diff --git a/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.test.ts b/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.test.ts
index 0d45bfcb294..825bcbded39 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_TERMINAL_ID,
   type TerminalEvent,
   type TerminalOpenInput,
+  type TerminalRestartInput,
 } from "@t3tools/contracts";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
@@ -134,6 +135,16 @@ function openInput(overrides: Partial<TerminalOpenInput> = {}): TerminalOpenInpu
   };
 }
 
+function restartInput(overrides: Partial<TerminalRestartInput> = {}): TerminalRestartInput {
+  return {
+    threadId: "thread-1",
+    cwd: process.cwd(),
+    cols: 100,
+    rows: 24,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
 function historyLogName(threadId: string): string {
   return `terminal_${Encoding.encodeBase64Url(threadId)}.log`;
 }
@@ -361,7 +372,7 @@ describe("TerminalManager", () => {
     firstProcess.emitData("before restart\n");
     await waitFor(() => fs.existsSync(historyLogPath(logsDir)));
 
-    const snapshot = await manager.restart(openInput());
+    const snapshot = await manager.restart(restartInput());
     expect(snapshot.history).toBe("");
     expect(snapshot.status).toBe("running");
     expect(ptyAdapter.spawnInputs).toHaveLength(2);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.ts b/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.ts
index 771c56b287e..f84e7b5930d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/terminal/Layers/Manager.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   TerminalCloseInput,
   TerminalOpenInput,
   TerminalResizeInput,
+  TerminalRestartInput,
   TerminalWriteInput,
   type TerminalEvent,
   type TerminalSessionSnapshot,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const DEFAULT_OPEN_ROWS = 30;
 const TERMINAL_ENV_BLOCKLIST = new Set(["PORT", "ELECTRON_RENDERER_PORT", "ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE"]);
 
 const decodeTerminalOpenInput = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(TerminalOpenInput);
+const decodeTerminalRestartInput = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(TerminalRestartInput);
 const decodeTerminalWriteInput = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(TerminalWriteInput);
 const decodeTerminalResizeInput = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(TerminalResizeInput);
 const decodeTerminalClearInput = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(TerminalClearInput);
@@ -478,8 +480,8 @@ export class TerminalManagerRuntime extends EventEmitter<TerminalManagerEvents>
     });
   }
 
-  async restart(raw: TerminalOpenInput): Promise<TerminalSessionSnapshot> {
-    const input = decodeTerminalOpenInput(raw);
+  async restart(raw: TerminalRestartInput): Promise<TerminalSessionSnapshot> {
+    const input = decodeTerminalRestartInput(raw);
     return this.runWithThreadLock(input.threadId, async () => {
       await this.assertValidCwd(input.cwd);
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/terminal/Services/Manager.ts b/apps/server/src/terminal/Services/Manager.ts
index 9cff3239919..8d8398c7adb 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/terminal/Services/Manager.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/terminal/Services/Manager.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   TerminalEvent,
   TerminalOpenInput,
   TerminalResizeInput,
+  TerminalRestartInput,
   TerminalSessionSnapshot,
   TerminalSessionStatus,
   TerminalWriteInput,
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ export interface TerminalManagerShape {
    * Always resets history before spawning the new process.
    */
   readonly restart: (
-    input: TerminalOpenInput,
+    input: TerminalRestartInput,
   ) => Effect.Effect<TerminalSessionSnapshot, TerminalError>;
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/ipc.ts b/packages/contracts/src/ipc.ts
index 92f5b502c94..7a8ff7fb67f 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/ipc.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import type {
   TerminalEvent,
   TerminalOpenInput,
   TerminalResizeInput,
+  TerminalRestartInput,
   TerminalSessionSnapshot,
   TerminalWriteInput,
 } from "./terminal";
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export interface NativeApi {
     write: (input: TerminalWriteInput) => Promise<void>;
     resize: (input: TerminalResizeInput) => Promise<void>;
     clear: (input: TerminalClearInput) => Promise<void>;
-    restart: (input: TerminalOpenInput) => Promise<TerminalSessionSnapshot>;
+    restart: (input: TerminalRestartInput) => Promise<TerminalSessionSnapshot>;
     close: (input: TerminalCloseInput) => Promise<void>;
     onEvent: (callback: (event: TerminalEvent) => void) => () => void;
   };
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/terminal.ts b/packages/contracts/src/terminal.ts
index e7c20242b1f..b0493d95c2a 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/terminal.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/terminal.ts
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ export const TerminalClearInput = TerminalSessionInput;
 export type TerminalClearInput = Schema.Codec.Encoded<typeof TerminalClearInput>;
 
 export const TerminalRestartInput = Schema.Struct({
-  ...TerminalThreadInput.fields,
+  ...TerminalSessionInput.fields,
   cwd: TrimmedNonEmptyStringSchema,
   cols: TerminalColsSchema,
   rows: TerminalRowsSchema,
   env: Schema.optional(TerminalEnvSchema),
 });
+export type TerminalRestartInput = Schema.Codec.Encoded<typeof TerminalRestartInput>;
 
 export const TerminalCloseInput = Schema.Struct({
   ...TerminalThreadInput.fields,