[Request] Option to resume the latest topic when opening an agent
Author: ChawnCreated Sep 27, 2026Updated Sep 27, 2026
Feature Description
Clicking an agent in the sidebar always opens a blank new chat, even when the agent already has conversations. To pick up where I left off I have to open the agent, then find and click the latest topic — every time, on desktop and on mobile web.
I'd like an option so that opening an agent (URL without a topic, e.g. /agent/<id>) resumes its most recent topic instead.
Proposed Solution
A user setting, e.g. "When opening an agent: New chat / Resume latest topic" (default: New chat, so nothing changes for anyone who doesn't opt in).
Where it would hook in, from reading v2.2.18:
- Sidebar agent links use
AGENT_CHAT_URL(agentId)(no topic), anduseAgentIdStoreSynccallsswitchTopic(null)when the agent changes without a topic in the path/query. - With the setting on,
AgentIdSynccould look up the agent's topics once per agent entry andnavigate(AGENT_CHAT_TOPIC_URL(agentId, latest.id), { replace: true }), where "latest" is the highestgetTopicSortTime(topic, 'updatedAt')— not the first item, since favorites are sorted first. - Only once per entry, so the "new topic" button (same agent, topic removed from the URL) still gives a blank chat; skip it if the user already picked a topic or started sending while the lookup was in flight.
I'm running a small patch that does exactly this on a self-hosted 2.2.18 and can open a PR if the approach is welcome.
Additional Information
- Version: self-hosted
lobehub/lobehub:2.2.18(server DB mode) - Related but different: #19516 (agent-callable topic search), #14146 (recent conversation list)
Source: lobehub/lobehub