Question 9
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Scenario: Multi-agent Research System - The web-search subagent times out while researching a complex topic. You need to design how information about this failure is returned to the coordinator. Which error-propagation approach best enables intelligent recovery? Which error-propagation approach best enables intelligent recovery?
- AReturn structured error context to the coordinator including the failure type, the query executed, any partial results, and potential alternative approaches.
- BCatch the timeout within the subagent and return an empty result set marked as successful.
- CImplement automatic exponential-backoff retries inside the subagent, only returning a generic “search unavailable” status after exhausting retries.
- DPropagate the timeout exception directly to the top-level handler, terminating the entire research workflow.