session-name

name	session-name
description	Set a custom name for the current Claude Code session that appears in the Claude Status menu bar app. Use when the user says "/name-session", "name this session", "set session name", or "rename session".
allowed-tools	Bash(bash:*)

Set Session Name

Sets a custom display name for the current Claude Code session in the Claude Status macOS menu bar app.

Usage

/name-session <name>

Steps

1. Extract the desired session name from the user's arguments. If no name was provided, ask the user what they'd like to name this session.

2. Run the set-session-name binary from the plugin:

"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/set-session-name" "<session-name>"

The binary updates the session's .cstatus file with a session_name field. The hook script carries this name forward on subsequent status updates.

3. Confirm to the user that the session name was set.

Examples

• /name-session API Refactor — names the session "API Refactor"
• /name-session Bug Hunt — names the session "Bug Hunt"