CrashLoopBackOff on c11-transient (hephaisto-chaos)

investigation

model

gpt-oss:120b

steps

12

tool calls

11

tokens

154.6k in / 3.2k out

cost

$0.0052

confidence

0.85

ended

Concluded

trace

1. 1 llm model turn internal 15.6s · 9.1k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls get_pod_logs

2. 2 tool get_pod_logs kubernetes 0ms · 238 B

   arguments

   {"container":null,"name":"c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos","previous":true}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05ef3-209b-77a7-becb-76df196e84f1] get_pod_logs
   log digest: 5 lines, 238 bytes
   
   -- last 5 lines --
   previous container logs for hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g
   log digest: 1 lines, 111 bytes
   
   -- last 1 lines --
   unable to retrieve container logs for docker://967b485a63579d63980439cf38e21dc3634e77c18696b7cd69a91008d330e563
   

3. 3 llm model turn internal 2.2s · 9.3k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls describe_pod

4. 4 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 6.4 KiB ~ truncated

   arguments

   {"name":"c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05ef3-294a-7380-8e92-d1fc9b2aefe4] describe_pod
   log digest: 212 lines, 6560 bytes
   
   -- repeated patterns --
   x7 [#59 .. #199]         cpu: 100m
   x6 [#124 .. #191]     observedGeneration: 1
   x5 [#63 .. #202]         memory: 16Mi
   x3 [#57 .. #197]     resources:
   x3 [#58 .. #198]       limits:
   x3 [#60 .. #200]         memory: 64Mi
   x3 [#61 .. #201]       requests:
   x3 [#70 .. #183]       name: pod-scope
   x3 [#125 .. #145]     status: "True"
   x3 [#151 .. #174]     containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
   
   -- notable lines --
         gen=$(cat /data/generation)
   
         if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
           echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
           exit 1
         fi
   
   
   -- last 40 lines --
         terminated:
           containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
           exitCode: 1
           finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
           reason: Error
           startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /data
         name: state
       - mountPath: /pod
         name: pod-scope
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-glqrl
         readOnly: true
         recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
     hostIP: 0.0.0.0
     hostIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     observedGeneration: 1
     phase: Running
     podIP: 0.0.0.0
     podIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     qosClass: Burstable
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 100m
         memory: 64Mi
       requests:
         memory: 16Mi
     startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
   
   events for this pod:
   type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
   -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
   Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
   Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
   Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
   Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
   
   [truncated: 155 of 212 lines omitted]
   

   raw result — the untruncated tool output (6.4 KiB)

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Pod
   metadata:
     creationTimestamp: "2026-08-30T21:07:34Z"
     generateName: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-
     generation: 1
     labels:
       app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tilt
       app.kubernetes.io/name: c11-transient
       hephaisto.chaos/fault: transient
       hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c11
       pod-template-hash: 6f59fc7fcc
       tilt.dev/pod-template-hash: 73708f39b493a99ce5e3
     name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g
     namespace: hephaisto-chaos
     ownerReferences:
     - apiVersion: apps/v1
       kind: ReplicaSet
       blockOwnerDeletion: true
       controller: true
       name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc
       uid: 0f3f429e-7ae8-4fb6-bbbc-d6f76bb64e27
     uid: 21af0a9a-f38f-435b-988f-431896827f61
   spec:
     containers:
     - args:
       - |
         sleep 2
   
         # Count this POD once. The marker is on the emptyDir, so the kubelet
         # restarting this container inside the crash loop finds it already
         # there and the generation does not advance.
         if [ ! -f /pod/counted ]; then
           touch /pod/counted
           n=$(cat /data/generation 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
           echo $((n + 1)) > /data/generation
         fi
   
         gen=$(cat /data/generation)
   
         if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
           echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
           exit 1
         fi
   
         echo "recovered: no stale lock at generation $gen"
   
