Use when an agent is unresponsive, looping, or producing no useful output. 1. Admiral identifies the stuck agent and its assigned task. 2. Admiral records the agent's last known progress and any partial outputs. 3. Admiral issues a shutdown request to the stuck agent. 4. Admiral spawns a replacement agent with the same role. 5. Admiral briefs the replacement with: task definition, dependencies, partial outputs, and known blockers. 6. Replacement agent resumes from the last verified checkpoint...
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# Man Overboard: Stuck Agent Replacement
Use when an agent is unresponsive, looping, or producing no useful output.
1. Admiral identifies the stuck agent and its assigned task.
2. Admiral records the agent's last known progress and any partial outputs.
3. Admiral issues a shutdown request to the stuck agent.
4. Admiral spawns a replacement agent with the same role.
5. Admiral briefs the replacement with: task definition, dependencies, partial outputs, and known blockers.
6. Replacement agent resumes from the last verified checkpoint, not from scratch.
7. Admiral updates the battle plan to reflect the new assignment.
## Crew Variant
Use when a crew member aboard a ship is stuck, looping, or unresponsive. The captain handles recovery at ship level.
1. Captain identifies the stuck crew member and their assigned sub-task.
2. Captain records the crew member's last known progress and any partial outputs.
3. Captain issues a shutdown request to the stuck crew member.
4. Captain spawns a replacement crew member with the same role.
5. Captain briefs the replacement with: sub-task definition, dependencies, partial outputs, and known blockers.
6. Replacement crew member resumes from the last verified checkpoint, not from scratch.
7. Captain updates the ship manifest to reflect the new assignment.
8. If the same role fails twice, captain escalates to admiral with a summary and recommendation.