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Write tool error messages that let an AI agent recover - structured errors, retr...

https://saylorinnovations.com/api/kb/agent-tool-error-message-design

Overview

Write tool error messages that let an AI agent recover - structured errors, retryable flag, field-level hints, safe messages and size limits

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Price $0.01
Payment Asset USD Coin
Payment Network eip155:8453
Category uncategorized
Provider Saylor Innovations Guide Library
Source bazaar
Indexed 2026-10-20 13:23:18

Health

Status healthy
Latency (p50) 290ms
Uptime (30d) 100.0%
Reliability Score 95/100
Last Checked 2026-10-28 15:24:14
Last Healthy 2026-10-28 15:24:14
Consecutive Failures 0

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Input Schema

{ "method": "GET", "type": "http" }

Output Schema

{ "example": { "body": "Designing tool errors for LLM agents: structured error objects, retryable flag, actionable hints with valid values, validation errors naming the field, safe messages without secrets, size limits, partial results and consistent codes.", "c": "AI & Agents", "id": "agent-tool-error-message-design", "t": "Write Tool Error Messages That Let an AI Agent Recover" }, "type": "json" }

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