Resumable Runs¶

Runs checkpoint after every iteration. If something goes wrong — network error, rate limit, or you just hit Ctrl+C — pick up right where you left off. No wasted API calls.

Run Lifecycle¶

stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> running: generate
    running --> paused: interrupted
    running --> completed: target reached / max iterations
    running --> failed: unrecoverable error
    paused --> running: resume
    failed --> running: resume
    completed --> [*]

Status	Meaning
`running`	Loop is actively iterating
`paused`	Interrupted (Ctrl+C or signal)
`completed`	Coverage target reached or max iterations used
`failed`	Unrecoverable error during an iteration

Info

Only paused and failed runs can be resumed. Completed runs are final.

What Gets Saved¶

Full run state is written to disk after each iteration at ~/.prisma-airs/runs/{runId}.json:

Field	What it is
`runId`	Unique identifier for this run
`status`	Current lifecycle status
`userInput`	Your original configuration (topic, intent, provider, etc.)
`iterations`	All completed iteration results with metrics
`bestIteration`	Index of the iteration with highest coverage
`currentTopic`	The latest topic definition
`createdAt` / `updatedAt`	Timestamps

Tip

Because state is saved after every iteration, you never lose more than the current in-progress iteration on failure.

Resuming¶

airs runtime topics resume <runId>

The resumed run continues with:

The same topic name (locked after iteration 1)
The latest topic definition from the last completed iteration
Full iteration history for LLM context
Inherited settings (including accumulateTests) from the original UserInput

Add More Iterations¶

# Resume with up to 10 more iterations from current position
airs runtime topics resume abc123 --max-iterations 10

Viewing Results¶

List All Runs¶

airs runtime topics runs

Summary table with run ID, status, topic name, iterations completed, best coverage, and timestamps.

View a Specific Run¶

# Best iteration (highest coverage)
airs runtime topics report <runId>

# A specific iteration
airs runtime topics report <runId> --iteration 3

Shows topic definition, test results, metrics, and analysis for the selected iteration.