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Best safeguard against an agent looping forever?
ACap on total turns and tool calls per task
BHigher temperature for variety
CMore verbose system prompt
DBigger context window
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cap on total turns and tool calls per task
A loop budget (max turns + max tool calls) forces decisive work and prevents agents from spinning indefinitely.
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