merge(projects): restaurer les projets ouverts au redémarrage dans l'ordre mémorisé — #303 (QA verte reconfirmée par Git: rustup run stable cargo fmt --all -- --check, git diff --check, cargo test -p backend open_project_restore_tests 1/1, cargo test -p web-server authorized_open_project_restore_commands_share_the_tauri_contract 1/1, cargo test -p domain 311+ suites vertes, cargo check -p application -p infrastructure -p backend -p app-tauri -p web-server OK, npm run typecheck OK, npm test ciblé 37/37, npm run build OK; branche feature/303-restore-open-projects-order commit 8df80ae; correctif borné 28 fichiers: modèle domain project_restore.rs + port OpenProjectRestoreStore, store infrastructure open-projects.json, 7 use cases application/project/restore.rs, activation centralisée BackendCore::activate_project partagée ouverture/création/restore/retry avec watcher+MCP+run dirs, DTO backend, commandes Tauri + routes HTTP aux contrats identiques, frontend gateway/adapters/useProjects/ProjectsView avec notification échec unique et détails/retry/remove; réserves hors périmètre préexistantes: layout_usecases.rs 2 échecs fixtures plugin, 1 timing infrastructure, 32 échecs npm test web shell/LS7/tickets — suivis séparément; restants: rebuild AppImage demandé (commit dédié + tag, incrément y sur develop -> v0.45.0) puis validation live fermeture/relance depuis l'app installée; fichiers tickets/296/*, tickets/299-303/*, counter/index, attachments/ et scripts/ hors périmètre; aucun push)

crates/app-tauri/src/commands.rs

@@ -22,16 +22,15 @@ use application::{
     GitInitInput, GitLogInput, GitStagePathInput, GitStatusInput, InspectConversationInput,
     LaunchAgentInput, ListAgentsInput, ListDevicesInput, ListLayoutsInput, ListMemoriesInput,
     ListResumableAgentsInput, ListSkillsInput, ListSlashCommandsInput, LiveSessions,
-    LoadLayoutInput, McpRuntime, MutateLayoutInput, OpenPluginLayoutWindowInput, OpenProjectInput,
+    LoadLayoutInput, McpRuntime, MutateLayoutInput, OpenPluginLayoutWindowInput,
     ReadAgentContextInput, ReadConversationPageInput, ReadMcpToolPermissionsInput,
-    ReadMemoryIndexInput, ReadProjectContextInput, RecallMemoryInput, ReconcileLayoutsInput,
-    ReconcileLiveStateInput, RenameDeviceInput, RenameLayoutInput, ResolveAgentPermissionsInput,
-    ResolveAgentSystemPermissionsInput, ResolveMemoryLinksInput, RevokeDeviceInput,
-    RotateConversationLogInput, SaveChatDraftInput, SetActiveLayoutInput,
-    SetAgentMcpToolAllowedInput, SlashCommandEffect, SnapshotRunningAgentsInput,
-    StopLiveAgentInput, SyncAgentWithTemplateInput, UnassignSkillFromAgentInput,
-    UpdateAgentContactableInput, UpdateAgentContextInput, UpdateAgentEffortInput,
-    UpdateAgentMcpToolPermissionsInput, UpdateAgentPermissionsInput,
+    ReadMemoryIndexInput, ReadProjectContextInput, RecallMemoryInput, RenameDeviceInput,
+    RenameLayoutInput, ResolveAgentPermissionsInput, ResolveAgentSystemPermissionsInput,
+    ResolveMemoryLinksInput, RevokeDeviceInput, RotateConversationLogInput, SaveChatDraftInput,
+    SetActiveLayoutInput, SetAgentMcpToolAllowedInput, SlashCommandEffect,
+    SnapshotRunningAgentsInput, StopLiveAgentInput, SyncAgentWithTemplateInput,
+    UnassignSkillFromAgentInput, UpdateAgentContactableInput, UpdateAgentContextInput,
+    UpdateAgentEffortInput, UpdateAgentMcpToolPermissionsInput, UpdateAgentPermissionsInput,
     UpdateAgentSystemPermissionsInput, UpdateMemoryInput, UpdateProjectContextInput,
     UpdateProjectMcpToolPermissionsInput, UpdateProjectOrchestratorInput,
     UpdateProjectPermissionsInput, UpdateProjectSystemPermissionsInput, UpdateSkillInput,
@@ -65,20 +64,22 @@ use crate::dto::{
     LayoutOperationDto, ListLayoutsDto, LiveAgentListDto, ManagedTempGcResponseDto,
     ManagedTempHandleRequestDto, ManagedTempLeaseDto, ManagedTempLeaseResponseDto, MemoryDto,
     MemoryIndexDto, MemoryLinksDto, MemoryListDto, ModelServerConfigDto, ModelServerConfigListDto,
-    OpenCodeProviderListDto, OpenTerminalRequestDto, PreviewModelServerCommandDto, ProfileDto,
-    ProfileListDto, ProfileModelCatalogDto, ProjectDto, ProjectListDto,
-    ProjectMcpToolPermissionsDto, ProjectPermissionsDto, ProjectSystemPermissionsDto,
-    ProjectWorkStateDto, ReadAgentContextResponseDto, ReadChatDraftResponseDto,
-    ReadConversationPageRequestDto, ReattachChatDto, ReattachResultDto, RecallMemoryRequestDto,
-    RenameLayoutRequestDto, ReplyChunk, ResizeTerminalRequestDto,
-    ResolveAgentPermissionsRequestDto, ResolveAgentPermissionsResponseDto,
-    ResolveAgentSystemPermissionsRequestDto, ResolvedAgentSystemPermissionsDto,
-    ResumableAgentListDto, SaveChatDraftRequestDto, SaveEmbedderProfileRequestDto,
-    SaveModelServerRequestDto, SaveOpenCodeProviderProfileRequestDto, SaveProfileRequestDto,
-    SetActiveLayoutRequestDto, SetActiveLayoutResultDto, SetAgentMcpToolAllowedRequestDto,
-    SkillDto, SkillListDto, SlashCommandEffectDto, SlashCommandListDto, StopLiveAgentRequestDto,
-    StopLiveAgentResponseDto, SyncAgentWithTemplateRequestDto, SyncResultDto, TemplateDto,
-    TemplateListDto, TerminalClosedDto, TerminalSessionDto, TurnPageDto, UnassignSkillRequestDto,
+    OpenCodeProviderListDto, OpenProjectRestoreStateDto, OpenTerminalRequestDto,
+    PreviewModelServerCommandDto, ProfileDto, ProfileListDto, ProfileModelCatalogDto, ProjectDto,
+    ProjectListDto, ProjectMcpToolPermissionsDto, ProjectPermissionsDto,
+    ProjectSystemPermissionsDto, ProjectWorkStateDto, ReadAgentContextResponseDto,
+    ReadChatDraftResponseDto, ReadConversationPageRequestDto, ReattachChatDto, ReattachResultDto,
+    RecallMemoryRequestDto, RemoveOpenProjectRestoreEntryRequestDto, RenameLayoutRequestDto,
+    ReplyChunk, ResizeTerminalRequestDto, ResolveAgentPermissionsRequestDto,
+    ResolveAgentPermissionsResponseDto, ResolveAgentSystemPermissionsRequestDto,
+    ResolvedAgentSystemPermissionsDto, RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto, ResumableAgentListDto,
+    RetryOpenProjectRestoreRequestDto, SaveChatDraftRequestDto, SaveEmbedderProfileRequestDto,
+    SaveModelServerRequestDto, SaveOpenCodeProviderProfileRequestDto,
+    SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrderRequestDto, SaveProfileRequestDto, SetActiveLayoutRequestDto,
+    SetActiveLayoutResultDto, SetAgentMcpToolAllowedRequestDto, SkillDto, SkillListDto,
+    SlashCommandEffectDto, SlashCommandListDto, StopLiveAgentRequestDto, StopLiveAgentResponseDto,
+    SyncAgentWithTemplateRequestDto, SyncResultDto, TemplateDto, TemplateListDto,
+    TerminalClosedDto, TerminalSessionDto, TurnPageDto, UnassignSkillRequestDto,
     UpdateAgentContactableRequestDto, UpdateAgentContextRequestDto, UpdateAgentEffortRequestDto,
     UpdateAgentMcpToolPermissionsRequestDto, UpdateAgentPermissionsRequestDto,
     UpdateAgentSystemPermissionsRequestDto, UpdateMemoryRequestDto, UpdateProjectContextRequestDto,
@@ -438,9 +439,12 @@ pub async fn create_project(
         .execute(request.into())
         .await
         .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
-    // Start tailing this project's `.ideai/requests/` tree so an orchestrator
-    // agent can delegate agent/skill creation to IdeA (§14.3).
-    state.ensure_orchestrator_watch(&output.project);
+    state
+        .record_project_opened_for_restore
+        .execute(output.project.clone())
+        .await
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
+    state.activate_project(&output.project).await;
     Ok(ProjectDto::from(output))
 }
 
@@ -467,36 +471,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn open_project_for_adapter(
 ) -> Result<ProjectDto, ErrorDto> {
     let id = parse_project_id(&project_id)?;
     let output = state
-        .open_project
-        .execute(OpenProjectInput { project_id: id })
+        .open_project_and_activate(id)
         .await
         .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
-    // R0c (§3.4 « Trou C ») : dé-doublonne les `layouts.json` portant plusieurs
-    // feuilles sur le même agent AVANT toute reprise (`list_resumable_agents`
-    // relit la version persistée), de sorte qu'on ne propose / ne relance qu'une
-    // session par agent. Idempotent (no-op sans doublon) et best-effort : un échec
-    // ne doit pas bloquer l'ouverture.
-    let _ = state
-        .reconcile_layouts
-        .execute(ReconcileLayoutsInput { project_id: id })
-        .await;
-    // Réconcilie les lignes de live-state fantômes : un crash ne déclenche jamais
-    // `close_project`, donc l'ouverture est le seul filet fiable pour repasser en
-    // `idle` les agents `working`/`waiting`/`blocked` dont la session est morte.
-    // Acte système (appelle le port live-state directement, jamais via la surface
-    // MCP self-only). Best-effort : un échec ne bloque pas l'ouverture. Tourne
-    // AVANT toute relance d'agent (toute reprise réécrit ensuite en LWW).
-    let _ = state
-        .reconcile_live_state
-        .execute(ReconcileLiveStateInput { project_id: id })
-        .await;
-    // Réconcilie les tâches de fond persistées au même point de boot que le
-    // live-state : les Running sans handle vivant deviennent terminales, les
-    // complétions WakeOwner non livrées repassent dans l'inbox unifiée.
-    let _ = state.reconcile_background_tasks.execute(id).await;
-    // (Re)start the orchestrator watcher for this project (idempotent, §14.3).
-    state.ensure_orchestrator_watch(&output.project);
-    state.reconcile_claude_run_dirs(&output.project).await;
     Ok(ProjectDto::from(output))
 }
 
@@ -633,10 +610,92 @@ pub async fn close_project(project_id: String, state: State<'_, AppState>) -> Re
             workspace: None,
         })
         .await
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
+    state
+        .record_project_closed_for_restore
+        .execute(id)
+        .await
         .map(|_| ())
         .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
 }
 
