Automation
Idempotent flows are the only flows
If your flow can be retried without breaking, you have a flow. If not, you have a time bomb.
Published by CloudFixies · 14 October 2025
The test
Trigger it twice with the same input. If the outcome differs, something is stateful that shouldn’t be. Fix that before adding features.
The usual culprits
SharePoint list-item creation without a unique-key guard. Notifications sent inside the main loop. Auto-increment IDs used as business keys.
◆ Takeaway
Retry twice, get the same result. Otherwise, redesign.