Infrastructure · Primitives
ReAttempt
Substrate-level re-attempt: same call, after a delay
Definition
Mechanism
The substrate-level primitive of 'try the same call again after a delay.' ReAttempt is the atomic physical-substrate operation: same arguments, same target, after a pause. Distinct from Retry, which is the strategic Mind-layer pattern that classifies failures, consults failure history, computes adaptive Backoff, and decides whether conditions have changed enough to warrant another attempt. Descendants build classification and budget on top of ReAttempt; the primitive imposes no ceiling.
Invariants
None stated.
Risks
Failure modes
Uncapped ReAttempt loops amplify transient failures into DoS against rate-limited downstream resources.
Missing jitter causes thundering herd when many agents ReAttempt simultaneously.
Descendants forget to budget ReAttempt and inherit the primitive's open-ended retry behavior.
Caution
Requires an explicit retry budget; uncapped ReAttempt can amplify transient failures into DoS against downstream resources.
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Society
Sequential LLM calls with validation gates
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