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Workflow Failures and Retry Strategy

Diagnose failures quickly and design retries that avoid duplicate side effects.

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1. Classify transient vs permanent errors

Separate timeout/network issues from logic/data validation failures to select the right recovery approach.

2. Use idempotent workflow steps

Where retries are possible, ensure repeated execution does not create duplicate records or conflicting updates.

3. Alert with actionable context

Attach workflow run ID, affected entity, and failed step metadata to alerts so responders can triage faster.