Session Management Trifecta Design

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  "type": "general",
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  "title": "Session Management Trifecta Design",
  "description": "Complete design for session pause, kontask handoff, and context fullness UI",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:'Consolas','Monaco',monospace;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">Session Management Trifecta</h2>\n\n<p style=\"color:#7f848e;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">Three interconnected features that work together for optimal session management.</p>\n\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #3d3d3d;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">\n\n<h3 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#22c55e;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">1. Session Pause/Resume</h3>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Goal</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px 0;color:#e0e0e0;\">When quota hits, preserve the warm session for later instead of destroying it.</p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Session States</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">active</span>     ── Currently in use, Claude process running\n<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">paused</span>     ── Quota hit, process alive but blocked\n<span style=\"color:#61afef;\">idle</span>       ── No activity, process alive, resumable\n<span style=\"color:#6b7280;\">ended</span>      ── Terminated, not resumable\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Pause Flow</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">1.</span> User sends prompt → Quota error from Anthropic\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">2.</span> Konsole detects rate limit (429 or quota exceeded)\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">3.</span> Session marked <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">paused</span>, stored with:\n   ├─ pausedAt: timestamp\n   ├─ pauseReason: \"quota_5h\" | \"quota_7d\" | \"manual\"\n   ├─ accountId: which account is exhausted\n   └─ resumeAfter: estimated quota reset time\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">4.</span> UI shows pause state with countdown to resume\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">5.</span> User can switch to backup account for new session\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Resume Flow</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">1.</span> Quota resets (or user manually resumes)\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">2.</span> Session dropdown shows: <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">\"Session A (paused) - Resume?\"</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">3.</span> User clicks Resume → session becomes <span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">active</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">4.</span> Context and cache are warm → fast response\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Data Model Changes</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.6;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:12px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">interface</span> <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Session</span> {\n  id: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">string</span>;\n  status: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"active\"</span> | <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"paused\"</span> | <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"idle\"</span> | <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"ended\"</span>;\n  accountId: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">string</span>;           <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Which account spawned this</span>\n  pausedAt?: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">number</span>;          <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// When paused</span>\n  pauseReason?: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">PauseReason</span>;  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Why paused</span>\n  resumeAfter?: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">number</span>;       <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Estimated resume time</span>\n  contextUsage?: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">number</span>;      <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// 0-100% fullness</span>\n}\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #3d3d3d;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">\n\n<h3 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#61afef;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">2. Better Kontask Handoff</h3>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Goal</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px 0;color:#e0e0e0;\">Make session transitions seamless by capturing and restoring context through kontasks.</p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Auto-Generated Session Summary</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Trigger:</span> Session ends or pauses\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Claude generates:</span>\n  ├─ What we were working on (active task)\n  ├─ Key decisions made\n  ├─ Files modified (with git SHAs)\n  ├─ Open questions / blockers\n  └─ Suggested next steps\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Stored as:</span> type: \"session_summary\" kontask\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Enhanced Session Briefing</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Current:</span>\n  konui_get_recent_kontasks({ count: 3 })\n  → Returns titles + basic summaries\n\n<span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">Enhanced:</span>\n  konui_get_session_handoff({\n    previousSessionId?: string,  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// If resuming specific session</span>\n    includeInProgress: true,     <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Incomplete work</span>\n    includePendingDecisions: true <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Awaiting approval</span>\n  })\n  → Returns structured handoff packet:\n     - Last session summary (if exists)\n     - In-progress tasks\n     - Pending kontasks needing attention\n     - Relevant recent commits\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">New Kontask Type</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.6;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:12px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">type</span>: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"session_summary\"</span>\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">context</span>: {\n  sessionId: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"abc-123\"</span>,\n  accountId: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"meichtry\"</span>,\n  duration: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"45 minutes\"</span>,\n  turnCount: <span style=\"color:#d19a66;\">12</span>,\n  endReason: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"quota_5h\"</span> | <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"user_ended\"</span> | <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"idle_timeout\"</span>,\n  summary: {\n    workingOn: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"Implementing account switcher UI\"</span>,\n    decisions: [<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"Use two-line display\"</span>, ...],\n    filesChanged: [<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"konui/src/navbar.ts\"</span>, ...],\n    commitSha: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"abc123\"</span>,\n    openQuestions: [<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"Should we auto-refresh?\"</span>],\n    nextSteps: [<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"Add pause state to session model\"</span>]\n  }\n}\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #3d3d3d;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">\n\n<h3 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">3. Context Fullness UI</h3>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Goal</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px 0;color:#e0e0e0;\">Show users when context is getting heavy so they can proactively end sessions at good breakpoints.</p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Context Meter Design</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Location:</span> Status bar (next to connection status)\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Visual:</span>\n  ┌───────────────────────────────────┐\n  │ <span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">██████</span><span style=\"color:#3d3d3d;\">██████████████</span> 32%  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Context</span> │  Fresh\n  └───────────────────────────────────┘\n\n  ┌───────────────────────────────────┐\n  │ <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">█████████████</span><span style=\"color:#3d3d3d;\">███████</span> 65%  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Context</span> │  Warm\n  └───────────────────────────────────┘\n\n  ┌───────────────────────────────────┐\n  │ <span style=\"color:#f43f5e;\">█████████████████</span><span style=\"color:#3d3d3d;\">███</span> 85%  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Context</span> │  Heavy\n  └───────────────────────────────────┘\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Threshold Behaviors</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">0-50%</span>   Green   \"Fresh\" - No action needed\n<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">50-70%</span>  Yellow  \"Warm\" - Good working state\n<span style=\"color:#f97316;\">70-85%</span>  Orange  \"Heavy\" - Consider wrapping up\n<span style=\"color:#f43f5e;\">85%+</span>    Red     \"Full\" - Compaction active, start fresh soon\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">At 70%:</span> Subtle suggestion appears:\n  <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">\"Good breakpoint? Context getting full.\"</span>\n  [Wrap Up] [Keep Going]\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">At 85%:</span> Stronger suggestion:\n  <span style=\"color:#f43f5e;\">\"Context nearly full. Old context being compressed.\"</span>\n  [End & Summarize] [Continue Anyway]\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Data Source</p>\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Option A: Estimate from turn count</span>\n  Rough: ~5% per turn average\n  Simple but inaccurate\n\n<span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">Option B: Parse Claude's status line</span> ← <span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">Recommended</span>\n  Claude Code emits context usage in streaming events\n  Look for: context_window_used / context_window_max\n  Accurate, real-time\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Option C: Track token counts</span>\n  Sum input/output tokens per turn\n  Compare to model limit (200k for Opus)\n  Accurate but requires parsing\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #3d3d3d;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">\n\n<h3 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">How They Work Together</h3>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:2;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Scenario: Quota hit during work</span>\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">1.</span> Context meter shows <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">65%</span> (warm, good state)\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">2.</span> User sends prompt → <span style=\"color:#f43f5e;\">quota error</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">3.</span> Session auto-<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">pauses</span> (not destroyed!)\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">4.</span> Claude generates <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">session_summary</span> kontask\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">5.</span> UI shows: \"Paused (quota). Resume in 2h or switch account.\"\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">6.</span> User switches to backup account → new session\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">7.</span> New session calls <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">get_session_handoff()</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">8.</span> Claude sees summary: \"You were working on X...\"\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">9.</span> Later: quota resets → user can resume paused session\n   (Context still warm! No re-reading files needed)\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<pre style=\"margin:0;line-height:2;color:#e0e0e0;font-size:13px;\">\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Scenario: Context getting heavy</span>\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">1.</span> Context meter hits <span style=\"color:#f97316;\">75%</span> (heavy)\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">2.</span> Gentle prompt: \"Good breakpoint?\"\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">3.</span> User clicks [Wrap Up]\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">4.</span> Claude generates <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">session_summary</span> kontask\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">5.</span> Session ends cleanly\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">6.</span> User starts fresh session (same account, full quota)\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">7.</span> New session reads summary → continues seamlessly\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #3d3d3d;margin:0 0 20px 0;\">\n\n<h3 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">Implementation Priority</h3>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px;\">\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;\">Feature</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#7f848e;\">Effort</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#7f848e;\">Impact</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;\">Order</th>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#e0e0e0;\">Context Fullness UI</td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#22c55e;\">Low</td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;\">Medium</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#22c55e;font-weight:bold;\">1st - Quick win</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #3d3d3d;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#e0e0e0;\">Session Summary Kontask</td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;\">Medium</td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#22c55e;\">High</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#61afef;font-weight:bold;\">2nd - Core value</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#e0e0e0;\">Session Pause/Resume</td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#f43f5e;\">High</td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;padding:8px;color:#22c55e;\">High</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#c678dd;font-weight:bold;\">3rd - Full solution</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n</div>",
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        "label": "Start with Context UI",
        "value": "Implement the context fullness UI first - it's a quick win with immediate value",
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        "label": "Start with Handoff",
        "value": "Implement the session summary kontask and handoff system first"
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      {
        "label": "Full implementation plan",
        "value": "Create a detailed implementation plan for all three features with phases"
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      {
        "label": "Add to VIBE.md backlog",
        "value": "Add these three features to the VIBE.md backlog for future implementation"
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-09T02:42:56.587Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-09T02:43:02.966Z",
  "requestId": "9d5733a8-9e40-4416-8f63-025827fe8106",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "konsole",
    "sessions",
    "kontasks",
    "architecture",
    "design"
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