+/// Reads the ordered open-project restore state without opening projects.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn read_open_project_restore_state(
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreStateDto, ErrorDto> {
+    state
+        .read_open_project_restore_state
+        .execute()
+        .await
+        .map(Into::into)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
+}
+
+/// Restores all retained projects and applies normal-open runtime side effects.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn restore_open_projects(
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+) -> Result<RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto, ErrorDto> {
+    state
+        .restore_open_projects_and_activate()
+        .await
+        .map(Into::into)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
+}
+
+/// Retries one retained entry, or all entries carrying a restore failure.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn retry_open_project_restore(
+    request: RetryOpenProjectRestoreRequestDto,
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+) -> Result<RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto, ErrorDto> {
+    let project_id = request
+        .project_id
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(parse_project_id)
+        .transpose()?;
+    state
+        .retry_open_project_restore_and_activate(project_id)
+        .await
+        .map(Into::into)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
+}
+
+/// Removes one retained entry from future restoration.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn remove_project_from_restore(
+    request: RemoveOpenProjectRestoreEntryRequestDto,
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreStateDto, ErrorDto> {
+    let project_id = parse_project_id(&request.project_id)?;
+    state
+        .remove_project_from_restore
+        .execute(project_id)
+        .await
+        .map(Into::into)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
+}
+
+/// Persists a new visible order; omitted retained entries keep their prior order.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn save_open_project_restore_order(
+    request: SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrderRequestDto,
+    state: State<'_, AppState>,
+) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreStateDto, ErrorDto> {
+    let ordered_project_ids = request
+        .ordered_project_ids
+        .iter()
+        .map(|id| parse_project_id(id))
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+    state
+        .save_open_project_restore_order
+        .execute(ordered_project_ids)
+        .await
+        .map(Into::into)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)
+}
+
 /// `list_projects` — list the projects known to the registry.
 ///
 /// # Errors

crates/app-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::create_project,
             commands::open_project,
             commands::close_project,
+            commands::read_open_project_restore_state,
+            commands::restore_open_projects,
+            commands::retry_open_project_restore,
+            commands::remove_project_from_restore,
+            commands::save_open_project_restore_order,
             commands::list_projects,
             commands::read_project_context,
             commands::update_project_context,

crates/application/src/lib.rs

@@ -204,10 +204,13 @@ pub use plugin::{
 pub use project::{
     CloseProject, CloseProjectInput, CloseProjectOutput, CloseTab, CloseTabInput, CreateProject,
     CreateProjectInput, CreateProjectOutput, ListProjectFiles, ListProjectFilesInput, ListProjects,
-    ListProjectsOutput, OpenProject, OpenProjectInput, OpenProjectOutput, ProjectFileEntry,
-    ProjectFileKind, ProjectFileListing, ProjectMeta, ReadProjectContext, ReadProjectContextInput,
-    ReadProjectContextOutput, UpdateProjectContext, UpdateProjectContextInput,
-    PROJECT_CONTEXT_FILE,
+    ListProjectsOutput, OpenProject, OpenProjectInput, OpenProjectOutput,
+    OpenProjectRestoreService, ProjectFileEntry, ProjectFileKind, ProjectFileListing, ProjectMeta,
+    ReadOpenProjectRestoreState, ReadProjectContext, ReadProjectContextInput,
+    ReadProjectContextOutput, RecordProjectClosedForRestore, RecordProjectOpenedForRestore,
+    RemoveProjectFromRestore, RestoreOpenProjectFailure, RestoreOpenProjects,
+    RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, RetryOpenProjectRestore, SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrder,
+    UpdateProjectContext, UpdateProjectContextInput, PROJECT_CONTEXT_FILE,
 };
 pub use project_plugin::{
     plugin_skill_ref, plugin_tool_ref, AssignmentMutation, ListProjectPluginSettings,

crates/application/src/project/mod.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mod create;
 mod files;
 pub(crate) mod meta;
 mod open;
+mod restore;
 
 pub use close::{CloseProject, CloseProjectInput, CloseProjectOutput, CloseTab, CloseTabInput};
 pub use context::{
@@ -34,3 +35,9 @@ pub use meta::ProjectMeta;
 pub use open::{
     ListProjects, ListProjectsOutput, OpenProject, OpenProjectInput, OpenProjectOutput,
 };
+pub use restore::{
+    OpenProjectRestoreService, ReadOpenProjectRestoreState, RecordProjectClosedForRestore,
+    RecordProjectOpenedForRestore, RemoveProjectFromRestore, RestoreOpenProjectFailure,
+    RestoreOpenProjects, RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, RetryOpenProjectRestore,
+    SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrder,
+};

crates/application/src/project/restore.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+//! Ordered open-project restore use cases (#303).
+
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use domain::ports::{
+    Clock, FileSystem, FsError, OpenProjectRestoreStore, ProjectStore, RemotePath, StoreError,
+};
+use domain::{
+    OpenProjectRestoreEntry, OpenProjectRestoreFailure, OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode,
+    OpenProjectRestoreState, Project, ProjectId,
+};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+
+use crate::AppError;
+
+/// Shared serialized access to the restore document and its project dependencies.
+pub struct OpenProjectRestoreService {
+    restore_store: Arc<dyn OpenProjectRestoreStore>,
+    projects: Arc<dyn ProjectStore>,
+    fs: Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
+    clock: Arc<dyn Clock>,
+    mutation: Mutex<()>,
+}
+
+impl OpenProjectRestoreService {
+    /// Builds the shared service.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(
+        restore_store: Arc<dyn OpenProjectRestoreStore>,
+        projects: Arc<dyn ProjectStore>,
+        fs: Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
+        clock: Arc<dyn Clock>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            restore_store,
+            projects,
+            fs,
+            clock,
+            mutation: Mutex::new(()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn load(&self) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, AppError> {
+        self.restore_store
+            .load_open_project_restore_state()
+            .await
+            .map_err(AppError::from)
+    }
+
+    async fn save(
+        &self,
+        mut state: OpenProjectRestoreState,
+    ) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, AppError> {
+        state.normalize_positions();
+        state.updated_at = self.clock.now_millis();
+        self.restore_store
+            .save_open_project_restore_state(&state)
+            .await
+            .map_err(AppError::from)?;
+        Ok(state)
+    }
+
+    async fn restore_matching(
+        &self,
+        target: Option<ProjectId>,
+        failures_only: bool,
+    ) -> Result<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, AppError> {
+        let _guard = self.mutation.lock().await;
+        let mut state = self.load().await?;
+        state.normalize_positions();
+        if state.entries.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(RestoreOpenProjectsOutput {
+                opened: Vec::new(),
+                failures: Vec::new(),
+            });
+        }
+        let mut opened = Vec::new();
+        let mut failures = Vec::new();
+        for entry in &mut state.entries {
+            if target.is_some_and(|id| id != entry.project_id)
+                || (failures_only && target.is_none() && entry.last_failure.is_none())
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            match self.resolve_entry(entry).await {
+                Ok(project) => {
+                    entry.name = project.name.clone();
+                    entry.root = project.root.as_str().to_owned();
+                    entry.last_failure = None;
+                    opened.push(project);
+                }
+                Err(failure) => {
+                    entry.last_failure = Some(OpenProjectRestoreFailure {
+                        code: failure.code,
+                        message: failure.message.clone(),
+                    });
+                    failures.push(failure);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        self.save(state).await?;
+        Ok(RestoreOpenProjectsOutput { opened, failures })
+    }
+
+    async fn resolve_entry(
+        &self,
+        entry: &OpenProjectRestoreEntry,
+    ) -> Result<Project, RestoreOpenProjectFailure> {
+        let project = self
+            .projects
+            .load_project(entry.project_id)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|error| {
+                let code = match error {
+                    StoreError::NotFound => OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::NotFound,
+                    StoreError::Invalid(_) | StoreError::Serialization(_) => {
+                        OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::Invalid
+                    }
+                    StoreError::Io(_) => OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::Store,
+                };
+                RestoreOpenProjectFailure::from_entry(entry, code, error.to_string())
+            })?;
+        let root = RemotePath::new(project.root.as_str());
+        match self.fs.metadata(&root).await {
+            Ok(metadata) if metadata.is_dir => match self.fs.list(&root).await {
+                Ok(_) => Ok(project),
+                Err(error) => Err(RestoreOpenProjectFailure::from_entry(
+                    entry,
+                    OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::Inaccessible,
+                    error.to_string(),
+                )),
+            },
+            Ok(_) => Err(RestoreOpenProjectFailure::from_entry(
+                entry,
+                OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::Inaccessible,
+                format!(
+                    "project root is not an accessible directory: {}",
+                    root.as_str()
+                ),
+            )),
+            Err(error @ (FsError::NotFound(_) | FsError::PermissionDenied(_) | FsError::Io(_))) => {
+                Err(RestoreOpenProjectFailure::from_entry(
+                    entry,
+                    OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::Inaccessible,
+                    error.to_string(),
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Structured restore failure returned to driving adapters.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct RestoreOpenProjectFailure {
+    /// Project id.
+    pub project_id: ProjectId,
+    /// Last known name.
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Last known root.
+    pub root: String,
+    /// Stable restore position.
+    pub position: u32,
+    /// Stable failure code.
+    pub code: OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode,
+    /// Human-readable diagnostic.
+    pub message: String,
+}
+
+impl RestoreOpenProjectFailure {
+    fn from_entry(
+        entry: &OpenProjectRestoreEntry,
+        code: OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode,
+        message: String,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            project_id: entry.project_id,
+            name: entry.name.clone(),
+            root: entry.root.clone(),
+            position: entry.position,
+            code,
+            message,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Restore result in persisted order.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct RestoreOpenProjectsOutput {
+    /// Accessible projects, preserving their relative persisted order.
+    pub opened: Vec<Project>,
+    /// Failures, preserving their persisted positions.
+    pub failures: Vec<RestoreOpenProjectFailure>,
+}
+
+macro_rules! service_use_case {
+    ($name:ident) => {
+        /// Ordered open-project restore use case.
+        pub struct $name {
+            service: Arc<OpenProjectRestoreService>,
+        }
+
+        impl $name {
+            /// Builds the use case from the shared serialized service.
+            #[must_use]
+            pub fn new(service: Arc<OpenProjectRestoreService>) -> Self {
+                Self { service }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+service_use_case!(ReadOpenProjectRestoreState);
+service_use_case!(RecordProjectOpenedForRestore);
+service_use_case!(RecordProjectClosedForRestore);
+service_use_case!(SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrder);
+service_use_case!(RestoreOpenProjects);
+service_use_case!(RetryOpenProjectRestore);
+service_use_case!(RemoveProjectFromRestore);
+
+impl ReadOpenProjectRestoreState {
+    /// Loads the current state.
+    pub async fn execute(&self) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, AppError> {
+        let _guard = self.service.mutation.lock().await;
+        self.service.load().await
+    }
+}
+
+impl RecordProjectOpenedForRestore {
+    /// Adds a project at the end or refreshes its retained entry in place.
+    pub async fn execute(&self, project: Project) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, AppError> {
+        let _guard = self.service.mutation.lock().await;
+        let mut state = self.service.load().await?;
+        if let Some(entry) = state
+            .entries
+            .iter_mut()
+            .find(|entry| entry.project_id == project.id)
+        {
+            entry.name = project.name;
+            entry.root = project.root.as_str().to_owned();
+            entry.last_failure = None;
+        } else {
+            state.entries.push(OpenProjectRestoreEntry {
+                project_id: project.id,
+                name: project.name,
+                root: project.root.as_str().to_owned(),
+                position: state.entries.len() as u32,
+                last_failure: None,
+            });
+        }
+        self.service.save(state).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl RecordProjectClosedForRestore {
+    /// Removes an explicitly closed project.
+    pub async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        project_id: ProjectId,
+    ) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, AppError> {
+        let _guard = self.service.mutation.lock().await;
+        let mut state = self.service.load().await?;
+        state.entries.retain(|entry| entry.project_id != project_id);
+        self.service.save(state).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl RemoveProjectFromRestore {
+    /// Removes one retained failure/tombstone from future restoration.
+    pub async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        project_id: ProjectId,
+    ) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, AppError> {
+        RecordProjectClosedForRestore::new(Arc::clone(&self.service))
+            .execute(project_id)
+            .await
+    }
+}
+
+impl SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrder {
+    /// Reorders known entries and appends omitted retained entries in their prior order.
+    pub async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        ordered_project_ids: Vec<ProjectId>,
+    ) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, AppError> {
+        let _guard = self.service.mutation.lock().await;
+        let mut state = self.service.load().await?;
+        let mut seen = HashSet::new();
+        if ordered_project_ids.iter().any(|id| !seen.insert(*id)) {
+            return Err(AppError::Invalid(
+                "ordered project ids must be unique".to_owned(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let mut by_id = state
+            .entries
+            .drain(..)
+            .map(|entry| (entry.project_id, entry))
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+        let mut entries = Vec::new();
+        for project_id in ordered_project_ids {
+            let entry = by_id.remove(&project_id).ok_or_else(|| {
+                AppError::NotFound(format!("open-project restore entry {project_id}"))
+            })?;
+            entries.push(entry);
+        }
+        let mut retained = by_id.into_values().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        retained.sort_by_key(|entry| entry.position);
+        entries.extend(retained);
+        for (position, entry) in entries.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            entry.position = position as u32;
+        }
+        state.entries = entries;
+        self.service.save(state).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl RestoreOpenProjects {
+    /// Restores every retained entry without aborting on per-project failures.
+    pub async fn execute(&self) -> Result<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, AppError> {
+        self.service.restore_matching(None, false).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl RetryOpenProjectRestore {
+    /// Retries one requested entry, or every entry carrying a prior failure.
+    pub async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        project_id: Option<ProjectId>,
+    ) -> Result<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, AppError> {
+        self.service.restore_matching(project_id, true).await
+    }
+}

