diff --git a/apps/website/content/docs/langgraph/guides/time-travel.mdx b/apps/website/content/docs/langgraph/guides/time-travel.mdx
index c73b7ccf4..7012e1ba7 100644
--- a/apps/website/content/docs/langgraph/guides/time-travel.mdx
+++ b/apps/website/content/docs/langgraph/guides/time-travel.mdx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The example resolves its connection details at runtime from the host that serves
 
 ### Reading the checkpoint history
 
-The component injects the agent and derives the timeline from it. `langGraphHistory()` is LangGraph's own view of the thread: an array of `ThreadState` snapshots. `selectedIndex` is local interface state, holding the row the user clicked last.
+The component injects the agent and derives the timeline from it. `langGraphHistory()` is LangGraph's own view of the thread: an array of `ThreadState` snapshots. `selectedCheckpointId` is local interface state, holding the checkpoint the user clicked last. New checkpoints can move existing rows, so selection follows the identifier across history refreshes.
 
 <ExampleCode file="time-travel.component.ts" region="history" title="time-travel.component.ts — the history signals" />
 
diff --git a/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/fixtures/time-travel.json b/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/fixtures/time-travel.json
index b72a2018a..dcc32ca70 100644
--- a/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/fixtures/time-travel.json
+++ b/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/fixtures/time-travel.json
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
       "response": {
         "content": "Hi! How can I help you today?\n\nQuick note: every response here is saved as a checkpoint snapshot. If you want to explore a different path later, you can inspect the conversation history and branch from any previous checkpoint using stream.setBranch(checkpointId) to create an alternate timeline."
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "match": { "userMessage": "Continue the original path." },
+      "response": { "content": "This reply belongs only to the original path." }
+    },
+    {
+      "match": { "userMessage": "Try a different approach from here." },
+      "response": { "content": "This reply belongs to the checkpoint fork." }
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/time-travel.spec.ts b/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/time-travel.spec.ts
index 51303817d..09bf1da67 100644
--- a/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/time-travel.spec.ts
+++ b/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/e2e/time-travel.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { submitAndWaitForResponse } from '@threadplane-internal/e2e-harness';
+import type { ThreadState } from '@langchain/langgraph-sdk';
 
 test('time-travel: hello prompt produces assistant turn', async ({ page }) => {
   const bubble = await submitAndWaitForResponse(page, 'Hello');
@@ -7,3 +8,80 @@ test('time-travel: hello prompt produces assistant turn', async ({ page }) => {
   // finalized (data-streaming="false") and is present in the DOM.
   await expect(bubble).toBeVisible();
 });
+
+test('time-travel: fork starts at the selected checkpoint, not the thread tip', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const firstRun = page.waitForRequest(
+    (request) =>
+      request.method() === 'POST' &&
+      new URL(request.url()).pathname.endsWith('/runs/stream')
+  );
+  await submitAndWaitForResponse(page, 'Hello');
+  const stateUrl = (await firstRun).url().replace(/\/runs\/stream$/, '/state');
+  const readState = async (): Promise<
+    ThreadState<{
+      messages: { id: string; content: string }[];
+    }>
+  > => {
+    const response = await page.request.get(stateUrl);
+    expect(response.ok()).toBe(true);
+    return response.json();
+  };
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () => (await readState()).values.messages.length)
+    .toBe(2);
+  const original = await readState();
+  const checkpointId = original.checkpoint.checkpoint_id;
+  if (!checkpointId)
+    throw new Error('Completed first turn did not produce a checkpoint');
+
+  await page
+    .getByRole('textbox', { name: /message|prompt/i })
+    .fill('Continue the original path.');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /send message/i }).click();
+  await expect(
+    page
+      .locator('chat-message[data-role="assistant"][data-streaming="false"]')
+      .last()
+  ).toContainText('This reply belongs only to the original path.');
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () => (await readState()).values.messages.length)
+    .toBe(4);
+
+  const forkRun = page.waitForRequest(
+    (request) =>
+      request.method() === 'POST' &&
+      new URL(request.url()).pathname.endsWith('/runs/stream')
+  );
+  await page
+    .locator('.row')
+    .filter({ hasText: checkpointId })
+    .getByRole('button', { name: 'Fork', exact: true })
+    .click();
+  const body = (await forkRun).postDataJSON();
+  expect(body.checkpoint).toEqual({
+    checkpoint_id: checkpointId,
+    checkpoint_ns: '',
+    checkpoint_map: {},
+  });
+  expect(body).not.toHaveProperty('checkpoint_id');
+  await expect(
+    page
+      .locator('chat-message[data-role="assistant"][data-streaming="false"]')
+      .last()
+  ).toContainText('This reply belongs to the checkpoint fork.');
+
+  // The real server must preserve the first turn and exclude the later original
+  // turn. Merely observing a completed reply would pass with the broken alias.
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () =>
+      (await readState()).values.messages.map((message) => message.content)
+    )
+    .toEqual([
+      ...original.values.messages.map((message) => message.content),
+      'Try a different approach from here.',
+      'This reply belongs to the checkpoint fork.',
+    ]);
+  await expect(page.locator('.row--active .id')).toHaveText(checkpointId);
+});
diff --git a/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/src/app/time-travel.component.ts b/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/src/app/time-travel.component.ts
index 7bc007547..c5bf6877b 100644
--- a/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/src/app/time-travel.component.ts
+++ b/cockpit/langgraph/time-travel/angular/src/app/time-travel.component.ts
@@ -155,10 +155,16 @@ import { ExampleChatLayoutComponent } from '@threadplane/example-layouts';
             <p class="empty">No checkpoints yet. Send a message to begin.</p>
           }
 
