Instruction: Explain how you would preserve correct state when an agent retries, pauses, or transfers work.
Context: Checks whether the candidate can explain the core concept clearly and connect it to real production decisions. Explain how you would preserve correct state when an agent retries, pauses, or transfers work.
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The way I'd approach it in an interview is this: I want state transitions to be explicit, durable, and replayable. That means I should be able to tell which actions were attempted, which succeeded, which partially succeeded, and what state the next retry...
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