crates/backend/src/dto.rs

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ use application::{
     CreateProjectInput, CreateProjectOutput, ExecuteSlashCommandOutput, GitGraphOutput,
     HealthInput, HealthReport, LayoutKind, ListProjectsOutput, ListSlashCommandsOutput,
     LiveRuntimeState, LiveSessionKind, LiveSessionSnapshot, OpenProjectOutput, ProjectWorkState,
-    SlashCommandEffect, StopLiveAgentOutput, TicketWorkSource, TicketWorkStatus, TurnPage,
-    TurnSource, TurnView,
+    RestoreOpenProjectFailure, RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, SlashCommandEffect, StopLiveAgentOutput,
+    TicketWorkSource, TicketWorkStatus, TurnPage, TurnSource, TurnView,
 };
 use domain::ports::{ReplyProgress, ReplyProgressKind, ReplyProgressSource, ReplyProgressStage};
 use domain::{
@@ -1148,6 +1148,110 @@ impl From<OpenProjectOutput> for ProjectDto {
     }
 }
 
+/// One persisted entry in the ordered open-project restore state.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct OpenProjectRestoreEntryDto {
+    pub project_id: String,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub root: String,
+    pub position: u32,
+    pub last_failure: Option<domain::OpenProjectRestoreFailure>,
+}
+
+/// Machine-local ordered open-project restore state.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct OpenProjectRestoreStateDto {
+    pub version: u32,
+    pub entries: Vec<OpenProjectRestoreEntryDto>,
+    pub updated_at: i64,
+}
+
+impl From<domain::OpenProjectRestoreState> for OpenProjectRestoreStateDto {
+    fn from(state: domain::OpenProjectRestoreState) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            version: state.version,
+            entries: state
+                .entries
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|entry| OpenProjectRestoreEntryDto {
+                    project_id: entry.project_id.to_string(),
+                    name: entry.name,
+                    root: entry.root,
+                    position: entry.position,
+                    last_failure: entry.last_failure,
+                })
+                .collect(),
+            updated_at: state.updated_at,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// One non-blocking project restore failure.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RestoreOpenProjectFailureDto {
+    pub project_id: String,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub root: String,
+    pub position: u32,
+    pub code: domain::OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode,
+    pub message: String,
+}
+
+impl From<RestoreOpenProjectFailure> for RestoreOpenProjectFailureDto {
+    fn from(failure: RestoreOpenProjectFailure) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            project_id: failure.project_id.to_string(),
+            name: failure.name,
+            root: failure.root,
+            position: failure.position,
+            code: failure.code,
+            message: failure.message,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Projects restored successfully plus retained per-entry failures.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto {
+    pub opened: Vec<ProjectDto>,
+    pub failures: Vec<RestoreOpenProjectFailureDto>,
+}
+
+impl From<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput> for RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto {
+    fn from(output: RestoreOpenProjectsOutput) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            opened: output.opened.into_iter().map(ProjectDto::from).collect(),
+            failures: output.failures.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Optional targeted retry request. Omit `projectId` to retry every failure.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RetryOpenProjectRestoreRequestDto {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub project_id: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Removes one retained entry from future restoration.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RemoveOpenProjectRestoreEntryRequestDto {
+    pub project_id: String,
+}
+
+/// Persists the visible open-project order.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrderRequestDto {
+    pub ordered_project_ids: Vec<String>,
+}
+
 /// Parses a project-id string (UUID) coming from the frontend.
 ///
 /// # Errors

crates/backend/src/lib.rs

@@ -44,14 +44,16 @@ use application::{
     PluginToolchainDiagnostics, PluginWorkspaceAccess, ProjectPluginResolver, ProposeContext,
     PurgeManagedTemp, QueryProjectStructure, ReadAgentContext, ReadChatDraft, ReadContext,
     ReadConversationPage, ReadIssue, ReadIssueAttachment, ReadIssueCarnet, ReadMcpToolPermissions,
-    ReadMemory, ReadMemoryIndex, ReadProjectContext, ReadSkill, ReadTemplate, RecallMemory,
-    ReconcileLayouts, ReconcileLiveState, ReconcileLiveStateInput, ReconcilePluginMcpServers,
+    ReadMemory, ReadMemoryIndex, ReadOpenProjectRestoreState, ReadProjectContext, ReadSkill,
+    ReadTemplate, RecallMemory, ReconcileLayouts, ReconcileLiveState, ReconcileLiveStateInput,
+    ReconcilePluginMcpServers, RecordProjectClosedForRestore, RecordProjectOpenedForRestore,
     RecordTurn, RecordTurnProvider, ReferenceProfiles, ReleaseManagedTemp, ReloadPlugin,
     ReloadPluginInput, RenameDevice, RenameLayout, RenameSprint, ReorderSprints, ResizeTerminal,
     ResolveAgentCapabilities, ResolveAgentPermissions, ResolveAgentSystemPermissions,
-    ResolveManagedTemp, ResolveMemoryLinks, RestoreOpenWindows, RetryBackgroundTask,
-    ReviewPluginPackage, RevokeAllDevices, RevokeDevice, RotateConversationLog, SaveChatDraft,
-    SaveEmbedderProfile, SaveModelServer, SaveOpenCodeProviderProfile, SaveProfile,
+    ResolveManagedTemp, ResolveMemoryLinks, RestoreOpenProjects, RestoreOpenProjectsOutput,
+    RestoreOpenWindows, RetryBackgroundTask, RetryOpenProjectRestore, ReviewPluginPackage,
+    RevokeAllDevices, RevokeDevice, RotateConversationLog, SaveChatDraft, SaveEmbedderProfile,
+    SaveModelServer, SaveOpenCodeProviderProfile, SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrder, SaveProfile,
     SessionLimitService, SetActiveLayout, SetAgentMcpToolAllowed, SetPluginEnabled,
     SetProjectPluginEnabled, SlashCommandRegistry, SnapshotOpenWindows, SnapshotRunningAgents,
     SpawnBackgroundCommand, StopLiveAgent, StructuredRoutingMode, StructuredSessions,
@@ -72,12 +74,13 @@ use domain::ports::{
     BackgroundTaskStore, ChatAttachmentStore, ChatDraftStore, Clock, DeviceSessionStore, Embedder,
     EmbedderEnvInspector, EmbedderProfileStore, EmbedderPromptStore, EnvironmentReader, EventBus,
     FileSystem, GitPort, IdGenerator, IssueNumberAllocator, IssueStore, ManagedTempStore,
-    McpToolPermissionStore, MemoryRecall, MemoryStore, ModelArtifactDownloader, PermissionStore,
-    PluginManifestValidator, PluginMcpSupervisor, PluginPackageStore, PluginRegistryStore,
-    PluginStorageStore, ProcessSpawner, ProfileStore, ProjectPluginSettingsStore, ProjectStore,
-    PtyHandle, PtyPort, RuntimePermissionProbe, ScheduledTask, Scheduler, SecretStore, SkillStore,
-    SprintStore, StructuredSessionEnvironmentPreparer, SystemPermissionStore, TemplateStore,
-    ToolInvoker, WakeError, WakeReason, WindowStateStore,
+    McpToolPermissionStore, MemoryRecall, MemoryStore, ModelArtifactDownloader,
+    OpenProjectRestoreStore, PermissionStore, PluginManifestValidator, PluginMcpSupervisor,
+    PluginPackageStore, PluginRegistryStore, PluginStorageStore, ProcessSpawner, ProfileStore,
+    ProjectPluginSettingsStore, ProjectStore, PtyHandle, PtyPort, RuntimePermissionProbe,
+    ScheduledTask, Scheduler, SecretStore, SkillStore, SprintStore,
+    StructuredSessionEnvironmentPreparer, SystemPermissionStore, TemplateStore, ToolInvoker,
+    WakeError, WakeReason, WindowStateStore,
 };
 use domain::profile::{
     AgentProfile, ContextInjection, McpConfigStrategy, McpTransport, StructuredAdapter,
@@ -100,20 +103,21 @@ use infrastructure::{
     FsAssistantContextStore, FsBackgroundTaskStore, FsChatAttachmentStore, FsChatDraftStore,
     FsConversationLog, FsDeviceSessionStore, FsEmbedderProfileStore, FsEmbedderPromptStore,
     FsHandoffStore, FsIssueNumberAllocator, FsIssueStore, FsLiveStateStore, FsManagedTempStore,
-    FsMcpToolPermissionStore, FsMemoryStore, FsModelServerRegistry, FsOrchestratorWatcher,
-    FsPermissionStore, FsPluginPackageStore, FsPluginRegistryStore, FsPluginStorageStore,
-    FsProfileStore, FsProjectPluginSettingsStore, FsProjectStore, FsProviderSessionStore,
-    FsSecretStore, FsSkillStore, FsSprintStore, FsSystemPermissionStore, FsTemplateStore,
-    FsWindowStateStore, Git2Repository, HeuristicHandoffSummarizer, HfModelArtifactDownloader,
-    HttpOpenAiCompatibleProbe, HttpProviderModelCatalogue, IdeaiContextStore,
-    InMemoryConversationRegistry, InMemoryMailbox, InMemoryPairAttemptLimiter, LlamaCppRuntime,
-    LocalEnvironmentReader, LocalFileSystem, LocalManagedProcess, LocalProcessSpawner,
-    ManagedTempToolProvider, McpServer, MediatedInbox, NaiveMemoryRecall, OrchestratorWatchHandle,
-    PortablePtyAdapter, ProcessCliVersionReader, ReadOnlyRuntimePermissionProbe, RwFileGuard,
-    StructuredSessionFactory, SystemClock, SystemMillisClock, TemplateToolProvider,
-    TicketAssistantEnvironmentPreparer, TicketToolProvider, TokioBroadcastEventBus, TokioScheduler,
-    ToolPolicyRegistry, UuidGenerator, VectorMemoryRecall, DEFAULT_OLLAMA_BASE_URL,
-    ONNX_CACHE_SUBDIR, RECOMMENDED_ONNX_MODELS, VECTOR_HTTP_ENABLED, VECTOR_ONNX_ENABLED,
+    FsMcpToolPermissionStore, FsMemoryStore, FsModelServerRegistry, FsOpenProjectRestoreStore,
+    FsOrchestratorWatcher, FsPermissionStore, FsPluginPackageStore, FsPluginRegistryStore,
+    FsPluginStorageStore, FsProfileStore, FsProjectPluginSettingsStore, FsProjectStore,
+    FsProviderSessionStore, FsSecretStore, FsSkillStore, FsSprintStore, FsSystemPermissionStore,
+    FsTemplateStore, FsWindowStateStore, Git2Repository, HeuristicHandoffSummarizer,
+    HfModelArtifactDownloader, HttpOpenAiCompatibleProbe, HttpProviderModelCatalogue,
+    IdeaiContextStore, InMemoryConversationRegistry, InMemoryMailbox, InMemoryPairAttemptLimiter,
+    LlamaCppRuntime, LocalEnvironmentReader, LocalFileSystem, LocalManagedProcess,
+    LocalProcessSpawner, ManagedTempToolProvider, McpServer, MediatedInbox, NaiveMemoryRecall,
+    OrchestratorWatchHandle, PortablePtyAdapter, ProcessCliVersionReader,
+    ReadOnlyRuntimePermissionProbe, RwFileGuard, StructuredSessionFactory, SystemClock,
+    SystemMillisClock, TemplateToolProvider, TicketAssistantEnvironmentPreparer,
+    TicketToolProvider, TokioBroadcastEventBus, TokioScheduler, ToolPolicyRegistry, UuidGenerator,
+    VectorMemoryRecall, DEFAULT_OLLAMA_BASE_URL, ONNX_CACHE_SUBDIR, RECOMMENDED_ONNX_MODELS,
+    VECTOR_HTTP_ENABLED, VECTOR_ONNX_ENABLED,
 };
 
