diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FloatingTranscriptDebug.vue b/frontend/src/components/FloatingTranscriptDebug.vue
index 479cfe4..302a992 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FloatingTranscriptDebug.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FloatingTranscriptDebug.vue
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ const {
   error,
   isRealtime,
   processing,
+  ephemeral,
+  terminalReady,
   init,
   switchAgent,
   selectSession,
+  createNewSession,
   disconnectRealtime,
   sendPrompt
 } = useTranscriptDebug()
@@ -335,6 +338,10 @@ function handleSend(message: string) {
   sendPrompt(message)
 }
 
+function handleCreateSession() {
+  createNewSession()
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // WATCHERS
 // ============================================================================
@@ -485,6 +492,8 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
               v-if="conversation"
               :conversation="conversation"
               :processing="processing"
+              :terminal-ready="terminalReady"
+              :terminal="ephemeral"
               :show-selector="showSelector"
               :agents="agents"
               :selected-agent="selectedAgent"
@@ -494,6 +503,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
               @send="handleSend"
               @switch-agent="handleAgentSwitch"
               @select-session="handleSessionSelect"
+              @create-session="handleCreateSession"
             />
             <div v-else class="empty-state">
               <svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue
index c14e042..27e2798 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ChatContainer.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
   ConversationMessage,
   AgentName
 } from '@/types/transcript-debug'
+import type { EphemeralTerminal } from '@/composables/useEphemeralTerminal'
 import UserMessageBubble from './UserMessageBubble.vue'
 import AssistantMessageBubble from './AssistantMessageBubble.vue'
 import ProgressEvent from './ProgressEvent.vue'
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ import ResumeTerminalButton from './ResumeTerminalButton.vue'
 const props = defineProps<{
   conversation: ParsedConversation
   processing?: boolean
+  terminalReady?: boolean
+  terminal?: EphemeralTerminal | null
   showSelector?: boolean
   agents?: { id: AgentName; label: string }[]
   selectedAgent?: AgentName | null
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   send: [message: string]
   switchAgent: [agent: AgentName]
   selectSession: [sessionId: string]
+  createSession: []
 }>()
 
 const scrollContainer = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
@@ -254,6 +258,13 @@ function formatDuration(start: string, end: string): string {
             {{ s.firstUserMessage ? (s.firstUserMessage.length > 50 ? s.firstUserMessage.slice(0, 50) + '...' : s.firstUserMessage) : s.id.slice(0, 8) + '...' }}
           </option>
         </select>
+        <button class="new-session-btn" @click="emit('createSession')" title="Start new session">
+          <svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5">
+            <line x1="12" y1="5" x2="12" y2="19"/>
+            <line x1="5" y1="12" x2="19" y2="12"/>
+          </svg>
+          <span>New</span>
+        </button>
         <span v-if="sessionsLoading" class="spinner-sm"></span>
       </div>
       <div class="selector-row">
@@ -272,6 +283,7 @@ function formatDuration(start: string, end: string): string {
           v-if="selectedAgent"
           :agent="selectedAgent"
           :session-id="conversation.sessionId"
+          :terminal="terminal ?? null"
         />
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -354,6 +366,7 @@ function formatDuration(start: string, end: string): string {
 
     <UserInput
       :processing="props.processing"
+      :terminal-ready="props.terminalReady"
       @send="emit('send', $event)"
     />
 
@@ -365,6 +378,7 @@ function formatDuration(start: string, end: string): string {
         v-if="selectedAgent"
         :agent="selectedAgent"
         :session-id="conversation.sessionId"
+        :terminal="terminal ?? null"
       />
       <span v-if="conversation.metadata.startTime && conversation.metadata.endTime" class="meta-duration">
         {{ formatDuration(conversation.metadata.startTime, conversation.metadata.endTime) }}
@@ -739,6 +753,31 @@ function formatDuration(start: string, end: string): string {
   color: #ccc;
 }
 
