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?
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts
Not gonna lie, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next.
I get the idea, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back
Without overthinking it, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s just my read on it.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s the part people are stuck on Not convinced this is settled yet.
From where I sit, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which explains why reactions are split We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time.
Stepping back, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which explains why reactions are split Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, this feels rushed rather than thought through Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where the disagreement starts Feels like there’s more coming here.
Not gonna lie, this solves one problem while creating another and that friction is hard to ignore
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit which is why this is getting picked apart
From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next Interested to see the follow-up.
Looking at this, this depends heavily on what happens next and that friction is hard to ignore Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out.
this feels more about execution than intent That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up.
From where I sit, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone We’ll see how people react over time.
I get the idea, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent which is why the comments look the way they do This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, this feels more about execution than intent
From a practical angle, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where people will push back
the way this is presented changes how it lands Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
the timing matters more than people admit Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so Others will probably see it differently.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do
Stepping back, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s just my read on it.
If we’re being honest, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s what people are responding to
Just reading this, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s the part people are stuck on We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
At first glance, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where people will push back
Real talk, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context.
From a practical angle, this solves one problem while creating another Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s what people are responding to At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why opinions are all over the place Time will tell.
From a neutral view, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate Others will probably see it differently.
Just reading this, the way this is presented changes how it lands Interested to see the follow-up.
From a neutral view, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
Putting bias aside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the key detail here.
Putting bias aside, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s the part people are stuck on Not convinced this is settled yet.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
Stepping back, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here.
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.
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s the part people are stuck on
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Interested to see the follow-up.