 pub mod dto;
@@ -1789,6 +1793,20 @@ pub struct BackendCore {
     pub open_project: Arc<OpenProject>,
     /// Close a project (persist state).
     pub close_project: Arc<CloseProject>,
+    /// Read the ordered open-project restore intent.
+    pub read_open_project_restore_state: Arc<ReadOpenProjectRestoreState>,
+    /// Record a visibly opened project.
+    pub record_project_opened_for_restore: Arc<RecordProjectOpenedForRestore>,
+    /// Record an explicit project close.
+    pub record_project_closed_for_restore: Arc<RecordProjectClosedForRestore>,
+    /// Persist a new visible project order.
+    pub save_open_project_restore_order: Arc<SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrder>,
+    /// Restore every retained project.
+    pub restore_open_projects: Arc<RestoreOpenProjects>,
+    /// Retry one or all retained restore failures.
+    pub retry_open_project_restore: Arc<RetryOpenProjectRestore>,
+    /// Remove one retained restore entry.
+    pub remove_project_from_restore: Arc<application::RemoveProjectFromRestore>,
     /// Close a tab.
     pub close_tab: Arc<CloseTab>,
     /// List known projects.
@@ -2342,6 +2360,10 @@ impl BackendCore {
             Arc::clone(&fs) as Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
             app_data_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
         ));
+        let open_project_restore_store = Arc::new(FsOpenProjectRestoreStore::new(
+            Arc::clone(&fs) as Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
+            app_data_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+        ));
         let window_state_store = Arc::new(FsWindowStateStore::new(
             Arc::clone(&fs) as Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
             app_data_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
@@ -2357,6 +2379,8 @@ impl BackendCore {
         // Port-typed handles for injection.
         let fs_port = Arc::clone(&fs) as Arc<dyn FileSystem>;
         let store_port = Arc::clone(&store) as Arc<dyn ProjectStore>;
+        let open_project_restore_store_port =
+            Arc::clone(&open_project_restore_store) as Arc<dyn OpenProjectRestoreStore>;
         let window_state_port = Arc::clone(&window_state_store) as Arc<dyn WindowStateStore>;
         let device_session_port = Arc::clone(&device_session_store) as Arc<dyn DeviceSessionStore>;
         let pair_attempt_limiter_port =
@@ -2429,6 +2453,33 @@ impl BackendCore {
             Arc::clone(&fs_port),
         ));
         let close_project = Arc::new(CloseProject::new(Arc::clone(&store_port)));
+        let open_project_restore_service = Arc::new(application::OpenProjectRestoreService::new(
+            Arc::clone(&open_project_restore_store_port),
+            Arc::clone(&store_port),
+            Arc::clone(&fs_port),
+            Arc::clone(&clock) as Arc<dyn Clock>,
+        ));
+        let read_open_project_restore_state = Arc::new(ReadOpenProjectRestoreState::new(
+            Arc::clone(&open_project_restore_service),
+        ));
+        let record_project_opened_for_restore = Arc::new(RecordProjectOpenedForRestore::new(
+            Arc::clone(&open_project_restore_service),
+        ));
+        let record_project_closed_for_restore = Arc::new(RecordProjectClosedForRestore::new(
+            Arc::clone(&open_project_restore_service),
+        ));
+        let save_open_project_restore_order = Arc::new(SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrder::new(
+            Arc::clone(&open_project_restore_service),
+        ));
+        let restore_open_projects = Arc::new(RestoreOpenProjects::new(Arc::clone(
+            &open_project_restore_service,
+        )));
+        let retry_open_project_restore = Arc::new(RetryOpenProjectRestore::new(Arc::clone(
+            &open_project_restore_service,
+        )));
+        let remove_project_from_restore = Arc::new(application::RemoveProjectFromRestore::new(
+            Arc::clone(&open_project_restore_service),
+        ));
         let close_tab = Arc::new(CloseTab::new(Arc::clone(&store_port)));
         let list_projects = Arc::new(ListProjects::new(Arc::clone(&store_port)));
         let list_project_files = Arc::new(ListProjectFiles::new(Arc::clone(&fs_port)));
@@ -4017,6 +4068,13 @@ impl BackendCore {
             create_project,
             open_project,
             close_project,
+            read_open_project_restore_state,
+            record_project_opened_for_restore,
+            record_project_closed_for_restore,
+            save_open_project_restore_order,
+            restore_open_projects,
+            retry_open_project_restore,
+            remove_project_from_restore,
             close_tab,
             list_projects,
             list_project_files,
@@ -4216,6 +4274,63 @@ impl BackendCore {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Opens one project, persists its visible-open intent, then applies the
+    /// complete activation side-effect sequence shared by every driving adapter.
+    pub async fn open_project_and_activate(
+        &self,
+        project_id: ProjectId,
+    ) -> Result<application::OpenProjectOutput, AppError> {
+        let output = self
+            .open_project
+            .execute(application::OpenProjectInput { project_id })
+            .await?;
+        self.record_project_opened_for_restore
+            .execute(output.project.clone())
+            .await?;
+        self.activate_project(&output.project).await;
+        Ok(output)
+    }
+
+    /// Applies the same best-effort runtime activation to a normally opened,
+    /// newly created, restored, or retried project.
+    pub async fn activate_project(&self, project: &Project) {
+        let project_id = project.id;
+        let _ = self
+            .reconcile_layouts
+            .execute(application::ReconcileLayoutsInput { project_id })
+            .await;
+        let _ = self
+            .reconcile_live_state
+            .execute(application::ReconcileLiveStateInput { project_id })
+            .await;
+        let _ = self.reconcile_background_tasks.execute(project_id).await;
+        self.ensure_orchestrator_watch(project);
+        self.reconcile_claude_run_dirs(project).await;
+    }
+
+    /// Restores every retained project and activates each successful result.
+    pub async fn restore_open_projects_and_activate(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, AppError> {
+        let output = self.restore_open_projects.execute().await?;
+        for project in &output.opened {
+            self.activate_project(project).await;
+        }
+        Ok(output)
+    }
+
+    /// Retries retained failures (or one requested entry) and activates successes.
+    pub async fn retry_open_project_restore_and_activate(
+        &self,
+        project_id: Option<ProjectId>,
+    ) -> Result<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput, AppError> {
+        let output = self.retry_open_project_restore.execute(project_id).await?;
+        for project in &output.opened {
+            self.activate_project(project).await;
+        }
+        Ok(output)
+    }
+
     /// Starts a [`FsOrchestratorWatcher`] for `project` if one is not already
     /// running for it (idempotent). The watcher tails the project's
     /// `.ideai/requests/` tree and dispatches each request through the shared
@@ -8168,3 +8283,166 @@ mod bind_endpoint_d1_tests {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod open_project_restore_tests {
+    use super::BackendCore;
+    use application::CreateProjectInput;
+    use domain::{OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode, Project, ProjectId, ProjectPath, RemoteRef};
+    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+    use uuid::Uuid;
+
+    fn temp_path(tag: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("idea-restore-{tag}-{}", Uuid::new_v4()))
+    }
+
+    async fn create_project(core: &BackendCore, root: &Path, name: &str) -> Project {
+        core.create_project
+            .execute(CreateProjectInput {
+                name: name.to_owned(),
+                root: root.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+                remote: None,
+                default_profile_id: None,
+            })
+            .await
+            .expect("project creation succeeds")
+            .project
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn restore_state_preserves_order_failures_retry_close_and_remove() {
+        let app_data = temp_path("appdata");
+        let roots = temp_path("roots");
+        let root_a = roots.join("a");
+        let root_b = roots.join("b");
+        let core = BackendCore::build(app_data.clone());
+
+        let empty = core
+            .restore_open_projects_and_activate()
+            .await
+            .expect("missing restore file is an empty successful restore");
+        assert!(empty.opened.is_empty());
+        assert!(empty.failures.is_empty());
+        assert!(!app_data.join("open-projects.json").exists());
+
+        let project_a = create_project(&core, &root_a, "A").await;
+        let project_b = create_project(&core, &root_b, "B").await;
+        core.record_project_opened_for_restore
+            .execute(project_a.clone())
+            .await
+            .expect("A is recorded");
+        core.record_project_opened_for_restore
+            .execute(project_b.clone())
+            .await
+            .expect("B is recorded");
+
+        let reordered = core
+            .save_open_project_restore_order
+            .execute(vec![project_b.id, project_a.id])
+            .await
+            .expect("order is saved");
+        assert_eq!(
+            reordered
+                .entries
+                .iter()
+                .map(|entry| entry.project_id)
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            vec![project_b.id, project_a.id]
+        );
+
+        core.record_project_closed_for_restore
+            .execute(project_b.id)
+            .await
+            .expect("explicit close removes B");
+        let after_close = core
+            .read_open_project_restore_state
+            .execute()
+            .await
+            .expect("state is readable");
+        assert_eq!(after_close.entries.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(after_close.entries[0].project_id, project_a.id);
+
+        core.record_project_opened_for_restore
+            .execute(project_b.clone())
+            .await
+            .expect("reopening B appends it");
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&root_b).expect("temporary B root is removed");
+
+        let restored = core
+            .restore_open_projects_and_activate()
+            .await
+            .expect("one inaccessible project does not abort restore");
+        assert_eq!(
+            restored
+                .opened
+                .iter()
+                .map(|project| project.id)
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            vec![project_a.id]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(restored.failures.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(restored.failures[0].project_id, project_b.id);
+        assert_eq!(
+            restored.failures[0].code,
+            OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::Inaccessible
+        );
+        assert!(core.open_project_ids().contains(&project_a.id));
+        assert!(core
+            .mcp_servers
+            .lock()
+            .expect("mcp server registry")
+            .contains_key(&project_a.id));
+
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&root_b).expect("temporary B root is restored");
+        let retried = core
+            .retry_open_project_restore_and_activate(Some(project_b.id))
+            .await
+            .expect("targeted retry succeeds");
+        assert_eq!(retried.opened.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(retried.opened[0].id, project_b.id);
+        assert!(core
+            .mcp_servers
+            .lock()
+            .expect("mcp server registry")
+            .contains_key(&project_b.id));
+
+        let unknown_id = ProjectId::from_uuid(Uuid::new_v4());
+        let unknown = Project::new(
+            unknown_id,
+            "Missing",
+            ProjectPath::new(roots.join("missing").to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+                .expect("absolute test path"),
+            RemoteRef::local(),
+            0,
+        )
+        .expect("valid retained project snapshot");
+        core.record_project_opened_for_restore
+            .execute(unknown)
+            .await
+            .expect("unknown snapshot can be retained");
+        let with_missing = core
+            .restore_open_projects
+            .execute()
+            .await
+            .expect("missing registry entry does not abort restore");
+        assert_eq!(
+            with_missing.failures.last().map(|failure| failure.code),
+            Some(OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode::NotFound)
+        );
+
+        let removed = core
+            .remove_project_from_restore
+            .execute(unknown_id)
+            .await
+            .expect("retained failure can be removed");
+        assert!(removed
+            .entries
+            .iter()
+            .all(|entry| entry.project_id != unknown_id));
+
+        core.stop_orchestrator_watch(&project_a.id);
+        core.stop_orchestrator_watch(&project_b.id);
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&app_data);
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&roots);
+    }
+}

crates/domain/src/lib.rs

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ pub mod plugin;
 pub mod ports;
 pub mod profile;
 pub mod project;
+pub mod project_restore;
 pub mod readiness;
 pub mod remote;
 pub mod sandbox;
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ pub use ids::{
 };
 
 pub use project::{Project, ProjectPath};
+pub use project_restore::{
+    OpenProjectRestoreEntry, OpenProjectRestoreFailure, OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode,
+    OpenProjectRestoreState, OPEN_PROJECT_RESTORE_VERSION,
+};
 
 pub use agent::{Agent, AgentManifest, AgentOrigin, ManifestEntry};
 

crates/domain/src/ports.rs

@@ -2307,6 +2307,21 @@ pub trait ProjectStore: Send + Sync {
     async fn load_workspace(&self) -> Result<crate::layout::Workspace, StoreError>;
 }
 
