diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/data/ws/CommandModels.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/data/ws/CommandModels.kt
index 541795eb..0e0fb7c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/data/ws/CommandModels.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/data/ws/CommandModels.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ object CommandBlocklist {
         setOf(
             "/clear",
             "/redraw",
-            "/history",
+            // "/history" is NOT blocked — it's handled client-side (issue
+            // #864) by opening the session history tab.
             "/save",
             "/prompt",
             "/snapshot",
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatScreen.kt
index 13a6c615..1034ff1d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatScreen.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
+import com.m57.hermescontrol.HistoryScreen
 import com.m57.hermescontrol.NavigationController
 import com.m57.hermescontrol.R
 import com.m57.hermescontrol.data.model.Attachment
@@ -193,6 +194,15 @@ fun ChatScreen(
         }
     }
 
+    // /resume · /history (issue #864): open the session history tab so the
+    // user picks a past session — client-side, no gateway round-trip.
+    LaunchedEffect(state.openHistoryRequested) {
+        if (state.openHistoryRequested) {
+            NavigationController.navigateTo(HistoryScreen)
+            viewModel.consumeOpenHistoryRequest()
+        }
+    }
+
     // Arm + trigger older-message paging when the user scrolls near the top.
     // Before prepending, capture the anchor (first visible message id + offset)
     // so the same content stays under the reader's eye after the insert
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModel.kt
index 88a1feb6..abaa75b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModel.kt
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ data class ChatUiState(
     // #865). Empty until the local store loads; commands without recorded
     // usage keep their catalog order.
     val slashUsageCounts: Map<String, Int> = emptyMap(),
+    // Transient nav request from /resume and /history (issue #864): the
+    // screen consumes it by navigating to the history tab, then clears it.
+    val openHistoryRequested: Boolean = false,
     // In-session model picker (issue #589) — surfaced when the user types /model
     // (or taps the top-bar model chip). Mirror of the global model screen's
     // picker, but the selection hot-swaps the CURRENT session via the slash path.
@@ -1435,6 +1438,13 @@ class ChatViewModel(
                 openUpdateConfirm()
             }
 
+            is SlashResult.OpenHistory -> {
+                // Client-side: open the session history tab so the user can
+                // pick a past session to resume (issue #864) — no gateway
+                // round-trip (the backend slash worker can't answer /resume).
+                _uiState.update { it.copy(openHistoryRequested = true) }
+            }
+
             is SlashResult.RpcDispatch -> {
                 dispatchViaRpc(command)
             }
@@ -3231,6 +3241,11 @@ class ChatViewModel(
         _uiState.update { it.copy(backgroundCompleteMessage = null) }
     }
 
+    /** Consume the /resume · /history navigation request (issue #864). */
+    fun consumeOpenHistoryRequest() {
+        _uiState.update { it.copy(openHistoryRequested = false) }
+    }
+
     // ── Approval flow ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     private fun handleApprovalRequest(event: WsEvent.ApprovalRequest) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcher.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcher.kt
index 1c641999..aea64bc5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcher.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcher.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class SlashCommandDispatcher {
             "/fork", "/branch" -> SlashResult.SessionBranch
             "/model" -> SlashResult.ModelSwitch
             "/update" -> SlashResult.Update
+            "/resume", "/history" -> SlashResult.OpenHistory
             else -> SlashResult.RpcDispatch
         }
     }
@@ -71,4 +72,12 @@ sealed class SlashResult {
      * after 45s (issue #862).
      */
     data object Update : SlashResult()
+
+    /**
+     * Open the session history tab client-side (issue #864). /resume and
+     * /history are CLI-flavored interactive commands the mobile gateway path
+     * can't answer usefully — same class of problem as /update (#862). The
+     * user picks a past session from history and resumes it from there.
+     */
+    data object OpenHistory : SlashResult()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModelTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModelTest.kt
index eedfcaea..65807b67 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/ChatViewModelTest.kt
@@ -446,6 +446,58 @@ class ChatViewModelTest {
             }
         }
 
+    // ── /resume · /history open the history tab (issue #864) ────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    fun slashCommand_resume_requestsHistoryNavigationWithoutGateway() =
+        runTest {
+            val (viewModel, sessionId) = createViewModelWithSession()
+
+            viewModel.sendMessage("/resume")
+            advanceUntilIdle()
+
+            assertTrue(
+                "openHistoryRequested must be set for the screen to navigate",
+                viewModel.uiState.value.openHistoryRequested,
+            )
+            // Client-side only: no gateway round-trip for /resume.
+            verify(exactly = 0) {
+                HermesWsClient.request(WsMethods.COMMAND_DISPATCH, any(), any())
+            }
+            verify(exactly = 0) {
+                HermesWsClient.request(WsMethods.SLASH_EXEC, any(), any())
+            }
+        }
+
+    @Test
+    fun slashCommand_history_requestsHistoryNavigation() =
+        runTest {
+            val (viewModel, sessionId) = createViewModelWithSession()
+
+            viewModel.sendMessage("/history")
+            advanceUntilIdle()
+
+            assertTrue(viewModel.uiState.value.openHistoryRequested)
+            verify(exactly = 0) {
+                HermesWsClient.request(WsMethods.COMMAND_DISPATCH, any(), any())
+            }
+        }
+
+    @Test
+    fun consumeOpenHistoryRequest_clearsFlag() =
+        runTest {
+            val (viewModel, sessionId) = createViewModelWithSession()
+
+            viewModel.sendMessage("/resume")
+            advanceUntilIdle()
+            assertTrue(viewModel.uiState.value.openHistoryRequested)
+
+            viewModel.consumeOpenHistoryRequest()
+            advanceUntilIdle()
+
+            assertFalse(viewModel.uiState.value.openHistoryRequested)
+        }
+
     @Test
     fun testSlashCommand_unknown_showsErrorMessage() =
         runTest {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcherTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcherTest.kt
index 659dcbd2..1559caed 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcherTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/m57/hermescontrol/ui/chat/SlashCommandDispatcherTest.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ class SlashCommandDispatcherTest {
         assertEquals(SlashResult.Update, dispatcher.dispatch("/Update"))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `resume and history route to OpenHistory`() {
+        // /resume and /history are CLI-flavored interactive commands the
+        // mobile gateway path can't answer — handled client-side by opening
+        // the session history tab (issue #864).
+        assertEquals(SlashResult.OpenHistory, dispatcher.dispatch("/resume"))
+        assertEquals(SlashResult.OpenHistory, dispatcher.dispatch("/RESUME"))
+        assertEquals(SlashResult.OpenHistory, dispatcher.dispatch("/history"))
+        assertEquals(SlashResult.OpenHistory, dispatcher.dispatch("/History"))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `NEW uppercase still routes to NewSession`() {
         // Dispatcher lower-cases before matching, so case must not matter.