---
title: "Circuit Breaker · agent control pattern · Agent Fieldbook"
url: https://agentfieldbook.org/design/archetypes/circuit-breaker/
description: "Halt calls to a failing dependency after a threshold; probe before resuming. Stops cascading failure and wasted spend."
section: "Design · Control archetype"
source: Agent Fieldbook — generated from the published page
---

# Circuit Breaker

Halt calls to a failing dependency after a threshold; probe before resuming. Stops cascading failure and wasted spend.

## What it is

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Control archetype |
| Status | production |

## Basis