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# Agent Architecture - Surviving Next.js Restarts
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## Problem Statement
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When using the Automaker app to iterate on itself:
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1. Agent modifies code files
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2. Next.js hot-reloads and restarts
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3. API routes are killed
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4. Agent conversation is lost
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## Solution: Electron Main Process Agent
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The agent now runs in the **Electron main process** instead of Next.js API routes. This provides:
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- ✅ **Survives Next.js restarts** - Main process is independent of renderer
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- ✅ **Persistent state** - Conversations saved to disk automatically
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- ✅ **Real-time streaming** - IPC events for live updates
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- ✅ **Session recovery** - Reconnects automatically after restart
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## Architecture Overview
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Electron Main Process │
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│ ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │
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│ │ Agent Service │ │
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│ │ - Manages sessions │ │
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│ │ - Runs Claude Agent SDK │ │
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│ │ - Persists to disk │ │
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│ │ - Streams via IPC │ │
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│ └───────────────────────────────┘ │
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└──────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
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│ IPC (survives restarts)
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┌──────────────┴──────────────────────────┐
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│ Electron Renderer (Next.js) │
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│ ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │
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│ │ React Frontend │ │
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│ │ - useElectronAgent hook │ │
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│ │ - Auto-reconnects │ │
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│ │ - Real-time updates │ │
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│ └───────────────────────────────┘ │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## Key Components
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### 1. Agent Service (`electron/agent-service.js`)
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The core service running in the Electron main process:
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- **Session Management**: Tracks multiple conversations by session ID
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- **State Persistence**: Saves conversations to `userData/agent-sessions/*.json`
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- **Streaming**: Sends real-time updates to renderer via IPC
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- **Tool Support**: Full Read/Write/Edit/Bash/Grep/Glob capabilities
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- **Error Recovery**: Continues after errors, saves state
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### 2. IPC Handlers (`electron/main.js`)
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Electron main process handlers:
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- `agent:start` - Initialize or resume a session
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- `agent:send` - Send a message (returns immediately)
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- `agent:getHistory` - Retrieve conversation history
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- `agent:stop` - Stop current execution
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- `agent:clear` - Clear conversation
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- `agent:stream` - Event emitted for streaming updates
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### 3. Preload Bridge (`electron/preload.js`)
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Secure IPC bridge exposed to renderer:
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```javascript
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window.electronAPI.agent.start(sessionId, workingDir);
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window.electronAPI.agent.send(sessionId, message, workingDir);
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window.electronAPI.agent.onStream(callback);
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```
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### 4. React Hook (`src/hooks/use-electron-agent.ts`)
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Easy-to-use React hook:
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```typescript
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const {
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messages, // Conversation history
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isProcessing, // Agent is working
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isConnected, // Session initialized
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sendMessage, // Send user message
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stopExecution, // Stop current task
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clearHistory, // Clear conversation
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error, // Error state
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} = useElectronAgent({
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sessionId: "project_xyz",
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workingDirectory: "/path/to/project",
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onToolUse: (tool) => console.log("Using:", tool),
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});
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```
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### 5. Frontend Component (`src/components/views/agent-view.tsx`)
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Updated to use IPC instead of HTTP:
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- Generates session ID from project path
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- Auto-reconnects on mount
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- Shows tool usage in real-time
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- Displays connection status
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## Data Flow
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### Sending a Message
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1. User types message in React UI
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2. `sendMessage()` calls `window.electronAPI.agent.send()`
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3. IPC handler in main process receives message
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4. Agent service starts processing
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5. Main process streams updates via `agent:stream` events
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6. React hook receives events and updates UI
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7. Conversation saved to disk
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### Surviving a Restart
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1. Agent is modifying code → Next.js restarts
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2. React component unmounts
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3. **Main process keeps running** (agent continues)
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4. React component remounts after restart
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5. Calls `agent:start` with same session ID
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6. Main process returns full conversation history
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7. Subscribes to `agent:stream` events
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8. UI shows complete conversation + live updates
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## Session Storage
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Sessions are stored in:
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```
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<userData>/agent-sessions/<sessionId>.json
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```
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Each session file contains:
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```json
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[
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{
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"id": "msg_1234_abc",
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"role": "user",
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"content": "Add a new feature...",
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"timestamp": "2024-12-07T12:00:00.000Z"
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},
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{
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"id": "msg_1235_def",
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"role": "assistant",
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"content": "I'll help you add that feature...",
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"timestamp": "2024-12-07T12:00:05.000Z"
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}
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]
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```
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## Session ID Generation
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Session IDs are generated from project paths:
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```typescript
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const sessionId = `project_${projectPath.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, "_")}`;
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```
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This ensures:
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- Each project has its own conversation
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- Conversations persist across app restarts
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- Multiple projects can run simultaneously
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## Streaming Events
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The agent emits these event types:
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### `message`
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User message added to conversation
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### `stream`
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Assistant response streaming (updates in real-time)
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### `tool_use`
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Agent is using a tool (Read, Write, Edit, etc.)
