diff --git a/src/claude/claudeLocal.ts b/src/claude/claudeLocal.ts
index a0b9d861..cb005e98 100644
--- a/src/claude/claudeLocal.ts
+++ b/src/claude/claudeLocal.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { mkdirSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { logger } from "@/ui/logger";
 import { claudeCheckSession } from "./utils/claudeCheckSession";
+import { claudeFindLastSession } from "./utils/claudeFindLastSession";
 import { getProjectPath } from "./utils/path";
 import { projectPath } from "@/projectPath";
 import { systemPrompt } from "./utils/systemPrompt";
@@ -33,10 +34,19 @@ export async function claudeLocal(opts: {
     // - If resuming an existing session: use --resume (Claude keeps the same session ID)
     // - If starting fresh: generate UUID and pass via --session-id
     let startFrom = opts.sessionId;
-    if (opts.sessionId && !claudeCheckSession(opts.sessionId, opts.path)) {
-        startFrom = null;
+
+    // Convert --continue to --resume: find last session and use existing resume logic
+    if (!startFrom && opts.claudeArgs?.includes('--continue')) {
+        const lastSession = claudeFindLastSession(opts.path);
+        if (lastSession) {
+            startFrom = lastSession;
+            logger.debug(`[ClaudeLocal] Converting --continue to --resume ${lastSession}`);
+        }
+        // Remove --continue from claudeArgs since we're handling it
+        opts.claudeArgs = opts.claudeArgs?.filter(arg => arg !== '--continue');
     }
 
+  
     // Generate new session ID if not resuming
     const newSessionId = startFrom ? null : randomUUID();
     const effectiveSessionId = startFrom || newSessionId!;
diff --git a/src/claude/utils/claudeFindLastSession.ts b/src/claude/utils/claudeFindLastSession.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffc34d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/claude/utils/claudeFindLastSession.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { readdirSync, statSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { getProjectPath } from './path';
+import { claudeCheckSession } from './claudeCheckSession';
+
+/**
+ * Finds the most recently modified VALID session in the project directory.
+ * A valid session must contain at least one message with a uuid field.
+ * Returns the session ID (filename without .jsonl extension) or null if no valid sessions found.
+ */
+export function claudeFindLastSession(workingDirectory: string): string | null {
+    try {
+        const projectDir = getProjectPath(workingDirectory);
+        const files = readdirSync(projectDir)
+            .filter(f => f.endsWith('.jsonl'))
+            .map(f => {
+                const sessionId = f.replace('.jsonl', '');
+                // Check if this is a valid session
+                if (claudeCheckSession(sessionId, workingDirectory)) {
+                    return {
+                        name: f,
+                        sessionId: sessionId,
+                        mtime: statSync(join(projectDir, f)).mtime.getTime()
+                    };
+                }
+                return null;
+            })
+            .filter(f => f !== null)
+            .sort((a, b) => b.mtime - a.mtime); // Most recent valid session first
+
+        return files.length > 0 ? files[0].sessionId : null;
+    } catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
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