Handling agent timeouts when actions might have succeeded
Real_KingZeotic · reddit · 2026-08-24
Discusses the failure mode where an agent tool call times out, leaving uncertainty about whether the action (e.g., CRM update, email) was executed. Retrying risks duplicates; ignoring risks incomplete tasks. Asks for production strategies like idempotency keys, reading back state, polling, or human review to handle this 'Unknown' state.
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