diff --git a/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/resume_session.sh b/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/resume_session.sh
index c99c476..3879f55 100755
--- a/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/resume_session.sh
+++ b/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/resume_session.sh
@@ -51,9 +51,23 @@ esac
 UUID=$(bash "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/resolve_session_id.sh" \
   --workspace "$WORKSPACE" --agent "$AGENT" --session "$SESSION_NAME")
 
+# ISSUE-3: agy/hermes/opencode (Class A) are spawned without a UUID - their
+# own conversation id is only assigned by the agent itself on its first turn.
+# A session stopped before any message therefore has no UUID to resolve here,
+# but IS still cleanly recoverable: relaunching the agent's plain first-run
+# spawn command restores the exact state multi-agent-mux-create would have
+# produced. claude/grok (Class B) always resolve a UUID via the
+# verify_session.py:99-101 assigned-but-unverified escape hatch (see test_t8)
+# and never reach this branch - do not extend the fallback to them.
+FRESH_SPAWN=0
 if [ -z "$UUID" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: No saved session for $WORKSPACE ($AGENT). Use multi-agent-mux-create first." >&2
-  exit 1
+  case "$AGENT" in
+    agy|hermes|opencode) FRESH_SPAWN=1 ;;
+    *)
+      echo "ERROR: No saved session for $WORKSPACE ($AGENT). Use multi-agent-mux-create first." >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$HERDR_SERVER_OPT" ]; then
@@ -96,16 +110,29 @@ if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] && [ -f "$RESOLVED_BIN" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Determine CMD_FULL via adapter
-CMD_FULL="$("$(_delegate_py_bin)" -m lib_py.agents resume-spec "$AGENT" "$RESOLVED_BIN" "$UUID" "$WORKSPACE" 2>/dev/null || true)"
-if [ -z "$CMD_FULL" ]; then
-  case "$AGENT" in
-    claude) CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --dangerously-skip-permissions -r $UUID" ;;
-    agy)    CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --dangerously-skip-permissions --conversation $UUID" ;;
-    hermes) CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --resume $UUID --no-restore-cwd --yolo --accept-hooks" ;;
-    grok)   CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --resume $UUID --permission-mode bypassPermissions" ;;
-    opencode) CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --session $UUID --auto --agent build" ;;
-    *)      echo "ERROR: unsupported agent: $AGENT" >&2; exit 2 ;;
-  esac
+if [ "$FRESH_SPAWN" = "1" ]; then
+  # ISSUE-3: no UUID to resume with - spawn the same plain first-run command
+  # multi-agent-mux-create would use (spawn-spec, not resume-spec).
+  CMD_FULL="$("$(_delegate_py_bin)" -m lib_py.agents spawn-spec "$AGENT" "$RESOLVED_BIN" "" 0 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [ -z "$CMD_FULL" ]; then
+    case "$AGENT" in
+      agy)      CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --dangerously-skip-permissions" ;;
+      hermes)   CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --yolo --accept-hooks" ;;
+      opencode) CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --auto --agent build" ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+else
+  CMD_FULL="$("$(_delegate_py_bin)" -m lib_py.agents resume-spec "$AGENT" "$RESOLVED_BIN" "$UUID" "$WORKSPACE" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [ -z "$CMD_FULL" ]; then
+    case "$AGENT" in
+      claude) CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --dangerously-skip-permissions -r $UUID" ;;
+      agy)    CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --dangerously-skip-permissions --conversation $UUID" ;;
+      hermes) CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --resume $UUID --no-restore-cwd --yolo --accept-hooks" ;;
+      grok)   CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --resume $UUID --permission-mode bypassPermissions" ;;
+      opencode) CMD_FULL="${RESOLVED_BIN} --session $UUID --auto --agent build" ;;
+      *)      echo "ERROR: unsupported agent: $AGENT" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+    esac
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Validate binary exists and is executable
@@ -145,7 +172,7 @@ sleep 2
 # 5. Update agent-sessions.yaml: status running, last_visible_status
 bash "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/update_yaml_resumed.sh" \
   --session "$SESSION_NAME" --uuid "$UUID" --agent "$AGENT" --workspace "$WORKSPACE" \
-  --herdr-session "$HERDR_SESSION_NAME" \
+  --herdr-session "$HERDR_SESSION_NAME" --cmd-full "$CMD_FULL" \
   ${HERDR_WORKSPACE_OPT:+--herdr-workspace "$HERDR_WORKSPACE_OPT"}
 
