@Marvin is the

retry_jitter_factor

only about adding the delay seconds with such factor, or can it also decrease the delay seconds from the base amount?

The

retry_jitter_factor

in Prefect is used to add variance to the base retry delay, providing a random amount of time around the base delay to help prevent "thundering herd" scenarios. Specifically: - It can increase the base delay by up to the factor specified. - It does not decrease the base delay below the original value. For instance, if the base delay is 10 seconds and the

retry_jitter_factor

is 0.5, the delay can range up to 15 seconds but not below 10 seconds. For further details, you can refer to the Prefect documentation on tasks.