diff --git a/tests/cli/test_cli_resume_command.py b/tests/cli/test_cli_resume_command.py
index 2790ce5be69..6368d973c88 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_cli_resume_command.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_cli_resume_command.py
@@ -75,3 +75,44 @@ class TestCliResumeCommand:
         assert "out of range" in printed.lower()
         assert "/resume" in printed
         assert cli_obj.session_id == "current_session"
+
+    def test_handle_resume_strips_outer_brackets(self):
+        """Users copy `<session_id>` from the usage hint literally.
+
+        Strip outer ``<>``, ``[]``, ``""``, and ``''`` before lookup so
+        ``/resume <abc123>`` works the same as ``/resume abc123``.
+        """
+        cli_obj = _make_cli()
+        cli_obj._session_db.get_session.return_value = {"id": "sess_alpha", "title": "Alpha"}
+        cli_obj._session_db.get_messages_as_conversation.return_value = []
+        cli_obj._session_db.resolve_resume_session_id.return_value = "sess_alpha"
+
+        for raw in ("<sess_alpha>", "[sess_alpha]", '"sess_alpha"', "'sess_alpha'"):
+            cli_obj.session_id = "current_session"
+            with (
+                patch("hermes_cli.main._resolve_session_by_name_or_id", return_value="sess_alpha"),
+                patch("cli._cprint"),
+            ):
+                cli_obj._handle_resume_command(f"/resume {raw}")
+            assert cli_obj.session_id == "sess_alpha", (
+                f"bracket-stripping failed for {raw!r}: session_id stayed {cli_obj.session_id}"
+            )
+
+    def test_handle_resume_does_not_strip_partial_brackets(self):
+        """Mismatched or single brackets must pass through unmodified.
+
+        ``"<half`` (just an open angle) is not a wrapping pair, so the
+        lookup should treat it verbatim — preserving the existing
+        not-found error path instead of mangling the input.
+        """
+        cli_obj = _make_cli()
+        cli_obj._session_db.get_session.return_value = None
+
+        with (
+            patch("hermes_cli.main._resolve_session_by_name_or_id", return_value=None),
+            patch("cli._cprint") as mock_cprint,
+        ):
+            cli_obj._handle_resume_command("/resume <half")
+
+        printed = " ".join(str(call) for call in mock_cprint.call_args_list)
+        assert "<half" in printed
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_resume_command.py b/tests/gateway/test_resume_command.py
index 288193132a9..19f96048e15 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_resume_command.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_resume_command.py
@@ -301,3 +301,60 @@ class TestHandleResumeCommand:
 
         assert real_key not in runner._agent_cache
         db.close()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_resume_strips_outer_brackets(self, tmp_path):
+        """Users may copy `<session_id>` from the usage hint literally.
+
+        The gateway should strip outer ``<>``, ``[]``, ``""``, and ``''``
+        before lookup so ``/resume <abc123>`` works the same as
+        ``/resume abc123``.
+        """
+        from hermes_state import SessionDB
+        db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
+        db.create_session("abc123", "telegram")
+        db.set_session_title("abc123", "Bracketed")
+        db.create_session("current_session_001", "telegram")
+
+        for raw in ("<abc123>", "[abc123]", '"abc123"', "'abc123'"):
+            event = _make_event(text=f"/resume {raw}")
+            runner = _make_runner(
+                session_db=db,
+                current_session_id="current_session_001",
+                event=event,
+            )
+            result = await runner._handle_resume_command(event)
+            # Either the session was resumed (and we get a "Resumed" / "Already on" reply)
+            # or it was found-then-redirected. Failure mode = "No session found matching '<abc123>'".
+            assert "abc123" not in str(result) or "not found" not in str(result).lower(), (
+                f"bracket stripping failed for {raw!r}: gateway returned {result!r}"
+            )
+        db.close()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_resume_resolves_by_session_id(self, tmp_path):
+        """The gateway should accept a bare session ID, not just a title.
+
+        Before this fix, /resume in the gateway only called
+        ``resolve_session_by_title``, so ``/resume <session_id>`` always
+        returned "Session not found" even for valid IDs.
+        """
+        from hermes_state import SessionDB
+        db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
+        db.create_session("unnamed_session_xyz", "telegram")
+        # Deliberately no title set — this session can ONLY be resolved by ID.
+        db.create_session("current_session_001", "telegram")
+
+        event = _make_event(text="/resume unnamed_session_xyz")
+        runner = _make_runner(
+            session_db=db,
+            current_session_id="current_session_001",
+            event=event,
+        )
+        result = await runner._handle_resume_command(event)
+
+        # Should NOT be the not-found error.
+        assert "not found" not in str(result).lower(), (
+            f"session-id lookup failed: {result!r}"
+        )
+        db.close()