Claude Code + Video CLI Pitfall: Server Errors While Jobs Still Run Led to Double Charges
letandrewcook · x · 2026-09-14
A creator shares a pitfall from driving video generation via a CLI with Claude Code:
- Core issue: the agent cannot distinguish a genuinely failed request from a call that failed to report while the job continues
- The CLI can return a server error while the video is still generating — after the job has already been charged
- Resubmitting without checking meant paying twice for the same prompt
- A key warning for anyone automating paid API tasks with agents: failure signals may not reflect actual job state, so verify task status before retrying
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