+/// Machine-local persistence of the ordered open-project restore intent.
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait OpenProjectRestoreStore: Send + Sync {
+    /// Loads the document, returning an empty v1 state when it does not exist.
+    async fn load_open_project_restore_state(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<crate::OpenProjectRestoreState, StoreError>;
+
+    /// Persists the complete document.
+    async fn save_open_project_restore_state(
+        &self,
+        state: &crate::OpenProjectRestoreState,
+    ) -> Result<(), StoreError>;
+}
+
 /// Machine-local persistence of open OS window state.
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait WindowStateStore: Send + Sync {

crates/domain/src/project_restore.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+//! Machine-local intent for restoring projects that were visibly open.
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::ProjectId;
+
+/// Current on-disk schema version for `open-projects.json`.
+pub const OPEN_PROJECT_RESTORE_VERSION: u32 = 1;
+
+/// Stable failure category retained with an unavailable restore entry.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub enum OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode {
+    /// Project no longer exists in the known-project registry.
+    NotFound,
+    /// Project root cannot currently be accessed.
+    Inaccessible,
+    /// A backing store failed.
+    Store,
+    /// Persisted data or project metadata is invalid.
+    Invalid,
+}
+
+/// Last observed failure for one retained restore entry.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct OpenProjectRestoreFailure {
+    /// Stable category.
+    pub code: OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode,
+    /// Human-readable diagnostic.
+    pub message: String,
+}
+
+/// One project and its stable position in the visible open-project order.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct OpenProjectRestoreEntry {
+    /// Project registry id.
+    pub project_id: ProjectId,
+    /// Last known display name, retained even if the registry entry disappears.
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Last known root, retained for failure details.
+    pub root: String,
+    /// Zero-based position in the restore order.
+    pub position: u32,
+    /// Last restore failure, cleared after a successful open.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub last_failure: Option<OpenProjectRestoreFailure>,
+}
+
+/// Complete machine-local restore document.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct OpenProjectRestoreState {
+    /// Schema version.
+    pub version: u32,
+    /// Entries in visible order.
+    pub entries: Vec<OpenProjectRestoreEntry>,
+    /// Last mutation timestamp in epoch milliseconds.
+    pub updated_at: i64,
+}
+
+impl Default for OpenProjectRestoreState {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            version: OPEN_PROJECT_RESTORE_VERSION,
+            entries: Vec::new(),
+            updated_at: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl OpenProjectRestoreState {
+    /// Sorts by persisted position and rewrites positions to a contiguous sequence.
+    pub fn normalize_positions(&mut self) {
+        self.entries.sort_by_key(|entry| entry.position);
+        for (position, entry) in self.entries.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            entry.position = position as u32;
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/infrastructure/src/lib.rs

@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ pub use store::{
     embedder_from_profile, index_token_size, onnx_model_is_cached, should_use_vector,
     AdaptiveMemoryRecall, BackgroundTaskReconcileReport, EmbedderEnvProbe, FsBackgroundTaskStore,
     FsDeviceSessionStore, FsEmbedderProfileStore, FsEmbedderPromptStore, FsLiveStateStore,
-    FsMcpToolPermissionStore, FsMemoryStore, FsPermissionStore, FsProfileStore, FsProjectStore,
-    FsSecretStore, FsSkillStore, FsSystemPermissionStore, FsTemplateStore, FsWindowStateStore,
-    HashEmbedder, IdeaiContextStore, NaiveMemoryRecall, OnnxModelInfo, StubEmbedder,
-    VectorMemoryRecall, DEFAULT_OLLAMA_BASE_URL, ONNX_CACHE_SUBDIR, RECOMMENDED_ONNX_MODELS,
-    VECTOR_HTTP_ENABLED, VECTOR_ONNX_ENABLED,
+    FsMcpToolPermissionStore, FsMemoryStore, FsOpenProjectRestoreStore, FsPermissionStore,
+    FsProfileStore, FsProjectStore, FsSecretStore, FsSkillStore, FsSystemPermissionStore,
+    FsTemplateStore, FsWindowStateStore, HashEmbedder, IdeaiContextStore, NaiveMemoryRecall,
+    OnnxModelInfo, StubEmbedder, VectorMemoryRecall, DEFAULT_OLLAMA_BASE_URL, ONNX_CACHE_SUBDIR,
+    RECOMMENDED_ONNX_MODELS, VECTOR_HTTP_ENABLED, VECTOR_ONNX_ENABLED,
 };

crates/infrastructure/src/store/mod.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod embedder;
 mod live_state;
 mod mcp_tool_permission;
 mod memory;
+mod open_project_restore;
 mod permission;
 mod profile;
 mod project;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ pub use embedder::{
 pub use live_state::FsLiveStateStore;
 pub use mcp_tool_permission::FsMcpToolPermissionStore;
 pub use memory::{index_token_size, FsMemoryStore, NaiveMemoryRecall};
+pub use open_project_restore::FsOpenProjectRestoreStore;
 pub use permission::FsPermissionStore;
 pub use profile::{FsEmbedderProfileStore, FsProfileStore};
 pub use project::FsProjectStore;

crates/infrastructure/src/store/open_project_restore.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+//! JSON persistence for the ordered open-project restore intent.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use domain::ports::{FileSystem, OpenProjectRestoreStore, RemotePath, StoreError};
+use domain::{OpenProjectRestoreState, OPEN_PROJECT_RESTORE_VERSION};
+
+const FILE_NAME: &str = "open-projects.json";
+
+/// Filesystem-backed restore store under the machine-local app-data directory.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct FsOpenProjectRestoreStore {
+    fs: Arc<dyn FileSystem>,
+    app_data_dir: String,
+}
+
+impl FsOpenProjectRestoreStore {
+    /// Builds the store.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(fs: Arc<dyn FileSystem>, app_data_dir: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            fs,
+            app_data_dir: app_data_dir.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn path(&self) -> RemotePath {
+        RemotePath::new(format!(
+            "{}/{}",
+            self.app_data_dir.trim_end_matches(['/', '\\']),
+            FILE_NAME
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl OpenProjectRestoreStore for FsOpenProjectRestoreStore {
+    async fn load_open_project_restore_state(&self) -> Result<OpenProjectRestoreState, StoreError> {
+        match self.fs.read(&self.path()).await {
+            Ok(bytes) => {
+                let mut state: OpenProjectRestoreState = serde_json::from_slice(&bytes)
+                    .map_err(|error| StoreError::Serialization(error.to_string()))?;
+                if state.version != OPEN_PROJECT_RESTORE_VERSION {
+                    return Err(StoreError::Invalid(format!(
+                        "unsupported open-project restore version {}",
+                        state.version
+                    )));
+                }
+                state.normalize_positions();
+                Ok(state)
+            }
+            Err(domain::ports::FsError::NotFound(_)) => Ok(OpenProjectRestoreState::default()),
+            Err(error) => Err(StoreError::Io(error.to_string())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn save_open_project_restore_state(
+        &self,
+        state: &OpenProjectRestoreState,
+    ) -> Result<(), StoreError> {
+        self.fs
+            .create_dir_all(&RemotePath::new(
+                self.app_data_dir.trim_end_matches(['/', '\\']).to_owned(),
+            ))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|error| StoreError::Io(error.to_string()))?;
+        let mut bytes = serde_json::to_vec_pretty(state)
+            .map_err(|error| StoreError::Serialization(error.to_string()))?;
+        bytes.push(b'\n');
+        self.fs
+            .write(&self.path(), &bytes)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|error| StoreError::Io(error.to_string()))
+    }
+}

