diff --git a/.claude/sessions/.gitattributes b/.claude/sessions/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90991eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/sessions/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.md merge=union
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diff --git a/.claude/sessions/2026-03-27.md b/.claude/sessions/2026-03-27.md
index 24a9c5f..960387a 100644
--- a/.claude/sessions/2026-03-27.md
+++ b/.claude/sessions/2026-03-27.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+### 14:39 - fix/command-mode-session-exit (#90)
+
+- Did:
+  - Verified fix was already applied: removed `this.commandMode.exit()` from `session-clear` and `session-new` handlers in `src/ClaudeCli.ts`
+  - Ran type-check, build (105 tests), biome CI. All passed.
+  - Committed, pushed, and created PR #125 with auto-merge enabled
+- Files: `src/ClaudeCli.ts` (2 deletions)
+- Decisions:
+  - CI is blocked by pre-existing audit failures (GHSA-c2c7-rcm5-vvqj, GHSA-48c2-rrv3-qjmp, GHSA-v3rj-xjv7-4jmq, GHSA-3v7f-55p6-f55p) in transitive dev deps (knip, @shellicar/build-clean). Not introduced by this PR. Requires separate security/maintenance PR.
+- Next: Fix pre-existing audit failures on main (separate maintenance-release PR) to unblock PR #125 auto-merge
 # Session Log: 2026-03-27
 
 ### 07:36 - fix/slash-command-attachments (Stage 1 of #89)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4da0101..6293b44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Fixed [CVE-2026-33532](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-48c2-rrv3-qjmp) (stack overflow) in yaml
 - Fixed [GHSA-v3rj-xjv7-4jmq](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3rj-xjv7-4jmq) (DoS) in smol-toml
 
+### Fixed
+
+- `session-clear` and `session-new` commands no longer exit command mode
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Updated `@shellicar/mcp-exec` to 1.0.0-preview.6
diff --git a/src/ClaudeCli.ts b/src/ClaudeCli.ts
index c58cc2c..9e51f59 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeCli.ts
+++ b/src/ClaudeCli.ts
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ export class ClaudeCli {
             this.term.log('Session cleared');
             this.printContext();
             this.printSessionCost();
-            this.commandMode.exit();
             this.scheduleRedraw();
             break;
           case 'session-new': {
@@ -582,7 +581,6 @@ export class ClaudeCli {
             }
             this.printContext();
             this.printSessionCost();
-            this.commandMode.exit();
             this.scheduleRedraw();
             break;
           }