diff --git a/Packages/CrowCore/Sources/CrowCore/Models/Session.swift b/Packages/CrowCore/Sources/CrowCore/Models/Session.swift
index 25e34cb..dde6a44 100644
--- a/Packages/CrowCore/Sources/CrowCore/Models/Session.swift
+++ b/Packages/CrowCore/Sources/CrowCore/Models/Session.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ public struct Session: Identifiable, Codable, Sendable {
     public var provider: Provider?
     public var createdAt: Date
     public var updatedAt: Date
+    // Whether a review-kind session has had its initial `/crow-review-pr`
+    // prompt dispatched. Gates the launchClaude prompt-vs-`--continue`
+    // branch so completed reviews don't restart on app relaunch.
+    public var reviewPromptDispatched: Bool
 
     public init(
         id: UUID = UUID(),
@@ -23,7 +27,8 @@ public struct Session: Identifiable, Codable, Sendable {
         ticketNumber: Int? = nil,
         provider: Provider? = nil,
         createdAt: Date = Date(),
-        updatedAt: Date = Date()
+        updatedAt: Date = Date(),
+        reviewPromptDispatched: Bool = false
     ) {
         self.id = id
         self.name = name
@@ -35,9 +40,13 @@ public struct Session: Identifiable, Codable, Sendable {
         self.provider = provider
         self.createdAt = createdAt
         self.updatedAt = updatedAt
+        self.reviewPromptDispatched = reviewPromptDispatched
     }
 
-    // Backward-compatible decoding: default `kind` to `.work` when missing from older persisted data.
+    // Backward-compatible decoding: default `kind` to `.work` when missing
+    // from older persisted data. `reviewPromptDispatched` defaults to `true`
+    // when missing so existing review sessions don't re-trigger their prompt
+    // on the first launch after upgrade (CROW-224).
     public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
         let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         id = try container.decode(UUID.self, forKey: .id)
@@ -50,5 +59,6 @@ public struct Session: Identifiable, Codable, Sendable {
         provider = try container.decodeIfPresent(Provider.self, forKey: .provider)
         createdAt = try container.decode(Date.self, forKey: .createdAt)
         updatedAt = try container.decode(Date.self, forKey: .updatedAt)
+        reviewPromptDispatched = try container.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .reviewPromptDispatched) ?? true
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Crow/App/SessionService.swift b/Sources/Crow/App/SessionService.swift
index 438b619..345df73 100644
--- a/Sources/Crow/App/SessionService.swift
+++ b/Sources/Crow/App/SessionService.swift
@@ -350,12 +350,19 @@ final class SessionService {
         let routedTerminal: SessionTerminal? = sessionID.flatMap { sid in
             appState.terminals[sid]?.first(where: { $0.id == terminalID })
         }
+        // Review-kind sessions dispatch their `/crow-review-pr` prompt on first
+        // launch only — on subsequent app restarts, fall through to
+        // `claude --continue` so the existing conversation resumes instead of
+        // re-running the entire review (CROW-224).
+        var reviewPromptJustDispatched = false
         let claudeText: String = {
             if let sessionID,
                let session = appState.sessions.first(where: { $0.id == sessionID }),
                session.kind == .review,
+               !session.reviewPromptDispatched,
                let worktree = appState.primaryWorktree(for: sessionID) {
                 let promptPath = (worktree.worktreePath as NSString).appendingPathComponent(".crow-review-prompt.md")
+                reviewPromptJustDispatched = true
                 return "\(envPrefix)\(claudePath)\(rcArgs) \"$(cat \(promptPath))\"\n"
             } else {
                 return "\(envPrefix)\(claudePath)\(rcArgs) --continue\n"
@@ -371,6 +378,17 @@ final class SessionService {
         if rcEnabled {
             appState.remoteControlActiveTerminals.insert(terminalID)
         }
+
+        if reviewPromptJustDispatched, let sessionID {
+            if let idx = appState.sessions.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == sessionID }) {
+                appState.sessions[idx].reviewPromptDispatched = true
+            }
+            store.mutate { data in
+                if let idx = data.sessions.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == sessionID }) {
+                    data.sessions[idx].reviewPromptDispatched = true
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// Discard a failed terminal surface and re-attempt creation.