Troubleshooting

Diagnose and resolve common issues when running AI agents and workflows

Overview

This guide helps you diagnose and resolve common issues when working with Supervity agents, workflows, integrations, schedules, and approvals.

Supervity is designed so failures are:

  • visible
  • recoverable
  • auditable

Most issues can be resolved without rebuilding workflows.


Execution Issues

Execution Fails Immediately

Symptoms

  • Execution fails as soon as it starts
  • Error shown in logs
  • No steps complete

What to check

  • Step configuration is valid
  • Required inputs are present
  • Integration is connected
  • Permissions and scopes are correct

Fixes

  • Correct the configuration
  • Reconnect the integration if needed
  • Verify permissions
  • Retry execution (no rebuild required)

Execution Hangs or Times Out

Symptoms

  • Execution runs for a long time
  • A step never completes
  • Execution eventually times out

What to do

  1. Identify the step where execution is stuck
  2. Check the external service health
  3. Reduce data size or batch inputs
  4. Increase timeout if appropriate
  5. Use parallel execution where possible

Integration Issues

Can’t Connect an Integration

Symptoms

  • OAuth window fails
  • Authorization error shown

What to check

  1. Browser popups enabled
  2. Try incognito or private mode
  3. Confirm you have admin access in the external system
  4. Retry authorization

Integration Keeps Disconnecting

Symptoms

  • Frequent “Reconnect required” messages
  • Token expiration errors

Common causes

  • Password change
  • Token revoked externally
  • Service account restrictions

Fixes

  • Reconnect the integration
  • Prefer service accounts where supported
  • Rotate API keys if applicable

Integration Action Fails

Symptoms

  • Integration is connected
  • Specific action fails during execution

What to check

  • Action-level permissions
  • Resource existence (file, record, object)
  • API rate limits
  • Execution frequency

Fixes

  • Adjust permissions
  • Reduce frequency or batch requests
  • Add retries or backoff

Human Review Issues

Review Notification Not Received

Symptoms

  • Execution waiting for review
  • Reviewer not notified

What to check

  1. Reviewer email or role assignment
  2. Notification preferences
  3. Spam or junk folders
  4. Resend review request

Review Form Can’t Be Submitted

Symptoms

  • Submit button disabled
  • Error on submission

Fixes

  • Ensure all required fields are filled
  • Refresh the page or re-authenticate
  • Try a different browser
  • Request a new review link

Execution Stuck Waiting for Review

Symptoms

  • Workflow paused indefinitely

Fixes

  • Verify timeout and escalation settings
  • Escalate to a backup reviewer
  • Admin can manually approve, reject, or cancel
  • Adjust review configuration for future runs

→ See Human Review & Approvals


Scheduling Issues

Scheduled Execution Didn’t Run

Symptoms

  • Schedule is active
  • No execution occurred

Checklist

  1. Is the schedule active?
  2. Is the start time in the past?
  3. Correct timezone selected?
  4. Does the workflow run manually?
  5. Any platform outage?

Scheduled Execution Ran at the Wrong Time

Symptoms

  • Execution offset by hours
  • Expected run skipped

Fixes

  • Verify timezone configuration
  • Review cron expression
  • Account for daylight saving changes
  • Use UTC for global consistency

Data & Variable Issues

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Symptoms

  • Templates not rendered
  • Empty or unresolved values

What to check

  1. Variable name (case-sensitive)
  2. Producing step completed successfully
  3. Variable scope (loop vs global)
  4. Defaults for optional values

Data Format or Parsing Errors

Symptoms

  • Type mismatch errors
  • Parsing failures

Fixes

  • Add explicit transformation steps
  • Validate inputs early
  • Handle null or empty values
  • Convert data types intentionally

API & Developer Issues

API Call Fails

Checklist

  • Token is valid
  • Correct environment (prod vs staging)
  • Required permissions granted
  • Correct content type
  • Rate limits not exceeded

→ Refer to API Reference


Streaming or Chat Appears Stuck

Symptoms

  • No response from SSE stream
  • Execution appears frozen

Fixes

  • Ensure the connection remains open
  • Check firewall or proxy settings
  • Use an Idempotency-Key
  • Retry with a new thread if needed

When to Contact Support

Contact support if:

  • The issue is consistently reproducible
  • Logs don’t explain the failure
  • Execution is blocked and time-sensitive
  • You suspect a platform issue

Include

  • Workflow name and ID
  • Run ID
  • Timestamp
  • Error message
  • Steps already tried

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Preventive Best Practices

Before Going Live

  • Test with realistic data
  • Add approvals for critical actions
  • Start with limited permissions
  • Monitor initial executions closely

Ongoing

  • Review logs regularly
  • Audit integrations periodically
  • Remove unused workflows
  • Optimize long-running agents

Quick Diagnostic Checklist

Before escalating, verify:

  • Agent plan matches intent
  • Required inputs are provided
  • Integrations are connected
  • Permissions are sufficient
  • No pending human review
  • Execution logs reviewed


Most issues are part of normal operations.
Supervity is designed so failures pause safely, not fail silently.

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