fix: use canonical main session keys in apps

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 - Doctor: avoid re-adding WhatsApp config when only legacy ack reactions are set. (#927, fixes #900) — thanks @grp06.
 - Agents: scrub tuple `items` schemas for Gemini tool calls. (#926, fixes #746) — thanks @grp06.
 - Agents: stabilize sub-agent announce status from runtime outcomes and normalize Result/Notes. (#835) — thanks @roshanasingh4.
+- Apps: use canonical main session keys from gateway defaults across macOS/iOS/Android to avoid creating bare `main` sessions.
 - Embedded runner: suppress raw API error payloads from replies. (#924) — thanks @grp06.
 - Auth: normalize Claude Code CLI profile mode to oauth and auto-migrate config. (#855) — thanks @sebslight.
 - Daemon: clear persisted launchd disabled state before bootstrap (fixes `daemon install` after uninstall). (#849) — thanks @ndraiman.

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/MainViewModel.kt

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class MainViewModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app) {
   val remoteAddress: StateFlow<String?> = runtime.remoteAddress
   val isForeground: StateFlow<Boolean> = runtime.isForeground
   val seamColorArgb: StateFlow<Long> = runtime.seamColorArgb
+  val mainSessionKey: StateFlow<String> = runtime.mainSessionKey
 
   val cameraHud: StateFlow<CameraHudState?> = runtime.cameraHud
   val cameraFlashToken: StateFlow<Long> = runtime.cameraFlashToken
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class MainViewModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app) {
     runtime.handleCanvasA2UIActionFromWebView(payloadJson)
   }
 
-  fun loadChat(sessionKey: String = "main") {
+  fun loadChat(sessionKey: String) {
     runtime.loadChat(sessionKey)
   }
 

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/NodeRuntime.kt

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
           payloadJson =
             buildJsonObject {
               put("message", JsonPrimitive(command))
-              put("sessionKey", JsonPrimitive(mainSessionKey.value))
+              put("sessionKey", JsonPrimitive(resolveMainSessionKey()))
               put("thinking", JsonPrimitive(chatThinkingLevel.value))
               put("deliver", JsonPrimitive(false))
             }.toString(),
@@ -142,12 +142,13 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
   private val session =
     BridgeSession(
       scope = scope,
-      onConnected = { name, remote ->
+      onConnected = { name, remote, mainSessionKey ->
         _statusText.value = "Connected"
         _serverName.value = name
         _remoteAddress.value = remote
         _isConnected.value = true
         _seamColorArgb.value = DEFAULT_SEAM_COLOR_ARGB
+        applyMainSessionKey(mainSessionKey)
         scope.launch { refreshBrandingFromGateway() }
         scope.launch { refreshWakeWordsFromGateway() }
         maybeNavigateToA2uiOnConnect()
@@ -172,11 +173,31 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
     _remoteAddress.value = null
     _isConnected.value = false
     _seamColorArgb.value = DEFAULT_SEAM_COLOR_ARGB
-    _mainSessionKey.value = "main"
+    if (!isCanonicalMainSessionKey(_mainSessionKey.value)) {
+      _mainSessionKey.value = "main"
+    }
+    val mainKey = resolveMainSessionKey()
+    talkMode.setMainSessionKey(mainKey)
+    chat.applyMainSessionKey(mainKey)
     chat.onDisconnected(message)
     showLocalCanvasOnDisconnect()
   }
 
+  private fun applyMainSessionKey(candidate: String?) {
+    val trimmed = candidate?.trim().orEmpty()
+    if (trimmed.isEmpty()) return
+    if (isCanonicalMainSessionKey(_mainSessionKey.value)) return
+    if (_mainSessionKey.value == trimmed) return
+    _mainSessionKey.value = trimmed
+    talkMode.setMainSessionKey(trimmed)
+    chat.applyMainSessionKey(trimmed)
+  }
+
+  private fun resolveMainSessionKey(): String {
+    val trimmed = _mainSessionKey.value.trim()
+    return if (trimmed.isEmpty()) "main" else trimmed
+  }
+
   private fun maybeNavigateToA2uiOnConnect() {
     val a2uiUrl = resolveA2uiHostUrl() ?: return
     val current = canvas.currentUrl()?.trim().orEmpty()
@@ -559,7 +580,7 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
         (userActionObj["sourceComponentId"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.content?.trim().orEmpty().ifEmpty { "-" }
       val contextJson = (userActionObj["context"] as? JsonObject)?.toString()
 
-      val sessionKey = "main"
+      val sessionKey = resolveMainSessionKey()
       val message =
         ClawdbotCanvasA2UIAction.formatAgentMessage(
           actionName = name,
@@ -607,8 +628,9 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
     }
   }
 
-  fun loadChat(sessionKey: String = "main") {
+  fun loadChat(sessionKey: String) {
-    chat.load(sessionKey)
+    val key = sessionKey.trim().ifEmpty { resolveMainSessionKey() }
+    chat.load(key)
   }
 
   fun refreshChat() {
@@ -701,7 +723,7 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
       val raw = ui?.get("seamColor").asStringOrNull()?.trim()
       val sessionCfg = config?.get("session").asObjectOrNull()
       val mainKey = normalizeMainKey(sessionCfg?.get("mainKey").asStringOrNull())
-      _mainSessionKey.value = mainKey
+      applyMainSessionKey(mainKey)
 
       val parsed = parseHexColorArgb(raw)
       _seamColorArgb.value = parsed ?: DEFAULT_SEAM_COLOR_ARGB

