{"title":"Agent Exponential Backoff Implementation","region":"Global","category":"Reliability","description":"Standardize transient failure recovery using jittered exponential delays.","lastUpdated":"2026-02-26","steps":["Initialize `base_delay` at 500ms to 1000ms.","Increment `retry_count` on every 429 (Rate Limit) or 5xx (Server) error.","Calculate delay using the formula: `base_delay * (2 ^ retry_count)`.","Apply 'Full Jitter' by picking a random duration between 0 and the current delay.","Set `max_backoff_cap` (e.g., 30s) to prevent excessive idle time.","Terminate and escalate after a hard limit of `max_retries` (e.g., 5 attempts)."],"url":"https://checklist.day/agent-exponential-backoff-implementation"}