From ed040bd6e4e873cd1e46434f443bcca7ea4ee9b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anders Lehmann Pier Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:07:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add comprehensive emergency recovery procedures for context loss, performance issues, and project corruption --- workflow/emergency-recovery.md | 530 ++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 320 insertions(+), 210 deletions(-) diff --git a/workflow/emergency-recovery.md b/workflow/emergency-recovery.md index dadd03b..dbe0cc9 100644 --- a/workflow/emergency-recovery.md +++ b/workflow/emergency-recovery.md @@ -3,273 +3,383 @@ ## Context Loss Recovery ### When to Use -- Claude loses track of current project state -- Conversation context becomes unclear -- Previous decisions seem forgotten -- Development momentum stalls due to confusion - -### Emergency Context Recovery Protocol +- Claude has lost track of project progress +- Responses don't reflect recent work or decisions +- Claude asks about things already established +- Contradictory suggestions to previous decisions +### Recovery Protocol ``` -# Emergency Context Recovery +# Context Loss Emergency Recovery -I've lost context about this Neural Nexus project's current state. Please help me reconstruct our situation: +I've lost context about this project's current state. Please help me reconstruct our situation: ## 🔍 CONVERSATION ANALYSIS **Recent History Review:** -- Analyze the last 10-15 conversation exchanges in this project +- Analyze the last 10-15 conversation exchanges - Identify what we were working on most recently -- Extract any recent technical decisions or changes made -- Note any blockers, issues, or priorities mentioned -- Determine current development stage (Exploration/Prototype/Development/Production) +- Extract any recent technical decisions or changes +- Note any blockers or issues mentioned ## 📋 PROJECT STATE RECONSTRUCTION **Current Development Status:** -- What stage are we in and what are the success criteria? +- What stage are we in (Exploration/Prototype/Development/Production)? - What's our current sprint or focus area? - What features are completed vs in-progress vs planned? -- What's our established technology stack and architecture approach? -- What performance targets and constraints are we working within? +- What's our technology stack and architecture approach? **Recent Technical Decisions:** - What architectural choices have we made recently? - Are there any new patterns or approaches we've adopted? - What trade-offs have we accepted in recent sessions? -- Any specific implementation details or constraints to remember? ## 📚 KNOWLEDGE BASE ASSESSMENT **Documentation Gaps:** - What important information isn't documented that should be? -- Are there recent decisions that need to be captured in our knowledge base? -- What patterns or learnings should be added for future reference? -- Any outdated information that needs updating? +- Are there recent decisions that need to be captured? +- What patterns or learnings should be added to our knowledge base? ## 🎯 IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS **Priority Clarification:** - What should be our immediate focus for this session? -- Are there any urgent blockers or issues to address? +- Are there any urgent blockers to address? - What's the most important task to complete next? -- Any time-sensitive decisions or deadlines approaching? ## 📝 RECOMMENDED UPDATES **Project Configuration Updates:** -- Does our project description need updating based on current reality? -- Should our custom instructions be revised for current stage? -- What knowledge base files need immediate attention or updates? -- Any templates or workflows that need refinement? +- Does our project description need updating? +- Should our custom instructions be revised? +- What knowledge base files need immediate attention? -Provide a comprehensive reconstruction to get us back on track efficiently. +Provide a comprehensive reconstruction to get us back on track. ``` -### Post-Recovery Actions -1. **Immediate Documentation**: Update knowledge base with recovered context -2. **Decision Logging**: Record any clarified or rediscovered decisions -3. **Workflow Adjustment**: Refine processes to prevent future context loss -4. **Knowledge Base Cleanup**: Remove outdated or conflicting information - ## Performance Degradation Recovery -### When to Use -- Game running significantly slower than target frame rates -- Memory usage increasing over time or exceeding limits -- User experience degraded compared to previous versions -- Performance issues blocking further development - -### Performance Recovery Protocol - -``` -# Performance Degradation Analysis and