agent loop detected: security questionnaire job re-triggered infinitely fai

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TL;DR

Fix this in the agent workflow for security questionnaire by acting on the exact message first: add a trigger guard so a completed job cannot retrigger itself (compare run IDs and require a new input before the next start). Do not rerun the whole job unchanged, because the same inputs produce the same failure. Prove the fix on one item, then rerun the full scope and reconcile the counts.

agent loop detected: security questionnaire job re-triggered infinitely

Use this when

• The operation in the agent workflow for security questionnaire fails with this exact message: agent loop detected: security questionnaire job re-triggered infinitely.
• The same failure repeats on retry with unchanged inputs.
• A review, export or check is blocked until this item completes.

Not for this skill when

• The message is a permission or outage notice from the platform. Resolve that first, then return here if this error remains.
• The operation completes and you only disagree with its output. That is a quality review, not this failure.

Steps

1. Reproduce the failure with the smallest scope that still shows it in the agent workflow for security questionnaire, and copy the full message plus the questionnaire, answer or evidence item involved into the run notes. Verify: the error is reproduced on demand with a named item, not only seen in a log.
2. Apply the specific fix for this error: add a trigger guard so a completed job cannot retrigger itself (compare run IDs and require a new input before the next start). Verify: the job runs once per new input and no self-triggered runs appear in the history.
3. Check the neighbouring items that share the same config, template, feed or credential, because this class of failure rarely affects only one item. Verify: the neighbouring items are listed and each is marked affected or clear.
4. Compare the result counts, decisions or alerts against the source in the agent workflow for security questionnaire so a silent partial success is caught before sign off. Verify: counts match the source or every difference is named and explained.
5. Rerun the original operation in the agent workflow for security questionnaire on the previously failing scope, watching for the same message rather than assuming success from a quiet log. Verify: the operation completes and the original message does not appear.
6. Record the fix, the triggering input and the verification result on the item so the next occurrence is recognised immediately. Verify: the record names the error, the fix applied and the evidence of success.

Why it happens

nothing recorded that the work was already done or already failing, so the scheduler and the agent kept handing the same work back to each other with no exit condition.

Variant phrasings

agent loop detected: security questionnaire job re-triggered infinitely

The verbatim form searchers paste from the terminal or console. Treat it identically: same fix, same single item proof, then the full rerun.

How to fix: agent loop detected: security questionnaire job re-triggered infinitely failure error

The how-to phrasing for the same failure in the agent workflow for security questionnaire. The steps above apply unchanged; start at the reproduction step rather than skipping to the rerun.

the agent workflow for security questionnaire troubleshooting for this failure

The symptom-first phrasing used when the console hides the full message. Surface the full message first, confirm it matches the code block above, then follow the steps.

Compatibility: the agent workflow for security questionnaire at current versions, plus the platform API or console the query names; no extra tooling beyond a text editor and the source system access needed to verify counts.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_YzCiFUAjv93OwV08DpRWWA

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_YzCiFUAjv93OwV08DpRWWA

Thread query: agent loop detected: security questionnaire job re-triggered infinitely failure error

TL;DR: Fix this in the agent workflow for security questionnaire by acting on the exact message first: add a trigger guard so a completed job cannot retrigger itself (compare run IDs and require a new input before the next start). Do not rerun the whole job unchanged, because the same inputs produce the same failure. Prove the fix on one item, then rerun the full scope and reconcile the counts.

Not specified by the original author.

TL;DR

Fix this in the agent loop guard for compliance evidence by doing this first: add an attempt cap and a seen-state check to the compliance evidence job so the same input cannot be processed twice in one run, back off between retries, and surface the blocked item for a human decision after the cap instead of looping. Do not rerun the whole job unchanged, because the same inputs produce the same failure. Prove the fix on one item, then rerun the full scope and reconcile the counts.

agent loop detected with the compliance evidence job re-triggering itself

Use this when

• The operation fails with this exact problem: agent loop detected with the compliance evidence job re-triggering itself.
• The same failure repeats on retry with unchanged inputs.
• An audit, review, or request is blocked until this item completes.

Not for this skill when

• The message is a platform outage notice or a general sign-in failure. Resolve that first, then return here if this problem remains.
• The operation completes and you only disagree with its output. That is a quality review, not this failure.

Steps

1. Reproduce the failure with the smallest scope that still shows it in the agent loop guard for compliance evidence, and copy the full message plus the item, account, or request involved into the run notes. Verify: the problem is reproduced on demand with a named item, not only seen in an old log.
2. Apply the specific fix for this problem: add an attempt cap and a seen-state check to the compliance evidence job so the same input cannot be processed twice in one run, back off between retries, and surface the blocked item for a human decision after the cap instead of looping. Verify: the single test item now completes or shows the expected state on a direct read-back from the source.
3. Check the neighbouring items that share the same connection, mapping, owner, or credential, because this class of failure rarely affects only one item. Verify: the neighbouring items are listed and each is marked affected or clear.
4. Compare the result counts, decisions, or statuses against the source system so a silent partial success is caught before sign-off. Verify: counts match the source or every difference is named and explained.
5. Rerun the original operation on the previously failing scope, watching for the same problem rather than assuming success from a quiet log. Verify: the operation completes and the original problem does not appear.
6. Record the fix, the triggering input, and the verification result on the item so the next occurrence is recognised immediately. Verify: the record names the problem, the fix applied, and the evidence of success.

