()
+        ctx.removeLiveSession(id)
       } else {
         await deps.closeSession(id)
       }
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/state-recovery.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/state-recovery.ts
index b39cbc0f52..e94541301d 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/state-recovery.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/state-recovery.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function restoreWorktrees(state: WorktreeStateManager, infos: WorktreeInf
       })
 
     if (!existing) result.worktrees++
-    if (!info.sessionId) continue
+    if (!info.sessionId || state.isSessionClosed(info.sessionId)) continue
 
     const session = state.getSession(info.sessionId)
     if (!session) {
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-bridge.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-bridge.test.ts
index a543211b41..93c724715d 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-bridge.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-bridge.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import * as os from "os"
 import * as path from "path"
 import type { AgentManagerRequest, Session } from "@kilocode/sdk/v2/client"
 import { AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge } from "../../src/agent-manager/orchestration-bridge"
+import { createOrchestrationBridge } from "../../src/agent-manager/orchestration-setup"
+import { ProjectContexts } from "../../src/agent-manager/project/contexts"
+import { ProjectScope } from "../../src/agent-manager/project/scope"
 import { WorktreeStateManager } from "../../src/agent-manager/WorktreeStateManager"
 import type { SSEPayload } from "../../src/services/cli-backend/sdk-sse-adapter"
 
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ describe("AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge", () => {
       },
       prs: (dir) => (overrides?.prs ? overrides.prs(dir) : new Map()),
       push: (dir) => (overrides?.push ? overrides.push(dir) : push()),
+      resolve: (id, dir) => overrides?.resolve?.(id, dir),
       managed: (id, dir) => (overrides?.managed ? overrides.managed(id, dir) : managed.has(id)),
       close: async (id, dir) => (overrides?.close ? overrides.close(id, dir) : close(id, dir)),
       log: () => undefined,
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ describe("AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge", () => {
       bridge,
       client,
       close,
+      connection,
       handlers,
       lists,
       managed,
@@ -308,6 +313,186 @@ describe("AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge", () => {
     test.bridge.dispose()
   })
 
