diff --git a/crates/studio/src/main.rs b/crates/studio/src/main.rs
index cbc6868..24194c1 100644
--- a/crates/studio/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/studio/src/main.rs
@@ -16,15 +16,26 @@ use session::{Session, SessionStatus};
 
 /// Studio - Multi-agent workspace manager for g3
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(name = "studio")]
+#[command(name = "studio", subcommand_required = false)]
 #[command(about = "Manage multiple g3 agent sessions using git worktrees")]
 struct Cli {
     #[command(subcommand)]
-    command: Commands,
+    command: Option<Commands>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum Commands {
+    /// Start a new interactive g3 session in an isolated worktree
+    #[command(alias = "c")]
+    Cli,
+
+    /// Resume a paused interactive session
+    #[command(alias = "r")]
+    Resume {
+        /// Session ID to resume
+        session_id: String,
+    },
+
     /// Run a new g3 session (tails output until complete)
     Run {
         /// Agent name (e.g., carmack, torvalds). If omitted, runs g3 in one-shot mode.
@@ -76,7 +87,9 @@ enum Commands {
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 
-    match cli.command {
+    match cli.command.unwrap_or(Commands::Cli) {
+        Commands::Cli => cmd_cli(),
+        Commands::Resume { session_id } => cmd_resume(&session_id),
         Commands::Run { agent, accept, g3_args } => cmd_run(agent.as_deref(), accept, &g3_args),
         Commands::Exec { agent, g3_args } => cmd_exec(agent.as_deref(), &g3_args),
         Commands::List => cmd_list(),
@@ -86,6 +99,98 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Start a new interactive g3 session
+fn cmd_cli() -> Result<()> {
+    let g3_binary = get_g3_binary_path()?;
+    let repo_root = get_repo_root()?;
+    let session = Session::new_interactive();
+
+    // Create worktree
+    let worktree = GitWorktree::new(&repo_root);
+    let worktree_path = worktree.create(&session)?;
+
+    println!("📁 Worktree: {}", worktree_path.display());
+    println!("🌿 Branch: {}", session.branch_name());
+    println!("🆔 Session: {}", session.id);
+    println!();
+
+    // Save session metadata
+    session.save(&repo_root, &worktree_path)?;
+
+    // Build g3 command with inherited stdio for interactive use
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(&g3_binary);
+    cmd.arg("--workspace").arg(&worktree_path);
+    cmd.current_dir(&worktree_path);
+    cmd.stdin(Stdio::inherit());
+    cmd.stdout(Stdio::inherit());
+    cmd.stderr(Stdio::inherit());
+
+    // Spawn and wait
+    let status = cmd.status().context("Failed to run g3")?;
+
+    // Mark session as paused (user can resume later or accept/discard)
+    session.mark_paused(&repo_root)?;
+
+    println!();
+    println!("Session {} paused.", session.id);
+    println!();
+    println!("Next steps:");
+    println!("  studio resume {}  - Continue working", session.id);
+    println!("  studio accept {}  - Merge changes to main", session.id);
+    println!("  studio discard {} - Discard changes", session.id);
+
+    if !status.success() {
+        std::process::exit(status.code().unwrap_or(1));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Resume a paused interactive session
+fn cmd_resume(session_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let g3_binary = get_g3_binary_path()?;
+    let repo_root = get_repo_root()?;
+    let session = Session::load(&repo_root, session_id)?;
+
+    let worktree_path = session.worktree_path.as_ref()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Session {} has no worktree path", session_id))?;
+
+    if !worktree_path.exists() {
+        bail!("Worktree for session {} no longer exists at {}", session_id, worktree_path.display());
+    }
+
+    println!("📁 Resuming session {} in {}", session_id, worktree_path.display());
+    println!();
+
+    // Build g3 command with inherited stdio
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(&g3_binary);
+    cmd.arg("--workspace").arg(worktree_path);
+    cmd.current_dir(worktree_path);
+    cmd.stdin(Stdio::inherit());
+    cmd.stdout(Stdio::inherit());
+    cmd.stderr(Stdio::inherit());
+
+    // Spawn and wait
+    let status = cmd.status().context("Failed to run g3")?;
+
+    // Mark session as paused again
+    session.mark_paused(&repo_root)?;
+
+    println!();
+    println!("Session {} paused.", session_id);
+    println!();
+    println!("Next steps:");
+    println!("  studio resume {}  - Continue working", session_id);
+    println!("  studio accept {}  - Merge changes to main", session_id);
+    println!("  studio discard {} - Discard changes", session_id);
+
+    if !status.success() {
+        std::process::exit(status.code().unwrap_or(1));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Get the path to the g3 binary (same directory as studio)
 fn get_g3_binary_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let current_exe = env::current_exe().context("Failed to get current executable path")?;
@@ -286,6 +391,7 @@ fn cmd_list() -> Result<()> {
     for session in sessions {
         let status_str = match session.status {
             SessionStatus::Running => "🔄 running",
+            SessionStatus::Paused => "⏸️  paused",
             SessionStatus::Complete => "✅ complete",
             SessionStatus::Failed => "❌ failed",
         };
diff --git a/crates/studio/src/session.rs b/crates/studio/src/session.rs
index 35ddc50..6d880e6 100644
--- a/crates/studio/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/studio/src/session.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Session management for studio
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs;
@@ -12,9 +12,17 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 pub enum SessionStatus {
     Running,
     Complete,
+    Paused,
     Failed,
 }
 
+/// Session type
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum SessionType {
+    OneShot,
+    Interactive,
+}
+
 /// A studio session representing a g3 agent run in a worktree
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Session {
@@ -30,6 +38,9 @@ pub struct Session {
     pub pid: Option<u32>,
     /// Path to the worktree
     pub worktree_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Type of session
+    #[serde(default = "default_session_type")]
+    pub session_type: SessionType,
 }
 
 impl Session {
@@ -46,6 +57,23 @@ impl Session {
             status: SessionStatus::Running,
             pid: None,
             worktree_path: None,
+            session_type: SessionType::OneShot,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new interactive session
+    pub fn new_interactive() -> Self {
+        let full_uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let short_id = full_uuid.to_string()[..8].to_string();
+
+        Self {
+            id: short_id,
+            agent: "interactive".to_string(),
+            created_at: Utc::now(),
+            status: SessionStatus::Running,
+            pid: None,
+            worktree_path: None,
+            session_type: SessionType::Interactive,
         }
     }
 
@@ -110,6 +138,20 @@ impl Session {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Mark session as paused (for interactive sessions)
+    pub fn mark_paused(&self, repo_root: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+        let path = self.metadata_path(repo_root);
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).context("Failed to read session metadata")?;
+        let mut session: Session = serde_json::from_str(&content)?;
+        session.status = SessionStatus::Paused;
+        session.pid = None;
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&session)?;
+        fs::write(&path, json).context("Failed to write session metadata")?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Load a session by ID
     pub fn load(repo_root: &Path, session_id: &str) -> Result<Session> {
         let path = Self::sessions_dir(repo_root).join(format!("{}.json", session_id));
@@ -164,3 +206,8 @@ impl Session {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+/// Default session type for backwards compatibility with existing sessions
+fn default_session_type() -> SessionType {
+    SessionType::OneShot
+}