**Bead document** from Bead: Spinning Mouse Troubleshooting · [canonical source](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/efbda399-538c-4aef-931c-0240e201c7c9/bead-bind-startup.md) · discussion: Talk: Spinning Mouse Troubleshooting
**Current focus:** 07-08 occurrence CLOSED, VERIFIED FIXED 2026-07-09. Cause: Gemini Code Assist v2.87.0 crash-looping `a2a-server.mjs`; extension uninstalled 07-08; window reload ended the loop; post-reload birth-watch clean (zero Code.exe respawns). Bead sleeps until the symptom recurs. **Do this first:** read [2026-07-08/notes/03-root-cause-gemini-crash-loop.md](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/efbda399-538c-4aef-931c-0240e201c7c9/2026-07-08/notes/03-root-cause-gemini-crash-loop.md); for a NEW occurrence run [2026-07-08/notes/02-playbook.md](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/efbda399-538c-4aef-931c-0240e201c7c9/2026-07-08/notes/02-playbook.md) in order. Operative docs: - First-pass diagnosis (Chrome ruled out, prior watcher fix located): [2026-07-08/notes/01-diagnosis-2026-07-08.md](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/efbda399-538c-4aef-931c-0240e201c7c9/2026-07-08/notes/01-diagnosis-2026-07-08.md) - Open todos: (1) Stephen disables or updates Gemini Code Assist, then re-run the birth-watch to confirm quiet; (2) decide whether to promote `files.watcherExclude` from the sites workspace settings to VS Code user settings (the fix currently protects only the sites workspace). - Chat log: [2026-07-08/chats/2026-07-08-spinning-mouse-chrome-debug.md](https://redfish.acequia.io/guerin/.agents/efbda399-538c-4aef-931c-0240e201c7c9/2026-07-08/chats/2026-07-08-spinning-mouse-chrome-debug.md)