+  it("routes prompt, answer, move, and stop for a live-only managed worktree session", async () => {
+    const wt = state.getWorktrees()[0]!
+    const live = { id: "ses_live", worktreeId: wt.id, createdAt: "" }
+    const section = state.addSection("Review", null)
+    const contexts = new ProjectContexts({
+      workspaceRoot: () => root,
+      registry: { list: () => [], get: () => undefined },
+      enabled: () => false,
+      deps: { log: () => undefined, state: () => state },
+    })
+    const ctx = contexts.active()!
+    ctx.stateManager()
+    ctx.upsertSession({
+      ...live,
+      parentID: null,
+      title: "Live",
+      updatedAt: "",
+      revert: null,
+      summary: null,
+    })
+    const routes = new Map<string, string>()
+    const test = harness()
+    test.bridge.dispose()
+    const close = mock(async (id: string) => {
+      expect(routes.get(id)).toBe(dir)
+      routes.delete(id)
+    })
+    const bridge = createOrchestrationBridge({
+      connectionService: test.connection as never,
+      contexts,
+      projectScope: new ProjectScope(),
+      getRoot: () => ctx.root,
+      getState: () => state,
+      getStateReady: () => Promise.resolve(),
+      initStateReady: () => Promise.resolve(),
+      getStats: async () => ({ worktrees: [] }),
+      getPrs: () => new Map(),
+      pushState: () => undefined,
+      hasPanelSession: () => false,
+      routeSession: (id, path) => void routes.set(id, path),
+      closeSession: close,
+      postSessionClosed: () => undefined,
+      log: () => undefined,
+    })
+    const send = (request: AgentManagerRequest) => test.request(request, ctx.root)
+
+    send({
+      id: "amr_live_prompt",
+      sessionID: "ses_caller",
+      operation: "prompt",
+      targetSessionID: live.id,
+      prompt: "Continue",
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => test.replies.length === 1)
+    expect(test.promptAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ sessionID: live.id, directory: dir }), {
+      throwOnError: true,
+    })
+    ;(test.client.question.list as ReturnType<typeof mock>).mockImplementation(async () => ({
+      data: [
+        {
+          id: "que_live",
+          sessionID: live.id,
+          questions: [{ header: "Approve", question: "Proceed?", options: [{ label: "Yes", description: "go" }] }],
+        },
+      ],
+    }))
+    send({
+      id: "amr_live_answer",
+      sessionID: "ses_caller",
+      operation: "answer",
+      targetSessionID: live.id,
+      answers: [["Yes"]],
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => test.replies.length === 2)
+    expect(test.questionReply).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { requestID: "que_live", answers: [["Yes"]], directory: dir },
+      { throwOnError: true },
+    )
+
+    send({
+      id: "amr_live_move",
+      sessionID: "ses_caller",
+      operation: "move",
+      targetSessionID: live.id,
+      sectionID: section.id,
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => test.replies.length === 3)
+    expect(state.getWorktree(wt.id)?.sectionId).toBe(section.id)
+
+    send({
+      id: "amr_live_stop",
+      sessionID: "ses_caller",
+      operation: "stop",
+      targetSessionID: live.id,
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => test.replies.length === 4)
+    expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledWith(live.id)
+    expect(ctx.hasLiveSession(live.id)).toBe(false)
+    expect(state.getSession(live.id)).toBeUndefined()
+
+    ctx.upsertSession({
+      ...live,
+      parentID: null,
+      title: "Live",
+      updatedAt: "",
+      revert: null,
+      summary: null,
+    })
+    send({
+      id: "amr_live_closed",
+      sessionID: "ses_caller",
+      operation: "prompt",
+      targetSessionID: live.id,
+      prompt: "Do not reopen",
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => test.rejections.length === 1)
+    expect(test.rejections[0]).toMatchObject({ error: { code: "unknown_session" } })
+    bridge.dispose()
+  })
+
+  it("rejects a stopped live-only session after its project state is restored", async () => {
+    const wt = state.getWorktrees()[0]!
+    state.closeSession("ses_stopped", wt.id)
+    await state.flush()
+    const restored = new WorktreeStateManager(root, () => undefined)
+    await restored.load()
+    const contexts = new ProjectContexts({
+      workspaceRoot: () => root,
+      registry: { list: () => [], get: () => undefined },
+      enabled: () => false,
+      deps: { log: () => undefined, state: () => restored },
+    })
+    const ctx = contexts.active()!
+    ctx.stateManager()
+    ctx.upsertSession({
+      id: "ses_stopped",
+      worktreeId: wt.id,
+      parentID: null,
+      title: "Stopped",
+      createdAt: "",
+      updatedAt: "",
+      revert: null,
+      summary: null,
+    })
+    const test = harness()
+    test.bridge.dispose()
+    const bridge = createOrchestrationBridge({
+      connectionService: test.connection as never,
+      contexts,
+      projectScope: new ProjectScope(),
+      getRoot: () => ctx.root,
+      getState: () => restored,
+      getStateReady: () => Promise.resolve(),
+      initStateReady: () => Promise.resolve(),
+      getStats: async () => ({ worktrees: [] }),
+      getPrs: () => new Map(),
+      pushState: () => undefined,
+      hasPanelSession: () => false,
+      routeSession: () => undefined,
+      closeSession: async () => undefined,
+      postSessionClosed: () => undefined,
+      log: () => undefined,
+    })
+
+    test.request(
+      {
+        id: "amr_restored_stopped",
+        sessionID: "ses_caller",
+        operation: "prompt",
+        targetSessionID: "ses_stopped",
+        prompt: "Do not reopen",
+      },
+      ctx.root,
+    )
+    await waitFor(() => test.rejections.length === 1)
+    expect(test.rejections[0]).toMatchObject({ error: { code: "unknown_session" } })
+    expect(test.promptAsync).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    bridge.dispose()
+  })
+
   it("answers a managed session's pending question through the backend reply route", async () => {
     const test = harness()
     ;(test.client.question.list as ReturnType<typeof mock>).mockImplementation(async () => ({
@@ -451,6 +636,53 @@ describe("AgentManagerOrchestrationBridge", () => {
     test.bridge.dispose()
   })
 
