diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.test.ts
index d8125454d..8e82d7355 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.test.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ test("listImportableProviderSessions filters, sorts, limits, and projects import
   });
 
   expect(listImportablePersistedAgents).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-    limit: 200,
+    limit: 2,
     providerFilter: new Set(["codex"]),
     cwd,
   });
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.ts
index eba9172ca..7f5922a84 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/import-sessions.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export async function listImportableProviderSessions(
   const importedHandles = await collectImportedProviderSessionHandles(agentManager, agentStorage);
 
   const descriptors = await agentManager.listImportablePersistedAgents({
-    limit: 200,
+    limit,
     providerFilter,
     cwd: request.cwd,
   });
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.test.ts
index ffa0b66d2..6f2b84006 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.test.ts
@@ -2638,12 +2638,13 @@ describe("Codex app-server provider", () => {
 });
 
 describe("Codex persisted sessions", () => {
-  test("listPersistedAgents returns only sessions whose cwd matches the requested cwd", async () => {
+  test("listPersistedAgents uses thread list metadata without hydrating thread history", async () => {
     const allThreads = [
       {
         id: "thread-a1",
         cwd: "/workspace/project-a",
         preview: "First A session",
+        name: "Named first A session",
         createdAt: 1000,
         updatedAt: 2000,
       },
@@ -2662,11 +2663,12 @@ describe("Codex persisted sessions", () => {
         updatedAt: 4000,
       },
     ];
+    const calls: Array<{ method: string; params?: unknown }> = [];
 
     const fakeClient = {
-      request: async (method: string) => {
+      request: async (method: string, params?: unknown) => {
+        calls.push({ method, params });
         if (method === "thread/list") return { data: allThreads };
-        if (method === "thread/read") return { thread: { turns: [] } };
         return {};
       },
       notify: () => {},
@@ -2693,5 +2695,16 @@ describe("Codex persisted sessions", () => {
 
     expect(descriptors.map((d) => d.sessionId).sort()).toEqual(["thread-a1", "thread-a2"]);
     expect(descriptors.every((d) => d.cwd === "/workspace/project-a")).toBe(true);
+    expect(descriptors[0]).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        sessionId: "thread-a1",
+        title: "Named first A session",
+        timeline: [{ type: "user_message", text: "First A session" }],
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(calls).toEqual([
+      { method: "initialize", params: expect.any(Object) },
+      { method: "thread/list", params: { limit: 50, cwd: "/workspace/project-a" } },
+    ]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.ts
index 78609f13f..d00fd6411 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.ts
@@ -831,6 +831,11 @@ function filterCodexThreadsByCwd(
   return threads.filter((thread) => typeof thread.cwd === "string" && matchesCwd(thread.cwd));
 }
 
+function buildCodexThreadListTimeline(thread: Record<string, unknown>): AgentTimelineItem[] {
+  const preview = typeof thread.preview === "string" ? thread.preview.trim() : "";
+  return preview ? [{ type: "user_message", text: preview }] : [];
+}
+
 export function toAgentUsage(tokenUsage: unknown): AgentUsage | undefined {
   const usage = toObjectRecord(tokenUsage);
   if (!usage) return undefined;
@@ -5486,58 +5491,48 @@ export class CodexAppServerAgentClient implements AgentClient {
       client.notify("initialized", {});
 
       const limit = options?.limit ?? 20;
-      // thread/list returns the cheap `cwd` field. When the caller supplied
-      // a cwd hint we filter here so the per-thread `thread/read includeTurns`
-      // hydration below only runs for matching threads. Fetch a wider window
-      // when filtering since most threads will be from other cwds.
+      // thread/list returns the cheap `cwd` field. Fetch a wider window when
+      // filtering since most threads will be from other cwds, then keep the
+      // local realpath-aware filter for symlink-equivalent workspace paths.
       const listLimit = options?.cwd ? Math.max(limit, 50) : limit;
-      const response = toObjectRecord(await client.request("thread/list", { limit: listLimit }));
-      const allThreads = Array.isArray(response?.data) ? response.data.filter(isRecord) : [];
-      const threads = filterCodexThreadsByCwd(allThreads, options?.cwd);
-      const descriptors: PersistedAgentDescriptor[] = await Promise.all(
-        threads.slice(0, limit).map(async (thread) => {
-          const threadId = typeof thread.id === "string" ? thread.id : "";
-          const cwd = typeof thread.cwd === "string" ? thread.cwd : process.cwd();
-          const title = typeof thread.preview === "string" ? thread.preview : null;
-          let timeline: PersistedTimelineEntry[] = [];
-
-          try {
-            timeline = await loadCodexThreadHistoryTimeline({
-              threadId,
-              cwd,
-              requestThread: (threadIdToRead) => {
-                return readCodexThread(client, threadIdToRead);
-              },
-            });
-          } catch {
-            timeline = [];
-          }
-
-          return {
-            provider: CODEX_PROVIDER,
-            sessionId: threadId,
-            cwd,
-            title,
-            lastActivityAt: new Date(
-              ((typeof thread.updatedAt === "number" ? thread.updatedAt : undefined) ??
-                (typeof thread.createdAt === "number" ? thread.createdAt : undefined) ??
-                0) * 1000,
-            ),
-            persistence: {
-              provider: CODEX_PROVIDER,
-              sessionId: threadId,
-              nativeHandle: threadId,
-              metadata: {
-                provider: CODEX_PROVIDER,
-                cwd,
-                title,
-                threadId,
-              },
-            },
-            timeline: timeline.map((entry) => entry.item),
-          };
+      const response = toObjectRecord(
+        await client.request("thread/list", {
+          limit: listLimit,
+          ...(options?.cwd ? { cwd: options.cwd } : {}),
         }),
       );
+      const allThreads = Array.isArray(response?.data) ? response.data.filter(isRecord) : [];
+      const threads = filterCodexThreadsByCwd(allThreads, options?.cwd);
+      const descriptors: PersistedAgentDescriptor[] = threads.slice(0, limit).map((thread) => {
+        const threadId = typeof thread.id === "string" ? thread.id : "";
+        const cwd = typeof thread.cwd === "string" ? thread.cwd : process.cwd();
+        const preview = typeof thread.preview === "string" ? thread.preview : null;
+        const title = typeof thread.name === "string" && thread.name.trim() ? thread.name : preview;
+
+        return {
+          provider: CODEX_PROVIDER,
+          sessionId: threadId,
+          cwd,
+          title,
+          lastActivityAt: new Date(
+            ((typeof thread.updatedAt === "number" ? thread.updatedAt : undefined) ??
+              (typeof thread.createdAt === "number" ? thread.createdAt : undefined) ??
+              0) * 1000,
+          ),
+          persistence: {
+            provider: CODEX_PROVIDER,
+            sessionId: threadId,
+            nativeHandle: threadId,
+            metadata: {
+              provider: CODEX_PROVIDER,
+              cwd,
+              title,
+              threadId,
+            },
+          },
+          timeline: buildCodexThreadListTimeline(thread),
+        };
+      });
 
       return descriptors;
     } finally {