I/O Management: Preventing Hanging Agent Flows

Reliability · updated Mon Feb 23

Ensuring agents don't stall the entire system while waiting for external tools.

Steps

  1. Set strict timeouts for external tool calls.
  2. Use asynchronous I/O to prevent blocking.
  3. Implement a stall watchdog for long-running turns.
  4. Provide loading-state feedback for humans.
  5. Set a global TTL for agent sessions.

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