+  it("keeps live-only secondary worktree sessions scoped to their owning project", async () => {
+    const secondary = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "am-orchestration-secondary-live-"))
+    const worktree = path.join(secondary, "worktree")
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(secondary, ".kilo"), { recursive: true })
+    fs.mkdirSync(worktree)
+    const other = new WorktreeStateManager(secondary, () => undefined)
+    const wt = other.addWorktree({ branch: "fix/secondary-live", path: worktree, parentBranch: "main" })
+    const live = { id: "ses_secondary_live", worktreeId: wt.id, createdAt: "" }
+    const test = harness({
+      root: (origin) => (origin === secondary ? secondary : root),
+      ready: async (origin) => (origin === secondary ? other : state),
+      state: (origin) => (origin === secondary ? other : state),
+      resolve: (id, origin) => (id === live.id && origin === secondary ? live : undefined),
+    })
+
+    test.request(
+      {
+        id: "amr_secondary_live",
+        sessionID: "ses_caller",
+        operation: "prompt",
+        targetSessionID: live.id,
+        prompt: "Continue",
+      },
+      secondary,
+    )
+    await waitFor(() => test.replies.length === 1)
+    expect(test.promptAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ sessionID: live.id, directory: worktree }),
+      { throwOnError: true },
+    )
+    expect(other.getSession(live.id)).toBeUndefined()
+
+    test.request({
+      id: "amr_secondary_foreign",
+      sessionID: "ses_caller",
+      operation: "prompt",
+      targetSessionID: live.id,
+      prompt: "Cross project",
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => test.rejections.length === 1)
+    expect(test.rejections[0]).toMatchObject({ error: { code: "unknown_session" } })
+
+    test.bridge.dispose()
+    await other.flush()
+    fs.rmSync(secondary, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  })
+
   it("handles requests for secondary project directories in multi-project mode", async () => {
     const secondaryRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "am-orchestration-secondary-"))
     fs.mkdirSync(path.join(secondaryRoot, ".kilo"), { recursive: true })
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-domain.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-domain.test.ts
index b8f29e480d..e2dd882902 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-domain.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-orchestration-domain.test.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import * as fs from "fs"
 import * as os from "os"
 import * as path from "path"
 import type { KiloClient, QuestionRequest, Session } from "@kilocode/sdk/v2/client"
-import { OrchestrationError, answer, overview, prompt } from "../../src/agent-manager/orchestration-domain"
+import { OrchestrationError, answer, move, overview, prompt } from "../../src/agent-manager/orchestration-domain"
 import { WorktreeStateManager } from "../../src/agent-manager/WorktreeStateManager"
+import { ProjectContext } from "../../src/agent-manager/project/context"
+import { collectProjectSessions } from "../../src/agent-manager/project/init"
 import type { PRStatus as AgentManagerPRStatus } from "../../src/agent-manager/types"
 