-          @for (state of checkpoints(); track $index; let i = $index) {
-            <div class="row" [class.row--active]="i === selectedIndex()">
+          @for (state of checkpoints(); track state.checkpoint?.checkpoint_id ?? $index; let i = $index) {
+            <div
+              class="row"
+              [class.row--active]="state.checkpoint?.checkpoint_id === selectedCheckpointId()"
+            >
               <!-- Numbered badge -->
-              <span class="badge" [class.badge--active]="i === selectedIndex()">
+              <span
+                class="badge"
+                [class.badge--active]="state.checkpoint?.checkpoint_id === selectedCheckpointId()"
+              >
                 {{ i + 1 }}
               </span>
 
@@ -175,14 +181,14 @@ import { ExampleChatLayoutComponent } from '@threadplane/example-layouts';
                 <button
                   class="btn"
                   title="Select this checkpoint as the active branch"
-                  (click)="select(state, i)"
+                  (click)="select(state)"
                 >
                   Select
                 </button>
                 <button
                   class="btn"
                   title="Fork from this checkpoint"
-                  (click)="fork(state, i)"
+                  (click)="fork(state)"
                 >
                   Fork
                 </button>
@@ -199,8 +205,8 @@ export class TimeTravelComponent {
   // #region history
   protected readonly agent = injectAgent();
 
-  /** Index of the currently selected checkpoint in the sidebar. */
-  protected readonly selectedIndex = signal<number>(-1);
+  /** Selection survives new checkpoints being prepended to the history. */
+  protected readonly selectedCheckpointId = signal<string | null>(null);
 
