Error Recovery Patterns

Standard recovery patterns for all squad agents. When something fails, adapt — don't just report the failure.

1. Retry with Backoff

When: Transient failures — API timeouts, rate limits, network errors, temporary service unavailability.

Pattern:

1. Wait briefly, then retry (start at 2s, double each attempt)
2. Maximum 3 retries before escalating
3. Log each attempt with the error received

Example: API call returns 429 Too Many Requests → wait 2s → retry → wait 4s → retry → wait 8s → retry → escalate if still failing.