         # Stay up and Ready. Verification at T+60s, T+5m and T+15m asks the
         # workload whether it is settled, so this has to outlive all three.
         while true; do sleep 30; done
       command:
       - /bin/sh
       - -c
       image: busybox:1.37
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       name: app
       resources:
         limits:
           cpu: 100m
           memory: 64Mi
         requests:
           cpu: 10m
           memory: 16Mi
       terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
       terminationMessagePolicy: File
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /data
         name: state
       - mountPath: /pod
         name: pod-scope
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-glqrl
         readOnly: true
     dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
     enableServiceLinks: true
     nodeName: lima-rancher-desktop
     preemptionPolicy: PreemptLowerPriority
     priority: 0
     restartPolicy: Always
     schedulerName: default-scheduler
     securityContext: {}
     serviceAccount: default
     serviceAccountName: default
     terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1
     tolerations:
     - effect: NoExecute
       key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
       operator: Exists
       tolerationSeconds: 300
     - effect: NoExecute
       key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
       operator: Exists
       tolerationSeconds: 300
     volumes:
     - name: state
       persistentVolumeClaim:
         claimName: c11-transient-state
     - emptyDir: {}
       name: pod-scope
     - name: kube-api-access-glqrl
       projected:
         defaultMode: 420
         sources:
         - serviceAccountToken:
             expirationSeconds: 3607
             path: token
         - configMap:
             items:
             - key: ca.crt
               path: ca.crt
             name: kube-root-ca.crt
         - downwardAPI:
             items:
             - fieldRef:
                 apiVersion: v1
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               path: namespace
   status:
     allocatedResources:
       cpu: 10m
       memory: 16Mi
     conditions:
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:37Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: PodReadyToStartContainers
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: Initialized
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
       message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
       observedGeneration: 1
       reason: ContainersNotReady
       status: "False"
       type: Ready
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
       message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
       observedGeneration: 1
       reason: ContainersNotReady
       status: "False"
       type: ContainersReady
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: PodScheduled
     containerStatuses:
     - allocatedResources:
         cpu: 10m
         memory: 16Mi
       containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
       image: busybox:1.37
       imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
       lastState:
         terminated:
           containerID: docker://967b485a63579d63980439cf38e21dc3634e77c18696b7cd69a91008d330e563
           exitCode: 1
           finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:17Z"
           reason: Error
           startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:15Z"
       name: app
       ready: false
       resources:
         limits:
           cpu: 100m
           memory: 64Mi
         requests:
           cpu: 10m
           memory: 16Mi
       restartCount: 5
       started: false
       state:
         terminated:
           containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
           exitCode: 1
           finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
           reason: Error
           startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /data
         name: state
       - mountPath: /pod
         name: pod-scope
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-glqrl
         readOnly: true
         recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
     hostIP: 0.0.0.0
     hostIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     observedGeneration: 1
     phase: Running
     podIP: 0.0.0.0
     podIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     qosClass: Burstable
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 100m
         memory: 64Mi
       requests:
         memory: 16Mi
     startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
   
   events for this pod:
   type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
   -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
   Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
   Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
   Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
   Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
   

5. 5 llm model turn internal 4.9s · 10.4k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls get_pod_logs

6. 6 tool get_pod_logs kubernetes 0ms · 354 B

   arguments

   {"container":null,"name":"c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos","previous":false}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05ef3-3c6f-7b7c-8d62-2fb3cf032ab1] get_pod_logs
   log digest: 8 lines, 354 bytes
   
   -- repeated patterns --
   x2 [2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z .. 2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z] FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place
   
   -- notable lines --
   log digest: 1 lines, 104 bytes
   
   -- notable lines --
   2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place
   
   -- last 1 lines --
   2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place
   
   -- last 8 lines --
   current container logs for hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g
   log digest: 1 lines, 104 bytes
   
   -- notable lines --
   2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place
   
   -- last 1 lines --
   2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place
   

7. 7 llm model turn internal 3.6s · 10.7k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls describe_pod

8. 8 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 6.4 KiB ~ truncated

   arguments

   {"name":"c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05ef3-4a9a-7e09-8b1e-90293db8bf90] describe_pod
   log digest: 212 lines, 6560 bytes
   
   -- repeated patterns --
   x7 [#59 .. #199]         cpu: 100m
   x6 [#124 .. #191]     observedGeneration: 1
   x5 [#63 .. #202]         memory: 16Mi
   x3 [#57 .. #197]     resources:
   x3 [#58 .. #198]       limits:
   x3 [#60 .. #200]         memory: 64Mi
   x3 [#61 .. #201]       requests:
   x3 [#70 .. #183]       name: pod-scope
   x3 [#125 .. #145]     status: "True"
   x3 [#151 .. #174]     containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
   
