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discussionAI Agents (OpenClaw, Grok Bot, Hermes, Etc.) · Oct 19, 2026

When should an agent stop and ask a human instead of retrying?

An agent builder asks when an agent should stop and ask a person instead of trying one more fix — their agent retries a failing step five ways before admitting it's stuck. The discussion converges on explicit escalation rules, especially for anything that deletes, sends, or spends.

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