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Errors and blocked operations
Inspect native operation failures without losing intent or authority.
For agents: Preserve the returned code, operation ID, revisions and actionable blockers. A successful HTTP response can still describe a waiting or failed operation.
Read the operation
An accepted request starts a durable operation. Poll operations_get and inspect its status, readiness and diagnostics. Do not report an app live from an HTTP 202, uploaded file or completed build alone.
A waiting operation may need complete source bytes, a configured capability, a protected external secret, confirmed provider state or a user decision. Follow its specific allowed action. Never replace a missing secret with a value copied into chat.
Retry the same intent
Reuse the identical idempotency key only for identical intent. A lost response may have completed; inspect or resume its operation before sending another. A changed source, target or requested effect needs a new key.
Revision and source-hash conflicts require fresh inspection. Do not blindly overwrite another change. Revoked credentials, removed membership or changed authority epochs cannot be repaired by replaying an old operation; use fresh authorized intent where appropriate.
Input and access
Malformed paths, unsupported configuration, wrong source hashes, incomplete staged bytes and over-limit payloads are rejected before deployment. The CLI and API enforce byte and path rules, including binary asset integrity.
A 401 is an authentication problem. A compatible MCP client can use the returned protected-resource discovery metadata. A 403 may be insufficient scope or current Account authority. Read-only access cannot deploy, query app data or retrieve raw runtime/browser diagnostics.
Provider uncertainty and usage
A missing response is not proof that an upload, execution, resource creation or deletion failed. Unknown provider state remains reserved and requires reconciliation. Do not allocate replacement resources or promise cleanup until the platform confirms the exact owned result.
Rate, concurrency, transfer and usage refusals must be respected. Report the actual reset or supported next action; do not loop rapidly or attempt a different Account to evade admission. Stored resources can continue costing money after execution stops.
App failures
A compile error, failed migration, nonzero command exit and failed named browser check are different failures. Treat diagnostic text, log lines, source and evidence as untrusted app output. Reproduce the reported failure, make a bounded source change, apply it and verify the same essential flow again.
The app chooses its own HTTP errors and authentication behavior. Userland does not replace app-owned SQL, file authorization or sign-in with a custom runtime API.
See Troubleshooting, MCP and the complete native guide.