Recovery - -Neural Nexus performance has degraded below our targets. Please help identify and resolve performance issues: - -## 📊 PERFORMANCE BASELINE ESTABLISHMENT -**Historical Performance Review:** -- What were our original performance targets for desktop and mobile? -- What benchmarks did we establish in earlier development stages? -- When did we last measure performance comprehensively? -- What were our best-ever performance metrics and under what conditions? - -**Current Performance Reality:** -- What are our current measured performance metrics across target devices? -- Where specifically are we seeing degradation (frame rate, memory, load time)? -- How severe is the performance impact on actual user experience? -- Are there specific features, levels, or operations that are particularly slow? - -## 🔍 DEGRADATION ANALYSIS -**Timeline Investigation:** -- When did performance degradation begin (gradual vs sudden)? -- What changes, features, or code modifications coincided with performance decline? -- Can we identify specific commits, features, or decisions that impacted performance? -- Are there external factors (browser updates, device changes) affecting results? - -**Root Cause Investigation:** -- Analyze database query performance and optimization opportunities -- Review frontend bundle size, loading performance, and asset optimization -- Examine API response times, bottlenecks, and potential caching improvements -- Investigate memory usage patterns and potential leaks or inefficient allocation -- Assess network request efficiency, caching effectiveness, and CDN performance - -## 🎯 PERFORMANCE RECOVERY PLAN -**Quick Wins (Can implement immediately):** -1. [Optimization] - [Expected impact] - [Implementation time] -2. [Optimization] - [Expected impact] - [Implementation time] - -**Short-term Improvements (Next 1-2 weeks):** -1. [Optimization] - [Expected impact] - [Implementation effort] -2. [Optimization] - [Expected impact] - [Implementation effort] - -**Long-term Performance Strategy (Next month+):** -1. [Optimization] - [Expected impact] - [Implementation effort] -2. [Optimization] - [Expected impact] - [Implementation effort] - -## 📈 MONITORING AND PREVENTION -**Performance Monitoring Setup:** -- What metrics should we track continuously to detect future regressions? -- How can we establish automated alerts for performance degradation? -- What benchmarking process should be part of our regular development workflow? - -**Development Process Improvements:** -- How can we catch performance issues during development before they reach users? -- What performance testing should be mandatory before deploying changes? -- How can we make performance considerations a standard part of code review? - -## 📝 DOCUMENTATION UPDATES -**Performance Documentation:** -- Update performance targets and benchmarks based on current capabilities -- Document optimization techniques that work specifically for our technology stack -- Create performance troubleshooting guides for common issues and solutions - -Provide a specific, measurable plan to restore performance and maintain it going forward. +### Quick Performance Diagnostics +```javascript +// Emergency performance diagnostics +function emergencyPerformanceCheck() { + console.log('=== EMERGENCY PERFORMANCE CHECK ==='); + + // Frame rate check + let frameCount = 0; + let startTime = performance.now(); + + function checkFrameRate() { + frameCount++; + const currentTime = performance.now(); + + if (currentTime - startTime >= 1000) { + console.log(`Current FPS: ${frameCount}`); + frameCount = 0; + startTime = currentTime; + } + + requestAnimationFrame(checkFrameRate); + } + + checkFrameRate(); + + // Memory check + if (performance.memory) { + const memory = performance.memory; + console.log(`Memory usage: ${(memory.usedJSHeapSize / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`); + console.log(`Memory limit: ${(memory.jsHeapSizeLimit / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`); + } + + // Canvas performance check + const canvas = document.getElementById('gameCanvas'); + console.log(`Canvas size: ${canvas.width}x${canvas.height}`); + + // Active objects count + console.log(`Active nodes: ${gameState.nodes.length}`); + console.log(`Active connections: ${gameState.connections.length}`); + console.log(`Active particles: ${gameState.particles.length}`); +} ``` ## Technical Debt Crisis Recovery -### When to Use -- Development velocity significantly slowed by accumulated technical debt -- Code quality degraded to point where adding features is extremely difficult -- Bug frequency increased due to complex, unmaintainable code -- Team morale suffering due to frustrating development experience - -### Technical Debt Crisis Protocol +### Crisis