Bound outer-loop error retries to prevent infinite spinning
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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #93308 on 23 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
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These items address a bug where consecutive outer-loop errors were only bounded by max_iterations (or unlimited by default), causing permanent errors to spin rapidly and erase log history. The fix introduces a per-turn cap on consecutive outer-loop error retries.
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#93308 fix(agent): bound outer-loop error retries per turn (#92450)
files:
agent/conversation_loop.py,run_agent.py,tests/run_agent/test_92450_outer_error_retry_bound.py
2 PRs closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 2
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#92450Outer-loop error retry is bounded only by max_iterations, now unlimited by default: permanent errors spin at ~64 retries/s and erase the log history
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- 23 Aug 2026