A Retry Is a Load Multiplier: Reviewing Agent PRs That Wrap Failures
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Retries look like robustness. In an agent-generated pull request they are usually a policy change: more traffic, a longer tail, and a different definition of failure. Treat a new retry loop the way you would treat a new queue. Count the extra calls. Name the status codes. Decide what happens when t…
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A Retry Is a Load Multiplier: Reviewing Agent PRs That Wrap Failures