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Aug 21, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Beyond max_steps: How to Detect and Stop Stagnant Agent Loops

The article shows that merely limiting an Agent to a fixed number of steps (e.g., max_steps=8) cannot guarantee progress, and proposes a detailed trace‑based contract, fingerprinting, and soft‑stop criteria to reliably identify and halt loops where no new evidence is produced.

AI SafetyAgentControl Logic

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Beyond max_steps: How to Detect and Stop Stagnant Agent Loops

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May 15, 2020 · Databases

Estimating Progress of Large UPDATE Statements in MySQL Using Performance Schema

This article explains how to monitor and estimate the progress of a massive MySQL UPDATE by observing rows_examined in performance_schema, deriving a progress formula, and adjusting the coefficient based on whether primary keys or only data columns are modified.

MySQLProgress MonitoringUpdate

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Estimating Progress of Large UPDATE Statements in MySQL Using Performance Schema