Summary
Scheduled task executions briefly show "Failed" status with error "Stale Execution Slot TTL Expired for Agent [name] Cleaned by Cleanup Service", but the task actually succeeds and status updates to "Success" ~14 seconds later.
Context
Reported by Alex Sazonenka on Paradigm Live instance (2026-04-17). A generation task at 15:44:13 showed Failed immediately, but after page refresh 14 seconds later it was Success with full output and logs available.
This creates confusion and would cause false-positive failure notifications if we implement alert channels.
Root Cause Hypothesis
Race condition between:
- Cleanup service's TTL watchdog marking execution as stale/failed
- Actual execution completing successfully
The cleanup service is winning the race and marking the slot as expired before the execution can report completion.
Acceptance Criteria
Technical Notes
Related files:
src/backend/services/cleanup_service.py - TTL watchdog
src/backend/services/slot_service.py - Slot management
src/backend/services/task_execution_service.py - Execution lifecycle
May need to check execution's actual process state before cleanup marks it failed.
Summary
Scheduled task executions briefly show "Failed" status with error "Stale Execution Slot TTL Expired for Agent [name] Cleaned by Cleanup Service", but the task actually succeeds and status updates to "Success" ~14 seconds later.
Context
Reported by Alex Sazonenka on Paradigm Live instance (2026-04-17). A generation task at 15:44:13 showed Failed immediately, but after page refresh 14 seconds later it was Success with full output and logs available.
This creates confusion and would cause false-positive failure notifications if we implement alert channels.
Root Cause Hypothesis
Race condition between:
The cleanup service is winning the race and marking the slot as expired before the execution can report completion.
Acceptance Criteria
Technical Notes
Related files:
src/backend/services/cleanup_service.py- TTL watchdogsrc/backend/services/slot_service.py- Slot managementsrc/backend/services/task_execution_service.py- Execution lifecycleMay need to check execution's actual process state before cleanup marks it failed.