You're Right - CLI Mode is Hot!

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  "title": "You're Right - CLI Mode is Hot!",
  "description": "Explaining why interactive CLI is instant and how we could replicate that",
  "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;\">💡 You're Absolutely Right!</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;\">Great observation!</strong>\n<span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\"> When you run <code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">claude</code> interactively in a terminal, it stays alive and is instant for follow-up prompts.</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;\">Two Different Modes</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #444;\"><th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;color:#7f848e;\"></th><th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;color:#7f848e;\">Interactive (Terminal)</th><th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left;color:#7f848e;\">One-shot (konsole)</th></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;\">Command</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#98c379;\"><code>claude</code></td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e5c07b;\"><code>claude -p \"prompt\"</code></td></tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#3d3d3d;\"><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;\">Process</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#98c379;\">Stays alive</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e5c07b;\">Exits after response</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;\">2nd prompt</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#98c379;font-weight:bold;\">Instant!</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#e5c07b;\">~2-3s (new process)</td></tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#3d3d3d;\"><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;\">Use case</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;\">Human at terminal</td><td style=\"padding:10px;color:#7f848e;\">Programmatic/web</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:#e5c07b;\">Why konsole Uses One-shot Mode</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;\">Current (one-shot):</span>\nkonsole → spawns: <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">claude -p \"prompt\"</span>\n         → captures stdout/stderr\n         → process exits\n         → return response to web\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Interactive would need:</span>\nkonsole → spawns: <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">claude</span> (stays alive)\n         → write prompt to stdin\n         → read response from stdout\n         → keep process running\n         → repeat for next prompt\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:#98c379;\">Could We Do This? Yes!</h3>\n<p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Konsole could spawn Claude in interactive mode and keep it alive:</p>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#98c379;vertical-align:top;width:30px;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Spawn <code style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">claude</code> without <code>-p</code> flag</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#98c379;vertical-align:top;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Pipe prompts to stdin, read responses from stdout</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#98c379;vertical-align:top;\">✓</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Keep process alive between user messages</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#e5c07b;vertical-align:top;\">⚠</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\">Need to handle: multi-user, timeouts, crashes, memory</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:#c678dd;\">Implementation Sketch</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.4;margin:0;font-size:0.85em;\">\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">class</span> <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">HotClaudeSession</span> {\n  <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">process</span>: Deno.ChildProcess;\n  <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">stdin</span>: WritableStreamDefaultWriter;\n  <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">stdout</span>: ReadableStream;\n  <span style=\"color:#61afef;\">lastActivity</span>: Date;\n\n  <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">async</span> <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">sendPrompt</span>(prompt: string) {\n    <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Write to stdin, read response from stdout</span>\n    <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Instant! Process already running</span>\n  }\n}\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Per-user hot session, idle timeout after 10 mins</span>\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">const</span> sessions = <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">new</span> Map&lt;userId, HotClaudeSession&gt;();\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#1a3d3d;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:6px;border-left:4px solid #56b6c2;\">\n<strong style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">🎯 This is actually doable!</strong>\n<span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\"> You've identified a real optimization. We could modify konsole to run Claude in interactive mode instead of one-shot. Main work: stdin/stdout protocol handling + session lifecycle management. Want me to prototype it?</span>\n</div>\n</div>",
    "requestedAt": "2026-01-05T12:55:00.000Z",
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    "choices": [
      {
        "label": "Prototype it!",
        "value": "Let's prototype a hot Claude session that stays alive between prompts",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Add to backlog",
        "value": "Add 'Hot interactive Claude sessions' to the vibetools backlog"
      },
      {
        "label": "More research",
        "value": "Show me how Claude's interactive mode works under the hood"
      }
    ],
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-05T13:17:18.227Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-05T13:17:25.942Z",
  "requestId": "9e581cea-13f5-4e64-a308-aaa2964acd82",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "architecture",
    "performance",
    "sessions"
  ],
  "targetUser": "claude"
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