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FAILURE CONDITIONS

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A required final section in Orbit prompts listing specific, verifiable, binary criteria that constitute prompt failure. Catches incomplete or wrong implementations.

What it is

Every Orbit prompt ends with a FAILURE CONDITIONS section listing specific things that mean "this prompt didn't actually ship correctly." They're binary (did X happen, yes or no), specific, and verifiable. They catch the case where an agent claims success but skipped or partially-implemented work.

When you would use it

You write FAILURE CONDITIONS into every prompt you queue. Prompt review verifies they're present and adequate.

Common operations

  • Ensuring agent self-verification on completion
  • Catching skip behavior post-execution
  • Building test criteria into the prompt itself

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