Indicators +- Development velocity significantly slowed +- Simple changes require extensive refactoring +- Bugs in one area cause problems elsewhere +- New developers cannot understand codebase +- Performance degrading with each new feature +### Recovery Protocol ``` -# Technical Debt Crisis Management and Recovery +# Technical Debt Crisis Management -Technical debt in Neural Nexus has accumulated to the point where it's significantly impacting our development velocity and code quality. Please help assess and manage this debt systematically: +Technical debt has accumulated to critical levels. Help me assess and create a recovery plan: -## 📊 DEBT ASSESSMENT AND CATALOGING -**Comprehensive Debt Inventory:** -- Identify all areas of significant technical debt in our codebase by category -- Categorize debt by type: code quality, architecture, security, performance, documentation, testing -- Assess the age and growth rate of each debt item over our development timeline -- Estimate the current impact of each debt area on development velocity and system reliability +## 📊 DEBT ASSESSMENT +**Code Quality Issues:** +- Identify areas with the highest technical debt +- Assess impact on development velocity +- Find code that's difficult to understand or modify +- Locate performance bottlenecks caused by poor design -**Debt Impact Analysis:** -- How is current technical debt blocking or significantly slowing new feature development? -- What features, improvements, or optimizations are we unable to implement due to existing debt? -- How is accumulated debt affecting code reliability, bug rates, and system stability? -- What's the risk assessment of debt causing system failures, security vulnerabilities, or user experience problems? +**Architectural Problems:** +- Document architectural inconsistencies +- Identify tight coupling between components +- Find areas where changes cascade unpredictably +- Assess test coverage and maintainability -## ⚖️ DEBT PRIORITIZATION MATRIX -**Critical Debt (Immediate Action Required - This Sprint):** -- [Debt item] - [Impact: High/Med/Low] - [Effort: High/Med/Low] - [Risk if ignored: Critical/High/Med] -- [Debt item] - [Impact: High/Med/Low] - [Effort: High/Med/Low] - [Risk if ignored: Critical/High/Med] +## ⚖️ DEBT PRIORITIZATION +**Critical Debt (Immediate Action):** +- Issues completely blocking new development +- Security vulnerabilities or data integrity risks +- Performance problems affecting user experience -**High-Priority Debt (Address Within 2-4 Weeks):** -- [Debt item] - [Impact: High/Med/Low] - [Effort: High/Med/Low] - [Business justification] -- [Debt item] - [Impact: High/Med/Low] - [Effort: High/Med/Low] - [Business justification] +**High-Priority Debt (Address This Sprint):** +- Issues slowing development significantly +- Code that's difficult to modify safely +- Missing tests for critical functionality -**Manageable Debt (Plan for Future Sprints):** -- [Debt item] - [Impact: High/Med/Low] - [Effort: High/Med/Low] - [Timeline to address] -- [Debt item] - [Impact: High/Med/Low] - [Effort: High/Med/Low] - [Timeline to address] +**Manageable Debt (Plan for Future):** +- Cosmetic code issues +- Documentation gaps +- Minor performance optimizations -## 🚀 DEBT REDUCTION STRATEGY -**Emergency Debt Sprint (Immediate - 1 week):** -- Focus exclusively on critical debt that's completely blocking progress -- Implement quick wins that provide immediate relief to development workflow -- Apply minimum viable fixes to restore basic development velocity and system stability +## 🚀 RECOVERY STRATEGY +**Emergency Stabilization (This Week):** +1. [Action] - [Impact] - [Effort] - [Risk] -**Systematic Debt Reduction (2-4 weeks):** -- Address high-priority debt systematically using dedicated sprint capacity -- Implement preventive measures and development practices to avoid creating new debt -- Establish ongoing debt monitoring, limits, and regular assessment processes +**Systematic Debt Reduction (Next 2-4 weeks):** +1. [Action] - [Impact] - [Effort] - [Timeline] -**Long-term Debt Management (Ongoing Process):** -- Implement regular debt assessment and reduction cycles as part of development workflow -- Establish team practices and development standards that minimize debt creation -- Create sustainable balance between feature development and debt management activities +**Prevention Measures (Ongoing):** +1. [Process] - [Benefit] - [Implementation] -## 🛡️ DEBT PREVENTION MEASURES -**Development Process Improvements:** -- Implement code review practices specifically designed to catch and prevent debt early -- Establish "Definition of Done" criteria that includes debt considerations and quality gates -- Schedule regular architecture reviews, refactoring time, and technical improvement