July 21, 2026 / Latest Daily Edition / 3 stories in this issue
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An Agent's Sign-In Link Is Not a Timeout

OpenWork's newest MCP work carries a provider's structured authorization link through a failed tool call, so the person who owns the account can act instead of watching an agent retry the wrong problem.

A rough marker diagram shows an MCP tool error passing a connection link to a human sign-in card before an agent retries, with a caveat that the path is tested rather than universal.
Diagram Punka sign-in link is a human handoff, not a timeout.
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