make the retry logic faster

src/ghost_mcp/utils/retry.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Optional, TypeVar
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from ..types.errors import NetworkError
+from ..types.errors import NetworkError, AuthenticationError, GhostApiError, ValidationError
 from .logging import get_logger
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -22,6 +22,44 @@ class RetryConfig(BaseModel):
     jitter: bool = True
 
 
+def _should_retry(exception: Exception) -> bool:
+    """Determine if an exception should trigger a retry.
+
+    Only retry transient network errors, not client errors or authentication issues.
+    """
+    # Retry network errors (connection issues, timeouts)
+    if isinstance(exception, NetworkError):
+        return True
+
+    # Don't retry authentication errors - these need manual intervention
+    if isinstance(exception, AuthenticationError):
+        return False
+
+    # Don't retry validation errors - the request is malformed
+    if isinstance(exception, ValidationError):
+        return False
+
+    # For Ghost API errors, only retry 5xx server errors, not 4xx client errors
+    if isinstance(exception, GhostApiError):
+        # Check if the error context indicates a server error (5xx)
+        if exception.context and "HTTP 5" in exception.context:
+            return True
+        # Check if it's a rate limiting error (429) - should be retried
+        if exception.context and "HTTP 429" in exception.context:
+            return True
+        # All other Ghost API errors (4xx) should not be retried
+        return False
+
+    # For unknown exceptions, be conservative and retry (could be network issues)
+    # but log a warning so we can identify what should/shouldn't be retried
+    logger.warning(
+        "Unknown exception type encountered in retry logic",
+        exception_type=type(exception).__name__,
+        exception=str(exception)
+    )
+    return True
+
+
 async def with_retry(
     operation: Callable[[], Awaitable[T]],
     config: Optional[RetryConfig] = None,
@@ -39,6 +77,17 @@ async def with_retry(
         except Exception as e:
             last_exception = e
 
+            # Check if this exception should trigger a retry
+            if not _should_retry(e):
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Exception not suitable for retry, failing immediately",
+                    attempt=attempt,
+                    exception_type=type(e).__name__,
+                    error=str(e),
+                    request_id=request_id,
+                )
+                break
+
             if attempt == config.max_retries:
                 logger.error(
                     "Operation failed after all retries",