## Operation decision matrix

Use this matrix to choose an operation by intent\.

“Identity” means persistent journal identity\. None of these conversation\-management operations is a workspace rollback\. Work already performed by tools remains a separate filesystem concern\.

| Your need | Operation | Main effect | Boundary to remember |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Find another conversation while OMP is open | `/resume` | Picker\, then runtime switch if selected | Escape keeps the current session\; inspect identity after questionable status\. |
| Reopen a specific native conversation | Terminal&#32;`--resume <id-or-path>` | Opens the selected history | IDs and direct paths have different failure and missing\-cwd behavior\. |
| Choose at startup | Terminal&#32;`--resume` | Startup picker | Cancellation exits startup\;&#32;empty folder does not auto\-select all projects\. |
| Return to this terminal’s applicable prior history | Terminal&#32;`--continue` | Breadcrumb\,&#32;recent fallback\,&#32;or new empty session | Not always newest\;&#32;fresh boundaries and relocation rules matter\.&#32;No&#32;`/continue`\. |
| Explore an alternative from the active conversation | `/fork` | New identity\,&#32;parent metadata\,&#32;retained conversation and journal entries | Same workspace\;&#32;ordinary queues retained\;&#32;artifact copy best\-effort\. |
| Create an alternative from saved history at launch | Terminal&#32;`--fork <id-or-path>` | New identity rooted at launch cwd | No parent\-process queues\;&#32;incompatible with&#32;`--no-session`\. |
| Refresh local provider\-facing state\,&#32;keep conversation | `/fresh` | Local handles cleared\;&#32;provider\-facing ID rotates | Journal and ordinary queues remain\;&#32;no real\-provider repair guarantee\. |
| Drop live\/model context\,&#32;keep this persistent session | `/clear` | Messages\/queues cleared\;&#32;reset boundary appended | Old history\,&#32;artifacts\,&#32;exports\,&#32;and workspace remain\. |
| Start a different empty conversation identity | `/new` | New identity\/path and reset conversation | Prior journal retained\;&#32;new file may be lazy\;&#32;not a settings factory reset\. |
| Understand local deletion behavior | `/drop`\,&#32;warning only | Best\-effort previous\-journal\/artifact deletion\,&#32;then new session | Do not exercise here\;&#32;no secure\-erasure guarantee or confirmation in this path\. |
| Inspect current live context as text | `/dump` | Clipboard\/plain text plus best\-effort sidecar | Can disclose raw current prompt\/tool\/context data and leave a temporary file\. |
| Export current session\-manager history with current metadata | Slash&#32;`/export` | Local HTML\;&#32;TUI requests OS opening | No\-space slash path\;&#32;nested history included\;&#32;no share\-redaction pass\. |
| Export a valid saved journal without a running agent | Terminal&#32;`--export` | File\-based HTML and printed output path | No reconstructed live prompt\/tool inventory\;&#32;validate input and output paths\. |
| Authorize external disclosure | `/share`\,&#32;reference only | Default encrypted snapshot or custom\-handler effect | Route\,&#32;redaction\,&#32;truncation\,&#32;complete\-link possession\,&#32;and late completion all matter\. |

For export’s valid\-input and missing\-path distinctions\,&#32;return to&#32;[local HTML export](<https://present-sketch-tp94.here.now/chapters/continuity-review-packet-local-html-export#continuity-review-packet-local-html-export>)\.&#32;For upload decisions\,&#32;use&#32;[Sharing is a separate disclosure decision](<https://present-sketch-tp94.here.now/chapters/continuity-sharing-is-a-separate-disclosure-decision#continuity-sharing-is-a-separate-disclosure-decision>)\,&#32;not a reset command\.