diff --git a/internal/gateway/methods/sessions.go b/internal/gateway/methods/sessions.go
index 8f0bb321..45b258a2 100644
--- a/internal/gateway/methods/sessions.go
+++ b/internal/gateway/methods/sessions.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/gateway"
 	httpapi "github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/http"
 	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/i18n"
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/providers"
 	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/internal/store"
 	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/pkg/protocol"
 )
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ func (m *SessionsMethods) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, client *gateway.Clie
 	emitAudit(m.eventBus, client, "session.deleted", "session", params.Key)
 }
 
+// cliSessionReset clears the Claude CLI-backed session for a key. It is a
+// package var so tests can stub it; defaults to the real provider helper.
+var cliSessionReset = providers.ResetCLISession
+
 func (m *SessionsMethods) handleReset(ctx context.Context, client *gateway.Client, req *protocol.RequestFrame) {
 	locale := store.LocaleFromContext(ctx)
 	var params sessionKeyParams
@@ -225,6 +230,10 @@ func (m *SessionsMethods) handleReset(ctx context.Context, client *gateway.Clien
 	}
 
 	m.sessions.Reset(ctx, params.Key)
+	// Also clear the Claude CLI session (.jsonl + CLAUDE.md) so the RPC reset
+	// matches the /reset chat command for claude-cli-backed agents (no-op when
+	// the CLI provider is unused).
+	cliSessionReset("", params.Key)
 
 	client.SendResponse(protocol.NewOKResponse(req.ID, map[string]any{
 		"ok": true,
diff --git a/internal/gateway/methods/sessions_reset_cli_test.go b/internal/gateway/methods/sessions_reset_cli_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aa74d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/gateway/methods/sessions_reset_cli_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package methods
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nextlevelbuilder/goclaw/pkg/protocol"
+)
+
+// TestSessionsReset_ClearsCLISession is a regression guard ensuring the
+// sessions.reset RPC also clears the Claude CLI-backed session, matching the
+// /reset chat command. Previously the RPC only reset the native session store,
+// leaving claude-cli history (.jsonl + CLAUDE.md) in place.
+func TestSessionsReset_ClearsCLISession(t *testing.T) {
+	sess := newStubSessionStore()
+	// Empty userID matches nullClient()'s empty UserID, so the ownership
+	// check in handleReset passes and we reach the reset path.
+	sess.addSession("reset-key", "")
+	m := buildSessionMethods(t, sess)
+	client := nullClient()
+
+	var called bool
+	var gotKey string
+	orig := cliSessionReset
+	cliSessionReset = func(_, sessionKey string) {
+		called = true
+		gotKey = sessionKey
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { cliSessionReset = orig })
+
+	req := sessionReqFrame(t, protocol.MethodSessionsReset, map[string]any{"key": "reset-key"})
+	m.handleReset(context.Background(), client, req)
+
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("sessions.reset did not clear the Claude CLI session")
+	}
+	if gotKey != "reset-key" {
+		t.Errorf("CLI reset key = %q, want %q", gotKey, "reset-key")
+	}
+	if len(sess.resetCalled) != 1 || sess.resetCalled[0] != "reset-key" {
+		t.Errorf("native store.Reset calls = %v, want [reset-key]", sess.resetCalled)
+	}
+}