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/SessionKey.kt

@@ -4,3 +4,10 @@ internal fun normalizeMainKey(raw: String?): String {
   val trimmed = raw?.trim()
   return if (!trimmed.isNullOrEmpty()) trimmed else "main"
 }
+
+internal fun isCanonicalMainSessionKey(raw: String?): Boolean {
+  val trimmed = raw?.trim().orEmpty()
+  if (trimmed.isEmpty()) return false
+  if (trimmed == "global") return true
+  return trimmed.startsWith("agent:")
+}

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/bridge/BridgeSession.kt

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 class BridgeSession(
   private val scope: CoroutineScope,
-  private val onConnected: (serverName: String, remoteAddress: String?) -> Unit,
+  private val onConnected: (serverName: String, remoteAddress: String?, mainSessionKey: String?) -> Unit,
   private val onDisconnected: (message: String) -> Unit,
   private val onEvent: (event: String, payloadJson: String?) -> Unit,
   private val onInvoke: suspend (InvokeRequest) -> InvokeResult,
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class BridgeSession(
   private val writeLock = Mutex()
   private val pending = ConcurrentHashMap<String, CompletableDeferred<RpcResponse>>()
   @Volatile private var canvasHostUrl: String? = null
+  @Volatile private var mainSessionKey: String? = null
 
   private var desired: Pair<BridgeEndpoint, Hello>? = null
   private var job: Job? = null
@@ -90,11 +91,13 @@ class BridgeSession(
       job?.cancelAndJoin()
       job = null
       canvasHostUrl = null
+      mainSessionKey = null
       onDisconnected("Offline")
     }
   }
 
   fun currentCanvasHostUrl(): String? = canvasHostUrl
+  fun currentMainSessionKey(): String? = mainSessionKey
 
   suspend fun sendEvent(event: String, payloadJson: String?) {
     val conn = currentConnection ?: return
@@ -212,7 +215,9 @@ class BridgeSession(
           "hello-ok" -> {
             val name = first["serverName"].asStringOrNull() ?: "Bridge"
             val rawCanvasUrl = first["canvasHostUrl"].asStringOrNull()?.trim()?.ifEmpty { null }
+            val rawMainSessionKey = first["mainSessionKey"].asStringOrNull()?.trim()?.ifEmpty { null }
             canvasHostUrl = normalizeCanvasHostUrl(rawCanvasUrl, endpoint)
+            mainSessionKey = rawMainSessionKey
             if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
               // Local JVM unit tests use android.jar stubs; Log.d can throw "not mocked".
               runCatching {
@@ -222,7 +227,7 @@ class BridgeSession(
                 )
               }
             }
-            onConnected(name, conn.remoteAddress)
+            onConnected(name, conn.remoteAddress, rawMainSessionKey)
           }
           "error" -> {
             val code = first["code"].asStringOrNull() ?: "UNAVAILABLE"

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/chat/ChatController.kt

@@ -71,12 +71,21 @@ class ChatController(
     _sessionId.value = null
   }
 
-  fun load(sessionKey: String = "main") {
+  fun load(sessionKey: String) {
     val key = sessionKey.trim().ifEmpty { "main" }
     _sessionKey.value = key
     scope.launch { bootstrap(forceHealth = true) }
   }
 
+  fun applyMainSessionKey(mainSessionKey: String) {
+    val trimmed = mainSessionKey.trim()
+    if (trimmed.isEmpty()) return
+    if (_sessionKey.value == trimmed) return
+    if (_sessionKey.value != "main") return
+    _sessionKey.value = trimmed
+    scope.launch { bootstrap(forceHealth = true) }
+  }
+
   fun refresh() {
     scope.launch { bootstrap(forceHealth = true) }
   }

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/ui/chat/ChatComposer.kt

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.clawdbot.android.chat.ChatSessionEntry
 fun ChatComposer(
   sessionKey: String,
   sessions: List<ChatSessionEntry>,
+  mainSessionKey: String,
   healthOk: Boolean,
   thinkingLevel: String,
   pendingRunCount: Int,
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ fun ChatComposer(
   var showThinkingMenu by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
   var showSessionMenu by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
-  val sessionOptions = resolveSessionChoices(sessionKey, sessions)
+  val sessionOptions = resolveSessionChoices(sessionKey, sessions, mainSessionKey = mainSessionKey)
   val currentSessionLabel =
     sessionOptions.firstOrNull { it.key == sessionKey }?.displayName ?: sessionKey
 

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/ui/chat/ChatSheetContent.kt

@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ fun ChatSheetContent(viewModel: MainViewModel) {
   val pendingRunCount by viewModel.pendingRunCount.collectAsState()
   val healthOk by viewModel.chatHealthOk.collectAsState()
   val sessionKey by viewModel.chatSessionKey.collectAsState()
+  val mainSessionKey by viewModel.mainSessionKey.collectAsState()
   val thinkingLevel by viewModel.chatThinkingLevel.collectAsState()
   val streamingAssistantText by viewModel.chatStreamingAssistantText.collectAsState()
   val pendingToolCalls by viewModel.chatPendingToolCalls.collectAsState()
   val sessions by viewModel.chatSessions.collectAsState()
 
