Read AI activity and recover safely

Read the phase, not just the elapsed time#

Separate tokens, reference topics and persisted history#

Input/output counters use what the provider reports; unavailable values appear as a dash. A stage’s counters include its checks and repairs. The reference count is distinct topics read, not a guarantee of correctness. When McBasic™ is reading locally or running Check, no provider counters are shown.

Open Details on a change or stage card for its timestamped activity timeline. The timeline is saved with the conversation; live counters are not. Displaying activity does not start extra provider requests.

Recognize a quiet request without restarting it blindly#

After one minute without a provider signal, the status says when activity was last seen. Provider requests, including LM Studio, stop after ten minutes without activity and have a sixty-minute overall ceiling. Stop requests cancellation and pauses a running plan; it is not a successful result.

Continue when the provider starts a new conversation#

From build 835, if a provider cannot resume its stored conversation and answers the current request in a new one, McBasic™ keeps that reply and follows the new conversation identifier. This avoids a Retry loop caused solely by the identifier changing after a restart.

The request still carries the selected project context, decisions and recent exchanges. A provider response is not permission to apply unreviewed code: normal candidate checks, scope and apply policy still govern modifications. Inspect the latest response before retrying so you do not mistake an accepted answer for a failed request.

Resume against the current project#

1. Read the pause reason and the latest Check report.
2. Confirm provider/model, current chips and scope.
3. Resolve a missing target, over-budget context or dependency decision before retrying.
4. Use Resume or Retry; the stage is regenerated against current source.
5. Inspect the resulting diff and run your own acceptance checks.

A changed project or provider can invalidate a checked proposal. Do not repeatedly widen scope to make a diagnostic disappear. See plan recovery and context budgets.