VOCE Agent Conformance · API-05

Error and exception contract

Do tools return structured errors that agents and humans can distinguish from successful execution?

API & tool contractsA1+StandardPermanent control URL
Normative wording

API-05 · Error and exception contract

Do tools return structured errors that agents and humans can distinguish from successful execution?

DomainAPI & tool contracts
Expected ownerPlatform Engineering
Minimum maturityA1+
CriticalityStandard
Target evidence stateTested
Expected evidence

Expected evidence

  • Error schema
  • Failure-path test
Method

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