How do you detect stalled agent runs without confusing them with long tasks?
bulleykebaal · reddit · 2026-07-21
This Reddit thread asks how people detect stalled agent executions versus legitimate long-running tasks.
The author notes that a simple max-iteration limit is not enough, because an agent can either:
- make real progress over many steps, or
- repeat the same failing step several times without advancing state.
The discussion frames a few possible approaches:
- hashing payload signatures at the network/tool-call layer,
- wrapping tool calls with custom state tracking,
- or relying on dashboards and post-run monitoring.
It is a practical workflow question for long-running agent systems, not a model capability discussion.
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