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diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/SessionContext.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/SessionContext.test.tsx
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { render } from 'ink-testing-library';
+import { Text } from 'ink';
+import { SessionProvider, useSession } from './SessionContext.js';
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+
+const TestComponent = () => {
+  const { startTime } = useSession();
+  return <Text>{startTime.toISOString()}</Text>;
+};
+
+describe('SessionContext', () => {
+  it('should provide a start time', () => {
+    const { lastFrame } = render(
+      <SessionProvider>
+        <TestComponent />
+      </SessionProvider>,
+    );
+
+    const frameText = lastFrame();
+    // Check if the output is a valid ISO string, which confirms it's a Date object.
+    expect(new Date(frameText!).toString()).not.toBe('Invalid Date');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/SessionContext.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/SessionContext.tsx
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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import React, { createContext, useContext, useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+
+interface SessionContextType {
+  startTime: Date;
+}
+
+const SessionContext = createContext<SessionContextType | null>(null);
+
+export const SessionProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
+  children,
+}) => {
+  const [startTime] = useState(new Date());
+
+  const value = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      startTime,
+    }),
+    [startTime],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <SessionContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</SessionContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export const useSession = () => {
+  const context = useContext(SessionContext);
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useSession must be used within a SessionProvider');
+  }
+  return context;
+};