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
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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