Durable execution and checkpointing
Added 2026-07-14 · Last verified 2026-07-14
Long-running agents should execute as resumable state machines whose durable checkpoint records the current step, validated state, completed side effects, pending approvals, retry counters, and versioned inputs. Use an outbox or equivalent transactional pattern when a state update and external message must agree, and assign idempotency keys so crash recovery can safely replay a step. Define terminal states, cancellation and compensation paths, and migration behavior for runs that outlive a prompt, model, tool, or schema deployment.
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