Cap the Retry: A Fail-Closed Loop Budget Checklist
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If an agent can retry a write, three numbers must live in the repo before you merge: a hard iteration cap, a wall-clock cap, and a side-effect budget. Missing any one of them is a fail-closed event, not a warning. Soft limits in a README do not count. You already review the prompt. You already argu…
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- 2026-09-13 20:28 · DEV Community — AI
Cap the Retry: A Fail-Closed Loop Budget Checklist