+.new-session-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 3px;
+  padding: 2px 6px;
+  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.12);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.25);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  color: #4ade80;
+  font-size: 9px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: all 0.15s;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+}
+
+.new-session-btn:hover {
+  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.2);
+  border-color: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.4);
+  color: #86efac;
+}
+
 .spinner-sm {
   width: 12px;
   height: 12px;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ResumeTerminalButton.vue b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ResumeTerminalButton.vue
index c57af4d..2492cce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ResumeTerminalButton.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/ResumeTerminalButton.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ref, computed, watch, nextTick, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue'
 import type { AgentName } from '@/types/transcript-debug'
-import { useEphemeralTerminal, type EphemeralTerminal } from '@/composables/useEphemeralTerminal'
+import type { EphemeralTerminal } from '@/composables/useEphemeralTerminal'
 import TerminalNavButtons from '../TerminalNavButtons.vue'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   agent: AgentName
   sessionId: string
+  terminal: EphemeralTerminal | null
 }>()
 
 const AGENT_CMD: Record<AgentName, string> = {
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ const AGENT_CMD: Record<AgentName, string> = {
 }
 
 const isOpen = ref(false)
-let ephemeral: EphemeralTerminal | null = null
 
 // Local ref for xterm container - syncs to composable's containerRef
 const terminalContainer = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ const resizeStart = ref({ x: 0, y: 0, w: 0, h: 0 })
 const windowRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 
 const statusDotClass = computed(() => {
-  if (!ephemeral) return ''
-  switch (ephemeral.state.value) {
+  if (!props.terminal) return ''
+  switch (props.terminal.state.value) {
     case 'running':
     case 'shell-ready': return 'on'
     case 'connecting': return 'wait'
@@ -71,12 +71,11 @@ const terminalStyle = computed((): Record<string, string> => {
 
 async function open() {
   if (isOpen.value) {
-    await closeTerminal()
+    closeTerminal()
     return
   }
 
-  const cmd = `${AGENT_CMD[props.agent]} --resume "${props.sessionId}"`
-  ephemeral = useEphemeralTerminal(cmd)
+  if (!props.terminal) return
 
   isOpen.value = true
 
@@ -84,29 +83,24 @@ async function open() {
 
   // Sync container ref
   if (terminalContainer.value) {
-    ephemeral.containerRef.value = terminalContainer.value
+    props.terminal.containerRef.value = terminalContainer.value
   }
 
-  // Init renderer then start
-  if (!ephemeral.renderer.isReady.value) {
-    ephemeral.renderer.init()
+  // Init renderer if needed
+  if (!props.terminal.renderer.isReady.value) {
+    props.terminal.renderer.init()
   }
 
   setTimeout(() => {
-    ephemeral?.renderer.fit()
-    ephemeral?.renderer.terminal.value?.refresh(0, (ephemeral.renderer.terminal.value?.rows ?? 1) - 1)
+    props.terminal?.renderer.fit()
+    props.terminal?.renderer.terminal.value?.refresh(0, (props.terminal.renderer.terminal.value?.rows ?? 1) - 1)
     if (window.innerWidth > 1024) {
-      ephemeral?.renderer.focus()
+      props.terminal?.renderer.focus()
     }
-    ephemeral?.start()
   }, 150)
 }
 
-async function closeTerminal() {
-  if (ephemeral) {
-    await ephemeral.dispose()
-    ephemeral = null
-  }
+function closeTerminal() {
   isOpen.value = false
   hasCustomPosition.value = false
   showNavButtons.value = false
@@ -114,44 +108,24 @@ async function closeTerminal() {
 
