Multi-User Account Switch Behavior Analysis

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  "id": "ab0f2f6f-6521-4a0b-8709-ff2acd879496",
  "type": "general",
  "status": "completed",
  "title": "Multi-User Account Switch Behavior Analysis",
  "description": "Analysis of how account switching affects other logged-in konui users",
  "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;\">🔄 Multi-User Account Switch Behavior</h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#f59e0b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">TL;DR: Stephanie Won't See It</h3>\n<p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;line-height:1.6;\">\nWhen you switch Claude accounts on Firefox mobile, <strong style=\"color:#ef4444;\">Stephanie's Chrome session will NOT be automatically notified</strong>. There is no push mechanism, no WebSocket broadcast, and no SSE event for account changes.\n</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;\">What Currently Happens</h3>\n\n<div id=\"arch-diagram\" style=\"background:#1a1a2e;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;min-height:200px;margin-bottom:12px;\">\n  <div style=\"color:#888;\">Loading diagram...</div>\n</div>\n<script>\n(function() {\n  const definition = `\n%%{init: {'theme': 'dark'}}%%\nsequenceDiagram\n    participant JF as Johnathon (Firefox)\n    participant KUI as Konui Server\n    participant KS as Konsole\n    participant SC as Stephanie (Chrome)\n\n    rect rgb(59, 130, 246, 0.2)\n    Note over JF,KS: Johnathon switches account\n    JF->>KUI: POST /api/konsole/accounts/switch\n    KUI->>KS: POST /accounts/switch\n    KS-->>KUI: {success: true, currentAccount: 'new'}\n    KUI-->>JF: Account switched!\n    JF->>JF: loadClaudeAccounts() - refresh UI\n    JF->>JF: sendPrompt(orientation, fresh=true)\n    end\n\n    rect rgb(239, 68, 68, 0.2)\n    Note over SC: Stephanie is unaware\n    SC->>SC: updateNavMetrics() every 5s\n    Note right of SC: Metrics don't include account info!\n    end\n`;\n  window.renderMermaidDiagram('arch-diagram', definition);\n})();\n</script>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:12px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#1e3a5f;\">\n  <th style=\"padding:8px;text-align:left;color:#fff;border:1px solid #3b82f6;\">Action</th>\n  <th style=\"padding:8px;text-align:left;color:#fff;border:1px solid #3b82f6;\">Your Browser (Firefox)</th>\n  <th style=\"padding:8px;text-align:left;color:#fff;border:1px solid #3b82f6;\">Stephanie's Browser (Chrome)</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#e5c07b;\">Navbar account dropdown</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\"><span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">✓ Updates immediately</span> via loadClaudeAccounts()</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\"><span style=\"color:#ef4444;\">✗ Stale</span> until page refresh</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#e5c07b;\">Orientation turn</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\"><span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">✓ Auto-triggered</span> sendPrompt(fresh=true)</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\"><span style=\"color:#ef4444;\">✗ Not triggered</span></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#e5c07b;\">Console session</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\"><span style=\"color:#22c55e;\">✓ Fresh Claude process</span></td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\"><span style=\"color:#f59e0b;\">⚠️ May conflict</span> if she starts a turn</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#e5c07b;\">CPU/Memory metrics</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\">Updates every 5s</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;\">Updates every 5s (same data)</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#8b5cf6;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Technical Details</h3>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:12px 0 8px 0;\">1. No Broadcast Mechanism</h4>\n<p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0 0 12px 0;line-height:1.6;\">\nThe codebase uses <strong>SSE (Server-Sent Events)</strong> for streaming Claude output, but this is <strong>per-session, per-request</strong>. There's no global broadcast channel for admin events like account switches.\n</p>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:12px 0 8px 0;\">2. Navbar Polling Doesn't Include Accounts</h4>\n<pre style=\"background:#1a1a2e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;color:#98c379;font-size:0.85rem;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// layout.ts:139-142</span>\nfunction updateNavMetrics() {\n  fetch('/api/metrics')  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Returns CPU, memory, services, git</span>\n    .then(...)           <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Does NOT return active Claude account</span>\n}</pre>\n<p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:8px 0 0 0;\">\nThe <code style=\"background:#3b3b3b;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">/api/metrics</code> endpoint polled every 5 seconds doesn't include Claude account state.\n</p>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:12px 0 8px 0;\">3. Account Load is Only on Page Load</h4>\n<pre style=\"background:#1a1a2e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;color:#98c379;font-size:0.85rem;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// layout.ts:407-408</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Load accounts on page load</span>\nloadClaudeAccounts();  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Called once, no interval</span></pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#f59e0b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">⚠️ Potential Conflicts</h3>\n<p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;line-height:1.6;\">\nIf Stephanie starts a turn <strong>after</strong> you switch accounts:\n</p>\n<ul style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:8px 0 0 0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<li>Her dashboard will show the <strong>old</strong> account in the navbar</li>\n<li>But konsole will spawn Claude with the <strong>new</strong> account credentials</li>\n<li>She may be confused why Claude's tone/style changed</li>\n<li>Her navbar won't update until she refreshes the page</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#22c55e;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">💡 Possible Improvements</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#e5c07b;width:30%;\">Option 1: Include in metrics</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#9ca3af;\">Add <code style=\"background:#3b3b3b;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">activeAccount</code> to <code style=\"background:#3b3b3b;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">/api/metrics</code> response → all clients see changes within 5s</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#e5c07b;\">Option 2: WebSocket broadcast</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#9ca3af;\">Add a global WS channel for admin events → instant notification</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#e5c07b;\">Option 3: Per-user sessions</td>\n  <td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #4b5563;color:#9ca3af;\">Each konui user gets their own Claude session → no conflict (more complex)</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#1e3a5f;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-top:16px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#fff;\">What's Next?</h4>\n<p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0;\">Choose an action:</p>\n</div>\n</div>",
    "choices": [
      {
        "label": "Add to metrics endpoint",
        "value": "Add the active Claude account to the /api/metrics response so all clients will see account changes within 5 seconds via polling",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Add WebSocket broadcast",
        "value": "Design and implement a WebSocket broadcast channel for admin events like account switches"
      },
      {
        "label": "Do nothing for now",
        "value": "Keep the current behavior - account switching is rare and we can document it"
      }
    ],
    "requestedAt": "2026-01-08T09:45:00.000Z",
    "requestId": "7ba04a7b-22f6-4563-abde-ea37455dc137",
    "turnTiming": {
      "totalMs": 118525,
      "ttfeMs": 94,
      "thinkingMs": 118428,
      "toolExecutionMs": 0,
      "toolCallCount": 0,
      "thinkingPct": 100,
      "toolsPct": 0,
      "ttfePct": 0
    }
  },
  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-07T23:44:45.491Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-07T23:44:52.526Z",
  "requestId": "7ba04a7b-22f6-4563-abde-ea37455dc137",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "konsole",
    "auth",
    "multi-user"
  ],
  "targetUser": "claude"
}