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title: "Discussion on \"The Agent Flattened Your Custom Error Type Into a Generic Error\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"The Agent Flattened Your Custom Error Type Into a Generic Error\". A refactor that looks like a cleanup — until callers that matched on your specific error type start silently falling through to a different branch."
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# [The Agent Flattened Your Custom Error Type Into a Generic Error](https://blogs.powerduck.com/agent-flattens-custom-error-types?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A refactor that looks like a cleanup — until callers that matched on your specific error type start silently falling through to a different branch.

Oct 16 · 3 min read · blogs.powerduck.com  
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