read_importable_agent_session_rows() is a pure read, but it opened a
read-write sqlite connection on the live multi-GB WAL state.db and re-ran a
defensive CREATE INDEX self-heal on every sidebar build. Holding a
write-capable handle while the agent streams into the same DB adds needless
checkpoint/lock surface.
Open the DB read-only (file:...?mode=ro) for the projection, and self-heal a
missing idx_messages_session through a separate short-lived writable
connection only. With the index present (the normal case) the read path
performs zero writes; when it is missing the self-heal still runs and rows
still come back.
Behavior-neutral: identical rows when the index exists; self-heal preserved
when missing; read-only-fs degradation to the pre-aggregated path unchanged.
Tests: tests/test_issue5455_listing_readonly_connection.py (read-only open,
no writable connection when index present, self-heal when missing).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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