   -- notable lines --
         gen=$(cat /data/generation)
   
         if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
           echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
           exit 1
         fi
   
   
   -- last 40 lines --
         terminated:
           containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
           exitCode: 1
           finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
           reason: Error
           startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /data
         name: state
       - mountPath: /pod
         name: pod-scope
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-glqrl
         readOnly: true
         recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
     hostIP: 0.0.0.0
     hostIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     observedGeneration: 1
     phase: Running
     podIP: 0.0.0.0
     podIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     qosClass: Burstable
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 100m
         memory: 64Mi
       requests:
         memory: 16Mi
     startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
   
   events for this pod:
   type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
   -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
   Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
   Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
   Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
   Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
   
   [truncated: 155 of 212 lines omitted]
   

   raw result — the untruncated tool output (6.4 KiB)

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Pod
   metadata:
     creationTimestamp: "2026-08-30T21:07:34Z"
     generateName: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-
     generation: 1
     labels:
       app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tilt
       app.kubernetes.io/name: c11-transient
       hephaisto.chaos/fault: transient
       hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c11
       pod-template-hash: 6f59fc7fcc
       tilt.dev/pod-template-hash: 73708f39b493a99ce5e3
     name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g
     namespace: hephaisto-chaos
     ownerReferences:
     - apiVersion: apps/v1
       kind: ReplicaSet
       blockOwnerDeletion: true
       controller: true
       name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc
       uid: 0f3f429e-7ae8-4fb6-bbbc-d6f76bb64e27
     uid: 21af0a9a-f38f-435b-988f-431896827f61
   spec:
     containers:
     - args:
       - |
         sleep 2
   
         # Count this POD once. The marker is on the emptyDir, so the kubelet
         # restarting this container inside the crash loop finds it already
         # there and the generation does not advance.
         if [ ! -f /pod/counted ]; then
           touch /pod/counted
           n=$(cat /data/generation 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
           echo $((n + 1)) > /data/generation
         fi
   
         gen=$(cat /data/generation)
   
         if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
           echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
           exit 1
         fi
   
         echo "recovered: no stale lock at generation $gen"
   
         # Stay up and Ready. Verification at T+60s, T+5m and T+15m asks the
         # workload whether it is settled, so this has to outlive all three.
         while true; do sleep 30; done
       command:
       - /bin/sh
       - -c
       image: busybox:1.37
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       name: app
       resources:
         limits:
           cpu: 100m
           memory: 64Mi
         requests:
           cpu: 10m
           memory: 16Mi
       terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
       terminationMessagePolicy: File
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /data
         name: state
       - mountPath: /pod
         name: pod-scope
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-glqrl
         readOnly: true
     dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
     enableServiceLinks: true
     nodeName: lima-rancher-desktop
     preemptionPolicy: PreemptLowerPriority
     priority: 0
     restartPolicy: Always
     schedulerName: default-scheduler
     securityContext: {}
     serviceAccount: default
     serviceAccountName: default
     terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1
     tolerations:
     - effect: NoExecute
       key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
       operator: Exists
       tolerationSeconds: 300
     - effect: NoExecute
       key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
       operator: Exists
       tolerationSeconds: 300
     volumes:
     - name: state
       persistentVolumeClaim:
         claimName: c11-transient-state
     - emptyDir: {}
       name: pod-scope
     - name: kube-api-access-glqrl
       projected:
         defaultMode: 420
         sources:
         - serviceAccountToken:
             expirationSeconds: 3607
             path: token
         - configMap:
             items:
             - key: ca.crt
               path: ca.crt
             name: kube-root-ca.crt
         - downwardAPI:
             items:
             - fieldRef:
                 apiVersion: v1
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               path: namespace
   status:
     allocatedResources:
       cpu: 10m
       memory: 16Mi
     conditions:
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:37Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: PodReadyToStartContainers
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: Initialized
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
       message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
       observedGeneration: 1
       reason: ContainersNotReady
       status: "False"
       type: Ready
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
       message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
       observedGeneration: 1
       reason: ContainersNotReady
       status: "False"
       type: ContainersReady
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: PodScheduled
     containerStatuses:
     - allocatedResources:
         cpu: 10m
         memory: 16Mi
       containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
       image: busybox:1.37
       imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
       lastState:
         terminated:
           containerID: docker://967b485a63579d63980439cf38e21dc3634e77c18696b7cd69a91008d330e563
           exitCode: 1
           finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:17Z"
           reason: Error
           startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:15Z"
       name: app
       ready: false
       resources:
         limits:
           cpu: 100m
           memory: 64Mi
         requests:
           cpu: 10m
           memory: 16Mi
       restartCount: 5
       started: false
       state:
         terminated:
           containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
           exitCode: 1
           finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
           reason: Error
           startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /data
         name: state
       - mountPath: /pod
         name: pod-scope
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-glqrl
         readOnly: true
         recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
     hostIP: 0.0.0.0
     hostIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     observedGeneration: 1
     phase: Running
     podIP: 0.0.0.0
     podIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     qosClass: Burstable
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 100m
         memory: 64Mi
       requests:
         memory: 16Mi
     startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
   
