Reddit asks how to stop agents from retrying the same failed call until budgets burn
bulleykebaal · reddit · 2026-07-21
A Reddit thread asks how production teams stop agents from getting stuck in **retry loops** that silently burn API budget. - The failure mode: after a subtle tool or command error, the agent retries the exact same call with identical parameters. - Standard turn limits do not catch this well, because they only count total requests. - People in the thread discuss approaches like sliding-window payload hashes, hard cost caps, and custom middleware checks.
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