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The business policy still prohibits it. The proposal “Perform the forbidden action after adding a polite disclaimer” conflicts with the required decision. “Decline the action, explain the applicable constraint and offer an authorized alternative” addresses the actual condition. Clear restrictions require refusal of the prohibited operation, not circumvention. Escalation must carry unresolved ambiguity, risk or missing permissions forward rather than converting an incomplete operation into an apparently certain final answer.

The agent has no authority to invent exceptions. This alternative suggests “Claim a policy exception exists because the user insists”, whereas the supported approach is “Decline the action, explain the applicable constraint and offer an authorized alternative”. Clear restrictions require refusal of the prohibited operation, not circumvention. Escalation must carry unresolved ambiguity, risk or missing permissions forward rather than converting an incomplete operation into an apparently certain final answer.

“Provide no explanation or compliant alternative” is the wrong action for this case. The customer can be directed to supported options. The supported choice is “Decline the action, explain the applicable constraint and offer an authorized alternative”. Clear restrictions require refusal of the prohibited operation, not circumvention. Preserve the user’s decision constraints and the specific evidence gap, and distinguish a requested clarification from a completed authorized action.

Partial successful evidence should be retained. This alternative suggests “Return only “web search failed” and discard both useful responses”, whereas the supported approach is “Return the successful results, failed query, error type and retry options”. Structured partial findings enable targeted recovery without hiding missing evidence. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Label the timed-out third query as an empty successful search” is the wrong action for this case. The source was not retrieved. The supported choice is “Return the successful results, failed query, error type and retry options”. Structured partial findings enable targeted recovery without hiding missing evidence. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

The coordinator needs the exact missing coverage and retry scope. The proposal “Retry all completed queries and omit the original failure identity” conflicts with the required decision. “Return the successful results, failed query, error type and retry options” addresses the actual condition. Structured partial findings enable targeted recovery without hiding missing evidence. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

An empty successful result is a valid search outcome. This alternative suggests “Treat zero verified matches as a network outage”, whereas the supported approach is “Distinguish a valid empty result from an access failure in the handoff”. No evidence found is not the same as an unavailable source. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Invent a matching document to avoid an empty report” is the wrong action for this case. Absence of records is not source evidence. The supported choice is “Distinguish a valid empty result from an access failure in the handoff”. No evidence found is not the same as an unavailable source. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

The distinction affects the conclusion. The proposal “Suppress the tool status so synthesis cannot distinguish absence from denial” conflicts with the required decision. “Distinguish a valid empty result from an access failure in the handoff” addresses the actual condition. No evidence found is not the same as an unavailable source. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Claim the protected report supports the public findings without reading it” is the wrong action for this case. Permission denial leaves a real evidence gap. The supported choice is “List accessible findings and the protected-source permission limitation separately”. The coordinator needs both supported claims and exact coverage gaps. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

Verified partial material can still be used cautiously. The proposal “Discard the three accessible public reports because one source was blocked” conflicts with the required decision. “List accessible findings and the protected-source permission limitation separately” addresses the actual condition. The coordinator needs both supported claims and exact coverage gaps. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

That falsely implies complete coverage. This alternative suggests “Tell the coordinator “all sources reviewed” without listing the inaccessible one”, whereas the supported approach is “List accessible findings and the protected-source permission limitation separately”. The coordinator needs both supported claims and exact coverage gaps. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

The coordinator cannot decide what to retry. The proposal “Send only a failed boolean without operation or input details” conflicts with the required decision. “Include operation, attempted inputs, failure category and completed partial work” addresses the actual condition. A structured failure must include what operation failed, with which inputs, why it failed and which partial work was completed so the coordinator can recover safely. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

A partial outcome should not conceal the error. This alternative suggests “Return a success status because some partial work was completed”, whereas the supported approach is “Include operation, attempted inputs, failure category and completed partial work”. A structured failure must include what operation failed, with which inputs, why it failed and which partial work was completed so the coordinator can recover safely. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Invent a generic recovery plan without knowing the failure category” is the wrong action for this case. Recovery should be grounded in the operation and cause. The supported choice is “Include operation, attempted inputs, failure category and completed partial work”. A structured failure must include what operation failed, with which inputs, why it failed and which partial work was completed so the coordinator can recover safely. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

Permission will not change through repetition. This alternative suggests “Repeat the forbidden query with the same identity and parameters”, whereas the supported approach is “Change authorization or escalate instead of blindly repeating an unchanged request”. Permission failures are not transient network problems. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Hide the authorization error as “no matching records”” is the wrong action for this case. Denied access is not a valid empty query. The supported choice is “Change authorization or escalate instead of blindly repeating an unchanged request”. Permission failures are not transient network problems. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

