DECLINED (agent outside clearance — e.g. OSINT agent lacks PEP database access): immediate re-route to senior analyst, agent is healthy. FAILED (first attempt): route to backup specialist. FAILED (double failure): escalate to compliance director. EXPIRED (agent went silent): stall detection + alert. All paths in EventLog. Tutorial teaching point: DECLINED is a different fact from FAILED — structurally captured, never inferred from timeouts.
DECLINED (agent outside clearance — e.g. OSINT agent lacks PEP database access): immediate re-route to senior analyst, agent is healthy. FAILED (first attempt): route to backup specialist. FAILED (double failure): escalate to compliance director. EXPIRED (agent went silent): stall detection + alert. All paths in EventLog. Tutorial teaching point: DECLINED is a different fact from FAILED — structurally captured, never inferred from timeouts.