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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions apps/ai/src/chat/budgets.ts
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Expand Up @@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ export const TOOL_CONCURRENCY = 4
/**
* Consecutive tool-call *failures* that mean the model is stuck rather than working.
*
* Three, because two is a plausible retry — a model reissuing a call after a transient tool failure
* is behaving correctly — and the third consecutive failure says nothing in the results is being
* read. It becomes the policy's `repeatedFailureLimit`, and a success resets the count.
* Five, because tool errors are returned to the model: rewriting a rejected query two or three times
* is the model working, and one batch can fail `TOOL_CONCURRENCY` calls at once. Five in a row says
* nothing in the results is being read. It becomes the policy's `repeatedFailureLimit`, and a
* success resets the count.
*
* Note what it does *not* bound: identical calls that keep succeeding. That guard lives with the
* tool handlers, as `IDENTICAL_CALL_LIMIT` in `@/mcp/tools/llm-tools`, because refusing there is a
* declared failure the model can read — and three of those trip this limit, which stops the run.
* returned failure the model can read, and enough of those trip this limit, which stops the run.
*/
export const REPEATED_TOOL_CALLS = 3
export const REPEATED_TOOL_CALLS = 5

/**
* Wall clock one run may take.
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions apps/ai/src/chat/events.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ describe("toChatEvents", () => {
])
})

it("drops an empty text delta rather than logging it", () => {
assert.deepEqual(toChatEvents(event("TextDelta", { text: "" }), base), [])
})

it("announces a declared call with its arguments", () => {
assert.deepEqual(
toChatEvents(
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions apps/ai/src/chat/events.ts
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Expand Up @@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ export const toChatEvents = (
case "RunStarted":
return [tagged(context, { type: "turn-start", messageId: context.messageId })]
case "TextDelta":
// Some providers stream an empty delta per reasoning token; a run wrote two thousand of
// them into the session log in a minute, and the log is what every reconnect replays.
if (event.text === "") return []
return [tagged(context, { type: "text-delta", messageId: context.messageId, text: event.text })]
case "ToolCallDeclared":
return [
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136 changes: 136 additions & 0 deletions apps/ai/src/chat/run-tool-failures.test.ts
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/**
* What a failed tool call does to a whole run, through the real engine and a scripted model.
*
* The handler tests pin each tool's `failureMode`; this pins what the engine does with it. A rejected
* query must reach the model as a failed result it can rewrite, and a gated proposal must still end
* the run.
*/
import { OrgId, UserId } from "@maple/domain"
import { Effect, Exit, Layer, Schema, Stream } from "effect"
import { LanguageModel } from "effect/unstable/ai"
import type { Prompt, Response } from "effect/unstable/ai"
import * as AiModel from "effect/unstable/ai/Model"
import { assert, describe, it } from "vitest"
import type { TenantContext } from "@maple/backend/services/auth/tenant-context"
import type { McpToolExecutorApi } from "../mcp/dispatcher"
import type { ResolvedModel } from "../platform/Llm"
import type { ChatTurnEvent } from "./events"
import { runChatTurn } from "./run"
import { makeRunUsage } from "./tools"

const TENANT: TenantContext = {
orgId: Schema.decodeSync(OrgId)("org_test"),
userId: Schema.decodeSync(UserId)("user_test"),
roles: [],
authMode: "self_hosted",
}

const USAGE = { inputTokens: { total: 1, uncached: 1 }, outputTokens: { total: 1, text: 1 } }

const callTool = (name: string, params: unknown): ReadonlyArray<Response.StreamPartEncoded> => [
{ type: "tool-call", id: "call-1", name, params },
{ type: "finish", reason: "tool-calls", usage: USAGE },
]

const answer = (text: string): ReadonlyArray<Response.StreamPartEncoded> => [
{ type: "text-start", id: "text-1" },
{ type: "text-delta", id: "text-1", delta: text },
{ type: "text-end", id: "text-1" },
{ type: "finish", reason: "stop", usage: USAGE },
]

