diff --git a/api/uv.lock b/api/uv.lock
index 2046ba30321..0f4d477a268 100644
--- a/api/uv.lock
+++ b/api/uv.lock
@@ -1321,6 +1321,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pydantic-ai-slim", extras = ["anthropic", "google", "openai"], marker = "extra == 'server'", specifier = ">=1.85.1,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "pydantic-settings", marker = "extra == 'server'", specifier = ">=2.12.0,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "redis", marker = "extra == 'server'", specifier = ">=7.4.0,<8.0.0" },
+    { name = "shell-session-manager", marker = "extra == 'server'", specifier = "==2.1.1" },
     { name = "typing-extensions", specifier = ">=4.12.2,<5.0.0" },
     { name = "uvicorn", extras = ["standard"], marker = "extra == 'server'", specifier = "==0.46.0" },
 ]
diff --git a/dev/start-api b/dev/start-api
index a8bf0ad1ec5..451cf17a9a4 100755
--- a/dev/start-api
+++ b/dev/start-api
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -x
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../api"
 
-uv run flask db upgrade
+uv run flask db upgrade || exit 1
 
 uv run \
   dotenv -f .env run --no-override -- python -m app