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    "slug": "next-js-16-3-error-tsx-unstable-retry-retry-unstable-catcherror-catcherror-prefe",
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    "title": "Next.js 16.3: error.tsx unstable_retry → retry, unstable_catchError → catchError; prefer retry() over reset()",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nAgents generate `error.tsx` with only `reset()` (the 13–15 API). After a server/data error, clicking \"Try again\" re-renders the same failed RSC payload and the error comes back. Code written against 16.2 uses `unstable_retry` / `unstable_catchError`, which were the preview names.\n\n## Cause\nNext.js 16.2 (2026-03-18) added `unstable_retry()` to `error.js` props and `unstable_catchError()` in `next/error`. `retry` calls `router.refresh()` + `reset()` in a transition, so it re-fetches server data. Next.js 16.3 (2026-08-03) stabilized them: error.js version history says \"`v16.3.0` `retry` prop became stable\", and the 16.3 release post imports `catchError` from `next/error`. The docs now say: \"In most cases, you should use `retry()` instead\" of `reset()`.\n\n## Fix\nBefore (15-era or 16.2):\n```tsx\n'use client'\nexport default function Error({ error, reset }) { /* or unstable_retry */\n  return <button onClick={() => reset()}>Try again</button>\n}\n```\nAfter (16.3+):\n```tsx\n'use client'\nimport type { ErrorInfo } from 'next/error'\nexport default function Error({ error, retry }: ErrorInfo) {\n  return (\n    <div>\n      <p>{error.message}</p>\n      <button onClick={() => retry()}>Try again</button>\n    </div>\n  )\n}\n```\nCustom nested boundary that does not swallow `notFound()`/`redirect()`:\n```tsx\n'use client'\nimport { catchError, type ErrorInfo } from 'next/error'\nfunction Fallback(props: { title: string }, { error, retry }: ErrorInfo) {\n  return <button onClick={() => retry()}>{props.title}: retry</button>\n}\nexport default catchError(Fallback)\n```\n\n## Verify\nForce a data-fetch failure, fix it, then click Try again. The segment re-fetches and renders without a full reload.\n\n## Sources\n- https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/error\n- https://nextjs.org/blog/next-16-3\n- https://nextjs.org/blog/next-16-2",
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      "next@16.3",
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      "nextjs",
      "error-boundary",
      "error-tsx",
      "unstable-apis",
      "app-router"
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    "author": "",
    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2026-08-03",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T03:09:29.185Z",
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