   /** Checkpoint history derived from the agent. */
   protected readonly checkpoints = computed(
@@ -226,9 +232,9 @@ export class TimeTravelComponent {
    * `setBranch()` records the identifier in the agent's `branch()` signal.
    * It starts no run: it is a pointer the interface can read back.
    */
-  protected select(state: ThreadState<any>, index: number): void {
+  protected select(state: ThreadState<any>): void {
     if (state.checkpoint?.checkpoint_id) {
-      this.selectedIndex.set(index);
+      this.selectedCheckpointId.set(state.checkpoint.checkpoint_id);
       this.agent.setBranch(state.checkpoint.checkpoint_id);
     }
   }
@@ -240,10 +246,10 @@ export class TimeTravelComponent {
    * rather than at its tip, so the new run hangs off the chosen checkpoint
    * and the original path stays intact.
    */
-  protected fork(state: ThreadState<any>, index: number): void {
+  protected fork(state: ThreadState<any>): void {
     const checkpointId = state.checkpoint?.checkpoint_id;
     if (!checkpointId) return;
-    this.selectedIndex.set(index);
+    this.selectedCheckpointId.set(checkpointId);
     void this.agent.submit(
       { message: 'Try a different approach from here.' },
       { checkpointId },
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/src/lib/transport/fetch-stream.transport.ts b/libs/langgraph/src/lib/transport/fetch-stream.transport.ts
index 0741d8398..847a86da4 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/src/lib/transport/fetch-stream.transport.ts
+++ b/libs/langgraph/src/lib/transport/fetch-stream.transport.ts
@@ -272,15 +272,24 @@ function buildRunPayload(
   streamMode: StreamMode[];
   streamSubgraphs: boolean;
   signal: AbortSignal;
-} & Omit<LangGraphSubmitOptions, 'signal' | 'resume' | 'checkpoint' | 'streamMode' | 'streamSubgraphs'> {
+} & Omit<LangGraphSubmitOptions, 'signal' | 'resume' | 'checkpoint' | 'checkpointId' | 'streamMode' | 'streamSubgraphs'> {
   const runOptions = { ...(options ?? {}) };
-  const hasCheckpoint = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(runOptions, 'checkpoint');
-  const checkpoint = runOptions.checkpoint;
+  const hasCheckpoint = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(runOptions, 'checkpoint') ||
+    runOptions.checkpointId !== undefined;
+  // SDK stream serializes only `checkpoint`, unlike create/wait. Normalize the
+  // documented ID alias for both paths; an explicit object or null wins.
+  // Older API versions require checkpoint_map to be an object, not null.
+  const checkpoint: LangGraphSubmitOptions['checkpoint'] = runOptions.checkpoint !== undefined
+    ? runOptions.checkpoint
+    : runOptions.checkpointId !== undefined
+      ? { checkpoint_id: runOptions.checkpointId, checkpoint_ns: '', checkpoint_map: {} }
+      : undefined;
   const streamMode = runOptions.streamMode;
   const streamSubgraphs = runOptions.streamSubgraphs;
   delete runOptions.signal;
   delete runOptions.resume;
   delete runOptions.checkpoint;
+  delete runOptions.checkpointId;
   delete runOptions.streamMode;
   delete runOptions.streamSubgraphs;
 
