Decision-Time Guidance: Keeping Replit Agent Reliable

Replit Agent faces reliability challenges on long, complex tasks where static prompts and reminders become ineffective. These static rules can be ignored, bloat the context, and lead to diminishing returns as they accumulate. The proposed solution is 'decision-time guidance,' which uses a lightweight classifier to inject short, situational instructions precisely when they are needed. This system uses a bank of reusable micro-instructions to address specific failure patterns, such as repeated errors or loops, without permanently altering the context. This approach improves agent reliability and control while keeping costs low and maintaining cache efficiency.