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my-app/auth.py Claude Code

You

What did I decide about retries last week?

Claude

I don't have context on previous decisions you've made. Generally, retries should use exponential backoff with jitter, but the right policy depends on your specific system… (generic suggestion follows…)

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~/my-app — zsh Terminal

$ pipx install codevira

installed package codevira 2.0.0

installed: codevira

$ codevira setup

detecting installed AI tools…

▸ Claude Code ✓ found

▸ Cursor ✓ found

▸ Windsurf ✓ found

▸ Antigravity ✓ found

▸ GitHub Copilot ✓ found

writing nudge files…

✓ CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, .cursor/rules/codevira.mdc,

.windsurfrules, GEMINI.md, .github/copilot-instructions.md

installing Claude Code lifecycle hooks…

✓ SessionStart, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, UserPromptSubmit, Stop

● codevira ready in this project. Open any AI tool and start.

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my-app/auth.py Claude Code

You

What did I decide about retries last week?

⚡ CODEVIRA INJECT — SessionStart context

📌 retries.py — "exponential backoff with jitter; max 5 attempts"
Score 0.88 · 4/4 kept · session 2026-04-28 · "tune retry policy after timeout incident"

Claude

You decided exponential backoff with jitter, max 5 attempts on April 28 in retries.py — after the timeout incident. The decision is locked. Want me to verify the current implementation matches?

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my-app Cursor

What about retries?

Exponential backoff with jitter, max 5 attempts in retries.py. Decision locked Apr 28.

my-app Windsurf

What about retries?

Exponential backoff with jitter, max 5 attempts in retries.py. Decision locked Apr 28.

my-app Antigravity

What about retries?

Exponential backoff with jitter, max 5 attempts in retries.py. Decision locked Apr 28.

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retries.py Claude Code

def retry_with_backoff(fn, max_attempts=5):
    for attempt in range(max_attempts):
        try: return fn()
        except Exception:
+ wait_with_jitter(2 ** attempt)


Claude · auto-logged decision

            ✓ Logged: "added jitter to retry backoff"
            
linked to retries.py · session today

retries.py Cursor

What changed in retries.py recently?

⚡ CODEVIRA INJECT

Recent decision (today): "added jitter to retry backoff"

Cursor

Today, jitter was added to the retry backoff — makes the 5-attempt max less likely to thunder.

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