crates/web-server/src/lib.rs

@@ -53,17 +53,16 @@ use application::{
     PairAttemptDecision, PairDeviceInput, RateLimitKey, ReadAgentContextInput,
     ReadConversationPageInput, ReadIssueAttachmentInput, ReadIssueCarnetInput, ReadIssueInput,
     ReadMcpToolPermissionsInput, ReadMemoryIndexInput, ReadProjectContextInput, RecallMemoryInput,
-    ReconcileLayoutsInput, ReconcileLiveStateInput, RenameDeviceInput, RenameLayoutInput,
-    RenameSprintInput, ReorderSprintsInput, ResizeTerminalInput, ResolveAgentPermissionsInput,
-    ResolveAgentSystemPermissionsInput, ResolveMemoryLinksInput, RevokeDeviceInput,
-    RotateConversationLogInput, SetActiveLayoutInput, SetAgentMcpToolAllowedInput,
-    StopLiveAgentInput, SyncAgentWithTemplateInput, TouchDeviceInput, UnassignSkillFromAgentInput,
-    UnassignTicketFromSprintInput, UnlinkIssuesInput, UpdateAgentContactableInput,
-    UpdateAgentContextInput, UpdateAgentEffortInput, UpdateAgentMcpToolPermissionsInput,
-    UpdateAgentPermissionsInput, UpdateAgentSystemPermissionsInput, UpdateIssueCarnetInput,
-    UpdateMemoryInput, UpdateProjectContextInput, UpdateProjectMcpToolPermissionsInput,
-    UpdateProjectPermissionsInput, UpdateProjectSystemPermissionsInput, UpdateSkillInput,
-    WriteToTerminalInput,
+    RenameDeviceInput, RenameLayoutInput, RenameSprintInput, ReorderSprintsInput,
+    ResizeTerminalInput, ResolveAgentPermissionsInput, ResolveAgentSystemPermissionsInput,
+    ResolveMemoryLinksInput, RevokeDeviceInput, RotateConversationLogInput, SetActiveLayoutInput,
+    SetAgentMcpToolAllowedInput, StopLiveAgentInput, SyncAgentWithTemplateInput, TouchDeviceInput,
+    UnassignSkillFromAgentInput, UnassignTicketFromSprintInput, UnlinkIssuesInput,
+    UpdateAgentContactableInput, UpdateAgentContextInput, UpdateAgentEffortInput,
+    UpdateAgentMcpToolPermissionsInput, UpdateAgentPermissionsInput,
+    UpdateAgentSystemPermissionsInput, UpdateIssueCarnetInput, UpdateMemoryInput,
+    UpdateProjectContextInput, UpdateProjectMcpToolPermissionsInput, UpdateProjectPermissionsInput,
+    UpdateProjectSystemPermissionsInput, UpdateSkillInput, WriteToTerminalInput,
 };
 use domain::ports::{
     PtyHandle, ReplyEvent, ReplyProgress, ReplyProgressKind, ReplyProgressSource,
@@ -92,19 +91,21 @@ use backend::dto::{
     GraphCommitListDto, HealthRequestDto, HealthResponseDto, InspectConversationRequestDto,
     LaunchAgentRequestDto, LayoutDto, LayoutOperationDto, ListLayoutsDto, LiveAgentListDto,
     MemoryDto, MemoryIndexDto, MemoryLinksDto, MemoryListDto, OpenCodeProviderListDto,
-    OpenTerminalRequestDto, ProfileDto, ProfileListDto, ProfileModelCatalogDto, ProjectDto,
-    ProjectListDto, ProjectMcpToolPermissionsDto, ProjectPermissionsDto,
-    ProjectSystemPermissionsDto, ProjectWorkStateDto, ReadAgentContextResponseDto,
-    ReadConversationPageRequestDto, RecallMemoryRequestDto, RenameLayoutRequestDto,
+    OpenProjectRestoreStateDto, OpenTerminalRequestDto, ProfileDto, ProfileListDto,
+    ProfileModelCatalogDto, ProjectDto, ProjectListDto, ProjectMcpToolPermissionsDto,
+    ProjectPermissionsDto, ProjectSystemPermissionsDto, ProjectWorkStateDto,
+    ReadAgentContextResponseDto, ReadConversationPageRequestDto, RecallMemoryRequestDto,
+    RemoveOpenProjectRestoreEntryRequestDto, RenameLayoutRequestDto,
     ResolveAgentPermissionsRequestDto, ResolveAgentPermissionsResponseDto,
     ResolveAgentSystemPermissionsRequestDto, ResolvedAgentSystemPermissionsDto,
-    ResumableAgentListDto, SaveEmbedderProfileRequestDto, SaveOpenCodeProviderProfileRequestDto,
-    SaveProfileRequestDto, SetActiveLayoutRequestDto, SetActiveLayoutResultDto,
-    SetAgentMcpToolAllowedRequestDto, SkillDto, SkillListDto, SprintCreateRequestDto,
-    SprintDeleteRequestDto, SprintDto, SprintListDto, SprintListRequestDto, SprintRenameRequestDto,
-    SprintReorderRequestDto, StopLiveAgentRequestDto, StopLiveAgentResponseDto,
-    SyncAgentWithTemplateRequestDto, SyncResultDto, TemplateDto, TemplateListDto,
-    TerminalSessionDto, TicketAssignRequestDto, TicketAttachmentAddRequestDto,
+    RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto, ResumableAgentListDto, RetryOpenProjectRestoreRequestDto,
+    SaveEmbedderProfileRequestDto, SaveOpenCodeProviderProfileRequestDto,
+    SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrderRequestDto, SaveProfileRequestDto, SetActiveLayoutRequestDto,
+    SetActiveLayoutResultDto, SetAgentMcpToolAllowedRequestDto, SkillDto, SkillListDto,
+    SprintCreateRequestDto, SprintDeleteRequestDto, SprintDto, SprintListDto, SprintListRequestDto,
+    SprintRenameRequestDto, SprintReorderRequestDto, StopLiveAgentRequestDto,
+    StopLiveAgentResponseDto, SyncAgentWithTemplateRequestDto, SyncResultDto, TemplateDto,
+    TemplateListDto, TerminalSessionDto, TicketAssignRequestDto, TicketAttachmentAddRequestDto,
     TicketAttachmentContentDto, TicketAttachmentMarkSummarizedRequestDto,
     TicketAttachmentReadRequestDto, TicketCarnetDto, TicketCreateRequestDto,
     TicketDeleteRequestDto, TicketDto, TicketLinkCommandRequestDto, TicketListPageInput,
@@ -3346,6 +3347,19 @@ async fn invoke(
         "health" => invoke_health(&request.args, &state.app),
         "list_projects" => invoke_list_projects(&state.app).await,
         "open_project" => invoke_open_project(&request.args, &state.app).await,
+        "read_open_project_restore_state" => {
+            invoke_read_open_project_restore_state(&state.app).await
+        }
+        "restore_open_projects" => invoke_restore_open_projects(&state.app).await,
+        "retry_open_project_restore" => {
+            invoke_retry_open_project_restore(&request.args, &state.app).await
+        }
+        "remove_project_from_restore" => {
+            invoke_remove_project_from_restore(&request.args, &state.app).await
+        }
+        "save_open_project_restore_order" => {
+            invoke_save_open_project_restore_order(&request.args, &state.app).await
+        }
         "load_layout" => invoke_load_layout(&request.args, &state.app).await,
         "mutate_layout" => invoke_mutate_layout(&request.args, &state.app).await,
         "list_layouts" => invoke_list_layouts(&request.args, &state.app).await,
@@ -3544,24 +3558,89 @@ async fn open_project_for_web(
 ) -> Result<ProjectDto, ErrorDto> {
     let id = parse_project_id(project_id)?;
     let output = state
-        .open_project
-        .execute(OpenProjectInput { project_id: id })
+        .open_project_and_activate(id)
         .await
         .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
-    let _ = state
-        .reconcile_layouts
-        .execute(ReconcileLayoutsInput { project_id: id })
-        .await;
-    let _ = state
-        .reconcile_live_state
-        .execute(ReconcileLiveStateInput { project_id: id })
-        .await;
-    let _ = state.reconcile_background_tasks.execute(id).await;
-    state.ensure_orchestrator_watch(&output.project);
-    state.reconcile_claude_run_dirs(&output.project).await;
     Ok(ProjectDto::from(output))
 }
 
+async fn invoke_read_open_project_restore_state(state: &BackendCore) -> Result<Value, ErrorDto> {
+    let output = state
+        .read_open_project_restore_state
+        .execute()
+        .await
+        .map(OpenProjectRestoreStateDto::from)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
+    serde_json::to_value(output).map_err(serialization_error)
+}
+
+async fn invoke_restore_open_projects(state: &BackendCore) -> Result<Value, ErrorDto> {
+    let output = state
+        .restore_open_projects_and_activate()
+        .await
+        .map(RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto::from)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
+    serde_json::to_value(output).map_err(serialization_error)
+}
+
+async fn invoke_retry_open_project_restore(
+    args: &Value,
+    state: &BackendCore,
+) -> Result<Value, ErrorDto> {
+    let request = optional_request::<RetryOpenProjectRestoreRequestDto>(args)?.unwrap_or_default();
+    let project_id = request
+        .project_id
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(parse_project_id)
+        .transpose()?;
+    let output = state
+        .retry_open_project_restore_and_activate(project_id)
+        .await
+        .map(RestoreOpenProjectsOutputDto::from)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
+    serde_json::to_value(output).map_err(serialization_error)
+}
+
+async fn invoke_remove_project_from_restore(
+    args: &Value,
+    state: &BackendCore,
+) -> Result<Value, ErrorDto> {
+    let request = required_request::<RemoveOpenProjectRestoreEntryRequestDto>(
+        "remove_project_from_restore",
+        args,
+    )?;
+    let project_id = parse_project_id(&request.project_id)?;
+    let output = state
+        .remove_project_from_restore
+        .execute(project_id)
+        .await
+        .map(OpenProjectRestoreStateDto::from)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
+    serde_json::to_value(output).map_err(serialization_error)
+}
+
+async fn invoke_save_open_project_restore_order(
+    args: &Value,
+    state: &BackendCore,
+) -> Result<Value, ErrorDto> {
+    let request = required_request::<SaveOpenProjectRestoreOrderRequestDto>(
+        "save_open_project_restore_order",
+        args,
+    )?;
+    let ordered_project_ids = request
+        .ordered_project_ids
+        .iter()
+        .map(|id| parse_project_id(id))
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+    let output = state
+        .save_open_project_restore_order
+        .execute(ordered_project_ids)
+        .await
+        .map(OpenProjectRestoreStateDto::from)
+        .map_err(ErrorDto::from)?;
+    serde_json::to_value(output).map_err(serialization_error)
+}
+
 async fn invoke_load_layout(args: &Value, state: &BackendCore) -> Result<Value, ErrorDto> {
     let request = required_request::<LoadLayoutInvokeArgs>("load_layout", args)?;
     let project_id = parse_project_id(&request.project_id)?;
@@ -9538,6 +9617,51 @@ mod tests {
             .is_some_and(|root| root.contains("idea-server-project-")));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn authorized_open_project_restore_commands_share_the_tauri_contract() {
+        let state = state();
+        let project_id = create_project_for_test(&state, "Restore Web").await;
+        let cookie = pair_and_cookie(Arc::clone(&state)).await;
+
+        let opened = request(
+            Arc::clone(&state),
+            Method::POST,
+            "/api/invoke",
+            json!({ "command": "open_project", "args": { "projectId": project_id } }),
+            &[("cookie", &cookie)],
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(response_json(opened).await.0, StatusCode::OK);
+
+        let restored = request(
+            Arc::clone(&state),
+            Method::POST,
+            "/api/invoke",
+            json!({ "command": "restore_open_projects", "args": {} }),
+            &[("cookie", &cookie)],
+        )
+        .await;
+        let (status, body, _) = response_json(restored).await;
+        assert_eq!(status, StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(body["opened"][0]["id"], project_id);
+        assert_eq!(body["failures"], json!([]));
+
+        let removed = request(
+            state,
+            Method::POST,
+            "/api/invoke",
+            json!({
+                "command": "remove_project_from_restore",
+                "args": { "request": { "projectId": project_id } }
+            }),
+            &[("cookie", &cookie)],
+        )
+        .await;
+        let (status, body, _) = response_json(removed).await;
+        assert_eq!(status, StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(body["entries"], json!([]));
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn authorized_open_project_returns_readonly_project_dto() {
         let state = state();

frontend/src/adapters/http/httpInvoker.test.ts

@@ -240,6 +240,30 @@ describe("request/response gateways preserve the Tauri command contract", () =>
     });
   });
 
+  it("HttpProjectGateway maps the open-project restore command envelopes", async () => {
+    const http = new HttpInvoker({ baseUrl: "https://h" });
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(http, "invoke").mockResolvedValue({} as never);
+    const gw = new HttpProjectGateway(http);
+
+    await gw.restoreOpenProjects();
+    await gw.retryOpenProjectRestore("project-1");
+    await gw.removeProjectFromRestore("project-1");
+    await gw.saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder(["project-2", "project-1"]);
+    await gw.readOpenProjectRestoreState();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "restore_open_projects");
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "retry_open_project_restore", {
+      request: { projectId: "project-1" },
+    });
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, "remove_project_from_restore", {
+      request: { projectId: "project-1" },
+    });
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, "save_open_project_restore_order", {
+      request: { orderedProjectIds: ["project-2", "project-1"] },
+    });
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, "read_open_project_restore_state");
+  });
+
   it("HttpProjectGateway project files use the dedicated REST endpoints", async () => {
     const http = new HttpInvoker({ baseUrl: "https://h" });
     const request = vi.spyOn(http, "request").mockResolvedValue({

frontend/src/adapters/http/requestResponseGateways.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import type {
   PermissionSet,
   Project,
   ProjectFileListing,
+  OpenProjectRestoreState,
+  RestoreOpenProjectsOutput,
   ProjectMcpToolPermissions,
   ProjectPermissions,
   ProjectWorkState,
@@ -97,6 +99,29 @@ export class HttpProjectGateway implements ProjectGateway {
   async closeProject(projectId: string): Promise<void> {
     await this.http.invoke("close_project", { projectId });
   }
+  restoreOpenProjects(): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput> {
+    return this.http.invoke<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput>("restore_open_projects");
+  }
+  retryOpenProjectRestore(projectId?: string): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput> {
+    return this.http.invoke<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput>("retry_open_project_restore", {
+      request: projectId === undefined ? {} : { projectId },
+    });
+  }
+  removeProjectFromRestore(projectId: string): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    return this.http.invoke<OpenProjectRestoreState>("remove_project_from_restore", {
+      request: { projectId },
+    });
+  }
+  saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder(
+    orderedProjectIds: string[],
+  ): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    return this.http.invoke<OpenProjectRestoreState>("save_open_project_restore_order", {
+      request: { orderedProjectIds },
+    });
+  }
+  readOpenProjectRestoreState(): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    return this.http.invoke<OpenProjectRestoreState>("read_open_project_restore_state");
+  }
   readProjectContext(projectId: string): Promise<string> {
     return this.http.invoke<string>("read_project_context", { projectId });
   }

frontend/src/adapters/mock/index.ts

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ import type {
   PluginWorkspaceTextFile,
   Project,
   ProjectFileListing,
+  OpenProjectRestoreFailure,
+  OpenProjectRestoreState,
+  RestoreOpenProjectsOutput,
   JsonValue,
   ProjectMcpToolPermissions,
   ProjectPermissions,
@@ -1247,6 +1250,29 @@ export class MockTerminalGateway implements TerminalGateway {
 export class MockProjectGateway implements ProjectGateway {
   private projects: Project[] = [];
   private contexts = new Map<string, string>();
+  private restoreProjectIds: string[] = [];
+  private restoreFailures = new Map<string, OpenProjectRestoreFailure>();
+
+  /** Test/demo helper: defines the ordered projects retained for next launch. */
+  setOpenProjectRestoreOrder(projectIds: string[]): void {
+    this.restoreProjectIds = [...projectIds];
+  }
+
+  /** Test/demo helper: makes one retained project fail until cleared. */
+  setOpenProjectRestoreFailure(
+    projectId: string,
+    failure: Omit<OpenProjectRestoreFailure, "projectId" | "position"> | null,
+  ): void {
+    if (failure === null) {
+      this.restoreFailures.delete(projectId);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.restoreFailures.set(projectId, {
+      projectId,
+      position: Math.max(0, this.restoreProjectIds.indexOf(projectId)),
+      ...failure,
+    });
+  }
 
   async listProjects(): Promise<Project[]> {
     return [...this.projects];
@@ -1283,7 +1309,77 @@ export class MockProjectGateway implements ProjectGateway {
     return project;
   }
 
