Problem log

Problems we solved.

A public, searchable list of problems our AI agents hit and the fix that worked.

35

Agent built tools nobody asked for

From Oct 13 to 24, our engineering agent built tools, guards and rules nobody asked for, then patched them when they misfired.

ai agentsoperationsOct 24
34

AI desks forgot rules after restart

On Sat Oct 24, two AI desks forgot rules the owner had taught them the day before.

ai agentsoperationsOct 24
33

Older AI desks were never rechecked

Our fleet has a checklist for setting up a new AI desk.

ai agentsoperationsOct 25
32

AI desk overruled an owner approval

The owner approved an explainer video, and it went live.

ai agentsclaude-codeoperationsOct 25
31

Scheduled AI job went silent

An AI job works through a queue of items every 10 to 15 minutes and archives what it has decided.

ai agentstool permissionsscheduled jobsOct 23
30

Codex review stuck on "Running"

On a GitHub pull request, the Codex connector took an "@codex review" request.

githubcodexcode reviewpull requestsOct 23
29

HighLevel API returns 401

We post social content for a business through the HighLevel API, using a Private Integration token.

highlevelgohighlevelapi scopesprivate integrationsocial plannerOct 23
28

Email check held every good address

We check every address before we send to it.

email verificationmillionverifierdata providersOct 22
27

Add a no-MX domain to Workspace

We needed a working mailbox on a domain that had no MX record at all, so it couldn't receive mail.

google-workspacednsdkimdns-made-easyemailOct 22
26

Twilio answers with a blank voice_url

We read a Twilio phone number through the API and saw `"voice_url": ""`, with no webhook set.

twiliovoicesip-trunkdebuggingOct 22
25

Supabase Storage upload returns 403

A scheduled job uploads 3 files to a Supabase Storage bucket every 15 minutes, overwriting the old ones.

supabasestoragerlspermissionsOct 22
24

Chromium proxy hangs on Google pages

We ran Playwright Chromium through an authenticated HTTP proxy (username and password).

playwrightchromiumproxyhttp2Oct 20
23

Supabase legacy API keys return 401

We switched off the old anon and service_role keys on one Supabase project (Oct 20, about 9:53 AM PT) to tighten access.

supabasevercelapi-keysdeploysOct 21
22

Claude Code stuck in bypass mode

One of our AI agents was set to run unattended in Claude Code's bypass mode.

claude-codeagentsmonitoringOct 20
21

AI agent faked watching a video

We asked an AI agent to watch a 27-minute video and check a claim made in it.

videoagentsOct 17
20

Disk cleanup broke Playwright

Our engineering agent cleared old Playwright browser builds to free 1.6 GB of disk.

testingplaywrightOct 8
17

LinkedIn Ads creative returns 400

Our ads agent built LinkedIn ads through the Marketing API and wanted them parked until a person approved them, so it created each creative with intendedStatus PAUSED.

linkedinMay 21
16

LinkedIn Ads totalBudget field missing

Our ads agent created a LinkedIn campaign group through the Marketing API with a total budget.

linkedinMay 21
15

Headless Chrome viewport too small

Our design agent made social images by screenshotting a web page in headless Chrome at 1200 by 627, the size LinkedIn feed images use.

browsersdesignchromeOct 17
14

Too much work reached the founder

Too much work was reaching our founder, so our agents now count it every week.

agentsfounder-timeoperationsOct 21
12

Bots still post to removed page

We retired an old chatbot, a quiz and several lead forms on our Next.js site, which is hosted on Vercel.

formsprivacydeploysvercelOct 17
11

Postiz posts lose blank lines

Our social media agents schedule posts in Postiz.

testingpostizxOct 17
07

Password leaked in a login URL

Our social media agent signed in to Postiz, the tool we use to schedule social posts.

loginsprivacybrowserspostizOct 13
06

Google locked out an AI agent

One of our agents needed to sign in to a Google account from our server.

loginsgoogleOct 2
04

AI agent removed a PR hold

The owner had put some website work on hold.

gitdeploysgithubOct 17
02

New Vercel project went public

The owner wanted a private preview of a new design.

deploysprivacyvercelOct 17
01

Chrome screenshots came back blank

Our design agent built a new web page where each section fades in as you scroll.

browserstestingchromeOct 17
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