-  LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+  LaunchedEffect(mainSessionKey) {
-    viewModel.loadChat("main")
+    viewModel.loadChat(mainSessionKey)
     viewModel.refreshChatSessions(limit = 200)
   }
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ fun ChatSheetContent(viewModel: MainViewModel) {
     ChatComposer(
       sessionKey = sessionKey,
       sessions = sessions,
+      mainSessionKey = mainSessionKey,
       healthOk = healthOk,
       thinkingLevel = thinkingLevel,
       pendingRunCount = pendingRunCount,

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/ui/chat/SessionFilters.kt

@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@ package com.clawdbot.android.ui.chat
 
 import com.clawdbot.android.chat.ChatSessionEntry
 
-private const val MAIN_SESSION_KEY = "main"
 private const val RECENT_WINDOW_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000L
 
 fun resolveSessionChoices(
   currentSessionKey: String,
   sessions: List<ChatSessionEntry>,
+  mainSessionKey: String,
   nowMs: Long = System.currentTimeMillis(),
 ): List<ChatSessionEntry> {
-  val current = currentSessionKey.trim()
+  val mainKey = mainSessionKey.trim().ifEmpty { "main" }
+  val current = currentSessionKey.trim().let { if (it == "main" && mainKey != "main") mainKey else it }
+  val aliasKey = if (mainKey == "main") null else "main"
   val cutoff = nowMs - RECENT_WINDOW_MS
   val sorted = sessions.sortedByDescending { it.updatedAtMs ?: 0L }
   val recent = mutableListOf<ChatSessionEntry>()
   val seen = mutableSetOf<String>()
   for (entry in sorted) {
+    if (aliasKey != null && entry.key == aliasKey) continue
     if (!seen.add(entry.key)) continue
     if ((entry.updatedAtMs ?: 0L) < cutoff) continue
     recent.add(entry)
@@ -23,13 +26,13 @@ fun resolveSessionChoices(
 
   val result = mutableListOf<ChatSessionEntry>()
   val included = mutableSetOf<String>()
-  val mainEntry = sorted.firstOrNull { it.key == MAIN_SESSION_KEY }
+  val mainEntry = sorted.firstOrNull { it.key == mainKey }
   if (mainEntry != null) {
     result.add(mainEntry)
-    included.add(MAIN_SESSION_KEY)
+    included.add(mainKey)
-  } else if (current == MAIN_SESSION_KEY) {
+  } else if (current == mainKey) {
-    result.add(ChatSessionEntry(key = MAIN_SESSION_KEY, updatedAtMs = null))
+    result.add(ChatSessionEntry(key = mainKey, updatedAtMs = null))
-    included.add(MAIN_SESSION_KEY)
+    included.add(mainKey)
   }
 
   for (entry in recent) {

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/voice/TalkModeManager.kt

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import com.clawdbot.android.bridge.BridgeSession
+import com.clawdbot.android.isCanonicalMainSessionKey
 import com.clawdbot.android.normalizeMainKey
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection
 import java.net.URL
@@ -116,6 +117,13 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     chatSubscribedSessionKey = null
   }
 
+  fun setMainSessionKey(sessionKey: String?) {
+    val trimmed = sessionKey?.trim().orEmpty()
+    if (trimmed.isEmpty()) return
+    if (isCanonicalMainSessionKey(mainSessionKey)) return
+    mainSessionKey = trimmed
+  }
+
   fun setEnabled(enabled: Boolean) {
     if (_isEnabled.value == enabled) return
     _isEnabled.value = enabled
@@ -827,7 +835,9 @@ class TalkModeManager(
       val key = talk?.get("apiKey")?.asStringOrNull()?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
       val interrupt = talk?.get("interruptOnSpeech")?.asBooleanOrNull()
 
-      mainSessionKey = mainKey
+      if (!isCanonicalMainSessionKey(mainSessionKey)) {
+        mainSessionKey = mainKey
+      }
       defaultVoiceId = voice ?: envVoice?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: sagVoice?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
       voiceAliases = aliases
       if (!voiceOverrideActive) currentVoiceId = defaultVoiceId

apps/ios/Sources/Bridge/BridgeSession.swift

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ actor BridgeSession {
 
     private(set) var state: State = .idle
     private var canvasHostUrl: String?
+    private var mainSessionKey: String?
 
     func currentCanvasHostUrl() -> String? {
         self.canvasHostUrl
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ actor BridgeSession {
     func connect(
         endpoint: NWEndpoint,
         hello: BridgeHello,
-        onConnected: (@Sendable (String) async -> Void)? = nil,
+        onConnected: (@Sendable (String, String?) async -> Void)? = nil,
         onInvoke: @escaping @Sendable (BridgeInvokeRequest) async -> BridgeInvokeResponse)
         async throws
     {
@@ -107,7 +108,9 @@ actor BridgeSession {
             let ok = try self.decoder.decode(BridgeHelloOk.self, from: data)
             self.state = .connected(serverName: ok.serverName)
             self.canvasHostUrl = ok.canvasHostUrl?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-            await onConnected?(ok.serverName)
+            let mainKey = ok.mainSessionKey?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+            self.mainSessionKey = (mainKey?.isEmpty == false) ? mainKey : nil
+            await onConnected?(ok.serverName, self.mainSessionKey)
         } else if base.type == "error" {
             let err = try self.decoder.decode(BridgeErrorFrame.self, from: data)
             self.state = .failed(message: "\(err.code): \(err.message)")
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ actor BridgeSession {
         self.queue = nil
         self.buffer = Data()
         self.canvasHostUrl = nil
+        self.mainSessionKey = nil
 
         let pending = self.pendingRPC.values
         self.pendingRPC.removeAll()
@@ -234,6 +238,10 @@ actor BridgeSession {
         self.state = .idle
     }
 