/** A model that plays `script` one response per call, recording every prompt it was sent. */
const scriptedModel = (script: ReadonlyArray<ReadonlyArray<Response.StreamPartEncoded>>) => {
const prompts: Array<Prompt.Prompt> = []
const respond = (options: LanguageModel.ProviderOptions) => {
prompts.push(options.prompt)
return script[prompts.length - 1] ?? answer("(script ran out)")
}
const model: ResolvedModel = {
provider: "openrouter",
name: "scripted",
limits: { context: 100_000, output: 4_000 },
layer: AiModel.make(
"openrouter",
"scripted",
Layer.effect(
LanguageModel.LanguageModel,
LanguageModel.make({
generateText: (options) => Effect.succeed([...respond(options)]),
streamText: (options) => Stream.suspend(() => Stream.fromIterable(respond(options))),
}),
),
),
}
return { model, prompts }
}

const run = (model: ResolvedModel, executor: McpToolExecutorApi) => {
const events: Array<ChatTurnEvent> = []
const effect = runChatTurn({
sessionId: "org_test:tab-1",
messageId: "msg-1",
tenant: TENANT,
toolExecutor: executor,
model,
submitDiagnosis: () => Effect.die("no investigation in a default session"),
text: "how many services?",
history: [],
usage: makeRunUsage(),
holdsTurn: () => true,
append: (event) => events.push(event),
})
return { effect, events }
}

const rejectingExecutor: McpToolExecutorApi = {
execute: () =>
Effect.succeed({
isError: true,
content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "SQL rejected (MissingOrgFilter)" }],
}),
}

describe("runChatTurn tool failures", () => {
it("hands a rejected query back to the model and finishes the run", async () => {
const { model, prompts } = scriptedModel([
callTool("run_sql", { sql: "select 1" }),
answer("Rewrote it."),
])
const { effect, events } = run(model, rejectingExecutor)

const exit = await Effect.runPromiseExit(effect)

assert.isTrue(Exit.isSuccess(exit), `run failed: ${String(exit)}`)
assert.lengthOf(prompts, 2, "the model is called again after the failed tool")
const results = prompts[1]!.content.flatMap((message) =>
message.role === "tool" ? message.content : [],
)
assert.deepInclude(
results.map(
(part) => part.type === "tool-result" && { name: part.name, isFailure: part.isFailure },
),
{ name: "run_sql", isFailure: true },
)
assert.deepInclude(
events.map(
(event) => event.type === "tool-result" && { output: event.output, isError: event.isError },
),
{ output: "SQL rejected (MissingOrgFilter)", isError: true },
)
assert.deepEqual(events.at(-1), { type: "turn-end", messageId: "msg-1", reason: "stop" })
})

it("still ends the run on a gated proposal", async () => {
const { model, prompts } = scriptedModel([
callTool("create_dashboard", { name: "Checkout" }),
answer("should never be asked"),
])
const { effect } = run(model, rejectingExecutor)

const exit = await Effect.runPromiseExit(effect)

assert.isTrue(Exit.isFailure(exit))
assert.lengthOf(prompts, 1, "a proposal is the turn's last word")
})
})
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Expand Up @@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export interface ChatRunInput {
readonly toolExecutor: McpToolExecutorApi
readonly model: ResolvedModel
readonly submitDiagnosis: SubmitDiagnosis
/** This run is an autonomous pass's close-out: a report it files is a partial. */
readonly closeOut?: boolean
/** The message the user just sent, which is this run's input. */
readonly text: string
readonly history: ReadonlyArray<ChatMessage>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ export const runChatTurn = (input: ChatRunInput) => {
input.submitDiagnosis,
input.usage,
input.model.name,
input.closeOut === true,
)

