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Robust error handling and fault tolerance for multi-agent tasks. Specifically, configurable retry logic and error recovery strategies for failed LLM API calls.

Technical Positioning
A production-ready, resilient multi-agent framework capable of handling transient failures gracefully.
SaaS Insight & Market Implications
This feature request for configurable retry logic and error recovery directly addresses a critical reliability concern for multi-agent systems in 'production environments.' The current 'aggressive' cascadeFailure() mechanism for transient LLM API errors (rate limits, timeouts) is impractical. Implementing retryPolicy with backoff strategies and distinguishing 'retryable vs non-retryable errors' is essential for building resilient AI applications. This enhancement positions the framework as more robust and enterprise-ready, reducing operational overhead and improving overall system stability. It acknowledges the inherent unreliability of external API dependencies and provides a necessary mechanism for graceful degradation and self-healing, crucial for market adoption in mission-critical use cases.
Proprietary Technical Taxonomy
Task retry error recovery configurable retry logic failed tasks production environments LLM API calls rate limits timeouts

Raw Developer Origin & Technical Request

Source Icon GitHub Issue Apr 1, 2026
Repo: JackChen-me/open-multi-agent
[Feature] Task retry and error recovery

## Summary

Add configurable retry logic and error recovery strategies for failed tasks.

## Motivation

In production environments, LLM API calls can fail due to rate limits, timeouts, or transient errors. Currently, a failed task triggers `cascadeFailure()` which marks all downstream tasks as failed. This is correct but aggressive — many failures are recoverable.

## Proposed Approach

- Add `retryPolicy` to task configuration:
```typescript
{
maxRetries: 3,
backoff: 'exponential', // or 'linear', 'fixed'
retryableErrors: ['rate_limit', 'timeout'],
}
```
- Retry at the task level (re-run the agent with the same prompt)
- Only cascade failure after all retries are exhausted
- Emit retry events for observability

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Configurable retry count and backoff strategy
- [ ] Distinguish retryable vs non-retryable errors
- [ ] Retry events emitted for monitoring
- [ ] Tests for retry and eventual failure scenarios

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Adjacent Repository Pain Points

Other highly discussed features and pain points extracted from JackChen-me/open-multi-agent.

Extracted Positioning
Integration of local LLM support via Ollama. Specifically, implementing an OllamaAdapter for the multi-agent framework.
Expanding the framework's compatibility to include local models, reducing reliance on cloud APIs, and catering to the 'r/LocalLLaMA' community.
Extracted Positioning
Gathering user feedback on use cases, agent team configurations, LLM provider preferences, and missing features for the open-multi-agent framework.
A versatile, lightweight multi-agent framework supporting various LLMs, aiming to meet diverse real-world needs.
Extracted Positioning
Real-time streaming output for multi-agent execution. Specifically, enabling users to see LLM responses as they are generated, rather than waiting for a full response.
Enhancing user experience, perceived latency, and debuggability for long-running multi-agent tasks.
Extracted Positioning
Real-time visualization dashboard for multi-agent task execution. Specifically, a web UI to display the Task Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG), agent status, and progress.
Enhancing the usability, observability, and debuggability of complex multi-agent workflows.
Extracted Positioning
Discussion around 'leaked source code' related to Claude Code.
N/A (This issue is a statement about a leak, not a product feature or positioning of open-multi-agent).

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