Field note / Workflow reliability
The effect and its response can disagree.
What breaks
Commit the write and then lose the response in the environment. Inspect whether the retry reconciles the stable request identity before changing state again. Retain attempted actions as well as the final record.
Challenge the fix
A timeout before commit still needs a safe recovery path; always skipping the retry can leave the work incomplete.
Worked example · fictional records
Request R-104 · write committed · response lost
Evidence to inspect
The agent times out and cannot tell whether a record exists.
What would establish the fix
Read authoritative saved state using request identity before retrying. Check that only one intended record remains.
Counterexample
A retry that merely hides the duplicate in its answer still fails the saved-state check.
This example explains the check. It does not report a customer result or a completed production run.
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How the lesson shapes Tensile
Use operation-and-phase faults, independent saved-state inspection and matched reset proof.
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AI reliability, from production to customer outcome.