AI coding troubleshooting and recovery guides.
Find tool-specific fixes and recovery steps for lost sessions, stale context, rate limits, handoffs, and verification state.
AI coding session died before the work was finished
Recover the useful state after Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, or another AI coding session dies mid-task.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI forgot what it was doing in the middle of a coding task
Recover when an AI coding assistant forgets the current goal, earlier constraints, or the next step.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI coding chat got too bloated to trust
Fix bloated AI coding chats by keeping the useful working state and dropping transcript noise.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI coding context window is full and the chat is slowing down
Restart from a compact verified packet when the AI coding context window gets full or too slow.
Read guide -> Recovery guideLocal LLM ran out of VRAM or context during a coding task
Recover local AI coding work after VRAM out-of-memory, small context windows, or local model failure.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI coding decisions and constraints got lost in the chat
Preserve coding decisions, constraints, and rejected approaches so the next AI does not reopen solved questions.
Read guide -> Recovery guideNo handoff was written before the AI session failed
Recover useful coding context when you forgot to write a HANDOFF.md, plan.md, or wrap-up note.
Read guide -> Recovery guideChat transcripts are too noisy to use as handoff state
Turn noisy AI coding transcripts into lean continuation packets grounded in repo state.
Read guide -> Recovery guideplan.md drifted away from what actually changed
Fix stale plan.md, scratchpad, or AGENTS.md notes by reconciling them with git diff and current files.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI hit a rate limit halfway through a refactor
Recover a half-finished refactor after Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, or another AI tool hits a usage limit.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI keeps repeating failed debugging attempts
Stop the next AI coding session from retrying the same dead ends after a reset or tool switch.
Read guide -> Recovery guideThe AI session summary missed important coding details
Avoid lossy AI coding summaries by rebuilding the handoff from current repo state and verified facts.
Read guide -> Recovery guideSwitching AI coding tools loses the working state
Move a coding task between Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Aider, Roo Code (archived May 2026), Devin and Windsurf, and more without starting over.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI agents waste tokens rereading the same repo
Stop AI coding agents from burning tokens rediscovering files, imports, risks, and decisions every session.
Read guide -> Recovery guideYour AI coding session data is trapped inside one tool
Avoid AI coding tool lock-in by keeping working state local, portable, and tied to the repo.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI memory is stale or unverified against the current repo
Prevent stale AI memory from becoming false ground truth during coding handoffs.
Read guide -> Recovery guideAI coding usage limits expire faster than expected
Use clean handoffs to reduce wasted tokens when AI coding limits or credits drain faster than expected.
Read guide -> Recovery guideThe next AI does not know what tests passed or failed
Preserve verification state across AI coding restarts: tests, checks, screenshots, commands, and manual validation.
Read guide -> Most searched fixRoo Code API request stuck or failed?
Use the ranked troubleshooting path for a stuck spinner, provider failure, oversized context, Ollama hang, or extension stall. Preserve the working tree before retrying.
Open Roo Code guide -> Rising searchChatGPT stuck on Thinking or one last tweak?
Stop the spinner, check status, preserve coding context, and restart from a compact packet instead of a stale transcript.
Open ChatGPT guide -> Rising searchKiro clear cache?
Use the safe cache-clear order: preserve the task, check shell integration, then clear cache only if Kiro remains stuck.
Open Kiro guide -> Rising searchOpenCode stops after tool call?
Check whether the tool already wrote files, then stop the hanging process and resume from verified disk state.
Open OpenCode guide -> Search-led guideCodex CLI stuck or frozen?
Preserve completed commands and edits, diagnose the stalled turn, then resume or fork the session without replaying verified work.
Open Codex guide -> Emerging searchDeepSeek V4 Flash in Codex CLI?
Connect the model through LM Studio or a Responses-compatible gateway, then verify the tool loop before a long coding task.
Open setup guide -> Cross-tool handoffClaude Code to OpenClaw?
Move the current diff, decisions, failed attempts, checks, and one safe next action into OpenClaw.
Open handoff guide -> Page-one opportunityCopilot send button disabled?
Recover the current diff, reload the blocked chat safely, and restart from one bounded action.
Open Copilot guide -> Limits hubAI coding limits: Claude, Cursor, Codex, Roo Code
Recover work after usage limits, rate limits, reset windows, context overflow, and stuck API requests interrupt a coding task.
Open hub ->OrchestrationGet more from an AI coding base plan
Route work by model cost, separate planning from execution, preserve state, and stop paying tokens to rediscover context.
Read guide -> Session recoveryAI coding session died?
Recover the last verified work from disk and continue without relying on a missing conversation.
Read guide -> After deathWorks after the AI session dies
Recover coding context from disk truth when the old AI cannot summarize, compact, export, or continue.
Read guide -> No prepNo handoff written?
Recover useful context when you forgot to write a note before the chat got blocked, stale, or deleted.
Read guide -> TrustVerified, not recalled
Separate repo-backed facts from inferred next steps so the next AI knows what to trust.
Read guide -> Cross-toolProject memory across AI tools
Carry working state across Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Aider, Devin, Windsurf, and more.
Read guide -> CoverageFeature coverage across native integrations plus web handoff
See which ShardStitch recovery layers work across disk scan, handoff files, MCP, and Recall.
Read guide -> CodexCodex session corrupted or cannot resume?
Rebuild the continuation from Git, changed files, and verified state when the old Codex session cannot be trusted.
Read guide -> CursorCursor terminal command stuck?
Separate interactive prompts, watchers, servers, and hidden shell output before retrying the agent task.
Read guide -> ClineCline stuck after a terminal command?
Recover from interactive commands, long-running servers, and shell boundary confusion without losing partial work.