+    func currentMainSessionKey() -> String? {
+        self.mainSessionKey
+    }
+
     private func beginRPC(
         id: String,
         request: BridgeRPCRequest,

apps/ios/Sources/Chat/ChatSheet.swift

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ struct ChatSheet: View {
     @State private var viewModel: ClawdbotChatViewModel
     private let userAccent: Color?
 
-    init(bridge: BridgeSession, sessionKey: String = "main", userAccent: Color? = nil) {
+    init(bridge: BridgeSession, sessionKey: String, userAccent: Color? = nil) {
         let transport = IOSBridgeChatTransport(bridge: bridge)
         self._viewModel = State(
             initialValue: ClawdbotChatViewModel(

apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
         let host = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "node.displayName") ?? UIDevice.current.name
         let instanceId = (UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "node.instanceId") ?? "ios-node").lowercased()
         let contextJSON = ClawdbotCanvasA2UIAction.compactJSON(userAction["context"])
-        let sessionKey = "main"
+        let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
 
         let messageContext = ClawdbotCanvasA2UIAction.AgentMessageContext(
             actionName: name,
@@ -232,12 +232,15 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
                     try await self.bridge.connect(
                         endpoint: endpoint,
                         hello: hello,
-                        onConnected: { [weak self] serverName in
+                        onConnected: { [weak self] serverName, mainSessionKey in
                             guard let self else { return }
                             await MainActor.run {
                                 self.bridgeStatusText = "Connected"
                                 self.bridgeServerName = serverName
                             }
+                            await MainActor.run {
+                                self.applyMainSessionKey(mainSessionKey)
+                            }
                             if let addr = await self.bridge.currentRemoteAddress() {
                                 await MainActor.run {
                                     self.bridgeRemoteAddress = addr
@@ -286,7 +289,10 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
                 self.bridgeRemoteAddress = nil
                 self.connectedBridgeID = nil
                 self.seamColorHex = nil
-                self.mainSessionKey = "main"
+                if !SessionKey.isCanonicalMainSessionKey(self.mainSessionKey) {
+                    self.mainSessionKey = "main"
+                    self.talkMode.updateMainSessionKey(self.mainSessionKey)
+                }
                 self.showLocalCanvasOnDisconnect()
             }
         }
@@ -303,10 +309,23 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
         self.bridgeRemoteAddress = nil
         self.connectedBridgeID = nil
         self.seamColorHex = nil
-        self.mainSessionKey = "main"
+        if !SessionKey.isCanonicalMainSessionKey(self.mainSessionKey) {
+            self.mainSessionKey = "main"
+            self.talkMode.updateMainSessionKey(self.mainSessionKey)
+        }
         self.showLocalCanvasOnDisconnect()
     }
 
+    private func applyMainSessionKey(_ key: String?) {
+        let trimmed = (key ?? "").trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return }
+        let current = self.mainSessionKey.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        if SessionKey.isCanonicalMainSessionKey(current) { return }
+        if trimmed == current { return }
+        self.mainSessionKey = trimmed
+        self.talkMode.updateMainSessionKey(trimmed)
+    }
+
     var seamColor: Color {
         Self.color(fromHex: self.seamColorHex) ?? Self.defaultSeamColor
     }
@@ -335,7 +354,10 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
             let mainKey = SessionKey.normalizeMainKey(session?["mainKey"] as? String)
             await MainActor.run {
                 self.seamColorHex = raw.isEmpty ? nil : raw
-                self.mainSessionKey = mainKey
+                if !SessionKey.isCanonicalMainSessionKey(self.mainSessionKey) {
+                    self.mainSessionKey = mainKey
+                    self.talkMode.updateMainSessionKey(mainKey)
+                }
             }
         } catch {
             // ignore

apps/ios/Sources/SessionKey.swift

@@ -5,4 +5,11 @@ enum SessionKey {
         let trimmed = (raw ?? "").trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         return trimmed.isEmpty ? "main" : trimmed
     }
+
+    static func isCanonicalMainSessionKey(_ value: String?) -> Bool {
+        let trimmed = (value ?? "").trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        if trimmed.isEmpty { return false }
+        if trimmed == "global" { return true }
+        return trimmed.hasPrefix("agent:")
+    }
 }

apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkModeManager.swift

@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
         self.bridge = bridge
     }
 
