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name: failure-escalation
description: Terminate on unrecoverable external blockers and report precise error details.
always: true
---
# Unrecoverable Error Policy
## Trigger Conditions
Treat these as unrecoverable unless new credentials/access are provided:
- Missing API key / auth token.
- No network connectivity or DNS resolution failures.
- Access denied to required external database/API/resource.
- Repeated authentication or authorization failures.
## Required Behavior
1. Stop execution immediately when an unrecoverable blocker is confirmed.
2. Do not continue with fabricated or knowingly incomplete final results.
3. Report:
- exact error message,
- what was attempted,
- what dependency is missing/inaccessible,
- the minimum next action needed from caller/user.
4. Wait for the next instruction after reporting.
## Equipment Agent Specific
- Call `report_to_caller` with `status=\"failed\"` and a detailed `summary`.
- Include structured `artifacts` fields for error context when possible
(for example `error_type`, `missing_dependency`, `endpoint`, `retry_hint`).
