# Handle tool failures

A failed tool row is evidence about one action, not proof that the whole task or connection is broken.

![Handle tool failures](https://www.foxora.ai/docs/images/v5.0.8/reference/tools.webp)

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## Recover safely

1. Expand the failed tool row in the task transcript and read its input, source, and error.
2. Check whether the action partially changed a file or external resource.
3. Fix the specific cause: context, permission, plugin authentication, missing input, network, or Runtime availability.
4. Retry only when repeating the action cannot duplicate a message, payment, record, or destructive change.
5. If needed, send a follow-up that states what already completed.

## Expected result

The next attempt starts from a known state and either succeeds or fails with a narrower cause. Use `Runs` for process status and the owning plugin page for connection errors; the read-only Tools catalog cannot repair executions.