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fix: agent.decide honors the invoke input's maxRetries - #159

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Bug

maxRetries set in an agent.decide invoke input was ignored. createAgentRuntime (src/run-agent.ts) and simulateAgent (src/verify.ts) passed logic.maxRetries — the builtin logic's fixed 2 — to resolveDecision. examples/verification asks for maxRetries: 3 and silently got 2.

Fix

  • decideRequestFromInput lowers input.maxRetries onto AgentDecisionRequest (new optional field).
  • Runtime: lowered.maxRetries ?? logic.maxRetries.
  • simulateAgent: request.maxRetries ?? logic?.maxRetries.
  • createDecisionLogic({ maxRetries }) unchanged: its request() sets no maxRetries, so the configured value still applies.

Tests

  • src/run-agent.test.ts: inline maxRetries: 0 + guard-rejecting executor → decide called exactly once, exhaustion routes to onError. Fails with expected 3 to be 1 before the fix.
  • src/verify.test.ts: same machine without onError → throws Decision exhausted after 1 attempt. Threw after 3 attempts before the fix.
  • pnpm vitest run src: 669 passed. pnpm check: clean.

Changeset: patch.


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  • Bug Fixes
    • Per-invocation retry limits for agent decisions are now respected during execution and simulation, taking precedence over configured defaults. When no limit is provided, the configured default is used.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for zero-retry decisions, including error handling and simulation exhaustion.

The runtime and simulateAgent read the builtin decision logic's fixed
maxRetries (2) and ignored the value set in an agent.decide invoke input.
Lower input.maxRetries onto the request and prefer it in both hosts,
falling back to the logic's configured budget.
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Inline agent.decide inputs now carry maxRetries into decision requests. Runtime execution and simulation prefer this request-level value when set, and otherwise use the decision logic’s configured value.

Changes: Decision retry limits

Layer / File(s) Summary
Carry retry limit in decision requests
src/decision.ts, .changeset/decide-input-max-retries.md
decideRequestFromInput includes the input’s maxRetries in the request. AgentDecisionRequest defines the optional field and documents its precedence over the logic-level value. The changeset records the behavior.
Use request retry limit in execution and simulation
src/run-agent.ts, src/run-agent.test.ts, src/verify.ts, src/verify.test.ts
Runtime execution and simulation use request-level maxRetries when present. Regression tests verify that maxRetries: 0 results in one attempt in both paths.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: claude

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 4e68c

Inline retry limits now take precedence as intended. A caller who passes a non-finite limit can hang a run or simulation. Adding validation in resolveDecision would close this gap. It is a narrow edge case and does not block the main change.

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- Line 783: Validate maxRetries centrally in resolveDecision after resolving the
request-level and logic-level limits; reject values that are non-finite,
non-integer, or negative so neither source can cause unbounded retries.

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