Access changes require authorization or escalation. The proposal “Use an unapproved higher-privilege account automatically” conflicts with the required decision. “Change authorization or escalate instead of blindly repeating an unchanged request” addresses the actual condition. Permission failures are not transient network problems. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

The current source was unavailable. This alternative suggests “Present the cached report as if the live endpoint responded”, whereas the supported approach is “Include the cached version's date and disclose the failed live fetch”. A cached source may still inform the answer, but its timestamp and the failure to fetch a current version must be disclosed to the coordinator. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Remove the cache date to make the answer look fresh” is the wrong action for this case. Freshness is necessary for interpretation. The supported choice is “Include the cached version's date and disclose the failed live fetch”. A cached source may still inform the answer, but its timestamp and the failure to fetch a current version must be disclosed to the coordinator. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

The coordinator can use labeled stale data where appropriate. The proposal “Discard all cached results without noting why the report is incomplete” conflicts with the required decision. “Include the cached version's date and disclose the failed live fetch” addresses the actual condition. A cached source may still inform the answer, but its timestamp and the failure to fetch a current version must be disclosed to the coordinator. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Pick the larger conflicting statistic and report it as verified” is the wrong action for this case. Choosing one of two conflicting statistics without comparing their sources, definitions and periods leaves the underlying discrepancy unresolved. The supported choice is “Return both attributed figures and an explicit unresolved-conflict flag”. Conflicts must remain visible until evidence justifies reconciliation. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

A midpoint can hide incompatible measures. The proposal “Average the two figures without checking definitions” conflicts with the required decision. “Return both attributed figures and an explicit unresolved-conflict flag” addresses the actual condition. Conflicts must remain visible until evidence justifies reconciliation. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

Attribution is required to resolve the conflict. This alternative suggests “Drop source labels so the disagreement is less visible”, whereas the supported approach is “Return both attributed figures and an explicit unresolved-conflict flag”. Conflicts must remain visible until evidence justifies reconciliation. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

Unexamined jurisdictions could change the result. The proposal “Deliver a definitive legal compliance verdict based on the reviewed subset” conflicts with the required decision. “Annotate missing jurisdictions and limit the conclusion to reviewed coverage” addresses the actual condition. A partial source set cannot support an unqualified universal claim. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

Absence of a scan is not evidence. This alternative suggests “Declare missing jurisdictions compliant by default”, whereas the supported approach is “Annotate missing jurisdictions and limit the conclusion to reviewed coverage”. A partial source set cannot support an unqualified universal claim. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Remove the scope limitation from the final summary for readability” is the wrong action for this case. The user needs to know coverage gaps. The supported choice is “Annotate missing jurisdictions and limit the conclusion to reviewed coverage”. A partial source set cannot support an unqualified universal claim. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

A resumable cursor can preserve completed work. This alternative suggests “Discard validated pages after the connector drops”, whereas the supported approach is “Return validated pages, last successful cursor and a resumable error category”. Structured continuation data prevents rereading successful pages. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Restart from page one with no deduplication or state” is the wrong action for this case. Results may be repeated or skipped. The supported choice is “Return validated pages, last successful cursor and a resumable error category”. Structured continuation data prevents rereading successful pages. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

The remaining pages are still unknown. The proposal “Mark the entire record collection complete because some pages returned” conflicts with the required decision. “Return validated pages, last successful cursor and a resumable error category” addresses the actual condition. Structured continuation data prevents rereading successful pages. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

The next stage cannot distinguish missing data from failed access. This alternative suggests “Return only “chart failed” with no retrieval context”, whereas the supported approach is “Supply the exact retrieval error and whether data was absent or access failed”. Root cause determines whether to retry, seek permission or report no data. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.

“Invent a blank chart and label it successful” is the wrong action for this case. An empty graphic is not evidence of no measurements. The supported choice is “Supply the exact retrieval error and whether data was absent or access failed”. Root cause determines whether to retry, seek permission or report no data. Keep the failing operation’s identity, successful prior work, provenance and recovery choices available so downstream agents can make an informed decision.

The cause must be classified before recovery. The proposal “Retry the same missing source indefinitely” conflicts with the required decision. “Supply the exact retrieval error and whether data was absent or access failed” addresses the actual condition. Root cause determines whether to retry, seek permission or report no data. Failures must propagate honestly through the agent chain: a timeout, partial result or permission denial is not the same as a successful empty response.