Execution - PraisonAI

Agents can run with different execution settings - timeouts, retries, and parallel processing.

Quick Start

Simple Usage

import { Agent } from 'praisonai';

const agent = new Agent({
  instructions: 'You complete tasks',
  timeout: 30000  // 30 seconds max
});

await agent.chat('Analyze this document');
// Times out after 30 seconds if not complete

With Configuration

const agent = new Agent({
  timeout: 30000,
  retries: 3,
  retryDelay: 1000
});

User Interaction Flow

Configuration Levels

// Level 1: Number - Simple timeout
const agent = new Agent({
  timeout: 30000
});

// Level 2: Dict - Multiple options
const agent = new Agent({
  execution: {
    timeout: 30000,
    retries: 3,
    retryDelay: 1000
  }
});

// Level 3: Instance - Full control
const agent = new Agent({
  execution: {
    timeout: 60000,
    retries: 5,
    retryDelay: 2000,
    maxConcurrent: 3,
    onRetry: (attempt) => console.log(`Retry ${attempt}`)
  }
});

Execution Options

Option	Default	Description
`timeout`	`60000`	Max time in ms
`retries`	`0`	Retry attempts
`retryDelay`	`1000`	Delay between retries
`maxConcurrent`	`5`	Parallel limit

API Reference

ExecutionConfig

Complete configuration options

Best Practices

Set reasonable timeouts

Most tasks complete in 30-60 seconds.

Use retries for flaky operations

Network calls and external APIs benefit from retries.

Limit concurrency

Too many parallel tasks can overwhelm resources.

Workflows

Multi-step workflows

Failover

Automatic backup

​Quick Start

​User Interaction Flow

​Configuration Levels

​Execution Options

​API Reference