-  async closeProject(): Promise<void> {}
+  async closeProject(projectId: string): Promise<void> {
+    this.restoreProjectIds = this.restoreProjectIds.filter((id) => id !== projectId);
+    this.restoreFailures.delete(projectId);
+  }
+
+  async restoreOpenProjects(): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput> {
+    const failures: OpenProjectRestoreFailure[] = [];
+    const opened: Project[] = [];
+    this.restoreProjectIds.forEach((projectId, position) => {
+      const configured = this.restoreFailures.get(projectId);
+      const project = this.projects.find((candidate) => candidate.id === projectId);
+      if (configured) failures.push({ ...configured, position });
+      else if (project) opened.push(project);
+      else {
+        failures.push({
+          projectId,
+          name: projectId,
+          root: "",
+          position,
+          code: "notFound",
+          message: "project is absent from the registry",
+        });
+      }
+    });
+    return { opened, failures };
+  }
+
+  async retryOpenProjectRestore(projectId?: string): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput> {
+    const output = await this.restoreOpenProjects();
+    const selected = (id: string) => projectId === undefined || id === projectId;
+    return {
+      opened: output.opened.filter((project) => selected(project.id)),
+      failures: output.failures.filter((failure) => selected(failure.projectId)),
+    };
+  }
+
+  async removeProjectFromRestore(projectId: string): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    this.restoreProjectIds = this.restoreProjectIds.filter((id) => id !== projectId);
+    this.restoreFailures.delete(projectId);
+    return this.readOpenProjectRestoreState();
+  }
+
+  async saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder(
+    orderedProjectIds: string[],
+  ): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    const retained = this.restoreProjectIds.filter(
+      (id) => !orderedProjectIds.includes(id),
+    );
+    this.restoreProjectIds = [...orderedProjectIds, ...retained];
+    return this.readOpenProjectRestoreState();
+  }
+
+  async readOpenProjectRestoreState(): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    return {
+      version: 1,
+      updatedAt: Date.now(),
+      entries: this.restoreProjectIds.map((projectId, position) => {
+        const project = this.projects.find((candidate) => candidate.id === projectId);
+        const failure = this.restoreFailures.get(projectId);
+        return {
+          projectId,
+          name: project?.name ?? failure?.name ?? projectId,
+          root: project?.root ?? failure?.root ?? "",
+          position,
+          lastFailure: failure
+            ? { code: failure.code, message: failure.message }
+            : null,
+        };
+      }),
+    };
+  }
 
   async readProjectContext(projectId: string): Promise<string> {
     if (!this.projects.some((p) => p.id === projectId)) {

frontend/src/adapters/project.test.ts

@@ -24,4 +24,33 @@ describe("TauriProjectGateway invoke payloads", () => {
       request: { projectId: "proj-1", content: "# next" },
     });
   });
+
+  it("maps the open-project restore commands to their exact request envelopes", async () => {
+    const gateway = new TauriProjectGateway();
+
+    await gateway.restoreOpenProjects();
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("restore_open_projects");
+
+    await gateway.retryOpenProjectRestore();
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("retry_open_project_restore", {
+      request: {},
+    });
+    await gateway.retryOpenProjectRestore("proj-1");
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("retry_open_project_restore", {
+      request: { projectId: "proj-1" },
+    });
+
+    await gateway.removeProjectFromRestore("proj-1");
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("remove_project_from_restore", {
+      request: { projectId: "proj-1" },
+    });
+
+    await gateway.saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder(["proj-2", "proj-1"]);
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("save_open_project_restore_order", {
+      request: { orderedProjectIds: ["proj-2", "proj-1"] },
+    });
+
+    await gateway.readOpenProjectRestoreState();
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("read_open_project_restore_state");
+  });
 });

frontend/src/adapters/project.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 
-import type { Project, ProjectFileListing } from "@/domain";
+import type {
+  OpenProjectRestoreState,
+  Project,
+  ProjectFileListing,
+  RestoreOpenProjectsOutput,
+} from "@/domain";
 import type { ProjectGateway } from "@/ports";
 
 export class TauriProjectGateway implements ProjectGateway {
@@ -28,6 +33,34 @@ export class TauriProjectGateway implements ProjectGateway {
     await invoke("close_project", { projectId });
   }
 
+  restoreOpenProjects(): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput> {
+    return invoke<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput>("restore_open_projects");
+  }
+
+  retryOpenProjectRestore(projectId?: string): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput> {
+    return invoke<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput>("retry_open_project_restore", {
+      request: projectId === undefined ? {} : { projectId },
+    });
+  }
+
+  removeProjectFromRestore(projectId: string): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    return invoke<OpenProjectRestoreState>("remove_project_from_restore", {
+      request: { projectId },
+    });
+  }
+
+  saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder(
+    orderedProjectIds: string[],
+  ): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    return invoke<OpenProjectRestoreState>("save_open_project_restore_order", {
+      request: { orderedProjectIds },
+    });
+  }
+
+  readOpenProjectRestoreState(): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState> {
+    return invoke<OpenProjectRestoreState>("read_open_project_restore_state");
+  }
+
   readProjectContext(projectId: string): Promise<string> {
     return invoke<string>("read_project_context", { projectId });
   }

frontend/src/domain/index.ts

@@ -606,6 +606,43 @@ export interface Project {
   createdAt: number;
 }
 
+export type OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode =
+  | "notFound"
+  | "inaccessible"
+  | "store"
+  | "invalid";
+
+export interface OpenProjectRestoreFailure {
+  projectId: string;
+  name: string;
+  root: string;
+  position: number;
+  code: OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode;
+  message: string;
+}
+
+export interface OpenProjectRestoreEntry {
+  projectId: string;
+  name: string;
+  root: string;
+  position: number;
+  lastFailure: {
+    code: OpenProjectRestoreFailureCode;
+    message: string;
+  } | null;
+}
+
+export interface OpenProjectRestoreState {
+  version: number;
+  entries: OpenProjectRestoreEntry[];
+  updatedAt: number;
+}
+
+export interface RestoreOpenProjectsOutput {
+  opened: Project[];
+  failures: OpenProjectRestoreFailure[];
+}
+
 /** Stable error shape mirrored from the backend `ErrorDto`. */
 export interface GatewayError {
   code: string;

frontend/src/features/projects/ProjectsView.tsx

@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ import {
   type ReactNode,
 } from "react";
 
-import type { Agent, DomainEvent, LayoutInfo } from "@/domain";
+import type {
+  Agent,
+  DomainEvent,
+  LayoutInfo,
+  OpenProjectRestoreFailure,
+} from "@/domain";
 import { LayoutGrid, LayoutTabs } from "@/features/layout";
 import { ConversationViewer } from "@/features/conversations";
 import {
@@ -207,6 +212,19 @@ function rendezvousToastStateLabel(state: string): string {
   }
 }
 
+function restoreFailureCause(failure: OpenProjectRestoreFailure): string {
+  switch (failure.code) {
+    case "notFound":
+      return "Le projet n’est plus enregistré.";
+    case "inaccessible":
+      return "Le chemin est introuvable ou inaccessible.";
+    case "store":
+      return "L’état du projet n’a pas pu être lu.";
+    case "invalid":
+      return "Les informations mémorisées pour ce projet sont invalides.";
+  }
+}
+
 export function ProjectsView() {
   const vm = useProjects();
   const projectActivity = useProjectActivity(vm.openTabs.map((tab) => tab.id));
@@ -247,10 +265,17 @@ export function ProjectsView() {
     useState<PendingConversationOpen | null>(null);
   const [taskToasts, setTaskToasts] = useState<BackgroundTaskToast[]>([]);
   const [detachErrorPanel, setDetachErrorPanel] = useState<PanelId | null>(null);
+  const [restoreDetailsOpen, setRestoreDetailsOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const active = vm.openTabs.find((t) => t.id === vm.activeTabId) ?? null;
   const activeViewerConversation =
     viewerConversation?.projectId === active?.id ? viewerConversation : null;
+  const showRestoreNotification =
+    vm.restoreNotificationVisible && vm.restoreFailures.length > 0;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (vm.restoreFailures.length === 0) setRestoreDetailsOpen(false);
+  }, [vm.restoreFailures.length]);
   const projectNameById = useMemo(() => {
     const names = new Map<string, string>();
     for (const project of vm.projects) names.set(project.id, project.name);
@@ -1021,12 +1046,77 @@ export function ProjectsView() {
         </FloatingWindow>
       ))}
 
-      {/* ── Background-task toasts (above floating windows) ── */}
-      {taskToasts.length > 0 && (
+      <FloatingWindow
+        open={restoreDetailsOpen && vm.restoreFailures.length > 0}
+        title="Projets non rouverts"
+        size="md"
+        onClose={() => setRestoreDetailsOpen(false)}
+      >
+        <ul className="flex flex-col gap-3" aria-label="restore failures">
+          {vm.restoreFailures.map((failure) => (
+            <li
+              key={failure.projectId}
+              className="rounded-md border border-border bg-raised p-3"
+            >
+              <div className="text-sm font-medium text-content">{failure.name}</div>
+              <div className="mt-1 break-all text-xs text-muted">{failure.root}</div>
+              <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted">{restoreFailureCause(failure)}</p>
+              <div className="mt-3 flex justify-end">
+                <Button
+                  size="sm"
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  loading={vm.busy}
+                  onClick={() => void vm.removeFromRestore(failure.projectId)}
+                >
+                  Retirer de la reprise
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      </FloatingWindow>
+
+      {/* ── Non-blocking notifications (above floating windows) ── */}
+      {(showRestoreNotification || taskToasts.length > 0) && (
         <div
           className="fixed bottom-4 right-4 flex w-80 max-w-[calc(100vw-2rem)] flex-col gap-2"
           style={{ zIndex: zIndex.toast }}
         >
+          {showRestoreNotification && (
+            <div
+              role="status"
+              className="rounded-md border border-border bg-surface px-3 py-2 shadow-lg"
+            >
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
+                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-content">
+                  {vm.restoreFailures.length === 1
+                    ? "1 projet n’a pas pu être rouvert"
+                    : `${vm.restoreFailures.length} projets n’ont pas pu être rouverts`}
+                </span>
+                <Button
+                  size="sm"
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  aria-label="Fermer la notification"
+                  onClick={vm.dismissRestoreNotification}
+                >
+                  ×
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+              <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={() => setRestoreDetailsOpen(true)}>
+                  Voir les détails
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  size="sm"
+                  variant="primary"
+                  loading={vm.busy}
+                  onClick={() => void vm.retryRestore()}
+                >
+                  Réessayer
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
           {taskToasts.map((toast) => (
             <button
               key={toast.id}

