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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.
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.
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
Recovers missing interact output after a kernel restart by re-executing the interact cell and its imports, since the old output belongs to a dead kernel session. Not for interact functions that error on a fresh kernel, and not for widgets that never rendered in the first place.
Restores ipywidgets slider sync when the comm channel closes after a kernel restart, so frontend changes reach the kernel again. Re-opens comms by re-executing the widget cell and re-registering any observers. Not for widgets that never render at all, and not for version mismatches between ipywidgets and the labextens…
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 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 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.
Fixes an agent scheduling a notebook whose cron env lacks ipykernel: install the kernel into the cron environment and register the spec with an absolute python path. For agent builders.
Breaks an agent loop of install-ipykernel, restart, fail, repeat: the environment cannot satisfy the install, so diagnose the installer instead of retrying. For agent builders.
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.
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