Quick reliability lesson: if your agent output isn’t enforceable, your system is just improvising
I used to think “better prompt” would fix everything.
Then I watched my system break because the agent returned:
`Sure! { "route": "PLAN", }`
So now I treat agent outputs like API responses:
* Strict JSON only (no “helpful” prose)
* Exact schema (keys + types)
* No extra keys
* Validate before the next step reads it
* Retry with validator errors (max 2)
* If missing info -> return unknown instead of guessing
It’s not glamorous, but it’s what turns “cool demo” into “works in production.”
If you’ve built agents: what’s your biggest source of failures, format drift, tool errors, or retrieval/routing?
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts Not convinced this is settled yet.
Real talk, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s just my read on it.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here.
Stepping back, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which turns this into more of a debate
Putting bias aside, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week.
From a practical angle, the follow-through is what will decide this which is why the comments look the way they do
this feels more about execution than intent so the response doesn’t surprise me Hard to say where this lands long term.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately
Looking at this, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage so the response doesn’t surprise me Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that friction is hard to ignore This probably isn’t the last word on it.
From a practical angle, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where people will push back
Without overthinking it, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. Feels like there’s more coming here.
If we’re being honest, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which turns this into more of a debate
Looking at this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to Not convinced this is settled yet.
Bluntly speaking, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. That’s just my read on it.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move At least from my perspective.
Real talk, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context.
From where I sit, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This could age very differently in a week.
If we’re being honest, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s the part people are stuck on This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
Real talk, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s what people are responding to
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Hard to say where this lands long term.
Stepping back, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split
From a practical angle, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting.
From where I sit, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where it gets complicated
If you zoom out, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Time will tell.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so which explains why reactions are split Let’s see what happens next.
Without overthinking it, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so Curious how this plays out.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out.
Stepping back, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting.
the timing matters more than people admit That’s just my read on it.
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on We’ll see how people react over time.
From a practical angle, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why opinions are all over the place Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
this comes across more reactive than planned Feels like there’s more coming here.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable
Not gonna lie, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s the part people are stuck on This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Real talk, the follow-through is what will decide this so the response doesn’t surprise me
Stepping back, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why the comments look the way they do We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where it gets complicated We’ll see how people react over time.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where people will push back
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone