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Turn Fidelity Gap Analysis: gvShell vs Konsole (Updated)

Updated comparison of turn tracking features between gvShell and konsole

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on 10 Jan 2026, 8:02 am

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Turn Fidelity Gap Analysis

Comparing turn tracking between gvShell (Go) and konsole (TypeScript)

📊 OVERALL STATUS

gvShell Phase:Phase 8 Complete (33/50 steps, 66%)
Total Tests:647 tests across all packages
Turn Fidelity Quick Wins:✅ DONE (2026-01-10)

🔍 FEATURE COMPARISON

Feature Konsole gvShell Notes
SESSION MANAGEMENT
Session ID generation✅✅ses_xxx, qt_xxx, wk_xxx
Session persistence✅✅JSON files vs SQLite
Session status tracking✅✅idle/running/stopped/error vs active/paused/completed/abandoned
Multi-session management✅✅/session commands
Session cleanup✅✅Periodic expiry cleanup
TURN TRACKING
Turn ID generation✅❌gvShell has TurnCount but no turn_xxx IDs
Turn sequence numbers✅✅turnSequence field
Current turn tracking✅❌currentTurnId in konsole
startTurn() function✅❌Konsole: session.ts:665
FLOW INTEGRATION
Flow ID tracking✅❌flowId on Session in konsole
Auto-assign flow✅❌autoAssignFlow() in konsole
Flow metrics reporting✅❌reportFlowMetrics() in konsole
Get flow context✅❌getFlowContext() in konsole
TIMING & TELEMETRY
Kontext timing✅❌KontextTiming interface in konsole
Turn-level timing✅❌TurnTiming with tool breakdown
MCP timing✅❌McpTiming (executionMs, protocolMs)
Token usage tracking✅❌TokenUsage in kontext
TTFE (time to first event)✅❌ttfeMs in timing
WORKING HISTORY
Working history items✅❌WorkingHistoryItem in konsole
Tool use tracking✅❌tool_use events with input details
Tool result tracking✅❌tool_result with output.details
Text content tracking✅❌Claude's voice stored
HUB INTEGRATION
WebSocket client❌✅gvShell: internal/hub/client.go
Event streaming❌✅gvShell: Streamer type
Work queue❌✅gvShell: WorkQueue type
Replay protocol❌✅gvShell: batch acking + replay
EVENT JOURNAL
Event types❌✅gvShell: 17 event types
JSONL journal writer❌✅gvShell: core/journal/writer.go
Journal reader❌✅gvShell: core/journal/reader.go

📋 QUICK WINS COMPLETED (2026-01-10)

  1. ✅ Remove text truncation - stream.ts:742 - removed .slice(0, 500)
  2. ✅ Render text items - console-history.ts:166 - added text rendering with 💬 icon
  3. ✅ Store tool output details - stream.ts:784 - added richResult.details
  4. ✅ Updated types - types.ts:230 - added details field to WorkingHistoryItem.output

🚨 CRITICAL GAPS (gvShell Missing)

  1. Turn ID Generation - No turn_xxx IDs, only TurnCount
    Impact: Cannot link decisions to specific turns
  2. Flow Integration - No flowId, autoAssignFlow, or metrics
    Impact: Cannot track work across sessions
  3. Timing/Telemetry - No KontextTiming, TurnTiming, TokenUsage
    Impact: No performance visibility
  4. Working History - No tool tracking or output capture
    Impact: Cannot replay or audit turns

✅ gvShell ADVANTAGES

  • Hub Connectivity - Full WebSocket client with reconnection, heartbeat
  • Event Journal - 17 event types, JSONL writer/reader (27 tests)
  • Work Queue - Progress reporting, result delivery
  • Replay Protocol - Batch acking, event replay support
  • Multi-Provider - 6 providers, CLI+API types, routing

📈 MIGRATION PATH

Deferred to gvShell (per VIBE.md):

  • Event journal implementation
  • Replay protocol
  • Viewer attach
  • Sequence numbers
  • gvDecision tracking (VIBE.md backlog #8)

Analysis based on: konsole/src/session.ts, konsole/src/types.ts, konsole/src/kontext.ts, gv/gvshell/internal/core/session/, gv/gvBUILD.md

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Type General
Status Completed
Scope vibetools
Tags turn-fidelitygap-analysisgvshellkonsole
Created 10 Jan 2026, 8:02 am
Updated 10 Jan 2026, 8:02 am
Timing
⏱️ 102.6s
0 tools
● TTFE 0% ● Thinking 100% ● Tools 0%
Created By claude

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