# Error Handling Reference

Common issues and solutions:

**Agent Initialization Failures**
- Error: AI SDK provider configuration invalid
- Solution: Verify API keys in environment variables, check provider-specific setup requirements

**Handoff Execution Errors**
- Error: Agent handoff fails or creates circular dependencies
- Solution: Review handoff rules for clarity, implement handoff depth limits, add fallback agents

**Routing Logic Failures**
- Error: Tasks routed to incorrect agent or no agent
- Solution: Refine routing criteria, add default routing rules, implement topic classification improvement

**Tool Access Violations**
- Error: Agent attempts to use unauthorized tools
- Solution: Review tool permissions per agent, implement proper access control, validate tool configurations

**Workflow Deadlocks**
- Error: Multi-agent workflow stalls without completion
- Solution: Implement timeout mechanisms, add workflow monitoring, design escape conditions for stuck states