const toolkit = Toolkit.merge(maple.toolkit, ...(completion === undefined ? [] : [completion.toolkit]))
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions apps/ai/src/chat/tools.ts
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Expand Up @@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ export const buildDiagnosisCompletion = (
submitDiagnosis: SubmitDiagnosis,
usage: RunUsage,
modelName: string,
/** This run is the close-out: whatever it files is a partial, and lands as `inconclusive`. */
partial = false,
) => {
const investigationId = investigationForSession(sessionId)
if (investigationId === undefined) return undefined
Expand All @@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ export const buildDiagnosisCompletion = (
model: modelName,
inputTokens: usage.input,
outputTokens: usage.output,
...(partial ? { partial: true } : undefined),
}),
).pipe(
Effect.tap(() => Effect.sync(() => (submitted = true))),
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13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions apps/ai/src/chat/turn-runner.ts
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Expand Up @@ -291,14 +291,19 @@ export const runChatSessionTurn = async (input: RunChatSessionTurnInput): Promis
// in prose or died on a model error gets one close-out turn first, so its terminal is held
// back until the outcome is known.
let held: Extract<ChatTurnEvent, { readonly type: "turn-end" }> | undefined
const run = (turn: { readonly text: string; readonly history: ReadonlyArray<ChatMessage> }) =>
const run = (turn: {
readonly text: string
readonly history: ReadonlyArray<ChatMessage>
readonly closeOut?: boolean
}) =>
runChatTurn({
sessionId: input.sessionId,
messageId: input.messageId,
tenant,
toolExecutor,
model,
submitDiagnosis: investigations.submitDiagnosis,
...(turn.closeOut === true ? { closeOut: true } : undefined),
text: turn.text,
history: turn.history,
...(compaction === undefined ? undefined : { compaction }),
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -349,7 +354,11 @@ export const runChatSessionTurn = async (input: RunChatSessionTurnInput): Promis
if (!submitted && holdsTurn()) {
held = undefined
const closeOut = yield* recoverAutonomousFailure(
run({ text: CLOSE_OUT_PROMPT, history: withToolTranscript(input.session.history()) }),
run({
text: CLOSE_OUT_PROMPT,
history: withToolTranscript(input.session.history()),
closeOut: true,
}),
)
submitted = closeOut.submittedDiagnosis
yield* Effect.annotateCurrentSpan("maple.investigation.closed_out", submitted)
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53 changes: 51 additions & 2 deletions apps/ai/src/mcp/tools/llm-tools.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
*
* The old turn loop stopped a model that reissued an identical tool batch until its turns ran out.
* The engine has no equivalent — its `repeatedFailureLimit` counts consecutive tool *failures*,
* which is a different thing — so the guard lives with the handlers, where refusing is a declared
* which is a different thing — so the guard lives with the handlers, where refusing is a returned
* tool failure the model can read rather than an authorization denial that ends the turn.
*/
import { OrgId, UserId } from "@maple/domain"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,52 @@ const handlerFor = (executor: McpToolExecutorApi, name: string) => {
}

describe("buildMapleToolkit", () => {
/**
* A tool error is the call's answer, not the run's end: `"return"` hands it to the model. Only a
* gated tool propagates, because a proposal must be the turn's last word.
*/
it("returns ordinary tool failures to the model and propagates a gated one", () => {
const { executor } = countingExecutor()
const { toolkit } = buildMapleToolkit(executor, TENANT, {
include: (name) => name === "list_services" || name === "create_dashboard",
gate: (name) => name === "create_dashboard",
})

assert.equal(toolkit.tools.list_services?.failureMode, "return")
assert.equal(toolkit.tools.create_dashboard?.failureMode, "error")
})

it("fails a tool that reported an error with its message", async () => {
const executor: McpToolExecutorApi = {
execute: () =>
Effect.succeed({
isError: true,
content: [
{ type: "text" as const, text: "Tool failed: SQL rejected (MissingOrgFilter)" },
],
}),
}
const result = await Effect.runPromise(
Effect.result(handlerFor(executor, "run_sql")({ sql: "select 1" }, {} as never)),
)
assert.isTrue(Result.isFailure(result))
assert.equal(
Result.isFailure(result) ? result.failure.message : "",
"Tool failed: SQL rejected (MissingOrgFilter)",
)
})

it("fails a tool that died with a summary, never the cause", async () => {
const executor: McpToolExecutorApi = {
execute: () => Effect.die(new Error("connection reset")),
}
const result = await Effect.runPromise(
Effect.result(handlerFor(executor, "list_services")({ limit: 10 }, {} as never)),
)
assert.isTrue(Result.isFailure(result))
assert.include(Result.isFailure(result) ? result.failure.message : "", "Tool failed")
})

it("records a gated tool's description on its span as the model saw it", async () => {
const { executor } = countingExecutor()
const handler = buildMapleToolkit(executor, TENANT, { gate: () => true }).handlers.list_services
Expand All @@ -66,7 +112,10 @@ describe("buildMapleToolkit", () => {
assert.isTrue(Result.isSuccess(result), `attempt ${attempt + 1} should have run`)
}

assert.isTrue(Result.isFailure(await call()))
// A returned failure: the model repeating itself is told, and the policy stops it if it persists.
const fourth = await call()
assert.isTrue(Result.isFailure(fourth))
assert.include(Result.isFailure(fourth) ? fourth.failure.message : "", "already been called")
assert.equal(dispatched(), 3, "the fourth call must not reach the executor")
})

