diff --git a/codex-rs/session/src/cli.rs b/codex-rs/session/src/cli.rs
index f47231dc00..cf6cacc304 100644
--- a/codex-rs/session/src/cli.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/session/src/cli.rs
@@ -119,18 +119,18 @@ impl CreateCmd {
         store::prepare_dirs(&paths)?;
 
         // Spawn underlying agent
-        let (pid, prompt_preview): (u32, Option<String>) = match self.agent {
+        let (pid, prompt_preview, kind): (u32, Option<String>, store::SessionKind) = match self.agent {
             AgentKind::Exec(cmd) => {
                 let args = build_exec_args(&cmd.exec_cli);
                 let child = spawn::spawn_exec(&paths, &args)?;
                 let preview = cmd.exec_cli.prompt.as_ref().map(|p| truncate_preview(p));
-                (child.id().unwrap_or_default(), preview)
+                (child.id().unwrap_or_default(), preview, store::SessionKind::Exec)
             }
             AgentKind::Repl(cmd) => {
                 let args = build_repl_args(&cmd.repl_cli);
                 let child = spawn::spawn_repl(&paths, &args)?;
                 let preview = cmd.repl_cli.prompt.as_ref().map(|p| truncate_preview(p));
-                (child.id().unwrap_or_default(), preview)
+                (child.id().unwrap_or_default(), preview, store::SessionKind::Repl)
             }
         };
 
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ impl CreateCmd {
         let meta = store::SessionMeta {
             id: id.clone(),
             pid,
+            kind,
             created_at: chrono::Utc::now(),
             prompt_preview,
         };
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ pub struct StatusRow {
     pub idx: usize,
     pub id: String,
     pub pid: u32,
+    pub kind: String,
     pub status: String,
     pub created: String,
     pub prompt: String,
@@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ impl ListCmd {
                     idx,
                     id: m.id,
                     pid: m.pid,
+                    kind: format!("{:?}", m.kind).to_lowercase(),
                     status: status.into(),
                     created: m.created_at.to_rfc3339(),
                     prompt: m.prompt_preview.unwrap_or_default(),
@@ -486,12 +489,12 @@ pub fn print_table(rows: &[StatusRow]) -> Result<()> {
     use tabwriter::TabWriter;
 
     let mut tw = TabWriter::new(Vec::new()).padding(2);
-    writeln!(tw, "#\tID\tPID\tSTATUS\tOUT\tERR\tCREATED\tPROMPT")?;
+    writeln!(tw, "#\tID\tPID\tTYPE\tSTATUS\tOUT\tERR\tCREATED\tPROMPT")?;
     for r in rows {
         writeln!(
             tw,
-            "{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}",
-            r.idx, r.id, r.pid, r.status, r.out, r.err, r.created, r.prompt
+            "{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}\t{}",
+            r.idx, r.id, r.pid, r.kind, r.status, r.out, r.err, r.created, r.prompt
         )?;
     }
     let out = String::from_utf8(tw.into_inner()?)?;
diff --git a/codex-rs/session/src/spawn.rs b/codex-rs/session/src/spawn.rs
index baae8adee2..4656752937 100644
--- a/codex-rs/session/src/spawn.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/session/src/spawn.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ pub fn spawn_repl(paths: &Paths, repl_args: &[String]) -> Result<Child> {
     {
         use std::io;
         use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
-        use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
 
         // Ensure the FIFO exists (create with 600 permissions).
         if !paths.stdin.exists() {
diff --git a/codex-rs/session/src/store.rs b/codex-rs/session/src/store.rs
index c219fe9fc8..fd02154c4c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/session/src/store.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/session/src/store.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,23 @@ pub struct SessionMeta {
     pub id: String,
     pub pid: u32,
     pub created_at: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub kind: SessionKind,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub prompt_preview: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum SessionKind {
+    Exec,
+    Repl,
+}
+
+impl Default for SessionKind {
+    fn default() -> Self { SessionKind::Exec }
+}
+
 /// Create the on-disk directory structure and write metadata + empty log files.
 /// Create directory & empty log files. Does **not** write metadata; caller should write that
 /// once the child process has actually been spawned so we can record its PID.