Read guide -> Gemini CLIGemini CLI session lost?
Resume from disk truth when the old Gemini CLI conversation disappears or cannot continue.
Read guide -> PillarAI coding session recovery
Continue after Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, or another AI tool dies, gets stale, or moves tools.
Read guide -> Claude CodeClaude Code session died?
Recover the work from git diff, changed files, failed attempts, verification state, and next action.
Read guide -> CursorCursor chat getting stale?
Restart a bloated Cursor chat without losing the useful coding context.
Read guide -> HANDOFF.mdWhat should a handoff include?
A practical AI coding handoff format: goal, files, decisions, failed attempts, verification, next action.
Read guide -> CursorCursor AI limit hit mid-task?
Recover git state and changed files before restarting or switching tools.
Read guide -> ClaudeClaude context limit recovery
Restart clean without dragging a bloated thread into the next session.
Read guide -> ClaudeClaude reset limits
Preserve the working state while usage resets or move it to another AI coding tool.
Read guide -> CodexCodex rate limit recovery
Recover the working state from disk and continue in a fresh session.
Read guide -> Roo CodeRoo Code request stuck?
Capture useful project state before another agent repeats the same loop.
Read guide -> ClineCline API Request stuck or failed?
Tell a provider error, stale task, and checkpoint slowdown apart before you retry.
Read guide -> GitHub CopilotCopilot agent stuck after a command?
Confirm whether the terminal already finished, preserve partial edits, and restart from one verified action.
Read guide -> WindsurfWindsurf freezes after Cascade responds?
Check what reached disk before forcing a restart, then continue with a smaller, verifiable task.
Read guide -> DevinDevin stuck on the same action?
Preserve the task branch, separate the remote session from local repository truth, and continue without repeating the cloud loop.
Read guide -> AiderAider stuck in an infinite lint loop?
Stop repeated lint edits before they consume more tokens, then recover the last useful Git state.
Read guide -> Gemini CLIGemini CLI terminal stuck running?
Make the shell boundary explicit, preserve the diff, and restart with one bounded command.
Read guide -> AntigravityAntigravity stuck in Thought Process?
Break the planning loop by narrowing the task to one executable action and one check.
Read guide -> Replit AgentReplit Agent stuck in Working?
Stop the cloud loop, restore the last working checkpoint, and continue from Git-backed state.
Read guide -> TraeTrae stuck Thinking?
Restart the silent background-agent failure and preserve local project state.
Read guide -> Lovable.devLovable stuck loading?
Diagnose the Supabase auth loop and recover from a Git-synced project.
Read guide -> Amazon QAmazon Q stuck starting up?
Separate extension state from backend overload before retrying the task.
Read guide -> Kilo CodeKilo Code stuck retrying?
Stop repeated file rewrites and carry the failed context into the next attempt.
Read guide ->One researched failure guide per target.
Exact symptoms and first-party fixes for all 31 supported AI handoff targets. Each guide preserves the work before it explains how to retry, reset, or switch.
Amp thread lost context after compaction?
Amp thread too long or missing details after auto-compaction? Preserve the Git-backed state, start a focused thread, and verify what the summary omitted.
Read guide -> CursorCursor Composer stuck generating?
Preserve partial work, capture the Request ID, diagnose the network or index, and recover the persisted conversation safely.
Read guide -> Claude CodeClaude usage limit draining fast?
Separate normal context growth from an account-level usage mismatch, preserve the session, and continue from verified state.
Read guide -> Claude DesktopClaude Desktop task stopped mid-run?
Claude Desktop or Cowork stopped mid-task? Check app state, sleep, permissions, Windows virtualization, and logs before restarting the work.
Read guide -> CrushCrush stuck on Generating?
Crush stuck on Generating after a provider or base URL error? Stop the retry loop, verify configuration, preserve Git state, and resume safely.
Read guide -> DeepSeekDeepSeek rate limited or server overloaded?
DeepSeek 429 rate limit, 503 server overloaded, or 402 insufficient balance? Match the code, stop blind retries, and preserve coding work.
Read guide -> Factory DroidFactory Droid rate limit reached mid-session?
Factory Droid hit a 5-hour, weekly, or monthly rate limit? Use /limits, preserve the completed request, and continue with Droid Core or another tool.
Read guide -> Gemini webGemini usage limit reached mid-task?
Gemini usage limit reached or context too large? Check the reset, switch to Fast or Flash-Lite, and preserve the coding state before continuing.
Read guide -> GrokGrok returned 429 Too Many Requests?
Grok API returned 429 Too Many Requests? Reduce request rate, use exponential backoff, preserve partial coding work, and retry safely.
Read guide -> KimiKimi Code limit reached or context too long?
Kimi Code hit a 5-hour or monthly limit, engine overload, or context-size error? Match the message, preserve work, and continue safely.
Read guide -> OpenClawOpenClaw agent stopped responding after a tool call?
OpenClaw agent stopped replying after a tool call? Back up the session, check tool-call pairing, quarantine corrupted state, and restart safely.
Read guide -> PerplexityPerplexity returned 429 Too Many Requests?
Perplexity API returned 429 Too Many Requests? Use jittered backoff, preserve partial agent work, and continue from a verified packet.
Read guide -> Qwen CodeQwen Code generated a tool call but did not run it?
Qwen Code prints a tool call but does not execute it? Verify backend tool support, model templates, and Windows command handling before retrying.
Read guide -> Z.ai GLMZ.ai GLM Coding Plan limit reached?
Z.ai GLM limit reached, weekly quota exhausted, or high traffic? Match codes 1308, 1310, 1312, 1305, and 1261 before retrying.
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