A middleware that classifies why an AI agent step failed and reroutes the workflow mid-run instead of restarting it

Demand Breakdown

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Gap Assessment

CompetitiveMultiple tools exist but differentiation opportunities remain

3 tools exist (LangGraph, Temporal, AutoGen) but gaps remain: No semantic failure-type classifier; retries/branches structurally, does not decide recovery by why it failed; Retry policy is static (backoff by status), no agent-reasoning failure typing or mid-run reroute.

Features6 agent-ready prompts

Failure-type classifier

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Per-type recovery routes

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Declarative recovery configuration DSL

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Mid-run checkpoint and reroute without full restart

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Framework adapters for LangGraph, CrewAI, and AutoGen

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Recovery decision observability

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Competitive LandscapeFREE

Product	Does	Missing
LangGraph	Graph agent framework with error nodes and checkpoint rollback	No semantic failure-type classifier; retries/branches structurally, does not decide recovery by why it failed
Temporal	Durable execution with retries and replay	Retry policy is static (backoff by status), no agent-reasoning failure typing or mid-run reroute
AutoGen	Multi-agent chat with ad-hoc self-repair	No explicit failure taxonomy or per-type recovery routing