Everything else · Published October 4, 2026

Restarting systems after a computer failure

Computer died, should systems restart?

The situation

A computer failure occurred, causing systems to stop. The owner wants to restart the systems, including agents and chats, and ensure their subagents continue working. The goal is to resume the systems from their current state without losing any assignments or work. The owner explicitly requested the restart, emphasizing the need to preserve existing work and assignments.

What they weighed

  • Act on the message and verify the result

    Chosen
  • Keep it as context when no action is called for

What they decided

Act on the message and verify the result

Why

The owner explicitly asked for the team to restart after the computer died, and it's necessary to preserve their existing assignments and subagent work. The request is clear, and the systems need to be restarted to continue their original work. The owner's message emphasizes the importance of resuming the systems without losing any progress.

The first step

Check current system handles and resume only terminal or missing sessions while retaining assignments

How they would know it worked

Each affected system has a current running handle and its subagents continue their original assigned work

How it turned out

Not known yet. The result is added here when it comes in.

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