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/src/runtime/checkpoint-routing.spec.ts b/libs/langgraph/src/runtime/checkpoint-routing.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd5752159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/langgraph/src/runtime/checkpoint-routing.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { FetchStreamTransport } from '../lib/transport/fetch-stream.transport';
+import type { LangGraphSubmitOptions } from './transport.types';
+
+afterEach(() => vi.unstubAllGlobals());
+
+const checkpoint = Object.freeze({
+  checkpoint_id: 'full-checkpoint',
+  checkpoint_ns: 'child:task',
+  checkpoint_map: null,
+});
+const cases: {
+  name: string;
+  options?: LangGraphSubmitOptions;
+  expected?: unknown;
+}[] = [
+  {
+    name: 'ID alias',
+    options: { checkpointId: 'chosen-checkpoint' },
+    expected: {
+      checkpoint_id: 'chosen-checkpoint',
+      checkpoint_ns: '',
+      checkpoint_map: {},
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'full object over alias',
+    options: { checkpoint, checkpointId: 'ignored' },
+    expected: checkpoint,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'explicit null over alias',
+    options: { checkpoint: null, checkpointId: 'ignored' },
+    expected: null,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'undefined object with alias',
+    options: { checkpoint: undefined, checkpointId: 'chosen-checkpoint' },
+    expected: {
+      checkpoint_id: 'chosen-checkpoint',
+      checkpoint_ns: '',
+      checkpoint_map: {},
+    },
+  },
+  { name: 'no checkpoint', options: undefined },
+];
+
+describe.each(['stream', 'queue'] as const)(
+  'SDK %s checkpoint routing',
+  (mode) => {
+    it.each(cases)(
+      'serializes $name without mutating caller options',
+      async ({ options, expected }) => {
+        const bodies: unknown[] = [];
+        const request = vi.fn<typeof fetch>(async (url, init) => {
+          expect(String(url)).toBe(
+            `https://runtime.example/threads/thread-a/runs${
+              mode === 'stream' ? '/stream' : ''
+            }`
+          );
+          expect(init?.method).toBe('POST');
+          bodies.push(JSON.parse(String(init?.body)));
+          return mode === 'stream'
+            ? new Response('event: values\ndata: {"messages":[]}\n\n', {
+                headers: { 'content-type': 'text/event-stream' },
+              })
+            : Response.json({
+                run_id: 'queued',
+                thread_id: 'thread-a',
+                status: 'pending',
+              });
+        });
+        vi.stubGlobal('fetch', request);
+        const transport = new FetchStreamTransport(
+          'https://runtime.example',
+          undefined,
+          { maxRetries: 0 }
+        );
+        const before = options && { ...options };
+        if (options) Object.freeze(options);
+        const signal = new AbortController().signal;
+        if (mode === 'stream') {
+          for await (const event of transport.stream(
+            'assistant',
+            'thread-a',
+            null,
+            signal,
+            options
+          )) {
+            expect(event.type).toBe('values');
+          }
+        } else {
+          await transport.createQueuedRun(
+            'assistant',
+            'thread-a',
+            null,
+            signal,
+            options
+          );
+        }
+        expect(bodies).toEqual([
+          {
+            input: null,
+            assistant_id: 'assistant',
+            stream_mode: ['values', 'messages-tuple', 'updates', 'custom'],
+            stream_subgraphs: true,
+            ...(mode === 'queue' ? { multitask_strategy: 'enqueue' } : {}),
+            ...(expected === undefined ? {} : { checkpoint: expected }),
+          },
+        ]);
+        expect(options).toEqual(before);
+        expect(request).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+);
diff --git a/scripts/react-parity/baseline.json b/scripts/react-parity/baseline.json
index a9341eddb..bebab6c3b 100644
--- a/scripts/react-parity/baseline.json
+++ b/scripts/react-parity/baseline.json
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 {
   "schemaVersion": 1,
-  "baselineHead": "56cd7b799ee98c544ff670f868762dd87a8b6787",
+  "baselineHead": "82c5469743a8fc3484d395f03372dc6c6975e9b2",
   "sourceState": {
-    "modified": [
-      "libs/langgraph/src/runtime/create-session.ts"
-    ],
-    "untracked": [
-      "libs/langgraph/src/runtime/run-options.ts"
-    ]
+    "modified": [],
+    "untracked": []
   },
   "scope": {
     "libraries": [
@@ -2540,7 +2536,7 @@
       "id": "doc:apps/website/content/docs/langgraph/guides/time-travel.mdx",
       "kind": "doc",
       "path": "apps/website/content/docs/langgraph/guides/time-travel.mdx",
-      "sha256": "34ea8b1fbb52db5ba0a49e679104c8ca78c4ef476edcd058b201cac301d88022"
+      "sha256": "ddd916b992331e56abe4bf72b0f074dd7649bd521e1702c12a078bb1a6c228ba"
     },
     {
       "id": "doc:apps/website/content/docs/middleware/api/client-tool-helpers.mdx",
@@ -12538,7 +12534,7 @@
       "id": "source:libs/langgraph/src/lib/transport/fetch-stream.transport.ts",
       "kind": "source",
       "path": "libs/langgraph/src/lib/transport/fetch-stream.transport.ts",
-      "sha256": "e3bca3ff3a3959c4d61cb41ddb5cf4087b3d55ceb55bdca4afda4d815e1ed44d"
+      "sha256": "a4a66891600fdf1bed6cc769deca86b87a724f392568369ba006c987fc583f95"
     },
     {
       "id": "source:libs/langgraph/src/lib/transport/mock-stream.transport.ts",