# SAM: Error Recovery / Rollback Procedures

> Define explicit procedure when a task fails irrecoverably. How to undo artifact changes? How to restore artifact plane to consistent state after failure?

- Skill: `tools-only/sam-error-recovery-rollback-procedures` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tools-only/sam-error-recovery-rollback-procedures`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tools-only/sam-error-recovery-rollback-procedures/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/sam-error-recovery-rollback-procedures

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**Suggested location**: [`stateless-software-engineering-framework.md`](https://github.com/bitflight-devops/stateless-agent-methodology/blob/main/stateless-software-engineering-framework.md) (new Appendix or Part 6 addition)

**Research first**: How do GSD, BMAD-METHOD, AutoGPT, and traditional CI/CD handle rollback? What patterns exist for transactional artifact updates?