 // ── Nav button actions ──
 
-function sendInput(text: string) {
-  if (!ephemeral) return
-  const chars = (text + '\r').split('')
-  let i = 0
-  const typeChar = () => {
-    if (i < chars.length) {
-      ephemeral?.renderer.terminal.value // just to keep ref
-      // Send through the composable's WS indirectly via onData
-      // We need direct WS access, so use sendRaw-like approach
-      const data = chars[i]
-      // The composable's onData callback sends to WS, so we write to terminal input
-      // Actually we need to send via the ephemeral's internal socket
-      // Let's just type into the terminal which triggers onData → WS
-      i++
-      setTimeout(typeChar, 15)
-    }
-  }
-  typeChar()
-}
-
 function navRunClaude() {
-  ephemeral?.renderer.terminal.value?.paste(AGENT_CMD[props.agent] + '\r')
+  props.terminal?.sendInput(AGENT_CMD[props.agent])
 }
 
 function navRunClaudeContinue() {
-  ephemeral?.renderer.terminal.value?.paste(AGENT_CMD[props.agent] + ' --continue\r')
+  props.terminal?.sendInput(AGENT_CMD[props.agent] + ' --continue')
 }
 
 function navRunClaudeResume() {
-  ephemeral?.renderer.terminal.value?.paste(AGENT_CMD[props.agent] + ' --resume\r')
+  props.terminal?.sendInput(AGENT_CMD[props.agent] + ' --resume')
 }
 
 function navRefresh() {
-  ephemeral?.renderer.fit()
+  props.terminal?.renderer.fit()
 }
 
 function navClearBuffer() {
-  ephemeral?.renderer.reset()
+  props.terminal?.renderer.reset()
 }
 
 function navSendKey(key: string) {
@@ -160,14 +134,14 @@ function navSendKey(key: string) {
     'alt-m': '\x1bm', 'ctrl-c': '\x03', 'tab': '\t', 'esc': '\x1b'
   }
   const data = keyMap[key]
-  if (data) ephemeral?.renderer.terminal.value?.paste(data)
+  if (data) props.terminal?.renderer.terminal.value?.paste(data)
 }
 
 function navScroll(direction: 'up' | 'down' | 'end') {
-  if (!ephemeral) return
-  if (direction === 'up') ephemeral.renderer.scrollLines(-10)
-  else if (direction === 'down') ephemeral.renderer.scrollLines(10)
-  else ephemeral.renderer.scrollToBottom()
+  if (!props.terminal) return
+  if (direction === 'up') props.terminal.renderer.scrollLines(-10)
+  else if (direction === 'down') props.terminal.renderer.scrollLines(10)
+  else props.terminal.renderer.scrollToBottom()
 }
 
 function toggleNavButtons() {
@@ -246,21 +220,17 @@ function stopResize() {
   isResizing.value = false
   document.removeEventListener('mousemove', onResize)
   document.removeEventListener('mouseup', stopResize)
-  nextTick(() => ephemeral?.renderer.fit())
+  nextTick(() => props.terminal?.renderer.fit())
 }
 
 // Sync container ref when it mounts
 watch(terminalContainer, (el) => {
-  if (ephemeral && el) {
-    ephemeral.containerRef.value = el
+  if (props.terminal && el) {
+    props.terminal.containerRef.value = el
   }
 })
 
-onBeforeUnmount(async () => {
-  if (ephemeral) {
-    await ephemeral.dispose()
-    ephemeral = null
-  }
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   document.removeEventListener('mousemove', onDrag)
   document.removeEventListener('mouseup', stopDrag)
   document.removeEventListener('touchmove', onDrag)
@@ -302,9 +272,9 @@ onBeforeUnmount(async () => {
               <span class="rt-name">{{ AGENT_CMD[agent] }}</span>
               <span class="rt-session">{{ sessionId.slice(0, 8) }}…</span>
               <i class="rt-dot" :class="statusDotClass"></i>
-              <span v-if="ephemeral?.state.value === 'connecting'" class="rt-status-text">Connecting...</span>
-              <span v-else-if="ephemeral?.state.value === 'shell-ready'" class="rt-status-text">Starting...</span>
-              <span v-else-if="ephemeral?.state.value === 'exited'" class="rt-status-text exited">Exited</span>
+              <span v-if="terminal?.state.value === 'connecting'" class="rt-status-text">Connecting...</span>
+              <span v-else-if="terminal?.state.value === 'shell-ready'" class="rt-status-text">Starting...</span>
+              <span v-else-if="terminal?.state.value === 'exited'" class="rt-status-text exited">Exited</span>
             </div>
             <div class="window-controls">
               <button
@@ -326,7 +296,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(async () => {
             <div ref="terminalContainer" class="rt-term"></div>
 