   events for this pod:
   type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
   -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
   Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
   Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
   Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
   Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
   

9. 9 llm model turn internal 4.5s · 11.7k tok · $0.0004

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls describe_pod

10. 10 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 6.4 KiB ~ truncated

    arguments

    {"name":"c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05ef3-5c20-77db-ad62-ef915f0a920c] describe_pod
    log digest: 212 lines, 6560 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x7 [#59 .. #199]         cpu: 100m
    x6 [#124 .. #191]     observedGeneration: 1
    x5 [#63 .. #202]         memory: 16Mi
    x3 [#57 .. #197]     resources:
    x3 [#58 .. #198]       limits:
    x3 [#60 .. #200]         memory: 64Mi
    x3 [#61 .. #201]       requests:
    x3 [#70 .. #183]       name: pod-scope
    x3 [#125 .. #145]     status: "True"
    x3 [#151 .. #174]     containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
    
    -- notable lines --
          gen=$(cat /data/generation)
    
          if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
            echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
            exit 1
          fi
    
    
    -- last 40 lines --
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
    Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
    Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
    
    [truncated: 155 of 212 lines omitted]
    

    raw result — the untruncated tool output (6.4 KiB)

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Pod
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2026-08-30T21:07:34Z"
      generateName: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-
      generation: 1
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tilt
        app.kubernetes.io/name: c11-transient
        hephaisto.chaos/fault: transient
        hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c11
        pod-template-hash: 6f59fc7fcc
        tilt.dev/pod-template-hash: 73708f39b493a99ce5e3
      name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g
      namespace: hephaisto-chaos
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: apps/v1
        kind: ReplicaSet
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc
        uid: 0f3f429e-7ae8-4fb6-bbbc-d6f76bb64e27
      uid: 21af0a9a-f38f-435b-988f-431896827f61
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - |
          sleep 2
    
          # Count this POD once. The marker is on the emptyDir, so the kubelet
          # restarting this container inside the crash loop finds it already
          # there and the generation does not advance.
          if [ ! -f /pod/counted ]; then
            touch /pod/counted
            n=$(cat /data/generation 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
            echo $((n + 1)) > /data/generation
          fi
    
          gen=$(cat /data/generation)
    
          if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
            echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
            exit 1
          fi
    
          echo "recovered: no stale lock at generation $gen"
    
          # Stay up and Ready. Verification at T+60s, T+5m and T+15m asks the
          # workload whether it is settled, so this has to outlive all three.
          while true; do sleep 30; done
        command:
        - /bin/sh
        - -c
        image: busybox:1.37
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: app
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
        terminationMessagePolicy: File
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
      enableServiceLinks: true
      nodeName: lima-rancher-desktop
      preemptionPolicy: PreemptLowerPriority
      priority: 0
      restartPolicy: Always
      schedulerName: default-scheduler
      securityContext: {}
      serviceAccount: default
      serviceAccountName: default
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1
      tolerations:
      - effect: NoExecute
        key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
        operator: Exists
        tolerationSeconds: 300
      - effect: NoExecute
        key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
        operator: Exists
        tolerationSeconds: 300
      volumes:
      - name: state
        persistentVolumeClaim:
          claimName: c11-transient-state
      - emptyDir: {}
        name: pod-scope
      - name: kube-api-access-glqrl
        projected:
          defaultMode: 420
          sources:
          - serviceAccountToken:
              expirationSeconds: 3607
              path: token
          - configMap:
              items:
              - key: ca.crt
                path: ca.crt
              name: kube-root-ca.crt
          - downwardAPI:
              items:
              - fieldRef:
                  apiVersion: v1
                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
                path: namespace
    status:
      allocatedResources:
        cpu: 10m
        memory: 16Mi
      conditions:
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:37Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodReadyToStartContainers
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: Initialized
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
        message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: ContainersNotReady
        status: "False"
        type: Ready
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
        message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: ContainersNotReady
        status: "False"
        type: ContainersReady
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodScheduled
      containerStatuses:
      - allocatedResources:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 16Mi
        containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
        image: busybox:1.37
        imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
        lastState:
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://967b485a63579d63980439cf38e21dc3634e77c18696b7cd69a91008d330e563
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:17Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:15Z"
        name: app
        ready: false
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 5
        started: false
        state:
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
    Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
    Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
    

