Analysis: SSE Disconnect on Quota Exhausted

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  "title": "Analysis: SSE Disconnect on Quota Exhausted",
  "description": "Analyzing the disconnect cascade when Claude account is out of quota",
  "context": {
    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:sans-serif;\"><h2 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">🔍 SSE Disconnect Analysis</h2><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#f59e0b;\">What I See in the Screenshots</h4><ol style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;\"><li><strong>Image 1:</strong> Account dropdown showing 20x (exhausted 100% 7d) and 5x (active 64%)</li><li><strong>Image 2:</strong> \"You're out of extra usage\" message, \"Done\" badge, then \"RECONNECTING...\" status</li><li><strong>Image 3:</strong> Session briefing card with WebSocket Console recommendation visible</li></ol></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#ef4444;\">The Cascade Problem</h4><pre style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;font-family:monospace;font-size:0.85rem;overflow-x:auto;color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.6;\">1. Claude CLI receives prompt\n2. Claude CLI detects \"out of extra usage\"\n3. Claude CLI outputs message and exits (code 0, stream ends)\n4. konsole receives exit, sends 'done' event\n5. konui SSE stream ends normally\n6. Browser receives 'done' but...\n   → Stream completed too fast (~5s)\n   → No kontask was found (Claude didn't create one)\n   → Console enters 'polling' state\n   → EventSource tries reconnecting\n   → Request is already gone from konsole buffer\n   → Shows \"RECONNECTING...\" indefinitely</pre></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#3b82f6;\">Root Cause</h4><p style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.6;\">The quota-exhausted case is a <strong>successful stream completion</strong> (Claude exited cleanly with code 0), but the console doesn't recognize it as complete because:<br><br>1. No kontask was created (Claude couldn't run tools)<br>2. The \"done\" event happens too quickly (~5s)<br>3. Console state machine sees no output and tries to reconnect<br>4. Reconnect fails because request is gone from konsole</p></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#22c55e;\">Potential Fixes</h4><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\"><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Fix</th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Effort</th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Description</th></tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\"><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#22c55e;\">1. Detect quota message</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">Low</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">konsole parses Claude output for \"out of extra usage\", sends special event</td></tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\"><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#f59e0b;\">2. Honor 'done' properly</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">Medium</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">Console treats stream_end with done=true as complete (no reconnect)</td></tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\"><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#3b82f6;\">3. Quick-fail detection</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">Medium</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">If turn completes in &lt;10s with no tools, show inline message instead of reconnecting</td></tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#8b5cf6;\">4. Auto-switch + retry</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">High</td><td style=\"padding:8px;\">konsole detects quota exhaustion, auto-switches account, retries prompt</td></tr></table></div><div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#fff;\">Recommendation</h4><p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;line-height:1.6;\">Start with <strong>Fix #2</strong> - the console should trust the 'done' event from konsole. If the stream completed with done=true, don't try to reconnect regardless of output.<br><br>The reconnect logic is designed for <strong>network failures</strong> (stream died mid-turn), not for quick completions.</p></div></div>",
    "requestedAt": "2026-01-08T02:50:00.000Z",
    "requestId": "529ad4e1-bb56-4451-9dc8-b06024361d03",
    "choices": [
      {
        "label": "Fix #2: Honor done",
        "value": "Implement fix #2 - make the console properly honor the 'done' event and stop reconnection attempts when stream completes normally",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Fix #1: Detect quota",
        "value": "Implement fix #1 - have konsole detect the quota exhausted message and send a special 'quota_exhausted' event"
      },
      {
        "label": "Investigate more",
        "value": "Look deeper at the console state machine to understand why it's not transitioning to idle on stream_end"
      }
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    "turnTiming": {
      "totalMs": 100782,
      "ttfeMs": 47,
      "thinkingMs": 100735,
      "toolExecutionMs": 0,
      "toolCallCount": 0,
      "thinkingPct": 100,
      "toolsPct": 0,
      "ttfePct": 0
    }
  },
  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-08T02:53:20.992Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-08T02:53:26.267Z",
  "requestId": "529ad4e1-bb56-4451-9dc8-b06024361d03",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "console",
    "sse",
    "accounts",
    "reliability"
  ],
  "targetUser": "claude"
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