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### `complete`
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Agent finished processing
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### `error`
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Error occurred during processing
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## Configuration
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The agent is configured with:
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```javascript
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{
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model: "claude-opus-4-5-20251101",
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maxTurns: 20,
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cwd: workingDirectory,
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allowedTools: [
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"Read", "Write", "Edit", "Glob", "Grep",
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"Bash", "WebSearch", "WebFetch"
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],
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permissionMode: "acceptEdits", // Auto-approve file edits
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sandbox: {
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enabled: true, // Sandboxed bash execution
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autoAllowBashIfSandboxed: true
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}
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}
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```
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## Benefits
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### For Self-Iteration
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Now you can ask the agent to modify Automaker itself:
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```
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User: "Add a dark mode toggle to the settings"
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Agent: *modifies files*
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→ Next.js restarts
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→ Agent continues working
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→ UI reconnects automatically
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→ Shows full conversation history
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```
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### For Long-Running Tasks
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The agent can work on complex tasks that take multiple turns:
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```
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User: "Implement authentication with GitHub OAuth"
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Agent:
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1. Creates auth API routes
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2. Next.js restarts
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3. Agent continues: Adds middleware
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4. Next.js restarts again
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5. Agent continues: Updates UI components
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6. All changes tracked, conversation preserved
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```
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## Testing
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To test the architecture:
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1. Open a project in Automaker
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2. Ask the agent to modify a file in `src/`
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3. Watch Next.js restart
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4. Verify the conversation continues
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5. Check that history is preserved
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6. Restart the entire Electron app
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7. Verify conversation loads from disk
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## Troubleshooting
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### "Electron API not available"
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- Make sure you're running in Electron, not browser
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- Check `window.isElectron` is `true`
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### Session not persisting
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- Check userData directory exists
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- Verify write permissions
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- Look for errors in Electron console
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### Next.js restart kills agent
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- Verify agent service is in `electron/main.js`
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- Check IPC handlers are registered
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- Ensure not using HTTP `/api/chat` route
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## Future Enhancements
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- [ ] Multiple concurrent sessions
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- [ ] Export conversation history
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- [ ] Undo/redo for agent actions
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- [ ] Progress bars for long-running tasks
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- [ ] Voice input/output
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- [ ] Agent memory across sessions
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# Session Management Guide
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## Overview
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The Automaker Agent Chat now supports multiple concurrent sessions, allowing you to organize different conversations by topic, feature, or task. Each session is independently managed and persisted.
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## Features
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### ✨ Multiple Sessions
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- Create unlimited agent sessions per project
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- Each session has its own conversation history
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- Switch between sessions instantly
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- Sessions persist across app restarts
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### 📋 Session Organization
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- Custom names for easy identification
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- Last message preview
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- Message count tracking
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- Sort by most recently updated
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### 🗄️ Archive & Delete
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- Archive old sessions to declutter
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- Unarchive when needed
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- Permanently delete sessions
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- Confirm before destructive actions
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### 💾 Automatic Persistence
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- All sessions auto-save to disk
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- Survive Next.js restarts
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- Survive Electron app restarts
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- Never lose your conversations
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## User Interface
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### Session Manager Sidebar
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Located on the left side of the Agent Chat view:
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```
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┌──────────────────────────┬────────────────────────┐
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│ Session Manager │ Chat Messages │
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│ │ │
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│ [+ New] [Archive] │ User: Hello │
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│ │ Agent: Hi there! │
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│ 📝 Feature: Auth │ │
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│ "Add OAuth login..." │ [Input field] │
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│ 42 messages │ │
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│ │ │
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│ 📝 Bug: Payment │ │
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│ "Fix stripe inte..." │ │
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│ 15 messages │ │
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│ │ │
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└──────────────────────────┴────────────────────────┘
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```
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### Toggle Sidebar
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Click the panel icon in the header to show/hide the session manager.
