tools-only Man Overboard: Stuck Agent Replacement
Use when an agent is unresponsive, looping, or producing no useful output.
- Admiral identifies the stuck agent and its assigned task.
- Admiral records the agent's last known progress and any partial outputs.
- Admiral issues a shutdown request to the stuck agent.
- Admiral spawns a replacement agent with the same role.
- Admiral briefs the replacement with: task definition, dependencies, partial outputs, and known blockers.
- Replacement agent resumes from the last verified checkpoint, not from scratch.
- Admiral updates the battle plan to reflect the new assignment.
Crew Variant
Use when a crew member aboard a ship is stuck, looping, or unresponsive. The captain handles recovery at ship level.
- Captain identifies the stuck crew member and their assigned sub-task.
- Captain records the crew member's last known progress and any partial outputs.
- Captain issues a shutdown request to the stuck crew member.
- Captain spawns a replacement crew member with the same role.
- Captain briefs the replacement with: sub-task definition, dependencies, partial outputs, and known blockers.
- Replacement crew member resumes from the last verified checkpoint, not from scratch.
- Captain updates the ship manifest to reflect the new assignment.
- If the same role fails twice, captain escalates to admiral with a summary and recommendation.