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Failed session startup no longer leaves parts of the session running

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Useful3 Signal2
Sessions

A failed startup now shuts down everything it already started instead of leaving parts running.

What

Session startup was split into separate steps that each register a teardown, so if any step throws, everything already started is shut down before the error propagates. Previously a failure partway through could leave data feeds running.

Details
  • New during startup: a watch that mirrors the standalone agent name into app state, a wake dispatch for task notifications, a watch that discloses activity when unattended mode turns on, and spinner subscriptions.
  • SessionStart hook output is now awaited and prepended to the transcript once it resolves.
  • If the sandbox declines to start, the remaining startup steps are skipped.
Evidence

SessionController.start: rearmArtifactLiveOnMount threw

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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