Error Handling & Observability

When to Load

• Trigger: Try/catch patterns, retry logic, error responses, circuit breakers, structured logging
• Skip: No error handling or observability involved in the current task

Error Handling Workflow

Copy this checklist and track progress:

Error Handling Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Define error taxonomy (categories and severity)
- [ ] Step 2: Implement error handling by layer
- [ ] Step 3: Set up structured logging
- [ ] Step 4: Add retry and circuit breaker patterns
- [ ] Step 5: Configure error tracking service
- [ ] Step 6: Define user-facing error messages