Account Selector Investigation - Root Causes Found

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  "type": "general",
  "status": "completed",
  "title": "Account Selector Investigation - Root Causes Found",
  "description": "Investigated account switching issues and found persistence and system event gaps",
  "context": {
    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:'Consolas','Monaco',monospace;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">Account Selector Investigation</h2>\n\n<p style=\"color:#7f848e;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">Analyzed screenshots and code to identify root causes of account switching issues.</p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#f59e0b;margin:0 0 12px 0;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;\">Issues Identified</h3>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#ef4444;margin:12px 0 8px 0;font-size:14px;\">1. Account Selection Not Persisted Across Restarts</h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;line-height:1.6;\">The active account is stored in memory only (<code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">account-manager.ts:21</code>):</p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;color:#98c379;\">let activeAccountId: string = getDefaultClaudeAccount().id;</pre>\n<p style=\"margin:8px 0 0 0;color:#7f848e;\">On every konsole restart, this resets to <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">meichtry</span> (first account in CLAUDE_ACCOUNTS array). This explains why selecting blueboy doesn't \"stick\" after restarts.</p>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#ef4444;margin:16px 0 8px 0;font-size:14px;\">2. No System Event Created on Account Switch</h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;line-height:1.6;\">The <code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">/accounts/switch</code> endpoint (<code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">konsole/src/main.ts:851</code>) calls <code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">setActiveAccountId()</code> but does NOT:</p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding:0 0 0 20px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<li>Create an <code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">account_switch</code> system event</li>\n<li>Persist the selection to disk</li>\n<li>Broadcast a WebSocket notification to the timeline</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#ef4444;margin:16px 0 8px 0;font-size:14px;\">3. Yellow Highlight = Focus/Selection State</h4>\n<p style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.6;\">The yellow background on meichtry badge in image 2 is the <span style=\"color:#f59e0b;\">selected/focused state</span> CSS. The UI shows meichtry as \"Active\" while you may have tried to select blueboy - indicating a race condition or failed switch.</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#22c55e;margin:0 0 12px 0;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;\">Code Flow Analysis</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.6;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// UI click handler (layout.ts:1283)</span>\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">window</span>.<span style=\"color:#61afef;\">switchClaudeAccount</span> = <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">function</span>(accountId) {\n  <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">fetch</span>(<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">'/api/konsole/accounts/switch'</span>, ...)\n    .<span style=\"color:#61afef;\">then</span>(<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">function</span>(data) {\n      <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">if</span> (data.success) {\n        <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">loadClaudeAccounts</span>();  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Refresh UI</span>\n        <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">window.sendPrompt</span>(orientationPrompt);  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Start new session</span>\n      }\n    });\n};\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Backend handler (main.ts:865)</span>\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">const</span> success = <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">setActiveAccountId</span>(body.accountId);\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// ❌ No persistence!</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// ❌ No system event creation!</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// ❌ No WebSocket broadcast!</span>\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#3b82f6;margin:0 0 12px 0;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;\">Required Fixes</h3>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #3d3d3d;\">\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#61afef;\">Fix</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#61afef;\">File</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#61afef;\">What</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">1</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;\">konsole/src/account-manager.ts</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">Persist activeAccountId to a JSON file on change</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">2</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;\">konsole/src/account-manager.ts</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">Load persisted account on startup instead of defaulting to first</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">3</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;\">konsole/src/main.ts</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">Create <code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 4px;border-radius:2px;\">account_switch</code> system event on successful switch</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">4</span></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e5c07b;\">konsole/src/main.ts</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">POST to konui system event API after switch</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 12px 0;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;\">Persistence Location</h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.6;\">Suggested file: <code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">/konnectvol/konsole/data/active-account.json</code></p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;margin-top:8px;color:#98c379;\">{ \"activeAccountId\": \"blueboy\", \"updatedAt\": \"2026-01-11T12:45:00Z\" }</pre>\n</div>\n\n</div>",
    "requestedAt": "2026-01-11T12:50:00.000Z",
    "requestId": "71960223-6435-4d33-a869-6712a2edfa2c",
    "choices": [
      {
        "label": "Fix persistence",
        "value": "Implement account persistence in konsole - save activeAccountId to disk and load on startup so the selection survives restarts",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Add system event",
        "value": "Add account_switch system event creation when switching accounts - POST to konui API"
      },
      {
        "label": "Fix both issues",
        "value": "Fix both the persistence issue and add system event creation for account switches"
      }
    ],
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-11T12:53:11.548Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-11T12:53:17.163Z",
  "requestId": "71960223-6435-4d33-a869-6712a2edfa2c",
  "scope": "greatvibe",
  "tags": [
    "accounts",
    "konsole",
    "system-events",
    "bug"
  ],
  "sessionId": "ses_f1a97fe1-589"
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