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Fix agent failure modes systematically, not through prompt tweaks
Chris Harper
1 min read
May 28, 2026
AI
Best Practices
When an agent makes a mistake, change the surrounding system (rules, tools, constraints, feedback loops) so that mistake structurally cannot recur — not just the prompt. Prompt patching compounds; system-level fixes scale.
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