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curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body --max-time 60 \
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Fixes a patch agent exec step hanging during a kernel update, where the kernel install triggers long or blocking work (initramfs generation, DKMS builds, bootloader updates, or a prompt from a helper) and the agent cannot tell progress from a hang. Use when kernel steps hang past every reasonable duration. Not for a k…
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.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent's regex corrupted notebook metadata on rewrite, json broke, rewrite failed - agent's nbformat write failed: invalid JSON, notebook won't open, parse error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent interrupted the kernel mid-write: notebook JSON corrupted
Problem outcome: unknown
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…
Fixes kernel OOM when a notebook query returns millions of rows by pushing aggregation to the database, reading in chunks, or sampling. Keeps large results out of kernel memory. Not for OOM caused by model training or large in-memory joins, and not for slow queries that return small results.
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.
Keeps agent-scheduled notebooks alive on JupyterHubs that cull idle servers by configuring activity, cull timeouts, or an external scheduler instead. Stops long runs from being killed mid-execution. Not for kernels dying on their own, and not for runs that exceed a workflow timeout like Airflow's.
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.
Fixes ipython-sql result sets so large the display truncates and kernel memory spikes. Use when a %%sql query returns far more rows than the notebook can hold. Not for connection or dialect errors.
Fixes the VS Code Jupyter variable explorer showing empty because the kernel connected is not the right one. Use when variables exist but the explorer shows nothing. Not for kernel start failures.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - vscode notebook kernel picker shows no kernels: jupyter not on PATH - jupyter notebook kernel busy forever, interrupt not working, kernel hung
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: vscode jupyter variable explorer empty: kernel connected but not the
Problem outcome: unknown
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.
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 Colab showing cannot execute code, session busy after a reconnect. Use when the UI reconnects but the kernel stays busy forever. Not for session expiry or GPU issues.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - colab runtime disconnected: 12-hour session expired mid-training - agent VPN session expired mid-authorized-scan and the agent failed to reconnect
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: colab cannot execute code, session busy after a reconnect
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes quarto render timing out while executing a long-running notebook cell. Use when execution exceeds the default execute timeout. Not for kernel errors or missing engines.
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.
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.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - Anchor Browser: set idle_timeout and max_duration at create, or long jobs get killed - mysql 'MySQL server has gone away' on long-running queries: wait_timeout vs the query
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: jupyterhub idle culler killed the server mid-run: long cell lost
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes an agent's scheduler running a notebook twice concurrently and corrupting output: add locking so only one instance runs at a time. For agent builders.