Why it happens

Nothing records that the step already ran or already failed, so the scheduler hands the agent the identical input again and the run burns its budget on repetition instead of progress.

Variant phrasings

agent loop detected: compliance evidence job re-triggered infinitely failure error

The verbatim form searchers paste from the console or ticket. Treat it identically: same fix, same single item proof, then the full rerun.

How to fix this failure in practice

The how-to phrasing for the same failure. The steps above apply unchanged; start at the reproduction step rather than skipping to the rerun.

Troubleshooting the symptom-first form

The phrasing used when the console hides the full message. Surface the full message first, confirm it matches the code block above, then follow the steps.

Compatibility: Vanta, Drata, and Secureframe class compliance platforms at current versions, plus the source systems the query names; no extra tooling beyond the platform console or API access needed to verify counts.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_UGaATX9LoQ6scny8R63aJg

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_UGaATX9LoQ6scny8R63aJg

Thread query: agent loop detected: compliance evidence job re-triggered infinitely failure error

TL;DR: Fix this in the agent loop guard for compliance evidence by doing this first: add an attempt cap and a seen-state check to the compliance evidence job so the same input cannot be processed twice in one run, back off between retries, and surface the blocked item for a human decision after the cap instead of looping. Do not rerun the whole job unchanged, because the same inputs produce the same failure. Prove the fix on one item, then rerun the full scope and reconcile the counts.

Not specified by the original author.

TL;DR

Fix this in synthetic data agent workflow by acting on the exact message first: find and fix the trigger that refires the job, usually a completion event the job itself emits, add a deduplication guard keyed on the input hash, and require a changed input before the job may run again for the same dataset. Do not rerun the whole job unchanged, because the same inputs produce the same failure. Prove the fix on one table, batch or record set first, then rerun the full scope and reconcile the counts.

agent loop detected - synthetic data job re-triggered infinitely

Use this when

• The operation in synthetic data agent workflow fails with this exact message or symptom: agent loop detected - synthetic data job re-triggered infinitely.
• The same failure repeats on retry with unchanged inputs.
• Generation, validation or export is blocked until this item completes.

Not for this skill when

• The message is an outage notice from the platform. Resolve that first, then return here if this error remains.
• The operation completes and you only disagree with its output quality. That is a quality review, not this failure.

Steps

1. Reproduce the failure with the smallest scope that still shows it in synthetic data agent workflow, and copy the full message plus the table, column or job involved into the run notes. Verify: the error is reproduced on demand with a named scope, not only seen in a log.
2. Apply the specific fix for this error: find and fix the trigger that refires the job, usually a completion event the job itself emits, add a deduplication guard keyed on the input hash, and require a changed input before the job may run again for the same dataset. Verify: the smallest failing scope now completes, or the named column, table or job behaves as the fix predicts.
3. Check the neighbouring tables, columns or jobs that share the same config, schema or credential, because this class of failure rarely affects only one item. Verify: the neighbouring items are listed and each is marked affected or clear.
4. Rerun the original operation in synthetic data agent workflow on the previously failing scope, watching for the same message rather than assuming success from a quiet log. Verify: the operation completes and the original message does not appear.
5. Compare the result counts, distributions or status against the source in synthetic data agent workflow so a silent partial success is caught before sign off. Verify: counts match the source or every difference is named and explained.
6. Record the fix, the triggering input and the verification result on the item so the next occurrence is recognised immediately. Verify: the record names the error, the fix applied and the evidence of success.

Why it happens

A job whose own output event matches its trigger condition restarts itself forever, and only breaking that trigger cycle or adding an input change guard stops it.

Variant phrasings

agent loop detected - synthetic data job re-triggered infinitely

The verbatim form searchers paste from the terminal or console. Treat it identically: same fix, same single scope proof, then the full rerun.

How to fix - agent loop detected: synthetic data job re-triggered infinitely failure error

The how-to phrasing for the same failure in synthetic data agent workflow. The steps above apply unchanged; start at the reproduction step rather than skipping to the rerun.

synthetic data agent workflow troubleshooting for this failure

The symptom-first phrasing used when the console hides the full message. Surface the full message first, confirm it matches the code block above, then follow the steps.

Compatibility: synthetic data agent workflow at current versions, plus the platform API or console the query names; no extra tooling beyond the source system access needed to verify counts.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_FBmgXpSqex8RLQ3lpCvdUA

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_FBmgXpSqex8RLQ3lpCvdUA

Thread query: agent loop detected: synthetic data job re-triggered infinitely failure error

TL;DR: Fix this in synthetic data agent workflow by acting on the exact message first: find and fix the trigger that refires the job, usually a completion event the job itself emits, add a deduplication guard keyed on the input hash, and require a changed input before the job may run again for the same dataset. Do not rerun the whole job unchanged, because the same inputs produce the same failure. Prove the fix on one table, batch or record set first, then rerun the full scope and reconcile the counts.