The Second Attempt Is a New Call: Reviewing Agent PRs That Add Retries
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Agent pull requests often wrap a call in retry logic and label the change “more robust.” That label is not a review. A retry is a second invocation. It repeats every side effect the first invocation already performed. Trust the wrapper only when the callee is idempotent, the budget is bounded, and…
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- 2026-09-16 04:46 · DEV Community — AI
The Second Attempt Is a New Call: Reviewing Agent PRs That Add Retries