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Fixes a Hex dashboard cell that fails with a Python kernel error by repairing the cell environment, inputs and code so the notebook report runs end to end. Use when one Python cell in a Hex project errors and blocks downstream cells. Not for a SQL cell failure, which runs on the warehouse rather than the kernel.
Diagnoses a task killed by SIGKILL under the LocalExecutor, which almost always means the host OOM killer, and shows how to prove it and size the task or the box. Use when a task dies with no Python traceback. Not for application errors that raise an exception you can read.
Short answer: start the server.
Breaks the spawn loop when a kernelspec points at a deleted conda environment by removing the stale spec and registering a kernel for a live environment. Stops the never-ready kernel from retrying forever. Not for kernels that start but crash on import, and not for specs invisible due to search paths.
Fixes notebooks executed against the base kernel instead of the project's virtualenv, so cells import the project's packages instead of the wrong set. Pins the kernel at the top of agent workflows and verifies the interpreter path. Not for kernels that fail to start, and not for missing packages inside the correct env…
Stops CI crashes from unpinned ipykernel by pinning the full notebook execution stack in the CI environment. Makes agent-run notebooks reproducible across rebuilds. Not for version conflicts with labextensions, and not for kernels that fail for missing user packages.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent deployed the notebook to airflow without pinning dependencies, build failed - candidate ranking agent changed its scores between runs - temperature wasn't set to 0 and the rubric drifted
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent ran the notebook in CI without pinning ipykernel: version drift crash
Problem outcome: unknown
Repairs a kernelspec whose kernel.json argv points at a Python interpreter that no longer exists (deleted venv or conda env). Reinstalls the spec from a live interpreter or rewrites argv to the current Python. Not for specs that are invisible to the server, and not for kernels that start but crash on import.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - api reference lists endpoint that no longer exists, clients get 404 error - agent skipped the down-migration test and the rollback script references columns that no longer exist
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: kernelspec json references a python that no longer exists
Problem outcome: unknown
Diagnoses the split where jupyter kernelspec list shows a kernel the notebook server cannot find, caused by kernelspecs living in different search paths (user vs system vs env). Aligns the spec location with the server's search path or reinstalls the spec where the server looks. Not for specs whose Python binary is …
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - vscode notebook kernel picker shows no kernels: jupyter not on PATH - Jupyter kernel-environment reproducibility: pin the kernel, lock deps, make notebooks rerun clean
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: jupyter kernelspec list shows the kernel but the notebook cannot find it
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes autoreload crashing on modules that define del with an interpreter error on reload. Use when enabling autoreload kills the kernel on a specific module. Not for stale bytecode issues.
Fixes the VS Code notebook kernel picker showing no kernels because jupyter is not on PATH. Use when the picker is empty but Python itself works. Not for wrong-interpreter or wrong-kernel issues.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - Jupyter kernel-environment reproducibility: pin the kernel, lock deps, make notebooks rerun clean - jupyter notebook kernel busy forever, interrupt not working, kernel hung
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: vscode notebook kernel picker shows no kernels: jupyter not on PATH
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes VS Code Jupyter failing to start the kernel after the wrong interpreter was selected. Use when the kernel error follows an interpreter change. Not for missing jupyter on PATH or kernel picker issues.
Fixes quarto preview kernel errors on documents that use interactive widgets. Use when preview fails at widget execution but plain cells work. Not for missing jupyter engine or render timeouts.
Fixes Voila dashboards whose kernel dies on start because ipykernel is missing from the Voila environment. Use when the dashboard page loads but no kernel can start. Not for template 404s or websocket 403s.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: install ipykernel, restart, fail, repeating the same steps - The kernel appears to have died. It will restart automatically - crash loop
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: voila kernel died on dashboard start: missing ipykernel in the voila env
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes JupyterHub idle culler killing servers mid-run and losing long cell executions. Use when servers vanish during long computations with culler log lines. Not for kernel crashes or spawn failures.
Fixes JupyterHub proxy 503 errors after a hub restart when singleuser routes are not re-registered. Use when servers show Running but the proxy cannot reach them. Not for spawn failures or OAuth problems.