11. 11 llm model turn internal 4.3s · 12.6k tok · $0.0004

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    -> calls describe_pod

12. 12 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 6.4 KiB ~ truncated

    arguments

    {"name":"c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05ef3-6d15-74f0-906e-b3deb71a3a12] describe_pod
    log digest: 212 lines, 6560 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x7 [#59 .. #199]         cpu: 100m
    x6 [#124 .. #191]     observedGeneration: 1
    x5 [#63 .. #202]         memory: 16Mi
    x3 [#57 .. #197]     resources:
    x3 [#58 .. #198]       limits:
    x3 [#60 .. #200]         memory: 64Mi
    x3 [#61 .. #201]       requests:
    x3 [#70 .. #183]       name: pod-scope
    x3 [#125 .. #145]     status: "True"
    x3 [#151 .. #174]     containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
    
    -- notable lines --
          gen=$(cat /data/generation)
    
          if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
            echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
            exit 1
          fi
    
    
    -- last 40 lines --
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
    Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
    Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
    
    [truncated: 155 of 212 lines omitted]
    

    raw result — the untruncated tool output (6.4 KiB)

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Pod
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2026-08-30T21:07:34Z"
      generateName: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-
      generation: 1
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tilt
        app.kubernetes.io/name: c11-transient
        hephaisto.chaos/fault: transient
        hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c11
        pod-template-hash: 6f59fc7fcc
        tilt.dev/pod-template-hash: 73708f39b493a99ce5e3
      name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g
      namespace: hephaisto-chaos
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: apps/v1
        kind: ReplicaSet
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc
        uid: 0f3f429e-7ae8-4fb6-bbbc-d6f76bb64e27
      uid: 21af0a9a-f38f-435b-988f-431896827f61
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - |
          sleep 2
    
          # Count this POD once. The marker is on the emptyDir, so the kubelet
          # restarting this container inside the crash loop finds it already
          # there and the generation does not advance.
          if [ ! -f /pod/counted ]; then
            touch /pod/counted
            n=$(cat /data/generation 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
            echo $((n + 1)) > /data/generation
          fi
    
          gen=$(cat /data/generation)
    
          if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
            echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
            exit 1
          fi
    
          echo "recovered: no stale lock at generation $gen"
    
          # Stay up and Ready. Verification at T+60s, T+5m and T+15m asks the
          # workload whether it is settled, so this has to outlive all three.
          while true; do sleep 30; done
        command:
        - /bin/sh
        - -c
        image: busybox:1.37
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: app
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
        terminationMessagePolicy: File
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
      enableServiceLinks: true
      nodeName: lima-rancher-desktop
      preemptionPolicy: PreemptLowerPriority
      priority: 0
      restartPolicy: Always
      schedulerName: default-scheduler
      securityContext: {}
      serviceAccount: default
      serviceAccountName: default
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1
      tolerations:
      - effect: NoExecute
        key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
        operator: Exists
        tolerationSeconds: 300
      - effect: NoExecute
        key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
        operator: Exists
        tolerationSeconds: 300
      volumes:
      - name: state
        persistentVolumeClaim:
          claimName: c11-transient-state
      - emptyDir: {}
        name: pod-scope
      - name: kube-api-access-glqrl
        projected:
          defaultMode: 420
          sources:
          - serviceAccountToken:
              expirationSeconds: 3607
              path: token
          - configMap:
              items:
              - key: ca.crt
                path: ca.crt
              name: kube-root-ca.crt
          - downwardAPI:
              items:
              - fieldRef:
                  apiVersion: v1
                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
                path: namespace
    status:
      allocatedResources:
        cpu: 10m
        memory: 16Mi
      conditions:
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:37Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodReadyToStartContainers
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: Initialized
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
        message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: ContainersNotReady
        status: "False"
        type: Ready
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
        message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: ContainersNotReady
        status: "False"
        type: ContainersReady
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodScheduled
      containerStatuses:
      - allocatedResources:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 16Mi
        containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
        image: busybox:1.37
        imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
        lastState:
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://967b485a63579d63980439cf38e21dc3634e77c18696b7cd69a91008d330e563
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:17Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:15Z"
        name: app
        ready: false
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 5
        started: false
        state:
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
    Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
    Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
    

