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Public search query: agent could not interrupt a runaway cell, kernel stayed busy, agent stuck
Problem outcome: unknown
Teaches an agent to detect a silently dead kernel mid-run: heartbeat checks and execution acknowledgments, not just waiting. For agent builders.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent's kernel gateway session expired mid-run, restore failed, agent lost execution state - agent loop detected: re-creating an already-existing secret on every failed run
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent failed to detect that the kernel had silently died mid-run
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: kernel restart failed after 10 timeouts, agent stuck - agent loop detected re-fetching same answer library entry after failed sync
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent loop detected: install ipykernel, restart, fail, repeating the
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes an agent timing out waiting for kernel ready after repeated restarts: the kernel never becomes ready because the env is broken. Diagnose the kernelspec directly instead of waiting longer. For agent builders.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: kernel restart failed after 10 timeouts, agent stuck - agent timed out waiting for DNS propagation after the failed route change
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent timed out waiting for kernel ready after 10 restarts, kernel failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Unsticks an agent whose papermill run hung on a cell it never interrupted: give the agent interrupt and timeout tools, and make hangs fail loudly. For agent builders.
Breaks an agent loop of failed kernel restarts: after N failed restarts the environment is broken, not the restart logic. Stop retrying, diagnose the kernelspec python by hand, and fix the env. For agent builders.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected re-fetching same answer library entry after failed sync - agent loop detected re-inviting the same user every hour after invite failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent loop detected: kernel restart failed after 10 timeouts, agent stuck
Problem outcome: unknown
Diagnoses nbconvert timeout errors on notebooks with sleep cells: the sleep is legitimate waiting, so raise the timeout or replace sleeps with event waits. Not for infinite hangs.
Fixes a kernel stuck at 'connecting' after a browser refresh: the browser lost its websocket while the kernel is fine. Hard-refresh, check the token, and reattach. Not for kernels that actually died.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - jupyter console kernel connection timeout after VPN reconnect - jupyter kernel died after pip install inside notebook, ImportError on restart
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: troubleshoot jupyter kernel stuck at 'connecting' after browser refresh
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes kernel error with an empty traceback in JupyterLab: the kernelspec points at a broken python. Hand-launch the kernel command to reveal the hidden error. Not for kernels that start then die.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - debug py3 kernel: kernel error on startup, no traceback in logs - jupyter kernel died after pip install inside notebook, ImportError on restart
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: kernel failed to start: 'kernel error' with empty traceback in j
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes a kernel that restarts and wipes variables on every cell execution: a crashing extension, a bad autoreload, or a provisioner that relaunches per execution. Disable extensions and check the provisioner. Not for single crashes.
Fixes ZMQ message timeouts that make a healthy kernel look dead: usually a wedged channel, an overloaded event loop, or a proxy breaking websockets. Restart the kernel's connection before assuming death. Not for kernels that truly crash.
Fixes a kernel dying when opening a notebook with 200+ cells: the saved outputs are too large and exhaust memory on load. Strip outputs, then reopen. Not for kernels dying on execution.
Fixes kernel heartbeat timeouts in multi-user JupyterHub: usually an overloaded hub, a slow spawner, or network stalls between hub and singleuser servers. Check hub load and raise timeouts deliberately. Not for single-user installs.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - Timeout instead of error if the user did not configure the database URL - Azure Key Vault CSI Multiple user assigned identities exist please specify the clientId
Problem outcome: unknown