Emergent Flow Creation Explained

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  "title": "Emergent Flow Creation Explained",
  "description": "Explanation of how the new 'user preferences' flow auto-created",
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    "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;\">New Flow Appeared - Here's Why</h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#e5c07b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">The New Flow</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;font-size:13px;\">\n<tr><td style=\"color:#7f848e;width:120px;\">Title</td><td style=\"color:#98c379;\">Add a new feature for user preferences</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Type</td><td><span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:11px;\">feature</span></td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Created</td><td style=\"color:#61afef;\">06:27:10 UTC</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Turns</td><td style=\"color:#fff;\">2</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Cost</td><td style=\"color:#f59e0b;\">$0.30</td></tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">How Emergent Flows Work</h3>\n<p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">gvFlows use an <strong style=\"color:#61afef;\">emergent model</strong> - they auto-create when work starts, rather than requiring manual creation upfront.</p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">1.</span> <span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">Session sends first prompt to Claude</span><br/>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">2.</span> <span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">System calls <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">getOrCreateFlowForSession()</span></span><br/>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">3.</span> <span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">Checks if prompt matches existing active flows (score ≥5)</span><br/>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">4.</span> <span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">If no match → <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">auto-creates new flow</span> from prompt</span><br/>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">5.</span> <span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">Title extracted from first sentence (max 60 chars)</span><br/>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">6.</span> <span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">Type inferred from keywords (\"add\" → feature, \"fix\" → bugfix)</span>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#56b6c2;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Why This Happened</h3>\n<p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">Someone (likely another user or a test) sent a prompt like <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">\"Add a new feature for user preferences\"</span> to a konsole session. Since the prompt:</p>\n<ul style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:8px 0 0 0;padding-left:20px;\">\n<li>Didn't match existing flows (score < 5)</li>\n<li>Contains keyword <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">\"add\"</span> → typed as <strong>feature</strong></li>\n<li>Got labeled <span style=\"background:#3b82f6;color:#fff;padding:1px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:10px;\">auto-created</span></li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#f43f5e;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Current Flows Summary</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;font-size:12px;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\">\n<th style=\"color:#7f848e;text-align:left;padding:8px 4px;\">Flow</th>\n<th style=\"color:#7f848e;text-align:left;padding:8px 4px;\">Type</th>\n<th style=\"color:#7f848e;text-align:left;padding:8px 4px;\">Created</th>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px 4px;color:#e5c07b;\">Add a new feature for user preferences</td>\n<td><span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#fff;padding:1px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:10px;\">feature</span></td>\n<td style=\"color:#61afef;\">06:27</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #333;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px 4px;color:#e5c07b;\">Fix the authentication bug in login form</td>\n<td><span style=\"background:#f43f5e;color:#fff;padding:1px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:10px;\">bugfix</span></td>\n<td style=\"color:#61afef;\">06:24</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 4px;color:#e5c07b;\">Testing Emergent Flow System</td>\n<td><span style=\"background:#6b7280;color:#fff;padding:1px 6px;border-radius:3px;font-size:10px;\">ops</span></td>\n<td style=\"color:#61afef;\">06:00</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;border:1px solid #444;padding:12px;border-radius:6px;margin-top:16px;\">\n<p style=\"color:#7f848e;margin:0;font-size:13px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">Note:</strong> If these test flows are cluttering your view, you can archive or merge them. The emergent flow system is designed to be cleaned up over time as work coalesces.</p>\n</div>\n</div>",
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        "label": "Archive Test Flows",
        "value": "Archive all the test flows that have the auto-created label",
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      {
        "label": "Show Flow Code",
        "value": "Show me the getOrCreateFlowForSession function implementation"
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      {
        "label": "Disable Auto-Create",
        "value": "How can I disable automatic flow creation?"
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-09T06:28:57.438Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-09T06:29:55.276Z",
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    "gvflows",
    "emergent-flows"
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