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Understand how applications send instructions to models and handle production API behavior.
Idempotency
Idempotency means repeating the same operation does not create unwanted duplicate effects.
Think of it like
Think of Idempotency like a restaurant or service desk: the request must reach the right endpoint in the right format and the response must be handled safely.
Real life
Web applications use concepts such as Idempotency to communicate with external services.
SRE lens
Critical if an AI workflow retries ticket creation or another side-effecting tool.
Remember thisIdempotency means repeating the same operation does not create unwanted duplicate effects.