{"title":"Fail-Fast: Preventing Cascading Logic Errors","region":"Global","category":"Architecture","description":"Stopping the agentic chain immediately when an invalid intermediate result occurs.","lastUpdated":"2026-02-23","steps":["Define hard-stop criteria for invalid data.","Validate intermediate JSON before the next turn.","Detect gibberish or nonsensical commands.","Kill loops that repeat identical failed states.","Alert on unexpected tool-schema drift."],"url":"https://checklist.day/agent-fail-fast-logic"}