When to stop correcting an AI agent and restart the task instead
ZinchaDEV · reddit · 2026-10-28
A Reddit discussion asks: when an agent's output keeps drifting — each fix resolving one issue while silently breaking earlier constraints (lost budget breakdown, a stop now needing a rental car) — how do you decide between another correction round and restarting the task?
Restarting means re-explaining everything; another fix means re-verifying all prior requirements survived. The author asks for concrete examples of that tipping point.
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