+    func updateMainSessionKey(_ sessionKey: String?) {
+        let trimmed = (sessionKey ?? "").trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return }
+        if SessionKey.isCanonicalMainSessionKey(self.mainSessionKey) { return }
+        self.mainSessionKey = trimmed
+    }
+
     func setEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) {
         self.isEnabled = enabled
         if enabled {
@@ -649,7 +656,10 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
             guard let config = json["config"] as? [String: Any] else { return }
             let talk = config["talk"] as? [String: Any]
             let session = config["session"] as? [String: Any]
-            self.mainSessionKey = SessionKey.normalizeMainKey(session?["mainKey"] as? String)
+            let mainKey = SessionKey.normalizeMainKey(session?["mainKey"] as? String)
+            if !SessionKey.isCanonicalMainSessionKey(self.mainSessionKey) {
+                self.mainSessionKey = mainKey
+            }
             self.defaultVoiceId = (talk?["voiceId"] as? String)?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
             if let aliases = talk?["voiceAliases"] as? [String: Any] {
                 var resolved: [String: String] = [:]

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/Bridge/BridgeConnectionHandler.swift

@@ -282,7 +282,12 @@ actor BridgeConnectionHandler {
             do {
                 try await self.send(BridgePairOk(type: "pair-ok", token: token))
                 self.isAuthenticated = true
-                try await self.send(BridgeHelloOk(type: "hello-ok", serverName: serverName))
+                let mainSessionKey = await GatewayConnection.shared.mainSessionKey()
+                try await self.send(
+                    BridgeHelloOk(
+                        type: "hello-ok",
+                        serverName: serverName,
+                        mainSessionKey: mainSessionKey))
             } catch {
                 self.logger.error("bridge send pair-ok failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
             }
@@ -298,7 +303,12 @@ actor BridgeConnectionHandler {
         case .ok:
             self.isAuthenticated = true
             do {
-                try await self.send(BridgeHelloOk(type: "hello-ok", serverName: serverName))
+                let mainSessionKey = await GatewayConnection.shared.mainSessionKey()
+                try await self.send(
+                    BridgeHelloOk(
+                        type: "hello-ok",
+                        serverName: serverName,
+                        mainSessionKey: mainSessionKey))
             } catch {
                 self.logger.error("bridge send hello-ok failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
             }

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GatewayConnection.swift

@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ actor GatewayConnection {
         return trimmed.isEmpty ? nil : trimmed
     }
 
+    func cachedMainSessionKey() -> String? {
+        guard let snapshot = self.lastSnapshot else { return nil }
+        let trimmed = snapshot.snapshot.sessiondefaults?.mainsessionkey
+            .trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
+        return trimmed.isEmpty ? nil : trimmed
+    }
+
     func snapshotPaths() -> (configPath: String?, stateDir: String?) {
         guard let snapshot = self.lastSnapshot else { return (nil, nil) }
         let configPath = snapshot.snapshot.configpath?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
@@ -268,12 +275,35 @@ actor GatewayConnection {
     private func broadcast(_ push: GatewayPush) {
         if case let .snapshot(snapshot) = push {
             self.lastSnapshot = snapshot
+            if let mainSessionKey = self.cachedMainSessionKey() {
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    WorkActivityStore.shared.setMainSessionKey(mainSessionKey)
+                }
+            }
         }
         for (_, continuation) in self.subscribers {
             continuation.yield(push)
         }
     }
 
+    private func canonicalizeSessionKey(_ raw: String) -> String {
+        let trimmed = raw.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return trimmed }
+        guard let defaults = self.lastSnapshot?.snapshot.sessiondefaults else { return trimmed }
+        let mainSessionKey = defaults.mainsessionkey.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !mainSessionKey.isEmpty else { return trimmed }
+        let mainKey = defaults.mainkey.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let defaultAgentId = defaults.defaultagentid.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let isMainAlias =
+            trimmed == "main" ||
+            (!mainKey.isEmpty && trimmed == mainKey) ||
+            trimmed == mainSessionKey ||
+            (!defaultAgentId.isEmpty &&
+                (trimmed == "agent:\(defaultAgentId):main" ||
+                    (mainKey.isEmpty == false && trimmed == "agent:\(defaultAgentId):\(mainKey)")))
+        return isMainAlias ? mainSessionKey : trimmed
+    }
+
     private func configure(url: URL, token: String?, password: String?) async {
         if self.client != nil, self.configuredURL == url, self.configuredToken == token,
            self.configuredPassword == password
@@ -332,6 +362,9 @@ extension GatewayConnection {
     }
 
     func mainSessionKey(timeoutMs: Double = 15000) async -> String {
+        if let cached = self.cachedMainSessionKey() {
+            return cached
+        }
         do {
             let data = try await self.requestRaw(method: "config.get", params: nil, timeoutMs: timeoutMs)
             return try Self.mainSessionKey(fromConfigGetData: data)
@@ -362,10 +395,11 @@ extension GatewayConnection {
     func sendAgent(_ invocation: GatewayAgentInvocation) async -> (ok: Bool, error: String?) {
         let trimmed = invocation.message.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return (false, "message empty") }
+        let sessionKey = self.canonicalizeSessionKey(invocation.sessionKey)
 
