Fix agentic workflow timeout: optimize news-evening-analysis instructions#247
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Fix agentic workflow timeout: optimize news-evening-analysis instructions#247
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- Increase timeout from 30 to 45 minutes - Simplify verbose instructions (699→663 lines, 5% reduction) - Consolidate redundant translation sections - Make Playwright validation optional - Streamline cross-referencing strategy - Reduce cognitive load on agent Co-authored-by: pethers <[email protected]>
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[WIP] Debug News Evening Analysis workflow failure
Fix agentic workflow timeout: optimize news-evening-analysis instructions
Feb 16, 2026
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Workflow timing out at 30 minutes after PR #244 introduced 699-line instruction set. Agent completing MCP calls successfully but exhausting time budget processing verbose instructions.
Changes
Timeout adjustment
timeout-minutes: 30→45(+50% headroom)Instruction optimization (699 → 663 lines, -5%)
Evidence
Last successful run (Feb 13): 21 minutes
Failed runs (Feb 16): 31-32 minutes, clean MCP logs (20/20 successful requests)
Pattern: cognitive load from instruction complexity, not technical failure.
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