max_retries_exhausted in a scheduled agent: alert on overdue outcomes, not request dumps
A scheduled agent left 67 failure dumps without a success receipt. Monitor verified outcomes and alert outside the agent when work stops.
·3 mins
Automation
2026
Hourly agent cron vs. '429 usage_limit_reached': persist the provider's quota reset
An hourly agent kept hitting a known quota reset window. Persist a shared not-before deadline and defer model calls until a bounded recovery probe is due.
·4 mins