 echo "Successfully resumed $SESSION_NAME ($AGENT)"
diff --git a/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/update_yaml_resumed.sh b/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/update_yaml_resumed.sh
index e5833fd..36bf274 100755
--- a/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/update_yaml_resumed.sh
+++ b/.agents/skills/multi-agent-mux-resume/scripts/update_yaml_resumed.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ source "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)/lib.sh"
 
 usage() {
   cat <<EOF
-Usage: $0 --session <name> --uuid <id> [--agent claude|agy|hermes|grok|opencode] [--herdr-session <name>]
+Usage: $0 --session <name> --uuid <id> [--agent claude|agy|hermes|grok|opencode] [--herdr-session <name>] [--cmd-full <cmd>]
+
+--uuid may be empty for an Issue-3 Class A fresh-spawn resume (agy/hermes/
+opencode 0-turn stopped session, no conversation id ever assigned) - pass
+--cmd-full so the display command can be recorded without a uuid to embed.
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@ WORKSPACE=""
 ROLE=""
 HERDR_SERVER_OPT=""
 HERDR_WORKSPACE_OPT=""
+CMD_FULL_OPT=""
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
@@ -32,13 +37,13 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     --role)      ROLE="$2";          shift 2 ;;
     --herdr-session|--herdr-server) HERDR_SERVER_OPT="$2"; shift 2 ;;
     --herdr-workspace) HERDR_WORKSPACE_OPT="$2"; shift 2 ;;
+    --cmd-full)  CMD_FULL_OPT="$2";  shift 2 ;;
     -h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;;
     *) echo "ERROR: unknown arg: $1" >&2; exit 2 ;;
   esac
 done
 
 [ -n "$SESSION_NAME" ] || { echo "ERROR: --session required" >&2; exit 2; }
-[ -n "$UUID" ]        || { echo "ERROR: --uuid required" >&2; exit 2; }
 [ -f "$AGENT_SESSIONS_YAML" ] || { echo "ERROR: $AGENT_SESSIONS_YAML not found" >&2; exit 1; }
 
 if [ -n "$HERDR_SERVER_OPT" ]; then
@@ -104,7 +109,8 @@ atomic_dump_yaml "$AGENT_SESSIONS_YAML" \
   SESSION_NAME="$SESSION_NAME" UUID="$UUID" AGENT="$AGENT" NOW_ISO="$NOW_ISO" \
   NOW_EPOCH="$NOW_EPOCH" TARGET_WORKSPACE="${WORKSPACE:-$WORKSPACE_ROOT}" ROLE="$ROLE" \
   PANE_PID="$PANE_PID" CHILD_PID="$CHILD_PID" HERDR_SERVER_OPT_EXPLICIT="${HERDR_SERVER_OPT_EXPLICIT:-0}" \
-  MAM_WS_LABEL="$MAM_WS_LABEL" MAM_WS_LABEL_EXPLICIT="${MAM_WS_LABEL_EXPLICIT:-0}" <<'PYEOF'
+  MAM_WS_LABEL="$MAM_WS_LABEL" MAM_WS_LABEL_EXPLICIT="${MAM_WS_LABEL_EXPLICIT:-0}" \
+  CMD_FULL_OPT="$CMD_FULL_OPT" <<'PYEOF'
 name = os.environ['SESSION_NAME']
 uuid = os.environ['UUID']
 agent = os.environ['AGENT']
@@ -157,6 +163,18 @@ else:
         target['herdr_workspace'] = wsl
 
 target['status'] = 'running'
+if not uuid:
+    # ISSUE-3 (challenge c4b0a075): a Class A fresh-spawn resume re-arms
+    # discovery from scratch - the resumed agent has not spoken yet, so any
+    # on-disk conversation older than THIS resume must not be auto-pinned to
+    # it by reconcile.sh's mode="discover" mtime >= epoch check. Without this,
+    # the row's watermark stays at the original create_session.sh timestamp,
+    # letting reconcile.sh capture a stale/unrelated transcript before the
+    # resumed agent's first real turn.
+    target['herdr_session_epoch'] = epoch
+    target['herdr_session_created_at'] = now
+    target['session_id_source'] = 'pending-discovery'
+    target['session_id_verified'] = False
 target.pop('terminated_at', None)
 target.pop('terminated_at_epoch', None)
 target.pop('termination_mode', None)
@@ -166,7 +184,11 @@ target.pop('stopped_at', None)
 target.pop('stopped_at_epoch', None)
 target.pop('stop_reason', None)
 target.pop('resumable', None)
-target['last_visible_status'] = f'resumed conversation {uuid} at {now}'
+if uuid:
+    target['last_visible_status'] = f'resumed conversation {uuid} at {now}'
+else:
+    # ISSUE-3 Class A fresh-spawn resume: no conversation id existed yet.
+    target['last_visible_status'] = f'resumed (fresh spawn, no prior turn) at {now}'
 
