Error Handling Patterns
5 patterns that prevent the most common agent production failures. Code included.
Get the Patterns — $7The Problem
Your agent works in testing. In production, the LLM API goes down. Users send unexpected input. Rate limits hit mid-batch. Conversations overflow the context window. The model hallucinates a function call that doesn't exist.
Your agent either crashes, hangs, or silently produces bad output. Every one of these failures has a pattern for handling it.
The Solution
5 battle-tested error handling patterns extracted from production agent deployments. Each pattern includes the failure scenario, the implementation in Python and TypeScript, and the monitoring you need to detect when it fires. Prioritized by impact — implement the highest-value pattern first.
5 Patterns, Prioritized by Impact
Dead Letter Queue
Capture unprocessable inputs instead of silently dropping them. Highest impact first.
Retry with Exponential Backoff
The right way, with jitter and max attempts. Not the naive version that hammers APIs.
Circuit Breaker
Stop wasting retries during provider outages. Fail fast, recover automatically.
Graceful Degradation
Adjust capability when on fallback models. Deliver partial value instead of nothing.
Human Escalation
Route edge cases to humans with full context. The safety net that builds trust.
Your First 20 Minutes
Pick one agent. Implement Pattern 1 (Dead Letter Queue). Unprocessable inputs are caught instead of silently dropped. Failed messages logged with context for debugging. Users get an honest response instead of silence or crashes.
The Math
2 files at $7. 5 production-tested patterns with code in Python and TypeScript.
One unhandled production error costs hours of debugging + user trust.
One pattern implemented (20 min, $7) prevents an entire category of failures.
What Comes Next
5 patterns handle individual failures. The Agent Architecture Playbook ($97) puts them into complete system architectures — 7 production-tested patterns with failure modes and deployment checklists for each.
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Error Handling Patterns
5 patterns that prevent the most common agent production failures. Code included.
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