The “commit unknown” state needs an exit condition that is independent of the agent’s confidence. I would make that part of the tool contract: an authoritative status query tied to the original business-intent identifier, with evidence distinguishing a completed action from one still processing. A missing result might otherwise be mistaken for permission to retry. If the receiving service cannot answer reliably, the workflow could remain reconciliation required and expose an owner rather than silently advancing. What evidence would you require before that supplier activation is allowed to leave the unknown state?