Other Activity Types Worth Tagging

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  "title": "Other Activity Types Worth Tagging",
  "description": "Analysis of additional event types that could benefit from telemetry tagging",
  "context": {
    "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;\">Other Activity Types Worth Tagging</h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.6;\">Looking at the event pipeline and telemetry data, here are additional activity types that could benefit from separate tracking:</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#f97316;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">🔥 High Value - Worth Adding</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\">\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Activity</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Why Tag It</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Flag Name</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">Session Resume</strong></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">First turn after reconnecting has extra latency (context load). Skews TTFE metrics.</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;color:#98c379;\">isResumedSession</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">Fresh Session</strong></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">First turn of a brand-new session has spawn overhead. Good baseline comparison.</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;color:#98c379;\">isFreshSession</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">Heavy Tool Usage</strong></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">Turns with 10+ tool calls are qualitatively different. Could track <code>isHeavyToolTurn</code>.</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;color:#98c379;\">toolCount > 10</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">Image Attached</strong></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">Already tracked as <code>hasImages</code>, but worth surfacing in the UI like compaction.</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;color:#98c379;\">hasImages</code> (exists)</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:#e5c07b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">📊 Medium Value - Nice to Have</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\">\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Activity</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Why Tag It</th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;color:#9ca3af;\">Flag Name</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">External Bash</strong></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">Track turns with git push, curl, or service restarts—external latency is uncontrollable.</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;color:#e5c07b;\">hasExternalCalls</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">MCP Tool Calls</strong></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">MCP tools (konui_create_task) have protocol overhead. Worth tracking separately.</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;color:#e5c07b;\">hasMcpCalls</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">Error Recovery</strong></td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\">Turns that retried after an error—timing patterns differ from clean runs.</td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;\"><code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;color:#e5c07b;\">hadErrorRecovery</code></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:#7f848e;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">📉 Lower Value - Skip for Now</h3>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<li><strong>Todo updates</strong> — Already fast (47ms avg), not worth special tracking</li>\n<li><strong>Text-only responses</strong> — Hard to distinguish from tool responses meaningfully</li>\n<li><strong>Heartbeat frequency</strong> — More of a health check than a performance metric</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#98c379;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">✅ Recommendation: Add These 2 Next</h3>\n<ol style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<li><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">isResumedSession</strong> — Detect when <code>--resume</code> flag is used. First turn after resume has context loading overhead.</li>\n<li><strong style=\"color:#fff;\">isFreshSession</strong> — Detect when session starts from scratch (no resume). Useful for comparing \"cold start\" vs \"warm\" performance.</li>\n</ol>\n<p style=\"margin:16px 0 0 0;color:#7f848e;\">These two give you clean segmentation: fresh starts, resumed sessions, and compaction events. Everything else is a \"normal\" turn.</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Existing Data We Already Track</h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">For reference, here's what's already in telemetry:</p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;font-size:0.9rem;\">\n<li><code>hasImages</code>, <code>imageCount</code> — Image attachments</li>\n<li><code>toolCallCount</code> — Number of tools used</li>\n<li><code>turnTiming.toolBreakdown</code> — Per-tool timing</li>\n<li><code>status</code> — completed/error/timeout/cancelled</li>\n<li><code>client.deviceType</code> — mobile/tablet/desktop</li>\n<li><code>hadCompaction</code> — Just added! 🔄</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:12px;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>",
    "requestedAt": "2026-01-04T02:00:00.000Z",
    "requestId": "7891326a-c61c-4577-b13d-b715aaaf43ae",
    "choices": [
      {
        "label": "Add session flags",
        "value": "Add isResumedSession and isFreshSession tracking to telemetry",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Surface hasImages",
        "value": "Add a 📷 badge to the telemetry view for turns with images attached"
      },
      {
        "label": "Skip for now",
        "value": "The compaction tracking is enough for now, let's focus on other work"
      },
      {
        "label": "Show all ideas",
        "value": "Create a backlog kontask with all these telemetry improvement ideas"
      }
    ]
  },
  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-03T15:54:10.006Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-03T15:54:10.177Z",
  "requestId": "7891326a-c61c-4577-b13d-b715aaaf43ae",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "telemetry",
    "performance",
    "architecture"
  ],
  "targetUser": "claude"
}