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Failures & Fixes

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My First n8n AI Agent Build Went Into an Infinite Loop — Here's What Actually Fixed It

My first AI Agent workflow in n8n just kept looping — same tool, same call, no exit. Here's what was actually happening under the hood, and what fixed it for good, tested one change at a time.

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Why Isn't My Site Showing Up in ChatGPT? Here's What I Fixed

Ranking #3 on Google didn't mean showing up in ChatGPT's answers. Here's the gap between SEO and AI visibility, and what closed it.

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A Tool Call Was Silently Failing, and My Agent Just Kept Going Like Nothing Happened

Every time the inventory API errored, the tool just made up a plausible answer instead of saying so. The agent had no way to tell a real result from a fabricated one — here's how I found it.

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Fixing a Voice Booking Agent That Double-Booked Slots

Two callers, four minutes apart, both got the same appointment slot confirmed — a bug that only shows up under real concurrent load.

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Why an AI Product-Fit Agent Got Compatibility Wrong

A compatibility question sounds simple until a customer's vague description hides which specific variant they actually have.

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Why One AI Interview Coach Agent Failed and One Didn't

A technical coaching agent worked immediately. A behavioral one needed a persona and a framework before it stopped sounding like a textbook.

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Recovering SEO Traffic After a WordPress to Next.js Move

A faster, cleaner site after migration didn't mean better rankings on day one — it meant a temporary blind spot while Google caught up.

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Fixing an AI Sales Agent That Promised the Wrong Refund

A RAG-based Shopify sales agent handled routine questions well — until it turned a vague FAQ line into an incorrect refund promise.

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Building a WhatsApp AI Chatbot With Zero API Experience

No prior API experience, just a working WhatsApp agent by the end — including the wrong ID and the payload mistake that ate an hour.

Failures & FixesQuick WinProduction Automation Failing? Check for Hardcoded URLsAug 10, 2026