13. 13 llm model turn internal 5.4s · 13.6k tok · $0.0004

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    -> calls describe_pod

14. 14 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 6.4 KiB ~ truncated

    arguments

    {"name":"c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05ef3-824b-7f4f-a578-364033095699] describe_pod
    log digest: 212 lines, 6560 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x7 [#59 .. #199]         cpu: 100m
    x6 [#124 .. #191]     observedGeneration: 1
    x5 [#63 .. #202]         memory: 16Mi
    x3 [#57 .. #197]     resources:
    x3 [#58 .. #198]       limits:
    x3 [#60 .. #200]         memory: 64Mi
    x3 [#61 .. #201]       requests:
    x3 [#70 .. #183]       name: pod-scope
    x3 [#125 .. #145]     status: "True"
    x3 [#151 .. #174]     containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
    
    -- notable lines --
          gen=$(cat /data/generation)
    
          if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
            echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
            exit 1
          fi
    
    
    -- last 40 lines --
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
    Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
    Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
    
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    raw result — the untruncated tool output (6.4 KiB)

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Pod
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2026-08-30T21:07:34Z"
      generateName: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-
      generation: 1
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: tilt
        app.kubernetes.io/name: c11-transient
        hephaisto.chaos/fault: transient
        hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c11
        pod-template-hash: 6f59fc7fcc
        tilt.dev/pod-template-hash: 73708f39b493a99ce5e3
      name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g
      namespace: hephaisto-chaos
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: apps/v1
        kind: ReplicaSet
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        name: c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc
        uid: 0f3f429e-7ae8-4fb6-bbbc-d6f76bb64e27
      uid: 21af0a9a-f38f-435b-988f-431896827f61
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - |
          sleep 2
    
          # Count this POD once. The marker is on the emptyDir, so the kubelet
          # restarting this container inside the crash loop finds it already
          # there and the generation does not advance.
          if [ ! -f /pod/counted ]; then
            touch /pod/counted
            n=$(cat /data/generation 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
            echo $((n + 1)) > /data/generation
          fi
    
          gen=$(cat /data/generation)
    
          if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then
            echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"
            exit 1
          fi
    
          echo "recovered: no stale lock at generation $gen"
    
