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# record • AI Agent SDK

> record: Record a restart at ``now`` and return whether the breaker tripped.

# record

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> This is a method of the [**RestartLoopGuard**](../classes/RestartLoopGuard) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

Record a restart at `now` and return whether the breaker tripped.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def record(now: float) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="now" type="float" required={true}>
  A monotonic timestamp for this restart event.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  `True` when at least `max_restarts` restarts have occurred
  within the trailing `window_seconds` (breaker tripped);
  `False` otherwise.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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