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Troubleshoot work that stalled or failed

Distinguish work that is waiting for you from work that is retrying or failed, then take the smallest recovery action without losing partial work.

Updated Jul 13, 2026

What you will have

Outcome

A clear diagnosis from persisted work state, with partial outputs preserved and no false completion status.

01

Read the status before restarting

Waiting for you means Edvin needs a specific answer, approval, or review. Retrying means recovery is already scheduled. Failed means the latest execution could not continue and requires attention.

02

Open the work history

Review the current step, next action, blockers, recorded steps, deliverables, and timeline. Failures and retry attempts are recorded while completed steps and partial outputs remain available.

03

Take the smallest recovery action

Answer the pending question, reconnect an unhealthy integration, narrow the scope, or retry the failed step when offered. Contact Support with the work link if the preserved state cannot resume.

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Use this as a starting point. Add your real goal, source material, and deadline.

Example prompt

Show me why this work stopped, what was preserved, and the safest next action.

More ways to ask

  • Why is this waiting for me, and which decision will unblock it?

  • Retry the failed research step without recreating the completed outline.

  • The Drive connection expired; preserve this work while I reconnect it.

Things worth knowing

  • Do not create a duplicate assignment just because execution is waiting.
  • Failed work must never be treated as completed.
  • Include the work URL when contacting Support.

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