Idempotency
Source: content/manual/06-glossary/architecture/idempotency.md
Definition
An operation that can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the initial application.
Why it matters
Supports safe retries and resilience under failures or duplicates.
Common pitfalls
- Missing idempotency keys for writes.
- Retrying non-idempotent operations.
References
- Resilience patterns; platform readiness probes
- playbooks/stateless-microservices/index.md