Session Reuse - Good Idea!

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  "title": "Session Reuse - Good Idea!",
  "description": "Discussing why session reuse would be a good optimization",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:sans-serif;\">\n<h2 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">💡 Great Question - Session Reuse</h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#1a3d1a;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;border-left:4px solid #98c379;\">\n<strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">You're right!</strong>\n<span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\"> This is a valid optimization. There's no technical reason Claude can't reuse a single \"service account\" session.</span>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#61afef;\">Current Design (Why It's This Way)</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;vertical-align:top;width:30px;\">1.</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\"><strong>Quick prototype</strong> - Simplest thing that worked when building konsole</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;vertical-align:top;\">2.</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\"><strong>No shared state</strong> - Each process is fully independent</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;vertical-align:top;\">3.</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\"><strong>Audit trail</strong> - Could trace which session did what (not currently used)</td></tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;\">Better Approach: Single Service Token</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Option A: Environment variable</span>\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">CLAUDE_SERVICE_TOKEN</span>=abc123...\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">  → Konsole passes to all Claude processes</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">  → Never expires (or very long expiry)</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">  → 1 session instead of 162</span>\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Option B: Hot session pool</span>\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">sessions.json</span> has 1 permanent \"claude\" entry\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">  → Created at startup</span>\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">  → Renewed automatically</span>\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#e5c07b;\">Impact</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\"><th style=\"padding:8px;text-align:left;color:#7f848e;\">Metric</th><th style=\"padding:8px;text-align:left;color:#7f848e;\">Now</th><th style=\"padding:8px;text-align:left;color:#7f848e;\">With Fix</th></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Sessions after 24h</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e06c75;\">~160</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#98c379;\">1</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#3d3d3d;\"><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\">File size</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e06c75;\">~50KB</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#98c379;\">~2KB</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Login overhead</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e06c75;\">~50ms/turn</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#98c379;\">0ms</td></tr>\n</table>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d3d2d;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:6px;border-left:4px solid #98c379;\">\n<strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">✓ Verdict:</strong>\n<span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">You've identified a real improvement. This should go on the backlog - it's a small change (maybe 30 lines) with clear benefits. Want me to add it?</span>\n</div>\n</div>",
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        "label": "Add to backlog",
        "value": "Add 'Claude service token reuse' to the vibetools backlog",
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      {
        "label": "Implement now",
        "value": "Let's implement the single service token approach right now"
      },
      {
        "label": "More details",
        "value": "Show me where in the code this would need to change"
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-05T13:03:55.799Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-05T13:04:02.055Z",
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    "sessions",
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    "optimization"
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