## Crash #14 — April 6, 2026 — Rate Limit Crash #2 During CSS Sterilization Spec

[lanafrances]

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Operating System

win32

Kiro Version

0.11.130

Bug Description

• Time: April 6, 2026, second rate limit crash today during laravel-css-cleanup spec
• Error Message: "Too many requests, please wait before trying again."
• Elapsed Time at Crash: 2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds
• Trigger: Rate limit hit during Task 3.2 execution — sterilizing Vue page files in hybrid-laravel-vue-inertia/resources/js/Pages/
• Context: Executing laravel-css-cleanup spec "run all tasks". Had resumed from Crash Cannot Accept Command #13, completed Task 3.1 (Vue Components sterilization), partially completed Task 3.2 (21 of ~40 Vue Page files converted), and also upgraded the Laravel video upload page (laravel/resources/views/videos/create.blade.php) to match the Vue version per user request. Rate limit hit on the third subagent invocation for Task 3.2.
• What Was Completed Before Crash:
  • ✅ Task 3.1: Vue Components in resources/js/Components/ sterilized
  • ✅ Task 3.2 Partial: 21 of ~40 Vue Page files converted (3 initial + 10 Users/ batch 1 + 8 Users/ batch 2)
  • ✅ Side task: Laravel video upload page (videos/create.blade.php) completely rewritten to match Vue version — dropzones, progress bar, thumbnail preview, tags input, privacy settings, dark mode, full JS interactivity
• What Remains: ~20 Vue Page files in Task 3.2, then Tasks 3.3 through 9.5
• Remaining Task 3.2 Files:
  • Users/: MadeForYou, PrivacySecurity, PayoutMethod, ProfileSettings, PurchasedItems, Referrals, RestrictedUsers, VerifyAccount, WatermarkDetectionResults, WatermarkLeaks, SubscriptionTiers/CloudIntegration
  • Shop/: Index, Compare, Products/Create, Products/Index
  • Tags/: IndexEnhanced, Show
  • Search/: Results, Video
  • Seo/: Dashboard
  • VideoCall/: Live
  • VoiceMessages/: RecordEnterprise
• Data Lost: Task queue state, conversation context
• Root Cause: Same as Crash Cannot Accept Command #13 — API rate limiting from rapid sequential subagent calls with heavy hook overhead (pre-task, post-task, pre-write, post-write hooks on every operation). Two rate limit crashes in one day on the same spec.
• User Note: "aws owes me 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 dollars for testing this, lmfao"
• Impact: CRITICAL — Second rate limit crash in same day on same spec. 2+ hours of work interrupted each time. Hook overhead multiplies API calls 4-5x per task. User cannot complete large specs without repeated crashes.
• Platform: Windows / Kiro IDE
• Severity: CRITICAL — Two rate limit crashes in one day, recurring pattern makes large spec execution unreliable
• Status: Recovered — Need to resume Task 3.2 from remaining ~20 files

Steps to Reproduce

• Time: April 6, 2026, second rate limit crash today during laravel-css-cleanup spec
• Error Message: "Too many requests, please wait before trying again."
• Elapsed Time at Crash: 2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds
• Trigger: Rate limit hit during Task 3.2 execution — sterilizing Vue page files in hybrid-laravel-vue-inertia/resources/js/Pages/
• Context: Executing laravel-css-cleanup spec "run all tasks". Had resumed from Crash Cannot Accept Command #13, completed Task 3.1 (Vue Components sterilization), partially completed Task 3.2 (21 of ~40 Vue Page files converted), and also upgraded the Laravel video upload page (laravel/resources/views/videos/create.blade.php) to match the Vue version per user request. Rate limit hit on the third subagent invocation for Task 3.2.
• What Was Completed Before Crash:
  • ✅ Task 3.1: Vue Components in resources/js/Components/ sterilized
  • ✅ Task 3.2 Partial: 21 of ~40 Vue Page files converted (3 initial + 10 Users/ batch 1 + 8 Users/ batch 2)
  • ✅ Side task: Laravel video upload page (videos/create.blade.php) completely rewritten to match Vue version — dropzones, progress bar, thumbnail preview, tags input, privacy settings, dark mode, full JS interactivity
• What Remains: ~20 Vue Page files in Task 3.2, then Tasks 3.3 through 9.5
• Remaining Task 3.2 Files:
  • Users/: MadeForYou, PrivacySecurity, PayoutMethod, ProfileSettings, PurchasedItems, Referrals, RestrictedUsers, VerifyAccount, WatermarkDetectionResults, WatermarkLeaks, SubscriptionTiers/CloudIntegration
  • Shop/: Index, Compare, Products/Create, Products/Index
  • Tags/: IndexEnhanced, Show
  • Search/: Results, Video
  • Seo/: Dashboard
  • VideoCall/: Live
  • VoiceMessages/: RecordEnterprise
• Data Lost: Task queue state, conversation context
• Root Cause: Same as Crash Cannot Accept Command #13 — API rate limiting from rapid sequential subagent calls with heavy hook overhead (pre-task, post-task, pre-write, post-write hooks on every operation). Two rate limit crashes in one day on the same spec.
• User Note: "aws owes me 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 dollars for testing this, lmfao"
• Impact: CRITICAL — Second rate limit crash in same day on same spec. 2+ hours of work interrupted each time. Hook overhead multiplies API calls 4-5x per task. User cannot complete large specs without repeated crashes.
• Platform: Windows / Kiro IDE
• Severity: CRITICAL — Two rate limit crashes in one day, recurring pattern makes large spec execution unreliable
• Status: Recovered — Need to resume Task 3.2 from remaining ~20 files

