SESSION MANAGEMENT BUG

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Operating System

win32

Kiro Version

0.8.0

Bug Description

Perfect! I've created a comprehensive spec for the platform improvements needed to address the session management bug. Here's what I've accomplished:

Created Platform Improvements Spec
I've established a new spec at .kiro/specs/platform-improvements/ with three key documents:

1. Requirements Document (requirements.md)
   4 User Stories covering automatic session management, visibility, manual controls, and context preservation
   Technical Requirements for the session management service, context monitoring, data persistence, and UI integration
   Current Issues section documenting the critical bug with detailed technical analysis
   Success Metrics for measuring improvement effectiveness
2. Design Document (design.md)
   Architecture Overview showing the system components and data flow
   Root Cause Analysis of the current bug (context monitoring ✅, summary generation ✅, automatic session creation ❌)
   Proposed Solution with enhanced error handling, retry mechanisms, and user notifications
   Implementation Strategy broken into phases
   Testing Strategy with unit, integration, and end-to-end test examples
3. Tasks Document (tasks.md)
   12 Detailed Tasks organized into 4 phases
   Phase 1 (Critical): Bug investigation, fix, and error handling
   Phase 2 (High Priority): User experience enhancements
   Phase 3 (Medium Priority): Advanced features
   Phase 4 (Medium Priority): Monitoring and observability
   Resource allocation and timeline estimates (6-10 weeks total)
   Key Insights from the Analysis
   The bug is well-isolated:

Context window monitoring works correctly
Context summary generation works correctly
Automatic session creation is failing silently
Manual session creation works fine
This suggests the issue is likely in the integration between summary generation and session creation, possibly involving:

Promise/async handling errors
Permission or resource constraints
Configuration issues
Race conditions
Next Steps
Since this is a platform-level issue that requires investigation by the Kiro development team, the spec provides:

Clear documentation of the problem and its impact
Structured approach to investigation and resolution
Comprehensive solution that goes beyond just fixing the bug
Implementation roadmap with clear priorities and dependencies
The spec can now be used by the Kiro platform development team to systematically address this critical issue and improve the overall session management experience.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start a long conversation or work session with the AI assistant in Kiro IDE
2. Continue interaction until context window approaches capacity (90-95% full)
3. Observe AI assistant writing a context summary (this works correctly)
4. Note that no new session is automatically opened despite the summary being created
5. Continue interaction and observe that the AI remains in the same session with full context
6. User must manually start a new session or experience degraded performance

Expected Behavior

When the context window reaches 90-95% capacity:

1. AI assistant should write a comprehensive context summary ✅ (currently working)
2. System should automatically open a new session ❌ (currently failing)
3. New session should start with the context summary as initial context
4. User should experience seamless transition without workflow interruption
5. Previous session should be properly archived and accessible

Conversation ID

29fe68ef-d9f5-430c-8e89-ac6f95d0ec9b
24fad58b-87c9-4d29-9a6e-61967c41dd1b

Additional Context

System Information:

• Platform: Kiro IDE
• Operating System: Windows (win32)
• Shell: cmd
• Date Reported: January 3, 2026

Technical Analysis:

• Context window monitoring: ✅ Working (detects capacity correctly)
• Context summary generation: ✅ Working (creates summaries successfully)
• Automatic session creation: ❌ Failing (silent failure, no error messages)
• Manual session creation: ✅ Working (indicates session creation capability exists)

Impact:

• High severity - affects all users during extended work sessions
• Workflow disruption requiring manual session management
• Risk of context loss during manual transitions
• Reduced productivity and user experience

Evidence:

• Issue documented in comprehensive bug report: KIRO_SESSION_MANAGEMENT_BUG_REPORT.md
• Platform improvements spec created: .kiro/specs/platform-improvements/
• Reproducible consistently in extended work sessions
• No error messages displayed to user (silent failure)

Root Cause Hypothesis:
The failure appears to be in the integration between context summary generation and session creation, possibly involving:

• Promise/async handling errors in session creation logic
• Permission or resource constraints for automatic session creation
• Configuration issues in session management service
• Race conditions between summary completion and session creation trigger

Workarounds Available:

• Manual session management (monitor conversation length, start new sessions proactively)
• Shorter conversation chunks to avoid hitting context limits
• Save important information in files for context preservation

Next Steps Required:

• Investigation by Kiro platform development team
• Add comprehensive logging to session management pipeline
• Implement proper error handling and user notifications
• Fix automatic session creation trigger mechanism