          # Stay up and Ready. Verification at T+60s, T+5m and T+15m asks the
          # workload whether it is settled, so this has to outlive all three.
          while true; do sleep 30; done
        command:
        - /bin/sh
        - -c
        image: busybox:1.37
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: app
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
        terminationMessagePolicy: File
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
      enableServiceLinks: true
      nodeName: lima-rancher-desktop
      preemptionPolicy: PreemptLowerPriority
      priority: 0
      restartPolicy: Always
      schedulerName: default-scheduler
      securityContext: {}
      serviceAccount: default
      serviceAccountName: default
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1
      tolerations:
      - effect: NoExecute
        key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
        operator: Exists
        tolerationSeconds: 300
      - effect: NoExecute
        key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
        operator: Exists
        tolerationSeconds: 300
      volumes:
      - name: state
        persistentVolumeClaim:
          claimName: c11-transient-state
      - emptyDir: {}
        name: pod-scope
      - name: kube-api-access-glqrl
        projected:
          defaultMode: 420
          sources:
          - serviceAccountToken:
              expirationSeconds: 3607
              path: token
          - configMap:
              items:
              - key: ca.crt
                path: ca.crt
              name: kube-root-ca.crt
          - downwardAPI:
              items:
              - fieldRef:
                  apiVersion: v1
                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
                path: namespace
    status:
      allocatedResources:
        cpu: 10m
        memory: 16Mi
      conditions:
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:37Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodReadyToStartContainers
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: Initialized
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
        message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: ContainersNotReady
        status: "False"
        type: Ready
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:10:42Z"
        message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
        observedGeneration: 1
        reason: ContainersNotReady
        status: "False"
        type: ContainersReady
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodScheduled
      containerStatuses:
      - allocatedResources:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 16Mi
        containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
        image: busybox:1.37
        imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
        lastState:
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://967b485a63579d63980439cf38e21dc3634e77c18696b7cd69a91008d330e563
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:17Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:09:15Z"
        name: app
        ready: false
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 5
        started: false
        state:
          terminated:
            containerID: docker://c729adae3d366406f0dd368e3e0938fb011314b0ad617eab3b857a1246778e75
            exitCode: 1
            finishedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:41Z"
            reason: Error
            startedAt: "2026-08-30T21:10:39Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /data
          name: state
        - mountPath: /pod
          name: pod-scope
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-glqrl
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-30T21:07:36Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                             first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  ----------------------------------  -----  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  BackOff    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Back-off restarting failed container app in pod c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g_hephaisto-chaos(…
    Normal   Pulled     6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container created
    Normal   Started    6      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  1m     1m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g  4m     4m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g to lima-rancher-desktop
    

15. 15 llm model turn internal 4.1s · 14.4k tok · $0.0005

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    -> calls list_pvcs

16. 16 tool list_pvcs kubernetes 0ms · 505 B

    arguments

    {"namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05ef3-924f-7eec-8a19-b50a240e52ff] list_pvcs
    log digest: 4 lines, 505 bytes
    
    -- last 4 lines --
    name                 phase    capacity  requested  access modes   storageclass  volume                                    age
    -------------------  -------  --------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------------------------------------  ----
    c11-transient-state  Bound    64Mi      64Mi       ReadWriteOnce  local-path    pvc-ba6ce87c-dff3-4d85-9e54-8a8ae0d0130a  4m
    c6-diskfill-data     Pending  -         1Gi        ReadWriteOnce  local-path    -                                         2d9h
    

17. 17 llm model turn internal 1.4s · 14.6k tok · $0.0004

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    -> calls who_owns

18. 18 tool who_owns kubernetes 0ms · 309 B

    arguments

    {"kind":"Pod","name":"c11-transient-61...","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05ef3-97d3-7559-9856-c66739874c03] who_owns
    log digest: 3 lines, 309 bytes
    
    -- last 3 lines --
    ownership chain: Pod/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc-27h6g -> ReplicaSet/c11-transient-6f59fc7fcc -> Deployment/c11-transient
    top-level controller: Deployment/c11-transient
    Reason about the top-level controller. Pod names change on every restart, so a conclusion keyed on one is stale as soon as the pod is replaced.
    

19. 19 llm model turn internal 13.5s · 15.5k tok · $0.0006

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    -> calls conclude

20. 20 tool conclude internal 0ms · 129 B x failed

    x The arguments dictionary is missing a value for the required parameter 'request'. (Parameter 'arguments')

    arguments

    {"findings":[{"category":"application","confidence":0.85,"evidence":[{"excerpt":"2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place","step_id":"01a05ef3-3c6f-7b7c-8d62-2fb3cf032ab1"},{"excerpt":"gen=$(cat /data/generation)\n\n      if [ \u0022$gen\u0022 -lt 2 ]; then\n        echo \u0022FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place\u0022\n        exit 1","step_id":"01a05ef3-294a-7380-8e92-d1fc9b2aefe4"},{"excerpt":"c11-transient-state  Bound    64Mi      64Mi       ReadWriteOnce  local-path    pvc-ba6ce87c-dff3-4d85-9e54-8a8ae0d0130a","step_id":"01a05ef3-924f-7eec-8a19-b50a240e52ff"}],"hypothesis":"The container exits with code 1 because its startup script detects a stale lock file (generation 1) on the attached persistent volume and aborts, causing CrashLoopBackOff."}],"summary":"The CrashLoopBackOff is caused by the pod\u0027s own startup check aborting when it finds a stale lock (generation\u202F1) on its bound PVC. The script reads /data/generation, sees a value \u003C2, logs a fatal message and exits with code\u202F1, leading to repeated restarts."}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05ef3-cc84-7770-9fcd-b807e41f4b22] conclude
    log digest: 1 lines, 129 bytes
    