         var params: [String: AnyCodable] = [
             "message": AnyCodable(trimmed),
-            "sessionKey": AnyCodable(invocation.sessionKey),
+            "sessionKey": AnyCodable(sessionKey),
             "thinking": AnyCodable(invocation.thinking ?? "default"),
             "deliver": AnyCodable(invocation.deliver),
             "to": AnyCodable(invocation.to ?? ""),
@@ -469,7 +503,8 @@ extension GatewayConnection {
         limit: Int? = nil,
         timeoutMs: Int? = nil) async throws -> ClawdbotChatHistoryPayload
     {
-        var params: [String: AnyCodable] = ["sessionKey": AnyCodable(sessionKey)]
+        let resolvedKey = self.canonicalizeSessionKey(sessionKey)
+        var params: [String: AnyCodable] = ["sessionKey": AnyCodable(resolvedKey)]
         if let limit { params["limit"] = AnyCodable(limit) }
         let timeout = timeoutMs.map { Double($0) }
         return try await self.requestDecoded(
@@ -486,8 +521,9 @@ extension GatewayConnection {
         attachments: [ClawdbotChatAttachmentPayload],
         timeoutMs: Int = 30000) async throws -> ClawdbotChatSendResponse
     {
+        let resolvedKey = self.canonicalizeSessionKey(sessionKey)
         var params: [String: AnyCodable] = [
-            "sessionKey": AnyCodable(sessionKey),
+            "sessionKey": AnyCodable(resolvedKey),
             "message": AnyCodable(message),
             "thinking": AnyCodable(thinking),
             "idempotencyKey": AnyCodable(idempotencyKey),
@@ -513,10 +549,11 @@ extension GatewayConnection {
     }
 
     func chatAbort(sessionKey: String, runId: String) async throws -> Bool {
+        let resolvedKey = self.canonicalizeSessionKey(sessionKey)
         struct AbortResponse: Decodable { let ok: Bool?; let aborted: Bool? }
         let res: AbortResponse = try await self.requestDecoded(
             method: .chatAbort,
-            params: ["sessionKey": AnyCodable(sessionKey), "runId": AnyCodable(runId)])
+            params: ["sessionKey": AnyCodable(resolvedKey), "runId": AnyCodable(runId)])
         return res.aborted ?? false
     }
 

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuContentView.swift

@@ -102,11 +102,14 @@ struct MenuContent: View {
             }
             if self.state.canvasEnabled {
                 Button {
-                    if self.state.canvasPanelVisible {
+                    Task { @MainActor in
-                        CanvasManager.shared.hideAll()
+                        if self.state.canvasPanelVisible {
-                    } else {
+                            CanvasManager.shared.hideAll()
-                        // Don't force a navigation on re-open: preserve the current web view state.
+                        } else {
-                        _ = try? CanvasManager.shared.show(sessionKey: "main", path: nil)
+                            let sessionKey = await GatewayConnection.shared.mainSessionKey()
+                            // Don't force a navigation on re-open: preserve the current web view state.
+                            _ = try? CanvasManager.shared.show(sessionKey: sessionKey, path: nil)
+                        }
                     }
                 } label: {
                     Label(

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
 
 extension MenuSessionsInjector {
     // MARK: - Injection
+    private var mainSessionKey: String { WorkActivityStore.shared.mainSessionKey }
 
     private func inject(into menu: NSMenu) {
         // Remove any previous injected items.
@@ -120,13 +121,15 @@ extension MenuSessionsInjector {
 
         if let snapshot = self.cachedSnapshot {
             let now = Date()
+            let mainKey = self.mainSessionKey
             let rows = snapshot.rows.filter { row in
-                if row.key == "main" { return true }
+                if row.key == "main", mainKey != "main" { return false }
+                if row.key == mainKey { return true }
                 guard let updatedAt = row.updatedAt else { return false }
                 return now.timeIntervalSince(updatedAt) <= self.activeWindowSeconds
             }.sorted { lhs, rhs in
-                if lhs.key == "main" { return true }
+                if lhs.key == mainKey { return true }
-                if rhs.key == "main" { return false }
+                if rhs.key == mainKey { return false }
                 return (lhs.updatedAt ?? .distantPast) > (rhs.updatedAt ?? .distantPast)
             }
 
@@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ extension MenuSessionsInjector {
         compact.representedObject = row.key
         menu.addItem(compact)
 
-        if row.key != "main", row.key != "global" {
+        if row.key != self.mainSessionKey, row.key != "global" {
             let del = NSMenuItem(title: "Delete Session", action: #selector(self.deleteSession(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")
             del.target = self
             del.representedObject = row.key

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/NodeMode/MacNodeBridgeSession.swift

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ actor MacNodeBridgeSession {
     func connect(
         endpoint: NWEndpoint,
         hello: BridgeHello,
-        onConnected: (@Sendable (String) async -> Void)? = nil,
+        onConnected: (@Sendable (String, String?) async -> Void)? = nil,
         onDisconnected: (@Sendable (String) async -> Void)? = nil,
         onInvoke: @escaping @Sendable (BridgeInvokeRequest) async -> BridgeInvokeResponse)
     async throws
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ actor MacNodeBridgeSession {
             let ok = try self.decoder.decode(BridgeHelloOk.self, from: data)
             self.state = .connected(serverName: ok.serverName)
             self.startPingLoop()
-            await onConnected?(ok.serverName)
+            let mainKey = ok.mainSessionKey?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+            await onConnected?(ok.serverName, mainKey?.isEmpty == false ? mainKey : nil)
         } else if base.type == "error" {
             let err = try self.decoder.decode(BridgeErrorFrame.self, from: data)
             self.state = .failed(message: "\(err.code): \(err.message)")

