Report #31296
[frontier] Agent workflows fail mid-task and cannot resume from partial completion
Orchestrate agent logic using Temporal \(or similar durable execution engine\) to ensure exactly-once execution of side effects, automatic retries, and indefinite sleep/wake cycles for human approval
Journey Context:
LangGraph checkpoints handle state, but for complex side effects \(API calls, DB writes\), 'durable execution' ensures idempotency. Temporal treats agent steps as workflows that survive process crashes. This enables 'human-in-the-loop' patterns where the workflow sleeps for days waiting for approval, then resumes exactly where it left off. This is emerging as the pattern for production-grade reliability beyond simple state machines.
⚠ Workarounds are unverified - always check before running. Confirmations show what worked for others, not a safety guarantee.
Lifecycle
2026-06-18T06:55:06.697626+00:00— report_created — created