    -- last 1 lines --
    ERROR: conclude failed: The arguments dictionary is missing a value for the required parameter 'request'. (Parameter 'arguments')
    

21. 21 llm model turn internal 11.8s · 15.8k tok · $0.0006

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    -> calls conclude

22. 22 tool conclude internal 0ms · 141 B

    arguments

    {"request":{"findings":[{"category":"application","confidence":0.85,"evidence":[{"excerpt":"2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place","step_id":"01a05ef3-3c6f-7b7c-8d62-2fb3cf032ab1"},{"excerpt":"gen=$(cat /data/generation)\n\n      if [ \u0022$gen\u0022 -lt 2 ]; then\n        echo \u0022FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place\u0022\n        exit 1","step_id":"01a05ef3-294a-7380-8e92-d1fc9b2aefe4"},{"excerpt":"c11-transient-state  Bound    64Mi      64Mi       ReadWriteOnce  local-path    pvc-ba6ce87c-dff3-4d85-9e54-8a8ae0d0130a","step_id":"01a05ef3-924f-7eec-8a19-b50a240e52ff"}],"hypothesis":"The container exits with code 1 because its startup script detects a stale lock file (generation 1) on the attached persistent volume and aborts, causing CrashLoopBackOff."}],"summary":"The CrashLoopBackOff is caused by the pod\u0027s own startup check aborting when it finds a stale lock (generation\u202F1) on its bound PVC. The script reads /data/generation, sees a value \u003C2, logs a fatal message and exits with code\u202F1, leading to repeated restarts."}}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05ef3-fa77-7a8e-bcd3-9dbf6b563c63] conclude
    log digest: 1 lines, 141 bytes
    
    -- last 1 lines --
    Conclusion recorded. Your citations are now checked against what the tools actually returned; any that do not match are discarded. Stop here.
    

23. 23 llm model turn internal 8.0s · 16.0k tok · $0.0005

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    **Findings**
    
    | Category | Confidence | Evidence |
    |----------|------------|----------|
    | application | 0.85 | • `2026-08-30T21:10:41.965602440Z FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place` (step 01a05ef3‑3c6f‑7b7c‑8d62‑2fb3cf032ab1) <br>• Script fragment showing the check:<br>`gen=$(cat /data/generation)`<br>`if [ "$gen" -lt 2 ]; then`<br>`echo "FATAL: stale lock held by generation $gen; this pod cannot recover in place"` (step 01a05ef3‑294a‑7380‑8e92‑d1fc9b2aefe4) <br>• PVC bound to the pod, providing the `/data` volume where `generation` lives: `c11-transient-state  Bound    64Mi      64Mi ...` (step 01a05ef3‑924f‑7eec‑8a19‑b50a240e52ff) |
    
    **Hypothesis**
    
    The container exits with code 1 because its entrypoint script reads the file `/data/generation` from the attached PVC, finds a value `< 2` (generation 1), logs “FATAL: stale lock held by generation 1; this pod cannot recover in place”, and terminates. This intentional abort triggers CrashLoopBackOff.
    
    **Summary**
    
    The CrashLoopBackOff is caused by the pod’s own startup logic detecting a stale lock on its persistent volume and exiting with an error. The bound PVC (`c11-transient-state`) supplies the `generation` file that triggers the fatal check, leading to repeated restarts. Fix requires clearing or updating the lock/generation file (or adjusting the script) so the container can start successfully.

24. 24 llm model turn internal 8.7s · 4.0k tok · $0.0001

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    {
      "summary": "The CrashLoopBackOff is caused by a stale lock file on the pod's PersistentVolumeClaim, which persists across pod restarts. Restarting the pod would not clear this state, so an automated action would not resolve the issue.",
      "no_action_required": true,
      "actions": []
    }

findings 1

plan

The CrashLoopBackOff is caused by a stale lock file on the pod's PersistentVolumeClaim, which persists across pod restarts. Restarting the pod would not clear this state, so an automated action would not resolve the issue.

No action was proposed. The planner set no_action_required — which is the expected outcome for most incidents, and what the planning prompt tells it to default to.