AgentStall: watchdog for stuck coding agents

Detect agents that halt midway, spin, or over-verify, then nudge them to continue

Problem

A user complains that models suddenly have no agency: they say "I'll implement X next" and just stop, failing to advance the task. Others mention models that loop on verification and waste tokens so work never completes. People running coding agents have to watch the screen waiting for a stall.

Solution

A lightweight watcher that hooks into agent logs or session output, recognizes stall patterns (said it would act but didn't, repeated verification of the same thing, long silence), and automatically sends a continuation prompt, switches models, or pings the developer.

Users

Indie developers and small teams running long coding-agent sessions

MVP

Hook into local agent logs or session output; built-in stall pattern rules (midway halt, repeated verification, timeout silence); auto continuation prompt on match; desktop/chat notifications; log stall and recovery durations

Revenue

Free for one session; Pro monthly for multiple agents and custom rules; team tier with a shared dashboard

Why now

Agentic coding is now routine and "stops halfway" is a top complaint, yet detection is still manual; a rules engine plus auto-nudge is a classic solo-buildable gap.