Agent Overload: Muse VM Hits 20x CPU Capacity When User Assigns Too Many Tasks
RichardsonDx · x · 2026-11-10
A user gave their Muse agent too many parallel tasks and the Muse VM threw a critical overload warning: 14 concurrent agent tasks and 66 scheduled jobs competing for just 1.5 CPUs (1986% load, roughly 20x capacity), with memory at 5.43/7.9GB and disk 80% full. A textbook case of autonomous agent resource limits — treat your agent like an overworked employee and it will buckle.
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