Agent Tool Error Envelopes: Make Failures Safe to Recover From
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An agent calls create_invoice . The network times out. Did the invoice fail, or did the provider create it just before the connection broke? If the tool returns only "request failed" , the model has to guess. Retrying may duplicate a charge. Stopping may leave the customer waiting. A human-readable…
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- 2026-10-27 03:31 · DEV Community — AI
Agent Tool Error Envelopes: Make Failures Safe to Recover From