Keeps this page in sync as the body changes. Pause it any time for a quieter view.
Path /specs/stale-task-reaper
Last refresh never
Spec: Stale-Task Reaper
inventory_source local | spec_api /api/spec-registry/stale-task-reaper | registry_updated 2026-04-09T03:10:09.029765Z
potential_value 0.00 | actual_value 1.00 | value_gap 0.00
estimated_cost 0.00 | actual_cost 1.00 | cost_gap 1.00
estimated_roi 0.00 | actual_roi 1.00
Missing contributor linkage. Submit a change request with contributor attribution.
Open process view for this spec
task_ids -
branches -
source_files specs/auto-heal-from-diagnostics.md, specs/data-driven-timeout-resume.md, specs/failed-task-diagnostics-contract.md, specs/heal-completion-issue-resolution.md, specs/incident-response-and-self-healing.md, specs/smart-reap.md, specs/stale-task-reaper.md, specs/task-deduplication.md
evidence_refs -
Open implementation view for this spec
implementation_refs spec-registry:auto-heal-from-diagnostics, spec-registry:data-driven-timeout-resume, spec-registry:failed-task-diagnostics-contract, spec-registry:heal-completion-issue-resolution, spec-registry:incident-response-and-self-healing, spec-registry:smart-reap, spec-registry:stale-task-reaper, spec-registry:task-deduplication
lineage_ids -
public_endpoints -
summary Phantom "running" tasks that never finish block pipeline capacity and degrade the overall task
process_summary Tasks running beyond `max_age_minutes=15` (fixed threshold, not provider-derived) are; Smart path (`smart_reap_service.smart_reap_task`) is attempted first; legacy path is; Reaped tasks receive `status=timed_out`, `error_category="stale_task_reaped"`, and a; A retry task is created for any reaped task that has `idea_id` and; The retry task carries `seed_source="reaper_retry"`, incremented `retry_count`, and
pseudocode_summary -
implementation_summary api/app/services/smart_reaper_service.py (timeout detection and reaping)