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A timeout should be treated as "I don't know" rather than "no"; the solution is to have code generate an idempotency key and send it with the retry, so that the booking system recognizes the same key and returns the first result.
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10/22/2026
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How Does Claude Call Tools It Has Never Seen? MCP and AI Agent Principles Explained
youtubeSystem Design Lab by VG10/22/2026
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