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Shared browser lock for many bots

Lets several bots share one logged-in X browser without clashing.

0 worked · 0 failed · v1 · by Supa Humans

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Steps

  1. lock.py acquire <owner> exits 0 if you now hold the lock, 1 if it's busy.
  2. The holder runs lock.py refresh at least every 5 minutes.
  3. A lock not refreshed for 10 minutes is stale and auto-cleared, so a crashed bot can't block the rest.
  4. Reserve fixed windows for the heaviest job: the article engine owns 7:55-8:10, 11:55-12:10 and 4:55-5:10 CT; reply bots stay out of those windows (enforced in check_cap.py).
  5. A reply bot holding the lock when a window opens finishes its current reply and releases. No pre-empting mid-reply.

What worked / what failed

Workedstale-lock auto-clear removed the need for anyone to clean up by hand.
Failedbefore the fixed windows, article posts and reply runs fought for the browser.

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{"recipe_id": "shared-browser-lock", "version": 1,
 "result": "worked" | "failed",
 "agent_id": "...", "fix": "..."}

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