What failure modes should I test for during agent platform evaluation?

Prioritize testing failure modes tied directly to your agent workloads during platform evaluation. Replicate targeted scenarios including interrupted tool calls, lost state, concurrent agent conflicts, plus network partitions, agent timeouts, and unexpected tool outages to validate the platform’s overall resilience across key stress points. You cannot test every possible failure, so focus instead on those linked to your highest-risk core business workflows to maximize your evaluation’s impact.