agent loops
This is the agent loops tag archive on Will's Journal: every published post that shares this tag, listed in one place.
It is a collection page, not a topic essay — scan the cluster here instead of filtering the full journal index.
Which posts are tagged agent loops?
AI Agents When should the agent escalate instead of retrying
Escalate on auth, policy, ambiguous intent, repeated same-tool fail, and money movement. Retry only transient, idempotent tool errors with a hard bound.
AI Agents Why Agents Loop on Failed Tools: No-Progress Detection Beats Longer Prompts
Agents loop on failed tools because the harness never detects no-progress. Fingerprint calls, honor retryable:false, cap turns, terminate with a reason code.
AI Agents Why does my agent keep calling the same failed tool
Your agent retries one failed tool because nothing fingerprints the call or caps same-tool executes. Escalate auth and policy on first hit — do not grind.
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What is this tag archive?
This is the agent loops tag archive on Will's Journal: every published post that shares this tag, listed in one place.
Is this a guide to the topic, or a list of posts?
A list of posts. This page is a collection, not a topic essay — the 3 posts below are the agent loops cluster on Will's Journal.