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# Fail Step • Rust AI Agent SDK

> fail_step: Mark current step as failed

# fail\_step

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

Mark current step as failed

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def fail_step(&mut self, error: impl Into<String>) -> ()
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="error" type="impl Into<String>" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="()">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>