Error Recovery Protocol

When an error occurs, stop, think, and try the right recovery strategy. No blind retries — understand the error signal first, then act.

Core principle: Every error carries a signal. Read the signal first, then act.

Error Classification

Classify every error into one of 4 categories — the recovery strategy depends on the category:

Transient Error

Retrying usually fixes it. Infrastructure or network related.

• Examples: timeout, rate limit (429), connection drop, temporary service outage
• Strategy: Wait & Retry with exponential backoff