Terminal Opened in the Wrong Directory

After restore or agent exit, a new shell may land in $HOME even though the workspace still points at a project.

imux tries to preserve project directories on replacement terminals—this guide covers manual recovery when that fails.

Prerequisites

01
Check where you are
```
pwd
```
If you see your home directory, you are not in the project even if the window title mentions it.
02
Use the workspace / sidebar path
From the Files sidebar or workspace metadata, copy the project root. Then:
```
cd '/path/to/project'
```
03
Open a new terminal with the project cwd
Prefer New Terminal after focusing a pane that already has the correct directory, so inheritance can copy cwd. Avoid launching from a dead remote-only context when you want local files.
04
Fix bad resume commands
If a saved cd … && agent --resume … fails, start a clean shell in the project first, then decide whether resume is still needed. Do not chain resume into $HOME.

Why did restore open $HOME?

Often a failed initial command or missing panel directory metadata. Newer builds bias toward keeping project cwd on last-terminal replacement.