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agent: ai_agents
When does this happen?
IF Primary high-performance model hits rate limits or runs out of quota during a task, interrupting the agent workflow.
How others solved it
THEN Configure multiple fallback models with priority ordering. On specific errors (e.g., 429, quota exceeded), automatically retry with the next available model. Optionally allow manual model toggling in the UI without editing the config file.
{
"agent": "Sisyphus",
"models": [
{ "name": "claude-opus-4.5", "priority": 1 },
{ "name": "gemini-3-pro", "priority": 2 }
],
"strategy": "fallback"
}Related patterns
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