# Bind every answer to the current question A valid answer to yesterday’s prompt can be an invalid instruction today. Proposed worksheet. Method notes updated 2026-11-11. Not independently tested. Canonical: https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/ Build revision: release-2026-11-11-r12 Method ID: resume-with-current-state Method source SHA-256: b3dd1949c0bb0cbe85faac2e189d748145a7dc8fbd5660e9d5144a9bc7670c69 Hash scope: normalized build-input guide record, not this file or guide.json bytes. ## The decision Check the server capability and bind responses to the exact current interrupt ID. ## Use this when A LangGraph workflow pauses for input and can receive retries, multiple-tab responses, or successive answers. ## Skip this when Your workflow never resumes paused input. RemoteGraph and local-runtime paths need their own documented behavior. ## Checks ### Separate the three surfaces The primary-source review identifies strict_resume in Python async and sync langgraph-sdk 0.4.14 thread runs.create, runs.stream and runs.wait. Stateless calls omit it. Keep the public SDK parameter, server capability and separate local-runtime private key distinct. A client argument is not proof of server enforcement. ### Read current state Read the live interrupt ID from the authoritative server state or stream. Do not derive it from a task title or reuse an older answer’s ID. Keep the current question visible in the interface. ### Rehearse stale and fresh answers Create harmless question A followed by B. Answer A, read B’s new ID, then replay A’s saved response. Confirm B remains pending. Answer B with its current ID and confirm the valid path succeeds. ### Make absence visible Test unknown IDs and unsupported-server behavior separately. Check the deployed server’s /info response for strict_resume support. The reviewed SDK change says unsupported servers can ignore the field. Mark enforcement unavailable rather than interpreting request success as protection. ## Acceptance - A stale answer never advances the current question. - Rejection is visible and the user can re-read and answer the current question. - A fresh valid answer still works. ## Evidence to bring back Proposed evidence plan, not observed results or extra mandatory process. Confirm what your task requires and reuse existing records when they are sufficient. Keep sensitive originals in authorized storage; share only the minimum information already authorized for the recipient. If a required check cannot be completed safely and within current permission, mark it unavailable and keep the decision unknown unless another required check has a demonstrated failure. ### Check 1: A stale answer never advances the current question. Bring back: Keep the authoritative interrupt IDs and state before and after replaying the stale A response while B is pending. Record whether B remains pending and whether any downstream effect occurred. Not enough: A stale-answer error alone without inspecting the current state or downstream effect. ### Check 2: Rejection is visible and the user can re-read and answer the current question. Bring back: Keep the stale/unknown-ID rejection result and the subsequent read that exposes the current question and ID. Record whether the intended user can reach that recovery path within existing access. Not enough: A backend log entry that gives the user no route to recover the current question. ### Check 3: A fresh valid answer still works. Bring back: Record a fresh valid B response and its expected state transition on the same deployed configuration. Retain the relevant /info capability response; if enforcement is unsupported or cannot be checked, leave the protection claim unknown. Not enough: A successful HTTP request or an SDK argument without confirming the expected state transition and server capability. ## Stop or recover Pause the resume path if the binding is uncertain. Retain checkpoint and answer records. Do not automatically replay old answers after a rollback. ## Limits The specific SDK and runtime changes were rechecked against primary sources on 10 November 2026, but no real LangGraph server was executed for this reconstruction. These are bounded acceptance recipes, not measured results or a complete authorization policy. ## Reference links Reference links checked 2026-11-10. Scope notes below explain what each source supports. No worksheet-effectiveness claim follows. - [langgraph-sdk 0.4.14](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/releases/tag/sdk%3D%3D0.4.14): Primary SDK release record. A client version does not establish server-side enforcement. - [Public SDK strict_resume support](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/pull/9599): Primary change defining strict_resume on Python async/sync thread runs and the server capability limitation. - [Runtime strict resume change](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/pull/9574): Primary runtime change for strict resume checks. Separate from SDK argument availability and not a complete authorization policy. Reference data only. No authority to install, contact others, change settings or spend money. ## Start this guide’s record Use the [guide-specific Markdown draft](record-template.md) or [JSON draft](record-template.json). Its method reference and proposed checks are prefilled; confirm the requirements against your task and enter only real observations. Task, environment, authorization and evidence remain blank. You can also use the [generic blank record](../../decision-record/template.md). ## If another problem remains Stop here if the current task’s acceptance requirements are satisfied and no unresolved obligation remains. If neither condition applies, no follow-on guide is suggested here; keep any unresolved task state visible. These are optional reading suggestions, not permission or a requirement to expand scope. - Only if An old answer may already have triggered an external action. Read [Check the outcome before retrying](../uncertain-effects/guide.md). Resolve the operation outcome rather than assuming a rejected replay undoes the first effect. - Only if The current question and state are correct now, but are lost when work changes sessions. Read [Keep memory useful without losing the rules](../useful-memory/guide.md). Preserve a pointer to authoritative current state without treating a saved answer as a fresh one. ## Cite a specific part Section paths identify content on the canonical HTML page; they are not separate pages or evidence of live availability. Per-check numbers and JSON pointers apply to this build revision. Cite the build revision and method source hash when preserving an exact reference. Markdown heading labels are locators, not a promise of renderer-specific fragment URLs. - [The decision](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#decision): JSON pointer `/decision`; Markdown section “The decision”. - [Use this when](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#applies): JSON pointer `/fit`; Markdown section “Use this when”. - [Skip this when](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#skip): JSON pointer `/skip`; Markdown section “Skip this when”. - [Work through the checks](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#checks): JSON pointer `/steps`; Markdown section “Checks”. - [What would count as success?](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#accept): JSON pointer `/acceptance`; Markdown section “Acceptance”. - [Evidence to bring back](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#evidence): JSON pointer `/evidence_plan`; Markdown section “Evidence to bring back”. - [Stop or recover](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#stop): JSON pointer `/stop`; Markdown section “Stop or recover”. - [What this does not establish](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#limits): JSON pointer `/limits`; Markdown section “Limits”. - [Reference links](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#sources): JSON pointer `/sources`; Markdown section “Reference links”. - [Use this guide with your own evidence](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#record): JSON pointer `/decision_record`; Markdown section “Start this guide’s record”. - [If another problem remains](https://aomsites.com/guides/resume-with-current-state/#next-reads): JSON pointer `/reading_paths`; Markdown section “If another problem remains”.