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get_session_info() returns parent_session_uuid=None after fork_session() with explicit path; entry missing from list_sessions() #1192

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@alexiss31

Summary

SessionInfo returned by get_session_info() for a session created with fork_session(source=..., path=...) reports parent_session_uuid as None when the source session was itself created via fork_session in the same process. Reproduced on 0.3.226 with the script below; the parent chain is correct if the source is a top-level session.

Repro

from anthropic import AsyncAnthropic
import asyncio, tempfile, os

async def main():
    client = AsyncAnthropic(api_key="sk-ant-test")
    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
        s1 = await client.sessions.create(path=os.path.join(d, "a.jsonl"))
        s2 = await client.sessions.fork(s1.uuid, path=os.path.join(d, "b.jsonl"))
        info = await client.sessions.get_info(s2.uuid)
        print(info.parent_session_uuid)  # None, expected s1.uuid

asyncio.run(main())

parent_session_uuid is None; after re-listing, the entry is missing entirely from list_sessions().

Environment

  • claude-agent-sdk-python 0.3.226, Python 3.12, macOS 15
  • Claude Code Version: 2.1.196 (if relevant)

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Expected behavior

parent_session_uuid should equal the source session uuid; entries should persist in list_sessions().

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