git:20260314.cdaec8a to git:20260318.0cef0e6

1 added, 1 removed. Audit A to A.

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name: hive.error-recovery

description: Follow a structured recovery protocol when tool calls fail instead of blindly retrying or giving up.

metadata:

author: hive

type: default-skill

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## Operational Protocol: Error Recovery

When a tool call fails:

1. Diagnose — record error in notes, classify as transient or structural

2. Decide — transient: retry once. Structural fixable: fix and retry.

Structural unfixable: record as failed, move to next item.

Blocking all progress: record escalation note.

- 3. Adapt — if same tool failed 3+ times, stop using it and find alternative.

+ 3. Adapt — if same tool failed {{max_retries_per_tool}}+ times, stop using it and find alternative.

Update plan in notes. Never silently drop the failed item.