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do-not-retry-without-diagnosis
Common mistake — retrying the same failing command or API call without understanding why it failed. Always diagnose the root cause before retrying anything.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/do-not-retry-without-diagnosis
SKILL.md
Do Not Retry Without Diagnosis
Mistake pattern: Tool call fails → retry the same call → fails again → repeat.
Fix: After the first failure, read the error message carefully and diagnose the root cause before retrying.
Questions to ask:
- Is this a transient error (network timeout, rate limit)? Retry with backoff.
- Is this a permanent error (wrong input, missing resource, permission denied)? Fix the cause.
Anti-pattern: Blindly retrying or escalating without examining the error output.
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