bug(core): Ensure storage is initialized early, even if config is not. (#18471)

packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx

@@ -510,6 +510,12 @@ export async function main() {
       projectHooks: settings.workspace.settings.hooks,
     });
     loadConfigHandle?.end();
+
+    // Initialize storage immediately after loading config to ensure that
+    // storage-related operations (like listing or resuming sessions) have
+    // access to the project identifier.
+    await config.storage.initialize();
+
     adminControlsListner.setConfig(config);
 
     if (config.isInteractive() && config.storage && config.getDebugMode()) {

packages/cli/src/gemini_cleanup.test.tsx

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ vi.mock('./config/config.js', () => ({
     getSandbox: vi.fn(() => false),
     getQuestion: vi.fn(() => ''),
     isInteractive: () => false,
+    storage: { initialize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) },
   } as unknown as Config),
   parseArguments: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
   isDebugMode: vi.fn(() => false),
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ describe('gemini.tsx main function cleanup', () => {
       getEnableHooks: vi.fn(() => false),
       getHookSystem: () => undefined,
       initialize: vi.fn(),
+      storage: { initialize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) },
       getContentGeneratorConfig: vi.fn(),
       getMcpServers: () => ({}),
       getMcpClientManager: vi.fn(),

packages/cli/src/test-utils/mockConfig.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const createMockConfig = (overrides: Partial<Config> = {}): Config =>
     setTerminalBackground: vi.fn(),
     storage: {
       getProjectTempDir: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('/tmp/gemini-test'),
+      initialize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     },
     getDebugMode: vi.fn(() => false),
     getProjectRoot: vi.fn(() => '/'),