windsurf-reliability-patterns
Implement Windsurf reliability patterns including circuit breakers, idempotency, and graceful degradation. Use when building fault-tolerant Windsurf integrations, implementing retry strategies, or adding resilience to production Windsurf services. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf reliability", "windsurf circuit breaker", "windsurf idempotent", "windsurf resilience", "windsurf fallback", "windsurf bulkhead". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
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windsurf-pack
Claude Code skill pack for Windsurf (30 skills)
Installation
This skill is included in the windsurf-pack plugin:
/plugin install windsurf-pack@claude-code-plugins-plusClick to copy
Instructions
# Windsurf Reliability Patterns
## Overview
Production-grade reliability patterns for Windsurf integrations.
## Prerequisites
- Understanding of circuit breaker pattern
- opossum or similar library installed
- Queue infrastructure for DLQ
- Caching layer for fallbacks
## Circuit Breaker
```typescript
import CircuitBreaker from 'opossum';
const windsurfBreaker = new CircuitBreaker(
async (operation: () => Promise) => operation(),
{
timeout: 30000,
errorThresholdPercentage: 50,
resetTimeout: 30000,
volumeThreshold: 10,
}
);
// Events
windsurfBreaker.on('open', () => {
console.warn('Windsurf circuit OPEN - requests failing fast');
alertOps('Windsurf circuit breaker opened');
});
windsurfBreaker.on('halfOpen', () => {
console.info('Windsurf circuit HALF-OPEN - testing recovery');
});
windsurfBreaker.on('close', () => {
console.info('Windsurf circuit CLOSED - normal operation');
});
// Usage
async function safeWindsurfCall(fn: () => Promise): Promise {
return windsurfBreaker.fire(fn);
}
```
## Idempotency Keys
```typescript
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
import crypto from 'crypto';
// Generate deterministic idempotency key from input
function generateIdempotencyKey(
operation: string,
params: Record
): string {
const data = JSON.stringify({ operation, params });
return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(data).digest('hex');
}
// Or use random key with storage
class IdempotencyManager {
private store: Map = new Map();
getOrCreate(operationId: string): string {
const existing = this.store.get(operationId);
if (existing && existing.expiresAt > new Date()) {
return existing.key;
}
const key = uuidv4();
this.store.set(operationId, {
key,
expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
});
return key;
}
}
```
## Bulkhead Pattern
```typescript
import PQueue from 'p-queue';
// Separate queues for different operations
const windsurfQueues = {
critical: new PQueue({ concurrency: 10 }),
normal: new PQueue({ concurrency: 5 }),
bulk: new PQueue({ concurrency: 2 }),
};
async function prioritizedWindsurfCall(
priority: 'critical' | 'normal' | 'bulk',
fn: () => Promise
): Promise {
return windsurfQueues[priority].add(fn);
}
// Usage
await prioritizedWindsurfCall('critical', () =>
windsurfClient.processPayment(order)
);
await prioritizedWindsurfCall('bulk', () =>
windsurfClient.syncCatalog(products)
);
```
## Timeout Hierarchy
```typescript
const TIMEOUT_CONFIG = {
connect: 5000, // Initial connection
request: 30000, // Standard requests
upload: 120000, // File uploads
longPoll: 300000, // Webhook long-polling
};
async function timedoutWindsurfCall(
operation: 'connect' | 'request' | 'upload' | 'longPoll',
fn: () => Promise
): Promise {
const timeout = TIMEOUT_CONFIG[operation];
return Promise.race([
fn(),
new Promise((_, reject) =>
setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Windsurf ${operation} timeout`)), timeout)
),
]);
}
```
## Graceful Degradation
```typescript
interface WindsurfFallback {
enabled: boolean;
data: any;
staleness: 'fresh' | 'stale' | 'very_stale';
}
async function withWindsurfFallback(
fn: () => Promise,
fallbackFn: () => Promise
): Promise<{ data: T; fallback: boolean }> {
try {
const data = await fn();
// Update cache for future fallback
await updateFallbackCache(data);
return { data, fallback: false };
} catch (error) {
console.warn('Windsurf failed, using fallback:', error.message);
const data = await fallbackFn();
return { data, fallback: true };
}
}
```
## Dead Letter Queue
```typescript
interface DeadLetterEntry {
id: string;
operation: string;
payload: any;
error: string;
attempts: number;
lastAttempt: Date;
}
class WindsurfDeadLetterQueue {
private queue: DeadLetterEntry[] = [];
add(entry: Omit): void {
this.queue.push({
...entry,
id: uuidv4(),
lastAttempt: new Date(),
});
}
async processOne(): Promise {
const entry = this.queue.shift();
if (!entry) return false;
try {
await windsurfClient[entry.operation](entry.payload);
console.log(`DLQ: Successfully reprocessed ${entry.id}`);
return true;
} catch (error) {
entry.attempts++;
entry.lastAttempt = new Date();
if (entry.attempts < 5) {
this.queue.push(entry);
} else {
console.error(`DLQ: Giving up on ${entry.id} after 5 attempts`);
await alertOnPermanentFailure(entry);
}
return false;
}
}
}
```
## Health Check with Degraded State
```typescript
type HealthStatus = 'healthy' | 'degraded' | 'unhealthy';
async function windsurfHealthCheck(): Promise<{
status: HealthStatus;
details: Record;
}> {
const checks = {
api: await checkApiConnectivity(),
circuitBreaker: windsurfBreaker.stats(),
dlqSize: deadLetterQueue.size(),
};
const status: HealthStatus =
!checks.api.connected ? 'unhealthy' :
checks.circuitBreaker.state === 'open' ? 'degraded' :
checks.dlqSize > 100 ? 'degraded' :
'healthy';
return { status, details: checks };
}
```
## Instructions
### Step 1: Implement Circuit Breaker
Wrap Windsurf calls with circuit breaker.
### Step 2: Add Idempotency Keys
Generate deterministic keys for operations.
### Step 3: Configure Bulkheads
Separate queues for different priorities.
### Step 4: Set Up Dead Letter Queue
Handle permanent failures gracefully.
## Output
- Circuit breaker protecting Windsurf calls
- Idempotency preventing duplicates
- Bulkhead isolation implemented
- DLQ for failed operations
## Error Handling
| Issue | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Circuit stays open | Threshold too low | Adjust error percentage |
| Duplicate operations | Missing idempotency | Add idempotency key |
| Queue full | Rate too high | Increase concurrency |
| DLQ growing | Persistent failures | Investigate root cause |
## Examples
### Quick Circuit Check
```typescript
const state = windsurfBreaker.stats().state;
console.log('Windsurf circuit:', state);
```
## Resources
- [Circuit Breaker Pattern](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CircuitBreaker.html)
- [Opossum Documentation](https://nodeshift.dev/opossum/)
- [Windsurf Reliability Guide](https://docs.windsurf.com/reliability)
## Next Steps
For policy enforcement, see `windsurf-policy-guardrails`.