kdeps-actions-fail_task
v1.0.0Escalate a stalled goal-directed task (reanchor, narrow tools, force close, then fail forward) and eventually close it so the loop can never get trapped on one task.
set actions / shelf guardrails
LLM context: none - kdeps uses it without sending it to the model
Where it runs
Part of the actions set, used in workflow and agent mode. The vocabulary of what an event can do when it fires: compact, truncate, block, cap, force an answer, fail a task.
- an event's trigger is met
- its action runs: compact, truncate, block, cap or force an answeractions/fail_task
- the agent loop continues
Loaded by: kdeps (agent loop), kdeps run, kdeps konfig export, kdeps konfig import
In the code: kdeps (agent loop)agent.ApplyKonfigagent.ActionByName
Install
A kdeps asset: installed with the first-run profile that includes its set, or the first time a command needs it, and updated without a new release.
Pin a version with kdeps install actions/fail_task@<version>.
Contents
Escalate a stalled goal-directed task (reanchor, narrow tools, force close, then fail forward) and eventually close it so the loop can never get trapped on one task.
- name
- fail_task
- kind
- rounds
version: 1.0.0
name: fail_task
# kind names the trigger shape this action is meant for. Valid values:
# tokens a token-count measurement (events' "tokens"/"ctxWindowFraction"/"tokensSinceCheckpoint")
# bytes a byte-length measurement (events' "bytes")
# distinctCalls a distinct-call-count measurement (events' "distinctCalls")
# items a bare count with no trigger condition (events' "items")
# rounds a round/repeat-count measurement (events' "rounds")
kind: rounds
description: >-
Escalate a stalled goal-directed task (reanchor, narrow tools, force
close, then fail forward) and eventually close it so the loop can never
get trapped on one task.
Versions
| Version | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 10/11/2026 | active |
Details
- Author
- kdeps
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Latest Version
- 1.0.0
- Published
- 10/11/2026