             <!-- Overlay: connecting -->
-            <div v-if="ephemeral?.state.value === 'connecting'" class="rt-overlay connecting">
+            <div v-if="terminal?.state.value === 'connecting'" class="rt-overlay connecting">
               <div class="rt-overlay-msg">
                 <div class="rt-spinner"></div>
                 <span>Connecting...</span>
@@ -342,7 +312,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(async () => {
         <TerminalNavButtons
           v-if="showNavButtons"
           class="rt-nav-popup"
-          @request-token="ephemeral?.renderer.terminal.value?.paste('genera token usando tu mcp\r')"
+          @request-token="terminal?.sendInput('genera token usando tu mcp')"
           @run-claude="navRunClaude"
           @run-claude-continue="navRunClaudeContinue"
           @run-claude-resume="navRunClaudeResume"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/UserInput.vue b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/UserInput.vue
index 6d7cf31..f2fd9f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/UserInput.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/transcript-debug/UserInput.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   processing?: boolean
+  terminalReady?: boolean
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -11,11 +12,12 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 
 const input = ref('')
 
-const isDisabled = computed(() => !input.value.trim() || props.processing)
+const notReady = computed(() => props.terminalReady === false)
+const isDisabled = computed(() => !input.value.trim() || props.processing || notReady.value)
 
 function handleSend() {
   const msg = input.value.trim()
-  if (!msg || props.processing) return
+  if (!msg || props.processing || notReady.value) return
   emit('send', msg)
   input.value = ''
 }
@@ -30,19 +32,25 @@ function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
 
 <template>
   <div class="user-input">
-    <div v-if="processing" class="processing-bar">
+    <div v-if="notReady" class="processing-bar starting">
+      <span class="processing-dots">
+        <span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>
+      </span>
+      <span>Starting terminal...</span>
+    </div>
+    <div v-else-if="processing" class="processing-bar">
       <span class="processing-dots">
         <span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>
       </span>
       <span>Agent is processing...</span>
     </div>
-    <div class="input-container" :class="{ disabled: processing }">
+    <div class="input-container" :class="{ disabled: processing || notReady }">
       <textarea
         v-model="input"
         class="input-field"
-        :placeholder="processing ? 'Wait for agent to finish...' : 'Continue this conversation...'"
+        :placeholder="notReady ? 'Starting terminal...' : processing ? 'Wait for agent to finish...' : 'Continue this conversation...'"
         rows="1"
-        :disabled="processing"
+        :disabled="processing || notReady"
         @keydown="handleKeydown"
       />
       <button
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
 
 <style scoped>
 .user-input {
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem 0.15rem;
   background: var(--bg-secondary);
   border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
   flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -77,6 +85,10 @@ function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
   color: var(--accent);
 }
 
+.processing-bar.starting {
+  color: var(--text-muted, #888);
+}
+
 .processing-dots {
   display: flex;
   gap: 3px;
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/transcript-debug/useTranscriptDebug.ts b/frontend/src/composables/transcript-debug/useTranscriptDebug.ts
index 99113d1..166b601 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/transcript-debug/useTranscriptDebug.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/transcript-debug/useTranscriptDebug.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { ref, computed, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
-import { endpoints } from '@/config/endpoints'
+import { ref, shallowRef, computed, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import { endpoints, terminalApiUrl } from '@/config/endpoints'
+import { useEphemeralTerminal, type EphemeralTerminal } from '../useEphemeralTerminal'
 import type {
   AgentName,
   SessionInfo,
@@ -58,6 +59,49 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
   const error = ref<string | null>(null)
   const isRealtime = ref(false)
 