 target.setdefault('pane', {})
 if pane_pid.isdigit():
@@ -178,15 +200,21 @@ if agent == 'claude':
     target['claude_session_id_own'] = uuid
 elif agent == 'agy':
     target['pane']['cmd'] = 'agy'
-    target['pane']['cmd_full'] = f'agy --dangerously-skip-permissions --conversation {uuid}'
-    target['agy_conversation_id_own'] = uuid
+    if uuid:
+        target['pane']['cmd_full'] = f'agy --dangerously-skip-permissions --conversation {uuid}'
+        target['agy_conversation_id_own'] = uuid
+    else:
+        target['pane']['cmd_full'] = os.environ.get('CMD_FULL_OPT', '') or 'agy --dangerously-skip-permissions'
     cp = os.environ.get('CHILD_PID', '0')
     if cp.isdigit() and int(cp) > 0:
         target['child_pid'] = int(cp)
 elif agent == 'hermes':
     target['pane']['cmd'] = 'hermes'
-    target['pane']['cmd_full'] = f'hermes --resume {uuid}'
-    target['hermes_conversation_id_own'] = uuid
+    if uuid:
+        target['pane']['cmd_full'] = f'hermes --resume {uuid}'
+        target['hermes_conversation_id_own'] = uuid
+    else:
+        target['pane']['cmd_full'] = os.environ.get('CMD_FULL_OPT', '') or 'hermes --yolo --accept-hooks'
     cp = os.environ.get('CHILD_PID', '0')
     if cp.isdigit() and int(cp) > 0:
         target['child_pid'] = int(cp)
@@ -199,8 +227,11 @@ elif agent == 'grok':
         target['child_pid'] = int(cp)
 elif agent == 'opencode':
     target['pane']['cmd'] = 'opencode'
-    target['pane']['cmd_full'] = f'opencode --session {uuid} --auto --agent build'
-    target['opencode_session_id_own'] = uuid
+    if uuid:
+        target['pane']['cmd_full'] = f'opencode --session {uuid} --auto --agent build'
+        target['opencode_session_id_own'] = uuid
+    else:
+        target['pane']['cmd_full'] = os.environ.get('CMD_FULL_OPT', '') or 'opencode --auto --agent build'
     cp = os.environ.get('CHILD_PID', '0')
     if cp.isdigit() and int(cp) > 0:
         target['child_pid'] = int(cp)
diff --git a/tests/test_uuid_target.py b/tests/test_uuid_target.py
index 8ec6dd3..4fc9ac4 100644
--- a/tests/test_uuid_target.py
+++ b/tests/test_uuid_target.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import json
+import time
 import uuid
 import pytest
 import subprocess
@@ -389,3 +390,125 @@ def test_t13_mam_workspace_key_equivalence(mam_sandbox):
         abs_path = os.path.realpath(v)
         py_key = abs_path.replace("/", "-").replace("_", "-")
         assert sh_key == py_key, f"Mismatch for {v}: shell={sh_key}, py={py_key}"
+
+
+def test_t14_resume_class_a_fresh_spawn_fallback(mam_sandbox, mock_herdr, mock_agents):
+    """T-14 (Issue #3): agy (Class A) stopped at 0-turns has no conversation id to
+    resolve; resume_session.sh must fall back to a fresh spawn (RC=0, plain spawn
+    command) rather than hard-failing with 'No saved session'."""
+    ws = str(mam_sandbox / "resume_class_a")
+    os.makedirs(ws, exist_ok=True)
+
+    create_script = mam_sandbox / ".agents" / "skills" / "multi-agent-mux-create" / "scripts" / "create_session.sh"
+    stop_script = mam_sandbox / ".agents" / "skills" / "multi-agent-mux-stop" / "scripts" / "stop_session.sh"
+    resume_script = mam_sandbox / ".agents" / "skills" / "multi-agent-mux-resume" / "scripts" / "resume_session.sh"
+
+    cmd = [
+        "bash", str(create_script),
+        "--workspace", ws,
+        "--agent", "agy",
+        "--role", "creator",
+        "--session", "test-t14-agy",
+        "--no-onboard"
+    ]
+    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, cwd=str(mam_sandbox))
+
+    # Stop the session without ever sending a prompt (0-turn stop).
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["bash", str(stop_script), "--session", "test-t14-agy", "--agent", "agy"],
+        check=True, cwd=str(mam_sandbox)
+    )
+
+    yaml_path = mam_sandbox / ".mam" / "agent-sessions.yaml"
+    with open(yaml_path) as f:
+        d = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    session = [s for s in d["herdr_sessions"] if s["name"] == "test-t14-agy"][0]
