diff --git a/pkg/agent/core.go b/pkg/agent/core.go
index 34e5a44..8f4162d 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/core.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/core.go
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ func (s *agent) executeTurn(ctx context.Context, input string, handler EventHand
 	snapSession := s.session
 	var snapMessages []backend.Message
 	if s.session != nil {
-		snapMessages = slices.Clone(s.session.messages)
+		snapMessages = cloneMessages(s.session.messages)
 	}
 
 	if s.session == nil {
@@ -990,12 +990,10 @@ func (s *agent) executeTurn(ctx context.Context, input string, handler EventHand
 	s.setState("idle")
 
 	if err != nil {
-		// Both interrupts and real errors roll back to the pre-turn snapshot
-		// so that cancelled/partial tool results don't poison the context.
-		if snapSession == nil {
-			s.session = nil
-		} else {
-			s.session.messages = snapMessages
+		// Keep completed work — only remove cancelled tool results.
+		// Error results are valuable feedback for the agent.
+		if s.session != nil {
+			s.session.removeCancelledToolResults()
 		}
 		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, ErrInterrupted) {
 			s.auditLog.Debug("turn: interrupted session=%s", s.sessionID)
diff --git a/pkg/agent/session.go b/pkg/agent/session.go
index 9424a1e..e448c1d 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/session.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/session.go
@@ -146,6 +146,25 @@ func (s *Session) update(assistant backend.Message, results []toolResult) {
 	}
 }
 
+// removeCancelledToolResults filters out tool results that were cancelled due
+// to interrupt, keeping completed work (user messages, assistant, successful
+// and errored tool results).
+func (s *Session) removeCancelledToolResults() {
+	filtered := s.messages[:0]
+	for _, m := range s.messages {
+		if m.Role == "tool" && isCancelledToolResult(m.Content) {
+			continue
+		}
+		filtered = append(filtered, m)
+	}
+	s.messages = filtered
+}
+
+func isCancelledToolResult(content string) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(content, `"status":"cancelled"`) ||
+		strings.Contains(content, "tool execution interrupted by user")
+}
+
 // PreCompactionSnapshot returns a copy of the current messages for persistence
 // before compaction. Call this before compact().
 func (s *Session) PreCompactionSnapshot() []backend.Message {
@@ -239,6 +258,29 @@ func (s *Session) appendUserMessage(content string) {
 	s.messages = append(s.messages, backend.Message{Role: "user", Content: content})
 }
 
+// cloneMessages returns a deep copy of the message slice.
+func cloneMessages(msgs []backend.Message) []backend.Message {
+	out := make([]backend.Message, len(msgs))
+	for i, m := range msgs {
+		out[i] = backend.Message{
+			Role:       m.Role,
+			Content:    m.Content,
+			ToolCallID: m.ToolCallID,
+		}
+		if len(m.ToolCalls) > 0 {
+			out[i].ToolCalls = make([]backend.ToolCall, len(m.ToolCalls))
+			for j, tc := range m.ToolCalls {
+				out[i].ToolCalls[j] = backend.ToolCall{
+					ID:        tc.ID,
+					Name:      tc.Name,
+					Arguments: append(json.RawMessage(nil), tc.Arguments...),
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 // estimateTokens returns a rough token count (~4 chars per token).
 func (s *Session) estimateTokens() int {
 	chars := 0