+  // ── Ephemeral terminal ──
+
+  const AGENT_CMD: Record<AgentName, string> = {
+    ejecutor: 'ejecutor',
+    nucleo000: 'nucleo000',
+    claude: 'claude'
+  }
+
+  const ephemeral = shallowRef<EphemeralTerminal | null>(null)
+  const terminalReady = computed(() => ephemeral.value?.state.value === 'running')
+
+  async function disposeTerminal() {
+    if (ephemeral.value) {
+      await ephemeral.value.dispose()
+      ephemeral.value = null
+    }
+  }
+
+  const awaitingNewSession = ref(false)
+
+  function startTerminal(sessionId?: string) {
+    const cmd = sessionId
+      ? `${AGENT_CMD[selectedAgent.value]} --resume "${sessionId}"`
+      : AGENT_CMD[selectedAgent.value]
+    const term = useEphemeralTerminal(cmd)
+    ephemeral.value = term
+    term.start()
+  }
+
+  async function createNewSession() {
+    await disposeTerminal()
+
+    selectedSessionId.value = null
+    rawContent.value = ''
+    conversation.value = null
+    error.value = null
+    processing.value = false
+    optimisticMessage.value = null
+
+    awaitingNewSession.value = true
+    startTerminal() // no sessionId → brand new session
+  }
+
   // ── WebSocket realtime ──
 
   let socket: WebSocket | null = null
@@ -114,6 +158,15 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
     // Refresh session list (new sessions or size changes)
     await fetchSessions()
 
+    // New session just appeared — lock onto it without restarting terminal
+    if (awaitingNewSession.value) {
+      awaitingNewSession.value = false
+      selectedSessionId.value = changedSessionId
+      saveState()
+      await fetchSessionContent(changedSessionId)
+      return
+    }
+
     // If the changed session is the one we're viewing, re-fetch it
     if (selectedSessionId.value && selectedSessionId.value === changedSessionId) {
       await reloadCurrentSession()
@@ -172,9 +225,26 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
     }
   }
 
+  // Kill terminal on page close/refresh
+  function onBeforeUnload() {
+    if (ephemeral.value) {
+      const sessionId = ephemeral.value.ephemeralSessionId
+      navigator.sendBeacon(
+        terminalApiUrl('/kill-session'),
+        JSON.stringify({ sessionId })
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+    window.addEventListener('beforeunload', onBeforeUnload)
+  }
+
   // Auto-cleanup on unmount
   onUnmounted(() => {
+    disposeTerminal()
     disconnectRealtime()
+    window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', onBeforeUnload)
   })
 
   // ── Send prompt (spawns independent claude process) ──
@@ -185,45 +255,30 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
 
   async function sendPrompt(text: string) {
     if (!text.trim() || !selectedSessionId.value) return
-    sending.value = true
+
+    if (!ephemeral.value || ephemeral.value.state.value !== 'running') {
+      error.value = 'Terminal not ready — wait for it to start'
+      return
+    }
+
     error.value = null
+    ephemeral.value.sendInput(text)
+    processing.value = true
 
-    try {
-      const res = await fetch('/api/transcript-debug/send', {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-          agent: selectedAgent.value,
-          sessionId: selectedSessionId.value,
-          prompt: text
-        })
-      })
-      if (!res.ok) {
-        const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}))
-        throw new Error(data.error || `HTTP ${res.status}`)
-      }
-      // POST returned — agent is spawned
-      processing.value = true
+    // Optimistic: show user message immediately in chat
+    // Stays until the real user entry appears in the JSONL
+    optimisticMessage.value = {
+      kind: 'user',
+      uuid: `optimistic-${Date.now()}`,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      content: text,
+      isMeta: false,
+      isToolResult: false,
+      toolResults: []
+    } as ParsedUserMessage
 
-      // Optimistic: show user message immediately in chat
-      // Stays until the real user entry appears in the JSONL
-      optimisticMessage.value = {
-        kind: 'user',
-        uuid: `optimistic-${Date.now()}`,
-        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-        content: text,
-        isMeta: false,
-        isToolResult: false,
-        toolResults: []
-      } as ParsedUserMessage
-
-      if (conversation.value) {
-        conversation.value.messages.push(optimisticMessage.value)
-      }
-    } catch (e: any) {
-      error.value = `Failed to send: ${e.message}`
-    } finally {
-      sending.value = false
+    if (conversation.value) {
+      conversation.value.messages.push(optimisticMessage.value)
     }
   }
 
