Ask HN: How do you break AI agents out of the "apologize and repeat" loop

A Hacker News user, Marvin_RunAI, asked the community how to break AI agents out of an 'apologize and repeat' loop, where agents repeatedly apologize and retry the same failing action without progress. The question highlights a common failure mode in AI agent design, where agents lack effective error recovery strategies, leading to unproductive cycles that degrade user experience and task completion.

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