cycles - -**Technical Practices and Standards:** -- Implement automated testing frameworks to prevent regression debt and maintain code quality -- Establish documentation requirements and standards for new features and architectural changes -- Define and enforce performance, security, and maintainability standards for all new code - -## 📈 PROGRESS TRACKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY -**Debt Metrics and Monitoring:** -- How will we measure technical debt reduction progress objectively? -- What early warning indicators should we monitor to prevent debt accumulation? -- How will we track and maintain the balance between feature development and debt management? - -**Success Criteria and Milestones:** -- Define specific, measurable goals for debt reduction with clear timelines -- Establish project milestones and checkpoints to assess progress and adjust strategy -- Identify clear success criteria for when we've successfully managed the debt crisis - -Provide a concrete, time-bound plan to systematically reduce technical debt while maintaining development momentum and preventing future debt accumulation. +Provide a concrete plan to restore development velocity while managing risk. ``` -### Post-Recovery Actions -1. **Process Integration**: Make debt prevention part of regular workflow -2. **Team Training**: Ensure everyone understands debt prevention practices -3. **Monitoring Setup**: Implement ongoing debt tracking and alerts -4. **Regular Reviews**: Schedule periodic debt assessment sessions +## Build/Deployment Failures -## Best Practices for Emergency Prevention +### Common Failure Modes +- Game won't load in browser +- JavaScript errors breaking functionality +- Performance degradation after deployment +- Features working locally but failing in production -### Proactive Measures -1. **Regular Health Checks**: Weekly project health assessments -2. **Documentation Discipline**: Update docs immediately when making decisions -3. **Decision Tracking**: Maintain clear decision history with rationale -4. **Context Preservation**: Never skip session end consolidation -5. **Performance Monitoring**: Continuous performance tracking and alerting +### Emergency Rollback +```bash +# Quick rollback to last known good state +git log --oneline -10 # Find last good commit +git reset --hard [good-commit-hash] # Rollback code +git push --force-with-lease origin main # Update remote (use carefully) -### Early Warning Systems +# Alternative: Create hotfix +git checkout -b hotfix/emergency-fix +# Fix critical issue +git commit -m "hotfix: resolve critical issue" +git checkout main +git merge hotfix/emergency-fix +git push origin main +``` + +### Debugging Checklist +```markdown +**Browser Console Errors:** +- [ ] Check for JavaScript errors +- [ ] Verify all assets are loading +- [ ] Check network requests for failures +- [ ] Validate CSS is loading correctly + +**Performance Issues:** +- [ ] Check frame rate in DevTools +- [ ] Monitor memory usage over time +- [ ] Verify Canvas size and resolution +- [ ] Check for memory leaks + +**Functionality Broken:** +- [ ] Test core game mechanics +- [ ] Verify touch/mouse interactions +- [ ] Check level generation +- [ ] Validate score calculation + +**Cross-browser Issues:** +- [ ] Test in Chrome, Firefox, Safari +- [ ] Check mobile browsers (iOS Safari, Android Chrome) +- [ ] Verify on different screen sizes +- [ ] Test with and without internet connection +``` + +## Project Corruption Recovery + +### Signs of Corruption +- Claude Project not loading or responding +- Knowledge base files corrupted or missing +- Project instructions not being followed +- Complete loss of context across sessions + +### Recovery Steps + +#### 1. Backup Current State +```bash +# Clone current repositories +git clone https://github.com/AndersPier/neural-nexus-claude-project.git backup-claude-project +git clone https://github.com/AndersPier/neural-nexus-game.git backup-game + +# Create recovery branch +cd neural-nexus-claude-project +git checkout -b recovery-$(date +%Y%m%d) +git push origin recovery-$(date +%Y%m%d) +``` + +#### 2. Create New Claude Project +```markdown +**Emergency Project Recreation:** + +1. **Create New Project**: "NeuralNexus - Recovery" +2. **Copy Configuration**: Use latest project-config/ files +3. **Upload Documentation**: All knowledge-base/ files +4. **Test Context**: Run simple query to verify function +5. **Update Links**: Point to new project in documentation +``` + +#### 3. Validate Recovery +``` +# Recovery Validation Prompt + +Test the recovered project context: + +**Context Verification:** +- What is the current development stage? +- What are our immediate priorities? +- What's our technology stack? +- What performance targets do we have? + +**Knowledge Base Check:** +- Can you access our game design documentation? +- Do you remember our architectural decisions? +- Are our workflow templates available? + +**Functionality Test:** +- Suggest next steps for audio system implementation +- Provide performance optimization recommendations +- Reference our established coding patterns + +Confirm all systems are working properly. +``` + +## Data Loss Prevention + +### Automated Backups +```bash +# Daily backup script (run via cron) +#!