Replit Agent Stuck or Not Responding
Quick answer
When Agent sits on 'working' with no output, stop sending prompts, check the status page, then use Restart compute and start a new chat.
Most likely fix: Stop sending messages
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Stop sending messages
- Extra prompts into a frozen chat can conflict with each other
- Wait a minute and watch for new output
Did this fix it?2. Check Replit status
- Open the Replit status page
- If an incident is listed, wait
Did this fix it?3. Restart compute
- Press Cmd+K or Ctrl+K
- Search 'Restart compute' and run it
- Open a new Agent chat and restate the task
Did this fix it?4. Split the task
- Break the request into smaller focused prompts
- Check the latest checkpoint and roll back if needed
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Chat stays on 'working' or 'considering next step' with no new output or errors.
Why it happens
- Frozen Agent run
- Replit platform outage
- Task too large for one request
- Stuck publish step
This guide also covers
- replit agent stuck
- replit agent not responding
- replit agent frozen
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