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Expand Up @@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ export interface BuildMapleToolsOptions {
/**
* A tool's failure as the model sees it: one line of text, never a cause.
*
* Declared rather than thrown so the runtime records a tool failure the model can route around,
* instead of the failure ending the run.
* Where it goes depends on the tool's `failureMode` (see `buildMapleToolkit`): an ordinary tool
* returns it to the model, which rewrites the call; a gated tool propagates it and ends the run,
* which is how a proposal becomes the turn's last word and reaches the approval card.
*/
export class MapleToolFailure extends Schema.TaggedError<MapleToolFailure>()(
"@maple/api/mcp/MapleToolFailure",
Expand All @@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ const fail = (message: string) => Effect.fail(new MapleToolFailure({ message }))
* it already has, and left alone it will spend every turn it owns doing that.
*
* It refuses rather than denying authorization, because the two end differently: a refusal is a
* declared tool failure the model can read and route around, and a third consecutive one trips the
* returned tool failure the model can read and route around, and enough consecutive ones trip the
* policy's own `repeatedFailureLimit`, which stops the run. A host authorization denial ends the
* run outright, and a user watching a chat turn would see an error instead of an answer.
*/
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parameters: toInputSchema(definition.schema),
success: Schema.String,
failure: MapleToolFailure,
// A proposal must end the run; any other failure goes back to the model as the call's result.
failureMode: gated ? "error" : "return",
})
})
const toolkit = Toolkit.make(...tools)
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const gated = options.gate?.(definition.name) ?? false
const dispatch = (params: unknown) =>
executor.execute(tenant, definition.name, params, options.surface ?? "chat").pipe(
// A tool that dies (unknown tool, tenant error) fails like one that reported an error.
// Caught before the `flatMap`, so a reported error is not wrapped a second time.
Effect.catchCause((cause) => fail(`Tool failed: ${summarizeToolFailure(cause)}`)),