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/NodeMode/MacNodeModeCoordinator.swift

@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ final class MacNodeModeCoordinator {
                 try await self.session.connect(
                     endpoint: endpoint,
                     hello: hello,
-                    onConnected: { [weak self] serverName in
+                    onConnected: { [weak self] serverName, mainSessionKey in
                         self?.logger.info("mac node connected to \(serverName, privacy: .public)")
+                        if let mainSessionKey {
+                            await self?.runtime.updateMainSessionKey(mainSessionKey)
+                        }
                     },
                     onDisconnected: { reason in
                         await MacNodeModeCoordinator.handleBridgeDisconnect(reason: reason)

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/NodeMode/MacNodeRuntime.swift

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
     private let cameraCapture = CameraCaptureService()
     private let makeMainActorServices: () async -> any MacNodeRuntimeMainActorServices
     private var cachedMainActorServices: (any MacNodeRuntimeMainActorServices)?
+    private var mainSessionKey: String = "main"
 
     init(
         makeMainActorServices: @escaping () async -> any MacNodeRuntimeMainActorServices = {
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
         self.makeMainActorServices = makeMainActorServices
     }
 
+    func updateMainSessionKey(_ sessionKey: String) {
+        let trimmed = sessionKey.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return }
+        self.mainSessionKey = trimmed
+    }
+
     func handleInvoke(_ req: BridgeInvokeRequest) async -> BridgeInvokeResponse {
         let command = req.command
         if self.isCanvasCommand(command), !Self.canvasEnabled() {
@@ -72,28 +79,32 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
             let placement = params.placement.map {
                 CanvasPlacement(x: $0.x, y: $0.y, width: $0.width, height: $0.height)
             }
+            let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
             try await MainActor.run {
                 _ = try CanvasManager.shared.showDetailed(
-                    sessionKey: "main",
+                    sessionKey: sessionKey,
                     target: url,
                     placement: placement)
             }
             return BridgeInvokeResponse(id: req.id, ok: true)
         case ClawdbotCanvasCommand.hide.rawValue:
+            let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
             await MainActor.run {
-                CanvasManager.shared.hide(sessionKey: "main")
+                CanvasManager.shared.hide(sessionKey: sessionKey)
             }
             return BridgeInvokeResponse(id: req.id, ok: true)
         case ClawdbotCanvasCommand.navigate.rawValue:
             let params = try Self.decodeParams(ClawdbotCanvasNavigateParams.self, from: req.paramsJSON)
+            let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
             try await MainActor.run {
-                _ = try CanvasManager.shared.show(sessionKey: "main", path: params.url)
+                _ = try CanvasManager.shared.show(sessionKey: sessionKey, path: params.url)
             }
             return BridgeInvokeResponse(id: req.id, ok: true)
         case ClawdbotCanvasCommand.evalJS.rawValue:
             let params = try Self.decodeParams(ClawdbotCanvasEvalParams.self, from: req.paramsJSON)
+            let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
             let result = try await CanvasManager.shared.eval(
-                sessionKey: "main",
+                sessionKey: sessionKey,
                 javaScript: params.javaScript)
             let payload = try Self.encodePayload(["result": result] as [String: String])
             return BridgeInvokeResponse(id: req.id, ok: true, payloadJSON: payload)
@@ -109,7 +120,8 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
             }()
             let quality = params?.quality ?? 0.9
 
-            let path = try await CanvasManager.shared.snapshot(sessionKey: "main", outPath: nil)
+            let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
+            let path = try await CanvasManager.shared.snapshot(sessionKey: sessionKey, outPath: nil)
             defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: path) }
             let data = try Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: path))
             guard let image = NSImage(data: data) else {
@@ -319,7 +331,8 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
     private func handleA2UIReset(_ req: BridgeInvokeRequest) async throws -> BridgeInvokeResponse {
         try await self.ensureA2UIHost()
 
-        let json = try await CanvasManager.shared.eval(sessionKey: "main", javaScript: """
+        let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
+        let json = try await CanvasManager.shared.eval(sessionKey: sessionKey, javaScript: """
         (() => {
           if (!globalThis.clawdbotA2UI) return JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "missing clawdbotA2UI" });
           return JSON.stringify(globalThis.clawdbotA2UI.reset());
@@ -358,7 +371,8 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
           }
         })()
         """
-        let resultJSON = try await CanvasManager.shared.eval(sessionKey: "main", javaScript: js)
+        let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
+        let resultJSON = try await CanvasManager.shared.eval(sessionKey: sessionKey, javaScript: js)
         return BridgeInvokeResponse(id: req.id, ok: true, payloadJSON: resultJSON)
     }
 
