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+# Review Context
+
+## Branch Info
+
+- Base: origin/main (8e44541c4c53cfdf6bb149dc7dc4524eff24405a)
+- Current: brennanb2025/fix-session-hydration-data-loss
+
+## 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)
+
+<!-- In scope: issues on these lines OR caused by these changes. Out of scope: unrelated pre-existing issues -->
+
+| File                                                      | Changed Lines                                          |
+| --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| src/main/persistence.test.ts                              | 5, 585-712                                             |
+| src/main/persistence.ts                                   | 5-14, 57-68, 88-93, 99-154, 269-277, 308-316           |
+| src/renderer/src/App.tsx                                  | 31-34, 98, 188-192, 283-296, 316-320, 355, 389, 399-403|
+| 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
+- src/main/persistence.ts
+- src/main/persistence.test.ts
+
+### Frontend/UI
+- 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. -->
+<!-- Format: [file:line-range] | [severity] | [reason skipped] | [issue summary] -->
+<!-- NOTE: Skips should be RARE - only purely cosmetic issues with no functional impact -->
+
+[None yet]
+
+## Iteration State
+
+Current iteration: 1
+Last completed phase: Setup
+Files fixed this iteration: []