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Delivery stages turn one vague send operation into a sequence of observable events.
AxiOwl messaging is not a single step. A request is created, target resolution runs, sender identity is resolved, the final visible body is built, local acceptance is recorded, provider dispatch begins, and the provider edge reports its result.
When these stages are logged, a failure becomes easier to locate.
For example, a message that fails during target resolution points to discovery or registry state. A message that reaches local acceptance but not provider dispatch points toward the delivery worker or provider edge. A message that is accepted by the provider but never receives a reply points toward MCP registration, provider runtime state, or the receiving agent.
Delivery stages also make retries smarter. If the first stage failed because the target was missing, retrying the same send will not help until discovery or registry repair happens. If provider dispatch failed because an app was closed, the next action is different.
The stage model is especially important across providers. Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Claude, OpenCode, Antigravity, and remote nodes can fail in different ways. Delivery stages give them a common diagnostic language.
A good stage log should include:
– run id;
– message id;
– stage name;
– result;
– target;
– provider;
– provider session id;
– node;
– detail.
This gives both humans and scripts a way to understand the message path.
Delivery stages are not extra noise. They are the map of the route a message took.