@@ -271,6 +326,7 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
       selectedSessionId.value = targetSession
       saveState()
       await fetchSessionContent(targetSession)
+      startTerminal(targetSession)
     } else {
       selectedSessionId.value = null
       saveState()
@@ -283,6 +339,8 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
   async function switchAgent(agent: AgentName) {
     if (agent === selectedAgent.value) return
 
+    await disposeTerminal()
+
     selectedAgent.value = agent
     error.value = null
     loading.value = true
@@ -299,6 +357,7 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
     if (sessions.value.length > 0) {
       selectedSessionId.value = sessions.value[0].id
       await fetchSessionContent(sessions.value[0].id)
+      startTerminal(sessions.value[0].id)
     } else {
       selectedSessionId.value = null
     }
@@ -311,6 +370,8 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
   async function selectSession(sessionId: string) {
     if (sessionId === selectedSessionId.value) return
 
+    await disposeTerminal()
+
     error.value = null
     loading.value = true
     transitioning.value = true
@@ -324,6 +385,8 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
 
     transitioning.value = false
     loading.value = false
+
+    startTerminal(sessionId)
   }
 
   // ── JSONL Parser ──
@@ -609,10 +672,14 @@ export function useTranscriptDebug() {
     isRealtime,
     sending,
     processing,
+    ephemeral,
+    terminalReady,
+    awaitingNewSession,
     init,
     fetchSessions,
     switchAgent,
     selectSession,
+    createNewSession,
     connectRealtime,
     disconnectRealtime,
     sendPrompt
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useEphemeralTerminal.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useEphemeralTerminal.ts
index 7559b49..98bdde3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/useEphemeralTerminal.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useEphemeralTerminal.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export interface EphemeralTerminal {
   /** Connect WS, wait for shell, then auto-run the resume command */
   start: () => void
 
+  /** Send text + \r directly to the terminal's WebSocket */
+  sendInput: (text: string) => void
+
   /** Ctrl+C, exit, close WS, kill session on server */
   stop: () => Promise<void>
 
@@ -136,6 +139,19 @@ export function useEphemeralTerminal(
     }
   }
 
+  function sendInput(text: string) {
+    if (!socket || socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) return
+    // Send text first, then Enter as a separate message —
+    // sending them together makes Claude Code treat \r as a
+    // literal line-break inside the prompt text.
+    socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'input', data: text }))
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      if (socket?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+        socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'input', data: '\r' }))
+      }
+    }, 80)
+  }
+
   async function stop() {
     if (!socket || socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
       state.value = 'off'
@@ -179,6 +195,7 @@ export function useEphemeralTerminal(
     renderer,
     ephemeralSessionId,
     start,
+    sendInput,
     stop,
     dispose
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TranscriptDebugPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/TranscriptDebugPage.vue
index 233f997..036efd0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TranscriptDebugPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TranscriptDebugPage.vue
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ const {
   isRealtime,
   sending,
   processing,
+  ephemeral,
+  terminalReady,
   init,
   switchAgent,
   selectSession,
+  createNewSession,
   disconnectRealtime,
   sendPrompt
 } = useTranscriptDebug()
@@ -34,6 +37,10 @@ function handleSend(message: string) {
   sendPrompt(message)
 }
 
+function handleCreateSession() {
+  createNewSession()
+}
+
 onMounted(() => {
   init()
 })
@@ -109,8 +116,11 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
             v-if="conversation"
             :conversation="conversation"
             :processing="processing"
+            :terminal-ready="terminalReady"
+            :terminal="ephemeral"
             :selected-agent="selectedAgent"
             @send="handleSend"
+            @create-session="handleCreateSession"
           />
         </div>
       </div>