frontend/src/features/projects/projects.test.tsx

@@ -95,6 +95,135 @@ function openMenuItem(menu: string, item: string) {
 }
 
 describe("ProjectsView (with MockProjectGateway)", () => {
+  it("silently restores retained projects in their persisted order", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/p/a");
+    const beta = await project.createProject("beta", "/p/b");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([beta.id, alpha.id]);
+
+    renderView(project);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(within(tablist()).getAllByRole("tab")).toHaveLength(2));
+    const tabs = within(tablist()).getAllByRole("tab");
+    expect(tabs.map((tab) => tab.textContent?.replace("×", "").trim())).toEqual([
+      "beta",
+      "alpha",
+    ]);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("status")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("shows one restore warning, details its cause, and retries at the retained position", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/p/a");
+    const beta = await project.createProject("beta", "/missing/b");
+    const gamma = await project.createProject("gamma", "/p/c");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([alpha.id, beta.id, gamma.id]);
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreFailure(beta.id, {
+      name: beta.name,
+      root: beta.root,
+      code: "inaccessible",
+      message: "directory metadata failed",
+    });
+
+    renderView(project);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("1 projet n’a pas pu être rouvert")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole("status")).toHaveLength(1);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Voir les détails" }));
+    const dialog = await screen.findByRole("dialog", { name: "Projets non rouverts" });
+    expect(within(dialog).getByText("beta")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(within(dialog).getByText("/missing/b")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(within(dialog).getByText("Le chemin est introuvable ou inaccessible.")).toBeTruthy();
+
+    fireEvent.click(within(dialog).getByRole("button", { name: "close Projets non rouverts" }));
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreFailure(beta.id, null);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Réessayer" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(within(tablist()).getAllByRole("tab")).toHaveLength(3));
+    expect(
+      within(tablist())
+        .getAllByRole("tab")
+        .map((tab) => tab.textContent?.replace("×", "").trim()),
+    ).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "gamma"]);
+    expect(screen.queryByText("1 projet n’a pas pu être rouvert")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("removes a failed project from future restore attempts", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/missing/a");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([alpha.id]);
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreFailure(alpha.id, {
+      name: alpha.name,
+      root: alpha.root,
+      code: "notFound",
+      message: "missing registry entry",
+    });
+    renderView(project);
+
+    await screen.findByText("1 projet n’a pas pu être rouvert");
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Voir les détails" }));
+    fireEvent.click(
+      within(await screen.findByRole("dialog", { name: "Projets non rouverts" })).getByRole(
+        "button",
+        { name: "Retirer de la reprise" },
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText("Projets non rouverts")).toBeNull());
+    expect((await project.readOpenProjectRestoreState()).entries).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("uses the plural restore warning without duplicating the launch notification", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/missing/a");
+    const beta = await project.createProject("beta", "/missing/b");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([alpha.id, beta.id]);
+    for (const retained of [alpha, beta]) {
+      project.setOpenProjectRestoreFailure(retained.id, {
+        name: retained.name,
+        root: retained.root,
+        code: "inaccessible",
+        message: "offline volume",
+      });
+    }
+
+    renderView(project);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("2 projets n’ont pas pu être rouverts")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole("status")).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("persists an explicit close by going through the backend before removing the tab", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/p/a");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([alpha.id]);
+    renderView(project);
+
+    await screen.findByRole("tab", { name: "alpha" });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "close alpha" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("No open tabs.")).toBeTruthy());
+    expect((await project.readOpenProjectRestoreState()).entries).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a tab open when its backend close fails", async () => {
+    const project = new MockProjectGateway();
+    const alpha = await project.createProject("alpha", "/p/a");
+    project.setOpenProjectRestoreOrder([alpha.id]);
+    project.closeProject = async () => {
+      throw { code: "STORE", message: "could not persist close" };
+    };
+    renderView(project);
+
+    await screen.findByRole("tab", { name: "alpha" });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "close alpha" }));
+
+    expect((await screen.findByRole("alert")).textContent).toContain(
+      "could not persist close",
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "alpha" })).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it("creating a project adds it to the known list and opens a tab", async () => {
     renderView();
 

frontend/src/features/projects/useProjects.ts

@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
  * testable with a mock gateway (ARCHITECTURE §1.3).
  */
 
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
-import type { GatewayError, Project } from "@/domain";
+import type {
+  GatewayError,
+  OpenProjectRestoreFailure,
+  Project,
+} from "@/domain";
 import { useGateways } from "@/app/di";
 
 /** What the projects UI needs from this hook. */
@@ -24,6 +28,10 @@ export interface ProjectsViewModel {
   error: string | null;
   /** Whether a request is in flight. */
   busy: boolean;
+  /** Retained projects that could not be restored during this launch/retry. */
+  restoreFailures: OpenProjectRestoreFailure[];
+  /** Whether the launch-only non-blocking failure notification is visible. */
+  restoreNotificationVisible: boolean;
   /** Reloads the known-projects list from the registry. */
   refresh: () => Promise<void>;
   /** Creates a project, refreshes the list and opens it as a tab. */
@@ -32,6 +40,11 @@ export interface ProjectsViewModel {
   openProject: (projectId: string) => Promise<void>;
   /** Closes a tab (does not delete the project from the registry). */
   closeTab: (projectId: string) => Promise<void>;
+  /** Retries one failed restore, or every failure when omitted. */
+  retryRestore: (projectId?: string) => Promise<void>;
+  /** Removes one failure from the persisted next-launch restore set. */
+  removeFromRestore: (projectId: string) => Promise<void>;
+  dismissRestoreNotification: () => void;
   /** Activates an already-open tab. */
   activateTab: (projectId: string) => void;
 }
@@ -50,6 +63,9 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
   const [activeTabId, setActiveTabId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [restoreFailures, setRestoreFailures] = useState<OpenProjectRestoreFailure[]>([]);
+  const [restoreNotificationVisible, setRestoreNotificationVisible] = useState(false);
+  const initializationStarted = useRef(false);
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
     setBusy(true);
@@ -64,8 +80,37 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
   }, [project]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    void refresh();
-  }, [refresh]);
+    if (initializationStarted.current) return;
+    initializationStarted.current = true;
+    setBusy(true);
+    setError(null);
+    void Promise.allSettled([
+      project.listProjects(),
+      project.restoreOpenProjects(),
+    ]).then(([listed, restored]) => {
+      const errors: string[] = [];
+      if (listed.status === "fulfilled") setProjects(listed.value);
+      else errors.push(describe(listed.reason));
+      if (restored.status === "fulfilled") {
+        setOpenTabs((current) => {
+          const restoredIds = new Set(restored.value.opened.map((entry) => entry.id));
+          return [
+            ...restored.value.opened,
+            ...current.filter((entry) => !restoredIds.has(entry.id)),
+          ];
+        });
+        setActiveTabId(
+          (current) => current ?? restored.value.opened.at(-1)?.id ?? null,
+        );
+        setRestoreFailures(restored.value.failures);
+        setRestoreNotificationVisible(restored.value.failures.length > 0);
+      } else {
+        errors.push(describe(restored.reason));
+      }
+      setError(errors.length > 0 ? errors.join(" · ") : null);
+      setBusy(false);
+    });
+  }, [project]);
 
   const addTab = useCallback((p: Project) => {
     setOpenTabs((prev) =>
@@ -114,6 +159,7 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
         await project.closeProject(projectId);
       } catch (e) {
         setError(describe(e));
+        return;
       }
       setOpenTabs((prev) => {
         const next = prev.filter((t) => t.id !== projectId);
@@ -126,6 +172,62 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
     [project],
   );
 
+  const retryRestore = useCallback(
+    async (projectId?: string) => {
+      setBusy(true);
+      setError(null);
+      const positions = new Map(
+        restoreFailures.map((failure) => [failure.projectId, failure.position]),
+      );
+      try {
+        const result = await project.retryOpenProjectRestore(projectId);
+        setOpenTabs((previous) => {
+          const next = [...previous];
+          for (const opened of [...result.opened].sort(
+            (a, b) => (positions.get(a.id) ?? next.length) - (positions.get(b.id) ?? next.length),
+          )) {
+            if (next.some((tab) => tab.id === opened.id)) continue;
+            const position = positions.get(opened.id) ?? next.length;
+            next.splice(Math.min(position, next.length), 0, opened);
+          }
+          return next;
+        });
+        setActiveTabId((current) => current ?? result.opened.at(-1)?.id ?? null);
+        setRestoreFailures((previous) =>
+          projectId === undefined
+            ? result.failures
+            : [
+                ...previous.filter((failure) => failure.projectId !== projectId),
+                ...result.failures,
+              ].sort((a, b) => a.position - b.position),
+        );
+      } catch (e) {
+        setError(describe(e));
+      } finally {
+        setBusy(false);
+      }
+    },
+    [project, restoreFailures],
+  );
+
+  const removeFromRestore = useCallback(
+    async (projectId: string) => {
+      setBusy(true);
+      setError(null);
+      try {
+        await project.removeProjectFromRestore(projectId);
+        setRestoreFailures((previous) =>
+          previous.filter((failure) => failure.projectId !== projectId),
+        );
+      } catch (e) {
+        setError(describe(e));
+      } finally {
+        setBusy(false);
+      }
+    },
+    [project],
+  );
+
   const activateTab = useCallback((projectId: string) => {
     setActiveTabId(projectId);
   }, []);
@@ -136,10 +238,15 @@ export function useProjects(): ProjectsViewModel {
     activeTabId,
     error,
     busy,
+    restoreFailures,
+    restoreNotificationVisible,
     refresh,
     createProject,
     openProject,
     closeTab,
+    retryRestore,
+    removeFromRestore,
+    dismissRestoreNotification: () => setRestoreNotificationVisible(false),
     activateTab,
   };
 }

frontend/src/plugins/runtime/services.test.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ function gateways(overrides: {
     createProject: vi.fn(),
     openProject: vi.fn(),
     closeProject: vi.fn(),
+    restoreOpenProjects: vi.fn(async () => ({ opened: [], failures: [] })),
+    retryOpenProjectRestore: vi.fn(async () => ({ opened: [], failures: [] })),
+    removeProjectFromRestore: vi.fn(async () => ({ version: 1, entries: [], updatedAt: 0 })),
+    saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder: vi.fn(async () => ({ version: 1, entries: [], updatedAt: 0 })),
+    readOpenProjectRestoreState: vi.fn(async () => ({ version: 1, entries: [], updatedAt: 0 })),
     readProjectContext: vi.fn(async () => "project context"),
     updateProjectContext: vi.fn(),
     listProjectFiles: vi.fn(async (_projectId, path) => ({ path, entries: [] })),

frontend/src/ports/index.ts

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ import type {
   ProjectMcpToolPermissions,
   PageDirection,
   Project,
+  OpenProjectRestoreState,
+  RestoreOpenProjectsOutput,
   ProjectFileListing,
   ProjectPermissions,
   ProjectWorkState,
@@ -577,6 +579,16 @@ export interface ProjectGateway {
   openProject(projectId: string): Promise<Project>;
   /** Closes a project by id. */
   closeProject(projectId: string): Promise<void>;
+  /** Restores the projects retained at the end of the previous app run. */
+  restoreOpenProjects(): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput>;
+  /** Retries one retained restore failure, or every failure when omitted. */
+  retryOpenProjectRestore(projectId?: string): Promise<RestoreOpenProjectsOutput>;
+  /** Stops retaining one failed project for later launches. */
+  removeProjectFromRestore(projectId: string): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState>;
+  /** Persists the visible order while retaining omitted tombstones. */
+  saveOpenProjectRestoreOrder(orderedProjectIds: string[]): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState>;
+  /** Reads the machine-local ordered restore state. */
+  readOpenProjectRestoreState(): Promise<OpenProjectRestoreState>;
   /** Reads the shared project context stored at `.ideai/CONTEXT.md`. */
   readProjectContext(projectId: string): Promise<string>;
   /** Overwrites the shared project context stored at `.ideai/CONTEXT.md`. */