@@ -369,8 +383,9 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
                 NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "A2UI_HOST_NOT_CONFIGURED: gateway did not advertise canvas host",
             ])
         }
+        let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
         _ = try await MainActor.run {
-            try CanvasManager.shared.show(sessionKey: "main", path: a2uiUrl)
+            try CanvasManager.shared.show(sessionKey: sessionKey, path: a2uiUrl)
         }
         if await self.isA2UIReady(poll: true) { return }
         throw NSError(domain: "Canvas", code: 31, userInfo: [
@@ -389,7 +404,8 @@ actor MacNodeRuntime {
         let deadline = poll ? Date().addingTimeInterval(6.0) : Date()
         while true {
             do {
-                let ready = try await CanvasManager.shared.eval(sessionKey: "main", javaScript: """
+                let sessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
+                let ready = try await CanvasManager.shared.eval(sessionKey: sessionKey, javaScript: """
                 (() => String(Boolean(globalThis.clawdbotA2UI)))()
                 """)
                 let trimmed = ready.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/WorkActivityStore.swift

@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ final class WorkActivityStore {
     private var currentSessionKey: String?
     private var toolSeqBySession: [String: Int] = [:]
 
-    private let mainSessionKey = "main"
+    private var mainSessionKeyStorage = "main"
     private let toolResultGrace: TimeInterval = 2.0
 
+    var mainSessionKey: String { self.mainSessionKeyStorage }
+
     func handleJob(sessionKey: String, state: String) {
         let isStart = state.lowercased() == "started" || state.lowercased() == "streaming"
         if isStart {
@@ -129,6 +131,17 @@ final class WorkActivityStore {
         self.refreshDerivedState()
     }
 
+    func setMainSessionKey(_ sessionKey: String) {
+        let trimmed = sessionKey.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return }
+        guard trimmed != self.mainSessionKeyStorage else { return }
+        self.mainSessionKeyStorage = trimmed
+        if let current = self.currentSessionKey, !self.isActive(sessionKey: current) {
+            self.pickNextSession()
+        }
+        self.refreshDerivedState()
+    }
+
     private func clearJob(sessionKey: String) {
         guard self.jobs[sessionKey] != nil else { return }
         self.jobs.removeValue(forKey: sessionKey)
@@ -151,8 +164,8 @@ final class WorkActivityStore {
 
     private func pickNextSession() {
         // Prefer main if present.
-        if self.isActive(sessionKey: self.mainSessionKey) {
+        if self.isActive(sessionKey: self.mainSessionKeyStorage) {
-            self.currentSessionKey = self.mainSessionKey
+            self.currentSessionKey = self.mainSessionKeyStorage
             return
         }
 
@@ -163,7 +176,7 @@ final class WorkActivityStore {
     }
 
     private func role(for sessionKey: String) -> SessionRole {
-        sessionKey == self.mainSessionKey ? .main : .other
+        sessionKey == self.mainSessionKeyStorage ? .main : .other
     }
 
     private func isActive(sessionKey: String) -> Bool {

apps/macos/Sources/ClawdbotProtocol/GatewayModels.swift

@@ -245,6 +245,31 @@ public struct StateVersion: Codable, Sendable {
     }
 }
 
+public struct SessionDefaults: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let defaultagentid: String
+    public let mainkey: String
+    public let mainsessionkey: String
+    public let scope: String?
+
+    public init(
+        defaultagentid: String,
+        mainkey: String,
+        mainsessionkey: String,
+        scope: String?
+    ) {
+        self.defaultagentid = defaultagentid
+        self.mainkey = mainkey
+        self.mainsessionkey = mainsessionkey
+        self.scope = scope
+    }
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case defaultagentid = "defaultAgentId"
+        case mainkey = "mainKey"
+        case mainsessionkey = "mainSessionKey"
+        case scope
+    }
+}
+
 public struct Snapshot: Codable, Sendable {
     public let presence: [PresenceEntry]
     public let health: AnyCodable
@@ -252,6 +277,7 @@ public struct Snapshot: Codable, Sendable {
     public let uptimems: Int
     public let configpath: String?
     public let statedir: String?
+    public let sessiondefaults: SessionDefaults?
 
     public init(
         presence: [PresenceEntry],
@@ -259,7 +285,8 @@ public struct Snapshot: Codable, Sendable {
         stateversion: StateVersion,
         uptimems: Int,
         configpath: String?,
-        statedir: String?
+        statedir: String?,
+        sessiondefaults: SessionDefaults?
     ) {
         self.presence = presence
         self.health = health
@@ -267,6 +294,7 @@ public struct Snapshot: Codable, Sendable {
         self.uptimems = uptimems
         self.configpath = configpath
         self.statedir = statedir
+        self.sessiondefaults = sessiondefaults
     }
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case presence
@@ -275,6 +303,7 @@ public struct Snapshot: Codable, Sendable {
         case uptimems = "uptimeMs"
         case configpath = "configPath"
         case statedir = "stateDir"
+        case sessiondefaults = "sessionDefaults"
     }
 }
 

apps/shared/ClawdbotKit/Sources/ClawdbotKit/BridgeFrames.swift

@@ -100,11 +100,18 @@ public struct BridgeHelloOk: Codable, Sendable {
     public let type: String
     public let serverName: String
     public let canvasHostUrl: String?
+    public let mainSessionKey: String?
 
-    public init(type: String = "hello-ok", serverName: String, canvasHostUrl: String? = nil) {
+    public init(
+        type: String = "hello-ok",
+        serverName: String,
+        canvasHostUrl: String? = nil,
+        mainSessionKey: String? = nil)
+    {
         self.type = type
         self.serverName = serverName
         self.canvasHostUrl = canvasHostUrl
+        self.mainSessionKey = mainSessionKey
     }
 }