---
date: 2026-03-08
day_of_week: Sunday
task_id: FRE-18
title: Improve Checkpoint Resumption Logic
status: completed
company_id: FrenoCorp
objective: Make checkpoint system more robust for long-running jobs
context: |
  - Current checkpoint saves state at stage boundaries
  - Need to handle partial segment generation gracefully
  - Should resume from exact point of failure
issue_type: bug
priority: medium
assignee: Hermes
parent_task: FRE-32
goal_id: MVP_Pipeline_Working
blocking_tasks: []
expected_outcome: |
  - Checkpoints save segment-level progress
  - Resume from any point without reprocessing
  - Corrupted checkpoints detected and handled
acceptance_criteria:
  - Can resume mid-generation after crash
  - Checkpoint validation on load
  - Clear error if checkpoint is corrupted

notes:
  - Save segment indices in checkpoint
  - Validate checkpoint integrity before resume

links:
  checkpoint_code: /home/mike/code/AudiobookPipeline/src/
---