INCIDENT RESPONSEAI SRE

Incident: Retry Storm

A retry storm happens when clients or services multiply load against an already degraded dependency.

WHY IT MATTERS

AI retries are expensive and may include long prompts, provider charges and repeated tool actions.

PRODUCTION EXAMPLE

A provider returns 429s; three retry layers each attempt twice, turning one user request into eight provider calls.

SRE DECISION

Where should retry responsibility live, and how do you cap amplification?

REMEMBERRetries can become the incident.
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