Sometimes the model isn’t rate-limited — the UI is just dead. Power Claude’s Dead-Chat Recovery Veil surfaces a clear recovery path when a tab stalls past a threshold, so you don’t sit on a blank spinner.
TL;DR
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Detects | Stalled chat UI beyond stallSeconds |
| Default | Feature available; confirm enabled in settings |
| Differs from Watchdog | Veil is UX recovery affordance; Watchdog is process/session revive |
| Differs from Auto-Resume | Resume restarts work; veil unblocks a stuck presentation |
How to use
- Settings → search
deadChatVeil. - Enable if off.
- Tune
stallSeconds(don’t set so low you veil healthy slow tools). - When the veil appears, follow the recovery actions (resume / reopen / diagnostics).
- If freezes are systemic, also enable Watchdog + check Debug.
FAQ
Is my session gone?
Usually not — the veil is about visibility and recovery, not deleting history.
Related
Primary sources
- Settings:
powerClaude.deadChatVeil.* - System index feature: dead-chat-veil
Independent third-party software by Neural-LLM. Not affiliated with Anthropic.