From c2f6fd9155f8928a4f2515e402df516c481e9719 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:21:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Expose session_name in kitten @ ls output for each window
 (fix #9732)

Co-authored-by: kovidgoyal <1308621+kovidgoyal@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/sessions/98770c1a-7605-4597-a5ce-f27b35315930
---
 docs/changelog.rst | 2 ++
 kitty/window.py    | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 6ef6c7100..e41a7f289 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 0.47.0 [future]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+- :doc:`remote control`: Expose :code:`session_name` in the output of ``kitten @ ls`` for each window (:iss:`9732`)
+
 - Fix thickness of diagonal lines in box drawing characters not the same as horizontal/vertical lines (:iss:`9719`)
 
 - Graphics protocol: Fix crash when handling invalid PNG image with direct transmission
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index c9da657fe..4ff0ac395 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ class WindowDict(TypedDict):
     created_at: int
     in_alternate_screen: bool
     neighbors: NeighborsMap
+    session_name: str
 
 
 class PipeData(TypedDict):
@@ -2106,6 +2107,7 @@ class Window:
             'created_at': self.created_at,
             'in_alternate_screen': self.screen.is_using_alternate_linebuf(),
             'neighbors': neighbors_map,
+            'session_name': self.created_in_session_name,
         }
 
     def serialize_state(self) -> dict[str, Any]: