diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/session.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/session.test.ts
index 046f2b1e8..62cd98148 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/session.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/session.test.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import type {
   AgentClient,
   AgentMode,
   AgentModelDefinition,
+  AgentTimelineItem,
   ListModesOptions,
   ListModelsOptions,
 } from "./agent/agent-sdk-types.js";
+import type { ManagedAgent } from "./agent/agent-manager.js";
 import type { ProviderDefinition } from "./agent/provider-registry.js";
 import { ProviderSnapshotManager } from "./agent/provider-snapshot-manager.js";
 import type { SessionOptions } from "./session.js";
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ interface SessionHandlerInternals {
   handleCheckoutPullRequest(params: unknown): Promise<unknown>;
   handleCheckoutPushRequest(params: unknown): Promise<unknown>;
   handleCheckoutStatusRequest(params: unknown): Promise<unknown>;
+  handleImportAgentRequest(params: unknown): Promise<unknown>;
   describeWorkspaceRecord(...args: unknown[]): Promise<WorkspaceDescriptorPayload>;
   describeWorkspaceRecordWithGitData(...args: unknown[]): Promise<WorkspaceDescriptorPayload>;
   handleValidateBranchRequest(params: unknown): Promise<unknown>;
@@ -63,6 +66,10 @@ const agentResponseMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   generateStructuredAgentResponseWithFallback: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
+const agentMetadataMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  scheduleAgentMetadataGeneration: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
 const spawnMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   execCommand: vi.fn(),
   spawnWorkspaceScript: vi.fn(),
@@ -172,6 +179,14 @@ vi.mock("./agent/agent-response-loop.js", async (importOriginal) => {
   };
 });
 
+vi.mock("./agent/agent-metadata-generator.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./agent/agent-metadata-generator.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    scheduleAgentMetadataGeneration: agentMetadataMocks.scheduleAgentMetadataGeneration,
+  };
+});
+
 vi.mock("./worktree-bootstrap.js", async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./worktree-bootstrap.js")>();
   return {
@@ -570,6 +585,87 @@ afterEach(() => {
   vi.clearAllMocks();
 });
 
+describe("session agent import", () => {
+  test("sets a provisional title and schedules auto-title generation from the first hydrated user message", async () => {
+    const messages: unknown[] = [];
+    const cwd = "/tmp/imported-agent";
+    const timeline: AgentTimelineItem[] = [
+      { type: "user_message", text: "Investigate flaky checkout status\n\ninclude logs" },
+      { type: "assistant_message", text: "I will inspect the checkout flow." },
+    ];
+    const snapshot = {
+      id: "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000632",
+      provider: "codex",
+      cwd,
+      capabilities: TEST_CAPABILITIES,
+      config: { provider: "codex", cwd },
+      createdAt: new Date("2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z"),
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z"),
+      availableModes: [],
+      currentModeId: null,
+      pendingPermissions: new Map(),
+      bufferedPermissionResolutions: new Map(),
+      inFlightPermissionResponses: new Set(),
+      pendingReplacement: false,
+      persistence: {
+        provider: "codex",
+        sessionId: "thread-imported",
+        nativeHandle: "thread-imported",
+        metadata: { provider: "codex", cwd },
+      },
+      historyPrimed: true,
+      lastUserMessageAt: null,
+      attention: { requiresAttention: false },
+      foregroundTurnWaiters: new Set(),
+      finalizedForegroundTurnIds: new Set(),
+      unsubscribeSession: null,
+      internal: false,
+      labels: {},
+      lifecycle: "closed",
+      session: null,
+      activeForegroundTurnId: null,
+    } satisfies ManagedAgent;
+    const agentManager = {
+      listAgents: vi.fn(() => []),
+      subscribe: vi.fn(() => () => {}),
+      findPersistedAgent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+      resumeAgentFromPersistence: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(snapshot),
+      hydrateTimelineFromProvider: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      getTimeline: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(timeline),
+      setTitle: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      notifyAgentState: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    const agentStorage = {
+      list: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+      get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+    };
+    const session = createSessionForTest({ messages });
+    Object.assign(session, { agentManager, agentStorage });
+
+    await asSessionInternals(session).handleImportAgentRequest({
+      type: "import_agent_request",
+      provider: "codex",
+      sessionId: "thread-imported",
+      cwd,
+      requestId: "import-thread",
+    });
+
+    expect(agentManager.setTitle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      snapshot.id,
+      "Investigate flaky checkout status",
+    );
+    expect(agentMetadataMocks.scheduleAgentMetadataGeneration).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        agentManager,
+        agentId: snapshot.id,
+        cwd,
+        initialPrompt: "Investigate flaky checkout status\n\ninclude logs",
+        explicitTitle: null,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 describe("session PR status payload normalization", () => {
   test("includes repository identity fields on the wire", () => {
     const payload = normalizeCheckoutPrStatusPayload({
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/session.ts b/packages/server/src/server/session.ts
index cf7d3c026..ff02930b2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/session.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/session.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ import type {
   AgentRunOptions,
   AgentSessionConfig,
   AgentStreamEvent,
+  AgentTimelineItem,
   ProviderSnapshotEntry,
 } from "./agent/agent-sdk-types.js";
 import type { StoredAgentRecord } from "./agent/agent-storage.js";
@@ -417,6 +418,19 @@ export function resolveCreateAgentTitles(options: {
   };
 }
 
+function getFirstUserMessageText(timeline: readonly AgentTimelineItem[]): string | null {
+  for (const item of timeline) {
+    if (item.type !== "user_message") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const text = item.text.trim();
+    if (text) {
+      return text;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 function parseFetchWorkspacesCursorSort(raw: unknown[]): FetchWorkspacesRequestSort[] {
   const cursorSort: FetchWorkspacesRequestSort[] = [];
   for (const item of raw) {
@@ -3329,6 +3343,7 @@ export class Session {
       );
       await unarchiveAgentState(this.agentStorage, this.agentManager, snapshot.id);
       await this.agentManager.hydrateTimelineFromProvider(snapshot.id);
+      await this.applyImportedAgentTitle(snapshot);
       await this.forwardAgentUpdate(snapshot);
       const timelineSize = this.agentManager.getTimeline(snapshot.id).length;
       const agentPayload = await this.buildAgentPayload(snapshot);
@@ -3365,6 +3380,31 @@ export class Session {
     }
   }
 
+  private async applyImportedAgentTitle(snapshot: ManagedAgent): Promise<void> {
+    const initialPrompt = getFirstUserMessageText(this.agentManager.getTimeline(snapshot.id));
+    if (!initialPrompt) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { explicitTitle, provisionalTitle } = resolveCreateAgentTitles({
+      configTitle: snapshot.config.title,
+      initialPrompt,
+    });
+    if (!explicitTitle && provisionalTitle) {
+      await this.agentManager.setTitle(snapshot.id, provisionalTitle);
+    }
+
+    scheduleAgentMetadataGeneration({
+      agentManager: this.agentManager,
+      agentId: snapshot.id,
+      cwd: snapshot.cwd,
+      initialPrompt,
+      explicitTitle,
+      paseoHome: this.paseoHome,
+      logger: this.sessionLogger,
+    });
+  }
+
   private async handleRefreshAgentRequest(
     msg: Extract<SessionInboundMessage, { type: "refresh_agent_request" }>,
   ): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts b/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts
index cf0161f7d..e9e149949 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class FakeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
 
   private async emitSlashCommandTurn(slashCommand: {
     commandName: string;
-    args: string;
+    args?: string;
   }): Promise<void> {
     const threadStarted: AgentStreamEvent = {
       type: "thread_started",