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Fix max_tokens boost lost on truncated tool-call retries

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #121543. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where truncated tool-call retries re-send an identical request because the max_tokens boost is clamped to the already-used cap. The fix preserves the boost and introduces variation in retry behavior.

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  • #121543 fix(agent): truncation retries grow the output budget (clamped to model limit); tools-available continuation; refund fallback call

    merged to main

    files: agent/context_compressor.py, agent/conversation_loop.py, agent/turn_context_compaction.py, agent/turn_empty_response.py, agent/turn_final_response.py, agent/turn_iteration_prep.py, agent/turn_truncation.py, tests/agent/test_empty_response_fallback_refund.py, tests/agent/test_partial_stream_continuation_prompt.py, tests/agent/test_run_agent.py, tests/agent/test_truncated_tool_call_boost.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · superseded by another PR 1 · other 1

  • #72802 fix: preserve max_tokens boost on truncated tool-call retries (#72770) · other → 3ac22a3, #121543, #72770
  • #73600 fix(agent): vary truncated tool-call retry instead of re-sending identical request · done elsewhere → 3ac22a3, #72770, #121543
  • #105789 fix(agent): log the truncated tool-call give-up path to agent.log · superseded by another PR → 3ac22a3, #121543, #72770
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#72770Truncated tool-call retries re-send an identical request: the max_tokens boost is clamped to the cap already used
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24 Sep 2026

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