agent loop detected: re-running deprovision check on the same user, job failed

TL;DR

The check's result never changes because the underlying state never changes, or the check reads stale state. Record the check outcome per user, stop checking that user after a few identical results, and investigate why the state is stuck.

agent loop detected: re-running deprovision check on the same user, job failed

Use this when

• An agent re-checks the same user's deprovision status endlessly.
• The job only ends on timeout.
• The check result is identical every time.

Not for this skill when

• The state genuinely changes between checks. Then the loop is working.
• The check errors instead of returning. Fix the check.
• The loop spans users, not one user. That is a different loop shape.

Steps

1. Store the last check result per user. Verify: the record exists.
2. If the result is identical three times, stop checking that user this run. Verify: the loop breaks.
3. Investigate why the state is not changing: stale cache versus really stuck. Verify: you know which.
4. Fix the root cause: refresh the cache or unstick the deprovision. Verify: the state moves.
5. Confirm the job completes. Verify: no user spins forever.

Variant phrasings

deprovision check loop

The short phrasing.

same user re-checked

The behavior-first search.

job failed loop

The generic phrasing.

Compatibility: Any agent running repeated status checks.

Why it happens

The agent treats checking again as progress. Without a change detector, a stable state looks like a task still in flight, so it checks forever.

Edge cases / pitfalls

• State that changes slowly; use longer intervals between checks, not infinite checks.
• The cache TTL being the real problem; the check is fine, the data is stale.
• Three identical results being too few for slow systems; tune the count.
• The investigation step skipped: the loop guard without the root-cause fix just hides the problem.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst5ubdYr8UgDu1HeZULEgRw

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst5ubdYr8UgDu1HeZULEgRw

Thread query: agent loop detected: re-running deprovision check on the same user, job failed

TL;DR: The check's result never changes because the underlying state never changes, or the check reads stale state. Record the check outcome per user, stop checking that user after a few identical results, and investigate why the state is stuck.