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## How to Use
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### Creating a Session
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1. Click the **"+ New"** button
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2. Enter a descriptive name
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3. Press Enter or click ✓
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4. The new session is immediately active
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**Example session names:**
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- "Feature: Dark Mode"
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- "Bug: Login redirect"
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- "Refactor: API layer"
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- "Docs: Getting started"
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### Switching Sessions
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Simply click on any session in the list to switch to it. The conversation history loads instantly.
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### Renaming a Session
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1. Click the edit icon (✏️) next to the session name
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2. Type the new name
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3. Press Enter or click ✓
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### Clearing a Session
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Click the **"Clear"** button in the chat header to delete all messages from the current session while keeping the session itself.
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### Archiving a Session
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1. Click the archive icon (📦) next to the session
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2. The session moves to the archived list
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3. Toggle **"Show Archived"** to view archived sessions
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**When to archive:**
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- Completed features
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- Resolved bugs
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- Old experiments
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- Historical reference
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### Unarchiving a Session
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1. Toggle **"Show Archived"** to see archived sessions
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2. Click the unarchive icon (📤)
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3. The session returns to the active list
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### Deleting a Session
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1. Archive the session first
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2. View archived sessions
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3. Click the delete icon (🗑️)
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4. Confirm the deletion
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5. **This is permanent!**
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## Storage Location
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Sessions are stored in your user data directory:
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**macOS:**
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```
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~/Library/Application Support/automaker/agent-sessions/
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```
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**Windows:**
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```
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%APPDATA%/automaker/agent-sessions/
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```
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**Linux:**
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```
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~/.config/automaker/agent-sessions/
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```
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### File Structure
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```
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agent-sessions/
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├── session_1234567890_abc.json # Session conversation
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├── session_1234567891_def.json # Another session
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└── sessions-metadata.json # Session metadata
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```
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### Session File Format
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Each session file contains an array of messages:
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```json
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[
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{
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"id": "msg_1234567890_xyz",
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"role": "user",
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"content": "Add authentication to the app",
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"timestamp": "2024-12-07T12:00:00.000Z"
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},
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{
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"id": "msg_1234567891_abc",
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"role": "assistant",
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"content": "I'll help you add authentication...",
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"timestamp": "2024-12-07T12:00:05.000Z"
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}
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]
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```
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### Metadata File Format
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The metadata file tracks all sessions:
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```json
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{
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"session_1234567890_abc": {
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"name": "Feature: Authentication",
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"projectPath": "/path/to/project",
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"createdAt": "2024-12-07T12:00:00.000Z",
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"updatedAt": "2024-12-07T12:30:00.000Z",
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"isArchived": false,
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"tags": []
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}
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}
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```
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## Best Practices
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### Naming Conventions
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Use prefixes to organize sessions by type:
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- **Feature:** New functionality
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- "Feature: Dark mode toggle"
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- "Feature: User profiles"
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- **Bug:** Issue resolution
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- "Bug: Memory leak in dashboard"
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- "Bug: Form validation errors"
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- **Refactor:** Code improvements
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- "Refactor: Database layer"
