diff --git a/agent/system_prompt.py b/agent/system_prompt.py
index d9a4ce8086..3b2290e6d8 100644
--- a/agent/system_prompt.py
+++ b/agent/system_prompt.py
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ def _session_start_like(agent: Any, now: Any) -> Any:
     def _to_display_tz(dt: Any) -> Any:
         if dt.tzinfo is None:
             try:
-                dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.now().astimezone().tzinfo)
+                # The offset in force at dt, not today's: a stamp from the other DST half differs by an hour.
+                dt = dt.astimezone()
             except (ValueError, OSError):
                 pass
         if getattr(now, "tzinfo", None) is not None and dt.tzinfo is not None:
diff --git a/optional-skills/blockchain/hyperliquid/scripts/hyperliquid_client.py b/optional-skills/blockchain/hyperliquid/scripts/hyperliquid_client.py
index be2a95d5f9..59b228435a 100644
--- a/optional-skills/blockchain/hyperliquid/scripts/hyperliquid_client.py
+++ b/optional-skills/blockchain/hyperliquid/scripts/hyperliquid_client.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def _format_timestamp_ms(value: Any) -> str:
         ts_ms = int(value)
     except (TypeError, ValueError):
         return "-"
-    return dt.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(ts_ms / 1000).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
+    return dt.datetime.fromtimestamp(ts_ms / 1000, dt.timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
 
 
 def _compact_number(value: Any, decimals: int = 2) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_system_prompt.py b/tests/agent/test_system_prompt.py
index a81d95febb..d65583ce99 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_system_prompt.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_system_prompt.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Tests for agent/system_prompt.py — context-file cwd wiring."""
 
 import json
+import os
+import time
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace
@@ -824,6 +826,31 @@ class TestSessionStartLike:
         start = _session_start_like(agent, now)
         assert start.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") == "2026-01-01"
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not hasattr(time, "tzset"), reason="needs a POSIX process timezone switch")
+    def test_stamp_from_other_dst_half_keeps_its_own_offset(self):
+        """A naive stamp takes the UTC offset in force at that stamp, not today's:
+        a January 00:30 London session read on a summer day rendered as January 14.
+        Both halves are checked so the test bites whichever season it runs in."""
+        from agent.system_prompt import _session_start_like
+
+        london = ZoneInfo("Europe/London")
+        original_tz = os.environ.get("TZ")
+        try:
+            os.environ["TZ"] = "Europe/London"
+            time.tzset()
+            for sid, now, expected in (
+                ("20260115_003000_jan", datetime(2026, 7, 16, 9, 0, tzinfo=london), "2026-01-15T00:30:00+00:00"),
+                ("20260715_003000_jul", datetime(2026, 12, 16, 9, 0, tzinfo=london), "2026-07-15T00:30:00+01:00"),
+            ):
+                start = _session_start_like(SimpleNamespace(session_id=sid), now)
+                assert start.isoformat() == expected
+        finally:
+            if original_tz is None:
+                os.environ.pop("TZ", None)
+            else:
+                os.environ["TZ"] = original_tz
+            time.tzset()
+
 
 def test_conversation_start_uses_session_start_not_build_time(monkeypatch):
     """Regression: a session that started on Jan 1 must still read
diff --git a/tui_gateway/methods_session.py b/tui_gateway/methods_session.py
index 55babcb088..50b6e754a3 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/methods_session.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/methods_session.py
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
     started_at, label = params.get("started_at"), str(params.get("label") or "")
     finished_at = float(params.get("finished_at") or time.time())
     d = _spawn_tree_session_dir(session_id or "default")
-    path = d / f"{datetime.utcfromtimestamp(finished_at).strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%S')}.json"
+    path = d / f"{datetime.fromtimestamp(finished_at, timezone.utc).strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%S')}.json"
     meta = {"session_id": session_id, "started_at": float(started_at) if started_at else None,
             "finished_at": finished_at, "label": label}
     try:
diff --git a/tui_gateway/server.py b/tui_gateway/server.py
index 715fa02533..9b87971212 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/server.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import sys
 import threading
 import time
 import uuid
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone  # noqa: F401  (timezone: split modules)
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, NamedTuple, Optional  # noqa: F401  (Callable: split modules)