[Bug]: When websocket disconnects, status bar says "Agent is Stopped", even if the agent is still running

[rbren]

Is there an existing issue for the same bug?

• I have checked the existing issues.

Describe the bug and reproduction steps

• kick off a session
• kill the websocket in your browser (might need to write some JS to make this happen)
• FE says "agent has stopped"
• Backend logs show the agent continues to run, at least for a while. Agent will continue running indefinitely if another browser keeps a second websocket open

If the websocket disconnects, the status should say e.g. "Disconnected, trying to reconnect..." instead of claiming it knows what the agent is doing

OpenHands Installation

Docker command in README

OpenHands Version

main

Operating System

None

Logs, Errors, Screenshots, and Additional Context

No response

[openhands-agent]

OpenHands started fixing the issue! You can monitor the progress here.

[openhands-agent]

A potential fix has been generated and a draft PR #5819 has been created. Please review the changes.