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Steam activity supervision escape on open #135

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opened 2026-08-21 00:03:18 +00:00 by albert · 0 comments
albert commented 2026-08-21 00:03:18 +00:00
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If a Steam-based activity times out before it can open a window, two things happen:

  • the UI returns to the pre-launch state: the "loading" spinner closes and the launcher shows the list of activities
  • Steam eventually launches the activity anyway, but shepherdd and the HUD are not aware of this

This breaks supervision -- the activity timer is not running and shepherdd is unable to stop the activity (either by "close" button, API, etc.).

TODO: pull logs from copernicus (roughly 2026-08-20 19:50)

If a Steam-based activity times out before it can open a window, two things happen: * the UI returns to the pre-launch state: the "loading" spinner closes and the launcher shows the list of activities * Steam eventually launches the activity anyway, but shepherdd and the HUD are not aware of this This breaks supervision -- the activity timer is not running and shepherdd is unable to stop the activity (either by "close" button, API, etc.). TODO: pull logs from copernicus (roughly 2026-08-20 19:50)
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