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Repetition detection bugs and streaming guard fixes

Cluster 100716 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #121600 on 24 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address flaws in repetition-loop detection logic—including missed cases, wrong trigger paths, and completed responses flooding chats—and add or improve a streaming repetition guard. The work spans both detection correctness and coverage across completion paths.

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PR#100729fix(agent): stop completed responses from flooding chats with repeated text

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#121600 fix(agent): repetition guard catches real loops on every completion path; reject degenerate dropped-stream tool args

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files: agent/chat_completion_helpers.py, agent/repetition_guard.py, agent/turn_final_response.py, agent/turn_truncation.py, tests/agent/test_continuation_repetition_guard.py, tests/agent/test_repeated_dropped_tool_args.py, tests/agent/test_repetition_guard.py

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#89294 feat: streaming repetition guard — detect degenerate output on the fly · superseded by another PR → 9e2444e, #121600, #100716

Closed issues · 1

Closed#100716[Bug]: is_repetition_dominated misses almost every real repetition loop, and only runs on the finish_reason=length path

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #121600
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 24 Sep 2026

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