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+# Review Context
+
+## Branch Info
+
+- Base: origin/main
+- Current: brennanb2025/fix-session-hydration-data-loss
+- Merge base: 8e44541c4c53cfdf6bb149dc7dc4524eff24405a
+
+## Changed Files Summary
+
+- M src/main/persistence.test.ts
+- M src/main/persistence.ts
+- M src/renderer/src/App.tsx
+- M src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-session.test.ts
+- M src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-session.ts
+- M src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals-hydration.test.ts
+- M src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals.ts
+
+## Changed Line Ranges (PR Scope)
+
+| File                                                       | Changed Lines                                                  |
+| ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| src/main/persistence.test.ts                               | 5, 585-796                                                     |
+| src/main/persistence.ts                                    | 5-15, 58-69, 94-176, 291-298, 329-336                          |
+| src/renderer/src/App.tsx                                   | 31-34, 98, 170-176, 191, 284-291, 294-307, 309-355, 389, 423, 433-437 |
+| src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-session.test.ts             | 1-2, 143-243                                                   |
+| src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-session.ts                  | 11-27                                                          |
+| src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals-hydration.test.ts  | 269-309                                                        |
+| src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals.ts                 | 98-106, 230-233                                                |
+
+## Review Standards Reference
+
+- Follow /review-code standards
+- Focus on: correctness, security, performance, maintainability
+- Priority levels: Critical > High > Medium > Low
+
+## File Categories
+
+### Electron/Main (Priority 1)
+- src/main/persistence.ts
+- src/main/persistence.test.ts
+
+### Frontend/UI (Priority 3)
+- src/renderer/src/App.tsx
+- src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-session.ts
+- src/renderer/src/lib/workspace-session.test.ts
+- src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals.ts
+- src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals-hydration.test.ts
+
+## Skipped Issues (Do Not Re-validate)
+
+<!-- Issues validated but deemed not worth fixing. Do not re-validate these in future iterations. -->
+
+(none yet)
+
+## Iteration State
+
+Current iteration: 1
+Last completed phase: Setup
+Files fixed this iteration: []