●2.1.296 — Subagents can set their own autoCompactWindow, and an env var pins the model used by workflow agents●AGENTS — Managed Agents gain dynamic workflows in beta: an agent can build a run for work with many pieces (Oct 9)●SONNET 4.5 — Retires on the Claude API on 11/30, 50 days left. Migrate to Sonnet 5.5●Q&A — A long-running report: Max plan users hit usage limits almost immediately●HAIKU 5.5 — Code written for Haiku 4.5 hits a 400 error on budget_tokens●NEW — Before you cut an always-loaded instruction file in half, sort it into three drawers●2.1.296 — Subagents can set their own autoCompactWindow, and an env var pins the model used by workflow agents●AGENTS — Managed Agents gain dynamic workflows in beta: an agent can build a run for work with many pieces (Oct 9)●SONNET 4.5 — Retires on the Claude API on 11/30, 50 days left. Migrate to Sonnet 5.5●Q&A — A long-running report: Max plan users hit usage limits almost immediately●HAIKU 5.5 — Code written for Haiku 4.5 hits a 400 error on budget_tokens●NEW — Before you cut an always-loaded instruction file in half, sort it into three drawers

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Designing the Give-Up Condition in Self-Repair Loops: Four Error Classes, Four Retry Budgets

LLM self-repair loops break on the fantasy that 'if you keep fixing, it eventually passes.' Classify errors into four classes, give each its own retry budget. Working TypeScript and real cost numbers included.