 const noQuestions: QuestionRequest[] = []
@@ -210,6 +212,96 @@ describe("Agent Manager orchestration domain", () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it("prompts, answers, and moves a session discovered in a managed worktree", async () => {
+    const wt = state.addWorktree({ branch: "fix/discovered", path: worktree, parentBranch: "main" })
+    const section = state.addSection("Review", null)
+    const session = {
+      id: "ses_discovered",
+      slug: "discovered",
+      projectID: "prj-test",
+      directory: worktree,
+      title: "Discovered",
+      version: "1",
+      time: { created: 1, updated: 1 },
+    } satisfies Session
+    const ctx = new ProjectContext("prj-test", root, true, { log: () => undefined, state: () => state })
+    ctx.stateManager()
+    const views = await collectProjectSessions(ctx, {
+      listSessions: async (dir) => (dir === worktree ? [session] : []),
+      setSessionDirectory: () => undefined,
+    })
+    expect(views).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: session.id, worktreeId: wt.id })])
+    ctx.setSessions(views)
+    expect(state.getSession(session.id)).toBeUndefined()
+    const managed = { id: session.id, worktreeId: views[0]!.worktreeId, createdAt: views[0]!.createdAt }
+
+    const questions: QuestionRequest[] = []
+    const delivered = mock(async () => ({ data: undefined }))
+    const replied = mock(async () => ({ data: true }))
+    const client = {
+      session: {
+        get: mock(async () => ({ data: session })),
+        status: mock(async () => ({ data: {} })),
+        promptAsync: delivered,
+      },
+      permission: { list: mock(async () => ({ data: [] })) },
+      question: { list: mock(async () => ({ data: questions })), reply: replied },
+    } as unknown as KiloClient
+
+    await prompt({ client, root, state, sessionID: session.id, text: "Continue", messageID: "amr_discovered", managed })
+    expect(delivered).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ sessionID: session.id, directory: worktree }), {
+      throwOnError: true,
+    })
+
+    questions.push({
+      id: "que_discovered",
+      sessionID: session.id,
+      questions: [{ header: "Approve", question: "Proceed?", options: [{ label: "Yes", description: "Continue" }] }],
+    })
+    await answer({ client, root, state, sessionID: session.id, answers: [["Yes"]], managed })
+    expect(replied).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      { requestID: "que_discovered", answers: [["Yes"]], directory: worktree },
+      { throwOnError: true },
+    )
+
+    move({ state, sessionID: session.id, sectionID: section.id, managed })
+    expect(state.getWorktree(wt.id)?.sectionId).toBe(section.id)
+    expect(state.getSession(session.id)).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it("recognizes a worktree session received through a live lifecycle event", async () => {
+    const wt = state.addWorktree({ branch: "fix/live", path: worktree, parentBranch: "main" })
+    const ctx = new ProjectContext("prj-test", root, true, { log: () => undefined, state: () => state })
+    ctx.stateManager()
+    ctx.upsertSession({
+      id: "ses_live",
+      parentID: null,
+      title: "Live",
+      createdAt: "",
+      updatedAt: "",
+      revert: null,
+      summary: null,
+      worktreeId: wt.id,
+    })
+
+    expect(ctx.hasLiveSession("ses_live")).toBe(true)
+    expect(state.getSession("ses_live")).toBeUndefined()
+    const managed = { id: "ses_live", worktreeId: wt.id, createdAt: "" }
+    const delivered = mock(async () => ({ data: undefined }))
+    const client = {
+      session: {
+        get: mock(async () => ({ data: { id: "ses_live", directory: worktree, title: "Live" } as Session })),
+        status: mock(async () => ({ data: {} })),
+        promptAsync: delivered,
+      },
+      permission: { list: mock(async () => ({ data: [] })) },
+      question: { list: mock(async () => ({ data: [] })) },
+    } as unknown as KiloClient
+
+    await prompt({ client, root, state, sessionID: "ses_live", text: "Continue", messageID: "amr_live", managed })
+    expect(delivered).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ directory: worktree }), { throwOnError: true })
+  })
+
   it("waits for a busy managed session to become idle before prompting", async () => {
     const managed = state.addWorktree({ branch: "fix/wait", path: worktree, parentBranch: "main" })
     state.addSession("ses_wait", managed.id)
@@ -352,6 +444,28 @@ describe("Agent Manager orchestration domain", () => {
     ).rejects.toMatchObject({
       code: "unknown_session",
     } satisfies Partial<OrchestrationError>)
+    await expect(
+      prompt({
+        client,
+        root,
+        state,
+        sessionID: "ses_unknown",
+        text: "Continue",
+        messageID: "amr_mismatch",
+        managed: { id: "ses_target", worktreeId: managed.id, createdAt: "" },
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "unknown_session" } satisfies Partial<OrchestrationError>)
+    await expect(
+      prompt({
+        client,
+        root,
+        state,
+        sessionID: "ses_foreign",
+        text: "Continue",
+        messageID: "amr_foreign",
+        managed: { id: "ses_foreign", worktreeId: "wt_foreign", createdAt: "" },
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "stale_session" } satisfies Partial<OrchestrationError>)
     await expect(
       prompt({ client, root, state, sessionID: "ses_target", text: "Continue", messageID: "amr_cross" }),
     ).rejects.toMatchObject({
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/worktree-state-manager.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/worktree-state-manager.test.ts
index 854b6b420d..540c63b653 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/worktree-state-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/worktree-state-manager.test.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,27 @@ describe("WorktreeStateManager", () => {
       manager.removeSession("s1")
       expect(manager.getSession("s1")).toBeUndefined()
     })
+
+    it("persists stopped worktree sessions across reloads", async () => {
+      const wt = manager.addWorktree({ branch: "fix", path: "/tmp/fix", parentBranch: "main" })
+      manager.closeSession("ses-stopped", wt.id)
+      await manager.flush()
+
+      const restored = new WorktreeStateManager(root, () => undefined)
+      await restored.load()
+
+      expect(restored.isSessionClosed("ses-stopped")).toBe(true)
+      restored.addSession("ses-stopped", wt.id)
+      expect(restored.isSessionClosed("ses-stopped")).toBe(false)
+      await restored.flush()
+    })
+
+    it("removes stopped-session records when their worktree is deleted", () => {
+      const wt = manager.addWorktree({ branch: "fix", path: "/tmp/fix", parentBranch: "main" })
+      manager.closeSession("ses-stopped", wt.id)
+      manager.removeWorktree(wt.id)
+      expect(manager.isSessionClosed("ses-stopped")).toBe(false)
+    })
   })
 
   describe("directoryFor", () => {
@@ -375,6 +396,24 @@ describe("WorktreeStateManager", () => {
       expect(worktree?.remote).toBe("origin")
       expect(manager.getSession("sess-recovered")?.worktreeId).toBe(worktree?.id)
     })
+
+    it("does not recover a session that was explicitly stopped", () => {
+      const wt = manager.addWorktree({ branch: "fix-recovered", path: "/tmp/recovered", parentBranch: "main" })
+      manager.closeSession("sess-stopped", wt.id)
+      const result = restoreWorktrees(manager, [
+        {
+          branch: "fix-recovered",
+          path: "/tmp/recovered",
+          parentBranch: "main",
+          createdAt: Date.UTC(2026, 0, 1),
+          sessionId: "sess-stopped",
+        },
+      ])
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ worktrees: 0, sessions: 0 })
+      expect(manager.getSession("sess-stopped")).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(manager.isSessionClosed("sess-stopped")).toBe(true)
+    })
   })
 
   describe("tab order", () => {