Expected Behavior

• Time: April 6, 2026, second rate limit crash today during laravel-css-cleanup spec
• Error Message: "Too many requests, please wait before trying again."
• Elapsed Time at Crash: 2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds
• Trigger: Rate limit hit during Task 3.2 execution — sterilizing Vue page files in hybrid-laravel-vue-inertia/resources/js/Pages/
• Context: Executing laravel-css-cleanup spec "run all tasks". Had resumed from Crash Cannot Accept Command #13, completed Task 3.1 (Vue Components sterilization), partially completed Task 3.2 (21 of ~40 Vue Page files converted), and also upgraded the Laravel video upload page (laravel/resources/views/videos/create.blade.php) to match the Vue version per user request. Rate limit hit on the third subagent invocation for Task 3.2.
• What Was Completed Before Crash:
  • ✅ Task 3.1: Vue Components in resources/js/Components/ sterilized
  • ✅ Task 3.2 Partial: 21 of ~40 Vue Page files converted (3 initial + 10 Users/ batch 1 + 8 Users/ batch 2)
  • ✅ Side task: Laravel video upload page (videos/create.blade.php) completely rewritten to match Vue version — dropzones, progress bar, thumbnail preview, tags input, privacy settings, dark mode, full JS interactivity
• What Remains: ~20 Vue Page files in Task 3.2, then Tasks 3.3 through 9.5
• Remaining Task 3.2 Files:
  • Users/: MadeForYou, PrivacySecurity, PayoutMethod, ProfileSettings, PurchasedItems, Referrals, RestrictedUsers, VerifyAccount, WatermarkDetectionResults, WatermarkLeaks, SubscriptionTiers/CloudIntegration
  • Shop/: Index, Compare, Products/Create, Products/Index
  • Tags/: IndexEnhanced, Show
  • Search/: Results, Video
  • Seo/: Dashboard
  • VideoCall/: Live
  • VoiceMessages/: RecordEnterprise
• Data Lost: Task queue state, conversation context
• Root Cause: Same as Crash Cannot Accept Command #13 — API rate limiting from rapid sequential subagent calls with heavy hook overhead (pre-task, post-task, pre-write, post-write hooks on every operation). Two rate limit crashes in one day on the same spec.
• User Note: "aws owes me 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 dollars for testing this, lmfao"
• Impact: CRITICAL — Second rate limit crash in same day on same spec. 2+ hours of work interrupted each time. Hook overhead multiplies API calls 4-5x per task. User cannot complete large specs without repeated crashes.
• Platform: Windows / Kiro IDE
• Severity: CRITICAL — Two rate limit crashes in one day, recurring pattern makes large spec execution unreliable
• Status: Recovered — Need to resume Task 3.2 from remaining ~20 files

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[github-actions]

Thanks for the detailed report and for taking the time to document this so thoroughly! 🙏 We can see this is about a recurring rate limit crash during CSS sterilization spec execution, and the level of detail you've provided — including exactly what was completed and what remains — will be really helpful for investigation. A maintainer will review this shortly, and in the meantime, hang in there — we appreciate your patience working through these interruptions!

[AnilMaktala]

Rate limiting is expected behavior when usage exceeds plan limits. The crash during rate limiting has been addressed in subsequent releases.