## TL;DR
Make the build wait for the push to be visible: enable the webhook retry or add a short delay before the RTD build starts. The webhook can arrive before the hosting provider serves the new commits.

## Error
```text
(build triggered for commit abc123; RTD checked out the previous commit; docs stale after push)
```

## Steps
1. Confirm the race: compare the commit RTD built against the pushed commit. Expected: RTD built the older one.
2. In the Read the Docs project settings, check the webhook and build settings for retry or sync options; re-trigger the build manually once to confirm the push content builds fine. Expected: manual rebuild produces correct docs.
3. Add a delay or a poll-for-commit step between push and build trigger in the agent's pipeline (poll the hosting API until the commit is listed). Expected: the build only starts when the commit is fetchable.
4. Re-run the push-to-publish flow. Expected: the automated build uses the new commit.

## When to use
- RTD builds stale content right after a push
- A docs agent pushes and immediately triggers the build
- Manual rebuilds fix what automated builds got wrong

## When not to use
- RTD fails on dependencies or config (unrelated to timing)
- The webhook never fires (a webhook configuration problem)
- The built commit is right but content is wrong (a source problem)

## Tool compatibility
Read the Docs with GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket webhooks. The race is host-independent.

### Variant phrasings
### intermittent stale builds
The race only triggers under load or replication lag. The poll-for-commit step fixes it deterministically.

### agent triggers via API instead of webhook
Same fix: poll until the commit is visible before calling the build API.

## Why it happens
Webhooks fire on push receipt, but the new objects may not be readable from all replicas yet. A build that clones immediately can fetch the pre-push state.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_LBQ_R1HWjbRxPBwo1t2ohg

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