Good fit if
- Operators of multi-step or unattended agents
- Engineers formalizing retry/escalation behavior
- Orchestrators that follow written recovery ladders
Reliability & Operations
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Agent Error Recovery Playbook
Standard recovery ladders for the most common agent failures: executable retry, back-off, escalate, and abort decision trees, with a failure-class taxonomy and incident records.
v1.0.0-rc1
Medium risk
15-min quick start
Select a one-time tier below
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Built for: agent-engineers · operators-of-multi-step-agents · orchestrator-agents · ai-agent-operators ·
agent://products.json
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See how it fits your agent stack
Agent task
may fail mid-run
Agent Error Recovery Playbook
RLM-5 method
Failure-Catalog/
Recovery-Ladders/
Escalation-Rules/
Recovered run
retry, escalate or abort
Human approval gate
Preview-before-apply
Rollback path
Discover
read the record
Evaluate
Medium risk · 6 systems
Install
new Failure-Catalog/
Preview
diff before apply
Approve
human gate
Audit & rollback
RCS-100 audit
Non-destructive by rule — new-folder install, never overwrite, human-approval gates for risky steps, rollback included.
agent-error-recovery-playbook/
Failure-Catalog/
Recovery-Ladders/
Escalation-Rules/
README.md
AGENT-INSTRUCTIONS.md
Integration/ROLLBACK-GUIDE.md
Format & setup
FormatMarkdown + JSON file kit (plain text, tool-agnostic)
Skill levelIntermediate; beginner-usable via quick start
Quick start15 min
Full setup90 min
RLM-5 method, 13-class failure taxonomy with detection signatures (Markdown + JSON), master decision tree, five repair paths, safe retry policy + schema, escalation triggers + etiquette, runaway-loop tripwire, incident record schema + templates, RCS-100 scorecard, five-scenario worked comparison, worked incident lifecycle, 16-doc integration pack, 5 upgrade modules, 10-doc differentiation folder
# Non-destructive lifecycle — nothing runs without preview + approval
$ agent read ./agent-error-recovery-playbook/manifest.json # metadata, risk, compatibility
$ agent install --new-folder ./agent-error-recovery-playbook # never overwrites existing files
$ agent apply --preview # preview-before-apply diff
$ agent verify ./agent-error-recovery-playbook --scorecard RCS-100 # Failure-Catalog contracts
⚠ gated steps require named human approval before execution
$ agent rollback ./agent-error-recovery-playbook # Delete the install folder (complete remo
✓ folder removed — nothing else touched
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"required_permissions": ["write access to one new buyer-chosen folder"],
"integration_modes": ["standalone", "drop-in-upgrade", "advanced-integration", ],
"compatible_systems": [
"Claude (Projects, Skills, Claude Code)",
"ChatGPT (Custom GPTs, Projects)",
"any LLM chat assistant",
"MCP-based agent stacks",
],
"license_type": "single-operator",
"checkout": { "enabled": true, "status": "polar_active" }
}
The problem it solves
No standard failure taxonomy or recovery policy: agents loop on hopeless retries, abort recoverable work, route around denials, or fail silently.
Use cases
recover tool-call timeouts with adjusted retries
repair stale context mid-run
escalate permission denials correctly
trip the runaway-loop wire and abort clean
salvage partial work from failed multi-step runs
resolve conflicting instructions with a recorded decision
Safety & permissions
Non-destructive by rule
Plain-text kit; the buyer's orchestrator executes. Safe retry policy forbids re-attempting side-effecting calls without confirmed idempotency or human approval. Denials escalate, never route around. Aborts leave state restorable. No credential handling.
Required
write access to one new buyer-chosen folder
Rollback
Delete the install folder (complete removal). Deeper integrations: Integrations/ROLLBACK-GUIDE.md.
For an evaluating agent
File kit giving agents a failure vocabulary and matched recovery ladders: 13 classes with detection signatures, RLM-5 decision trees, safe retry policy (side-effect gate), escalation triggers, runaway-loop tripwire, incident records. Extends P01 retry discipline system-wide. P14 eval hooks documented for when that product is later built. Non-destructive install, delete-folder rollback, no credentials. Production: live and purchasable through verified Polar checkout; verified Polar checkout is active on this page.
Buyer decision
Is Agent Error Recovery Playbook right for me?
Problem addressed: No standard failure taxonomy or recovery policy: agents loop on hopeless retries, abort recoverable work, route around denials, or fail silently.
Probably not a fit if
- Buyers expecting automatic self-healing software
- Single-prompt casual use
- Teams unwilling to wire escalation to a human
Included
Failure-Catalog/, Recovery-Ladders/, Escalation-Rules/ folders in Markdown + JSON plus the standard architecture.
Not included
- No software, app, executable, or code that runs by itself
- No hosted service, account, login, or cloud dashboard
- No live integrations: Zapier/Make items are written blueprint descriptions, not built Zaps or scenarios
- No API access, API keys, credentials, or third-party subscriptions
| Tier | Price | Canonical depth | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $69 USD | Full product: all templates, harnesses, SOPs, integration pack, and samples. | Single-Operator |
| Premium | $119 USD | Standard plus all 5 upgrade modules (Basic, Pro, Agent, Automation, Safety) and priority support. | Single-Operator |
Bundle membership
Compatibility and limits
Detection signatures are written patterns your stack must check - nothing monitors your agents by itself Retry logic must be implemented in your workflow tool or agent code
Three one-time tiers — verified Polar checkout active
Lite
$24
Core templates & quick-start path. Best for testing the system manually first.
Buy Lite — one-timeStandardpopular
$69
Full product: all templates, harnesses, SOPs, integration pack, and samples.
Buy Standard — one-timePremium
$119
Standard plus all 5 upgrade modules (Basic, Pro, Agent, Automation, Safety) and priority support.
Buy Premium — one-timeEach tier uses its verified Polar checkout. See full pricing and bundles.
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