error-recovery SKILL.md skillA
This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed, one of 3 indexed copies. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
error-recovery from microsoft/waza is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add microsoft/waza/error-recovery@git:20261016.42d1b9fPins git:20261016.42d1b9f in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- microsoft/waza
- Path
.github/skills/error-recovery/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20261016.42d1b9f, committed Oct 16, 2026
- Size
- 3,466 bytes
- Repository stars
- 1,424
- License
- MIT
Standard recovery patterns for all squad agents. When something fails, adapt — don't just report the failure.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Error Recovery Patterns Standard recovery patterns for all squad agents. When something fails, **adapt** — don't just report the failure. --- ## 1. Retry with Backoff **When:** Transient failures — API timeouts, rate limits, network errors, temporary service unavailability. **Pattern:** 1. Wait briefly, then retry (start at 2s, double each attempt) 2. Maximum 3 retries before escalating 3. Log each attempt with the error received **Example:** API call returns 429 Too Many Requests → wait 2s → retry → wait 4s → retry → wait 8s → retry → escalate if still failing. --- ## 2. Fallback Alternatives **When:** Primary tool or approach fails and an alternative exists. **Pattern:** 1. Attempt primary approach 2. On failure, identify alternative tool/method 3. Try the alternative with the same intent 4. Document which alternative was used and why **Example:** Primary CLI tool fails → fall back to direct API call for the same operation. --- ## 3. Diagnose-and-Fix **When:** Build failures, test failures, linting errors — structured errors with actionable output. **Pattern:** 1. Read the full error output carefully 2. Identify the root cause from error messages …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add microsoft/waza/error-recovery@sha256:a6bc62ea076cfbbdThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261016.42d1b9f, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_saqnb3b75rxogxlk)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Oct 16, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3466 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
microsoft/waza · 1,424 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-21 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_saqnb3b75rxogxlk GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=microsoft/waza/error-recovery GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/a6bc62ea076cfbbd61b8348fc269014a87400c7b69c8d7cb14c1469f0ce87977
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Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.