Durable Execution
When should I use a simple cron job instead of durable execution for my agent workflows?
Use cron when your agent task is stateless, idempotent, and can safely restart from scratch on failure. For example, a daily data cleanup that can rerun without side effects. Choose durable execution when the agent holds in-memory state, makes multi-step decisions, or calls external APIs where partial completion would cause inconsistency.
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