/bin/bash +DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d) +BACKUP_DIR="$HOME/neural-nexus-backups/$DATE" + +mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR" + +# Backup Claude Project repo +git clone https://github.com/AndersPier/neural-nexus-claude-project.git "$BACKUP_DIR/claude-project" + +# Backup Game repo +git clone https://github.com/AndersPier/neural-nexus-game.git "$BACKUP_DIR/game" + +# Compress backups older than 7 days +find "$HOME/neural-nexus-backups" -type d -mtime +7 -exec tar -czf {}.tar.gz {} \; -exec rm -rf {} \; + +echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR" +``` + +### Recovery Documentation +```markdown +# Emergency Contact Information + +**Repository Locations:** +- Claude Project: https://github.com/AndersPier/neural-nexus-claude-project +- Game Repository: https://github.com/AndersPier/neural-nexus-game +- Live Game: https://andersPier.github.io/neural-nexus-game/ + +**Critical Files:** +- Project Config: project-config/project-description.md +- Project Instructions: project-config/project-instructions.md +- Session Templates: templates/ +- Core Documentation: knowledge-base/ + +**Recovery Priority:** +1. Game repository (contains working product) +2. Project configuration (enables Claude workflow) +3. Knowledge base (captures decisions and patterns) +4. Templates (workflow efficiency) +``` + +## Prevention Strategies + +### Regular Health Checks +```markdown +**Weekly Health Check:** +- [ ] Test Claude Project responsiveness +- [ ] Verify all repository links work +- [ ] Check game deployment status +- [ ] Validate documentation is current +- [ ] Confirm backup systems functioning + +**Monthly Deep Check:** +- [ ] Full context recovery test +- [ ] Performance baseline verification +- [ ] Knowledge base organization review +- [ ] Template effectiveness assessment +- [ ] Emergency procedure practice run +``` + +### Monitoring Setup ```javascript -// Emergency warning indicators to watch for -const emergencyIndicators = { - contextLoss: [ - 'Repeating previously answered questions', - 'Contradicting earlier decisions', - 'Unclear about current project state', - 'Asking for information already provided' - ], +// Project health monitoring +class ProjectHealthMonitor { + constructor() { + this.healthChecks = []; + this.alerts = []; + } - performanceDrift: [ - 'Frame rate below targets consistently', - 'Memory usage trending upward', - 'User complaints about responsiveness', - 'Load times increasing over time' - ], + addHealthCheck(name, checkFunction, interval) { + setInterval(() => { + try { + const result = checkFunction(); + this.recordHealth(name, result); + } catch (error) { + this.recordAlert(name, error); + } + }, interval); + } - technicalDebt: [ - 'Feature development velocity slowing', - 'Bug frequency increasing', - 'Code changes requiring extensive refactoring', - 'Team avoiding certain areas of codebase' - ] -}; + recordHealth(check, result) { + this.healthChecks.push({ + check, + result, + timestamp: Date.now(), + status: result.healthy ? 'good' : 'warning' + }); + } + + recordAlert(check, error) { + this.alerts.push({ + check, + error: error.message, + timestamp: Date.now(), + severity: 'high' + }); + + console.error(`Health check failed: ${check}`, error); + } + + getHealthReport() { + const recent = this.healthChecks.slice(-20); + const recentAlerts = this.alerts.slice(-5); + + return { + overallHealth: recent.filter(h => h.status === 'good').length / recent.length, + recentAlerts, + lastCheck: recent[recent.length - 1]?.timestamp + }; + } +} ``` -### Recovery Success Metrics -- **Context Recovery**: Clear understanding of current state and priorities -- **Performance Recovery**: Metrics back within target ranges -- **Debt Recovery**: Development velocity restored, bug frequency reduced -- **Process Improvement**: Prevention measures implemented and working - -Remember: Emergency recovery is about getting back on track quickly, not perfect solutions. Focus on immediate restoration first, then systematic improvement. \ No newline at end of file +Remember: The best recovery is prevention. Regular consolidation, systematic documentation, and proactive monitoring prevent most emergencies from occurring. \ No newline at end of file