Stuck? Change the approach.
Sometimes the agent goes in circles. Repeating “try again” rarely helps. Spot the signs early and change the conversation.
Signs it's looping
Same fix attempted three times.
The error keeps changing, never goes.
Workarounds stacked on workarounds.
“This should work now.” It doesn't.
Five Ways Out
Rewind
Back to the last version that worked.
Explain first
“Explain the cause. Don't fix yet.”
Three options
“Give me three different approaches.”
Fresh session
Clear, with a short summary of the problem.
Shrink it
Reproduce it in the smallest possible case.
Three failed fixes? Stop and rethink.