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- "Refactor: Component structure"
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- **Docs:** Documentation work
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- "Docs: API documentation"
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- "Docs: README updates"
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- **Experiment:** Try new ideas
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- "Experiment: WebGL renderer"
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- "Experiment: New state management"
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### Session Lifecycle
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1. **Create** → Start a new feature or task
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2. **Work** → Have conversation, iterate on code
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3. **Complete** → Finish the task
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4. **Archive** → Keep for reference
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5. **Delete** → Remove when no longer needed
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### When to Create Multiple Sessions
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**Do create separate sessions for:**
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- ✅ Different features
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- ✅ Unrelated bugs
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- ✅ Experimental work
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- ✅ Different contexts or approaches
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**Don't create separate sessions for:**
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- ❌ Same feature, different iterations
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- ❌ Related bug fixes
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- ❌ Continuation of previous work
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### Managing Session Clutter
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- Archive completed work weekly
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- Delete archived sessions after 30 days
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- Use clear naming conventions
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- Consolidate related sessions
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## Integration with Project Workflow
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### Feature Development
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```
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1. Create: "Feature: User notifications"
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2. Agent: Design the notification system
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3. Agent: Implement backend
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4. Next.js restarts (agent continues)
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5. Agent: Implement frontend
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6. Agent: Add tests
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7. Complete & Archive
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```
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### Bug Fixing
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```
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1. Create: "Bug: Payment processing timeout"
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2. Agent: Investigate the issue
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3. Agent: Identify root cause
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4. Agent: Implement fix
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5. Agent: Add regression test
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6. Complete & Archive
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```
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### Refactoring
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```
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1. Create: "Refactor: API error handling"
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2. Agent: Analyze current implementation
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3. Agent: Design new approach
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4. Agent: Refactor service layer
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5. Next.js restarts (agent continues)
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6. Agent: Refactor controller layer
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7. Agent: Update tests
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8. Complete & Archive
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```
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## Keyboard Shortcuts
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|
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*(Coming soon)*
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||||
|
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- `Cmd/Ctrl + K` - Create new session
|
||||
- `Cmd/Ctrl + [` - Previous session
|
||||
- `Cmd/Ctrl + ]` - Next session
|
||||
- `Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A` - Toggle archive view
|
||||
|
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## Troubleshooting
|
||||
|
||||
### Session Not Saving
|
||||
|
||||
**Check:**
|
||||
- Electron has write permissions
|
||||
- Disk space available
|
||||
- Check Electron console for errors
|
||||
|
||||
**Solution:**
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# macOS - Check permissions
|
||||
ls -la ~/Library/Application\ Support/automaker/
|
||||
|
||||
# Fix permissions if needed
|
||||
chmod -R u+w ~/Library/Application\ Support/automaker/
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Can't Switch Sessions
|
||||
|
||||
**Check:**
|
||||
- Session is not archived
|
||||
- No errors in console
|
||||
- Agent is not currently processing
|
||||
|
||||
**Solution:**
|
||||
- Wait for current message to complete
|
||||
- Check for error messages
|
||||
- Try clearing and reloading
|
||||
|
||||
### Session Disappeared
|
||||
|
||||
**Check:**
|
||||
- Not filtered by archive status
|
||||
- Not accidentally deleted
|
||||
- Check backup files
|
||||
|
||||
**Recovery:**
|
||||
- Toggle "Show Archived"
|
||||
- Check filesystem for `.json` files
|
||||
- Restore from backup if available
|
||||
|
||||
## API Reference
|
||||
|
||||
For developers integrating session management:
|
||||
|
||||
### Create Session
|
||||
```typescript
|
||||
const result = await window.electronAPI.sessions.create(
|
||||
"Session Name",
|
||||
"/project/path",
|
||||
"/working/directory"
|
||||
);
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### List Sessions
|
||||
```typescript
|
||||
const { sessions } = await window.electronAPI.sessions.list(
|
||||
false // includeArchived
|
||||
);
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Update Session
|
||||
```typescript
|
||||
await window.electronAPI.sessions.update(
|
||||
sessionId,
|
||||
"New Name",
|
||||
["tag1", "tag2"]
|
||||
);
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Archive/Unarchive
|
||||
```typescript
|
||||
await window.electronAPI.sessions.archive(sessionId);
|
||||
await window.electronAPI.sessions.unarchive(sessionId);
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Delete Session
|
||||
```typescript
|
||||
await window.electronAPI.sessions.delete(sessionId);
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Future Enhancements
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Tag system for categorization
|
||||
- [ ] Search sessions by content
|
||||
- [ ] Export session to markdown
|
||||
- [ ] Share sessions with team
|
||||
- [ ] Session templates
|
||||
- [ ] Keyboard shortcuts
|
||||
- [ ] Drag & drop to reorder
|
||||
- [ ] Favorite/pin sessions
|
||||
- [ ] Session statistics
|
||||
- [ ] Automatic archiving rules
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
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