Why Claude Has Many Sessions

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  "title": "Why Claude Has Many Sessions",
  "description": "Explaining the architecture behind Claude's session count",
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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;\">🤖 Why Does Claude Have 162 Sessions?</h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#98c379;\">Short Answer</h3>\n<p style=\"color:#e0e0e0;line-height:1.6;margin:0;\">Each time you (or anyone) sends a message to Claude through the dashboard, <strong>konsole spawns a fresh Claude process</strong>. That process needs its own auth token to call the konui API (for creating kontasks, etc.). So <strong>1 message = 1 new session</strong>.</p>\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;\">How It Works</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;\">You type a message</span>\n       ↓\n<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">konui</span> receives it\n       ↓\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">konsole</span> spawns Claude process\n       ↓\n<span style=\"color:#a855f7;\">Claude</span> gets a fresh auth token  ← <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">NEW SESSION</span>\n       ↓\n<span style=\"color:#a855f7;\">Claude</span> does work, creates kontasks\n       ↓\n<span style=\"color:#a855f7;\">Claude</span> process exits\n       ↓\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Token stays in sessions.json (24h expiry)</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:#c678dd;\">Why Not Reuse Sessions?</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;vertical-align:top;width:30px;\">🔒</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\"><strong>Security</strong> - Each Claude process is isolated. If one goes rogue, it can't affect others.</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;vertical-align:top;\">⚡</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\"><strong>Simplicity</strong> - No complex session management. Fresh start every time.</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 0;color:#7f848e;vertical-align:top;\">📦</td><td style=\"padding:8px;color:#e0e0e0;\"><strong>Stateless</strong> - Claude processes can run in parallel without sharing state.</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;\">The Math</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 12px;color:#7f848e;\">Claude sessions</td><td style=\"padding:8px 12px;color:#a855f7;font-weight:bold;\">162</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 12px;color:#7f848e;\">Human sessions</td><td style=\"padding:8px 12px;color:#22c55e;\">11 (you + johnathon)</td></tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:8px 12px;color:#7f848e;\">Ratio</td><td style=\"padding:8px 12px;color:#61afef;\">~15:1</td></tr>\n</table>\n<p style=\"color:#7f848e;margin:12px 0 0 0;font-size:0.9em;\">This means roughly 15 Claude turns per human login - sounds about right for an active development day!</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#3d2d1a;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:6px;border-left:4px solid #f97316;\">\n<strong style=\"color:#f97316;\">🧹 Cleanup Opportunity:</strong>\n<span style=\"color:#e0e0e0;\">These sessions are harmless (just JSON entries) but we could add a cleanup job to purge expired ones. Currently they just accumulate until manually cleared.</span>\n</div>\n</div>",
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