+    assert session["status"] == "stopped"
+    assert not session.get("agy_conversation_id_own")
+
+    res = subprocess.run([
+        "bash", str(resume_script),
+        "--workspace", ws,
+        "--agent", "agy",
+        "--session", "test-t14-agy",
+        "--dry-run"
+    ], capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=str(mam_sandbox))
+    assert res.returncode == 0, f"stderr: {res.stderr}"
+    assert "would spawn:" in res.stdout
+    assert "--dangerously-skip-permissions" in res.stdout
+    assert "--conversation" not in res.stdout
+
+
+def test_t15_resume_class_b_still_hard_fails_when_truly_unresolvable(mam_sandbox, mock_herdr, mock_agents):
+    """T-15 (Issue #3 regression guard): claude/grok (Class B) must NOT receive the
+    Class A fresh-spawn fallback - a claude session with no resolvable id at all
+    (never created) still hard-fails exactly as before."""
+    ws = str(mam_sandbox / "resume_class_b_missing")
+    os.makedirs(ws, exist_ok=True)
+    resume_script = mam_sandbox / ".agents" / "skills" / "multi-agent-mux-resume" / "scripts" / "resume_session.sh"
+
+    res = subprocess.run([
+        "bash", str(resume_script),
+        "--workspace", ws,
+        "--agent", "claude",
+        "--session", "never-created-claude",
+        "--dry-run"
+    ], capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=str(mam_sandbox))
+    assert res.returncode == 1
+    assert "ERROR: No saved session for" in res.stderr
+
+
+def test_t16_resume_class_a_fresh_spawn_resets_discovery_epoch(mam_sandbox, mock_herdr, mock_agents):
+    """T-16 (Issue #3 challenge refinement): a Class A (agy) 0-turn resume must reset
+    herdr_session_epoch to the resume timestamp so reconcile.sh does not auto-capture
+    stale conversations created between the original create and the resume."""
+    ws = str(mam_sandbox / "resume_class_a_epoch")
+    os.makedirs(ws, exist_ok=True)
+
+    create_script = mam_sandbox / ".agents" / "skills" / "multi-agent-mux-create" / "scripts" / "create_session.sh"
+    stop_script = mam_sandbox / ".agents" / "skills" / "multi-agent-mux-stop" / "scripts" / "stop_session.sh"
+    resume_script = mam_sandbox / ".agents" / "skills" / "multi-agent-mux-resume" / "scripts" / "resume_session.sh"
+
+    cmd = [
+        "bash", str(create_script),
+        "--workspace", ws,
+        "--agent", "agy",
+        "--role", "creator",
+        "--session", "test-t16-agy",
+        "--no-onboard"
+    ]
+    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, cwd=str(mam_sandbox))
+
+    yaml_path = mam_sandbox / ".mam" / "agent-sessions.yaml"
+    with open(yaml_path) as f:
+        d = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    initial_epoch = [s for s in d["herdr_sessions"] if s["name"] == "test-t16-agy"][0]["herdr_session_epoch"]
+
+    # Stop at 0-turns.
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["bash", str(stop_script), "--session", "test-t16-agy", "--agent", "agy"],
+        check=True, cwd=str(mam_sandbox)
+    )
+
+    # Wait to guarantee the epoch advances by at least 1 second.
+    time.sleep(1.1)
+
+    # Resume the session (live execution, updating YAML).
+    res = subprocess.run([
+        "bash", str(resume_script),
+        "--workspace", ws,
+        "--agent", "agy",
+        "--session", "test-t16-agy"
+    ], capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=str(mam_sandbox))
+    assert res.returncode == 0, f"stderr: {res.stderr}\nstdout: {res.stdout}"
+
+    with open(yaml_path) as f:
+        d = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    session = [s for s in d["herdr_sessions"] if s["name"] == "test-t16-agy"][0]
+    assert session["status"] == "running"
+    assert session["herdr_session_epoch"] > initial_epoch, (
+        f"herdr_session_epoch was not refreshed: {session['herdr_session_epoch']} <= {initial_epoch}"
+    )
+    assert session.get("session_id_source") == "pending-discovery"
+    assert session.get("session_id_verified") is False
+