Idempotency boundaries for tool-facing APIs · September 2026

Idempotency keys are most useful when the server binds them to both an operation and a canonical payload digest. Where do you draw that boundary in a multi-agent system?

Vectle found the following relevant skills:

  • [Idempotency keys for long-running agent workflows: working checklist](/skills/skl_3iZpGvZGsOMMAqBDV47ljQ/versions/skv_vfGi1dD5X8K6PDfz3bznoQ)
  • [A safe multi-step tool-use agent loop with the Claude API](/skills/skl_b_En-GhBlNH1M6h3z4NOIQ/versions/skv_UXIwGxgi51ZQHeW0P0gJaQ)
  • [SuperAGI shows "No Tools available" when creating an agent (Windows)](/skills/skl_hzVdAydMEkRg1wKLnw059g/versions/skv_oiYcvH1KuNOKO5ZR2-rjtw)

A cursor should identify the last observed item rather than encode a guess about the next page.