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In Effect TypeScript, Effect.catchCause (known as Effect.catchAllCause in v3) is a mechanism for handling the complete failure Cause, which includes typed failures, unexpected defects, and fiber interruptions [1][2]. Interruption Semantics and catchCause Interruption is represented within the Cause data type as an Interrupt reason, which contains the FiberId of the interrupted fiber [3][4][5]. When an Effect is interrupted, it produces a Cause that includes this interruption status [3][4]. Because Effect.catchCause allows you to inspect the entire Cause, it permits the handling of interruptions [1][3]. If you use this operator to recover from a failure, you are essentially intercepting the signal that would otherwise propagate the interruption [1][6]. Key Considerations 1. Naming: In modern Effect (v4+), the operator is named Effect.catchCause. It replaces the v3 name Effect.catchAllCause [2]. 2. Scope: Because it catches all possible causes (including interruptions and defects), it should be used with caution [1][7]. It is generally recommended to use typed recovery operators (like Effect.catch or Effect.catchTag) for domain-specific errors and reserve Effect.catchCause for application boundaries or intentional recovery from unexpected states [1][7]. 3. Handling Interruptions: When you catch a Cause containing an interruption, the fiber is technically "recovered" by your handler [1]. If you intend to propagate the interruption after performing some cleanup, you should re-fail with the original cause (e.g., using Effect.failCause(cause)) to ensure the runtime is aware that the fiber was meant to be interrupted [1][6]. 4. Inspection: You can use the Cause module&#39;s guards, such as Cause.hasInterrupts or Cause.isInterruptReason, to specifically identify if an interruption has occurred within the caught Cause [3][4][5]. For detailed usage, refer to the Cause data type documentation, which explains how to inspect and pattern match on the various components of a failure, including interruptions [3][4][8].
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Example (Treating a Failure as Unrecoverable) 1 import { Effect, Exit } from "effect" 2 3 const program = Effect. fail(new Error("Invalid startup configuration")). pipe( 4 Effect.orDie, 5 ) 6 7 const exit = Effect. runSyncExit(program) 8 9 Exit. isFailure(exit) && exit.cause.reasons[0]?._tag // => "Die" To customize the defect, transform the typed error first with `Effect.mapError` and then apply `Effect.orDie`. 1 import { Cause, Effect, Exit, Predicate } from "effect" 2 3 const program = Effect. fail("missing token"). pipe( 4 Effect. mapError((message) => new Error(`Startup failed: ${ message}`)), 5 Effect.orDie, 6 ) 7 8 const exit = Effect. runSyncExit(program) 9 10 const reason = Exit. isFailure(exit) ? exit.cause.reasons[0] : undefined 11 const message = 12 reason !== undefined && 13 Cause. isDieReason(reason) && 14 Predicate. isError(reason.defect) 15 ? reason.defect.message 16 : undefined 17 18 message // => "Startup failed: missing token" ## Inspecting the Complete Exit `Effect.exit` moves the complete outcome into the success channel: Effect<A, E, R> -> Effect<Exit<A, E>, never, R> Unlike `Effect.result`, an `Exit` preserves the complete `Cause`, including defects and interruptions. Example (Inspecting a Defect with Exit) 1 import { Cause, Effect, Exit } from "effect" 2 3 const exit = Effect. runSync(Effect. exit(Effect. die("boom"))) 4 5 const hasDefect = Exit. isFailure(exit) && Cause. hasDies(exit.cause) 6 7 hasDefect // => true This is useful at application boundaries, in tests, and when integrating with APIs that need an explicit value for every outcome. ## catchDefect `Effect.catchDefect` handles defects only. Typed failures and interruptions are left unchanged. Example (Recovering from a Defect) 1 import { Effect, Predicate } from "effect" 2 3 const program = Effect. die(new Error("plugin crashed")). pipe( 4 Effect. catchDefect((defect) => 5 Predicate. isError(defect) 6 ? Effect. succeed(`disabled plugin: ${ defect. message}`) 7 : Effect. die(defect), 8 ), 9 ) 10 11 Effect. runSync(program) // => "disabled plugin: plugin crashed" ## catchCause `Effect.catchCause` handles the complete `Cause`, including typed failures, defects, interruptions, and multiple reasons. Example (Recovering Based on the Cause) 1 import { Cause, Effect } from "effect" 2 3 const program = Effect. die("boom"). pipe( 4 Effect. catchCause((cause) => 5 Cause. hasDies(cause) 6 ? Effect. succeed("recovered at the boundary") 7 : Effect. failCause(cause), 8 ), 9 ) 10 11 Effect. runSync(program) // => …[truncated] <title>migration/error-handling.md</title> https://github.com/Effect-TS/effect/blob/main/migration/error-handling.md # migration/error-handling.md - Branch: main - Repository: Effect-TS/effect --- # Error Handling: `catch*` Renamings The `catch` combinators on `Effect` have been renamed in v4. The general pattern: `catchAll*` is shortened to `catch*`, and the `catchSome*` family is replaced by `catchFilter` / `catchCauseFilter`. ## Renamings | v3 | v4 | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------ | | `Effect.catchAll` | `Effect.catch` | | `Effect.catchAllCause` | `Effect.catchCause` | | `Effect.catchAllDefect` | `Effect.catchDefect` | | `Effect.catchTag` | `Effect.catchTag` (unchanged) | | `Effect.catchTags` | `Effect.catchTags` (unchanged) | | `Effect.catchIf` | `Effect.catchIf` (unchanged) | | `Effect.catchSome` | `Effect.catchFilter` | | `Effect.catchSomeCause` | `Effect.catchCauseFilter` | | `Effect.catchSomeDefect` | Removed | ## `Effect.catchAll` → `Effect.catch` **v3** ```ts import { Effect } from "effect" const program = Effect.fail("error").pipe( Effect.catchAll((error) => Effect.succeed(`recovered: ${error}`)) ) ``` **v4** ```ts import { Effect } from "effect" const program = Effect.fail("error").pipe( Effect.catch((error) => Effect.succeed(`recovered: ${error}`)) ) ``` ## `Effect.catchAllCause` → `Effect.catchCause` **v3** ```ts import { Effect } from "effect" const program = Effect.die("defect").pipe( Effect.catchAllCause((cause) => Effect.succeed("recovered")) ) ``` **v4** ```ts import { Cause, Effect } from "effect" const program = Effect.die("defect").pipe( Effect.catchCause((cause) => Effect.succeed("recovered")) ) ``` ## `Effect.catchSome` → `Effect.catchFilter` In v3, `catchSome` took a function returning `Option `. In v4, `catchFilter` uses the `Filter` module instead. **v3** ```ts import { Effect, Option } from "effect" const program = Effect.fail(42).pipe( Effect.catchSome((error) => error === 42 ? Option.some(Effect.succeed("caught")) : Option.none() ) ) ``` **v4** ```ts import { Effect, Filter } from "effect" const program = Effect.fail(42).pipe( Effect.catchFilter( Filter.fromPredicate((error: number) => error === 42), (error) => Effect.succeed("caught") ) ) ``` ## New in v4 - **`Effect.catchReason(errorTag, reasonTag, handler)`** — catches a specific `reason` within a tagged error without removing the parent error from the error channel. Useful for handling nested error causes (e.g. an `AiError` with a `reason: RateLimitError | QuotaExceededError`). - **`Effect.catchReasons(errorTag, cases)`** — like `catchReason` but handles multiple reason tags at once via an object of handlers. - **`Effect.catchEager(handler)`** — an optimization variant of `catch` that evaluates synchronous recovery effects immediately. <title>Cause</title> https://effect.website/docs/v4/data-types/cause To address this, Effect uses the `Cause ` data type to store various details such as: ... - Unexpected errors or defects - Stack and execution traces - Reasons for fiber interruptions ... Effect strictly preserves all failure- ... information, storing a full picture of the error context in the `Cause` type. This comprehensive approach enables precise analysis and handling of failures, ensuring no data is lost. ... You can intentionally create an ... cause using `Effect.failCause ... The `Interrupt` reason represents a failure due to `Fiber` interruption and contains the numeric id (`number | undefined`) of the interrupted `Fiber`. A `Cause` holding only this reason is created with `Cause.interrupt`. ... array. Reasons ... representation. Use ` ... .combine` to merge two causes into ... To retrieve the cause of a failed effect, use `Effect.exit` and inspect the `cause` field of a `Failure`. This allows you to inspect or handle the exact reason behind the failure. ... To determine what happened inside a `Cause`, the Cause module provides two kinds of guards: cause-level predicates that check whether a `Cause` contains a certain kind of reason, and reason-level guards that narrow an individual entry of `cause.reasons`. ... - `Cause.hasFails`: Checks if the cause contains at least one expected failure. - `Cause.hasDies`: Checks if the cause contains at least one unexpected defect. - `Cause.hasInterrupts`: Checks if the cause contains at least one fiber interruption. - `Cause.hasInterruptsOnly`: Checks if every reason in the cause is an interruption. - `Cause.isFailReason`: Narrows a `Reason` to `Fail`. - `Cause.isDieReason`: Narrows a `Reason` to `Die`. - `Cause.isInterruptReason`: Narrows a `Reason` to `Interrupt`. ... Filter `cause.reasons` with `Cause.isFailReason` and `Cause.isDieReason` to inspect only the expected errors or unexpected defects that occurred. <title>Cause</title> https://effect.website/docs/data-types/cause/ E, R> ... `E`, ... flexibility in handling any desired error ... information about failures that the error type`E` ... does not capture. ... To address this, Effect uses the`Cause ` data type to store various details such as: ... - Unexpected errors or defects - Stack and execution traces - Reasons for fiber interruptions ... Effect strictly preserves all failure-related information, storing a full picture of the error context in the`Cause` type. This comprehensive approach enables precise analysis and handling of failures, ensuring no data is lost. ... Though`Cause` values aren’t typically manipulated directly, they underlie errors within Effect workflows, providing access to both concurrent and sequential error details. This allows for thorough error analysis when needed. ... The`Interrupt` cause represents a failure due to`Fiber` interruption and contains the`FiberId` of the interrupted`Fiber`. ... To determine the specific type of a`Cause`, use the guards provided in the Cause module: ... - `Cause.isEmpty`: Checks if the cause is empty, indicating no error. - `Cause.isFailType`: Identifies causes that represent an expected failure. - `Cause.isDie`: Identifies causes that represent an unexpected defect. - `Cause.isInterruptType`: Identifies causes related to fiber interruptions. - `Cause.isSequentialType`: Checks if the cause consists of sequential errors. - `Cause.isParallelType`: Checks if the cause contains parallel errors. ... ## Pattern Matching ... The`Cause.match` function provides a straightforward way to handle each case of a`Cause`. By defining callbacks for each possible cause type, you can respond to specific error scenarios with custom behavior. ... Example (Pattern Matching on Different Causes) ... ``` 1import { Cause } from "effect"23const cause = Cause.parallel(4 Cause.fail(new Error("my fail message")),5 Cause.die("my die message"),6)78console.log(9 Cause.match(cause, {10 onEmpty: "(empty)",11 onFail: (error) => `(error: ${error.message})`,12 onDie: (defect) => `(defect: ${defect})`,13 onInterrupt: (fiberId) => `(fiberId: ${fiberId})`,14 onSequential: (left, right) =>15 `(onSequential (left: ${left}) (right: ${right}))`,16 onParallel: (left, right) =>17 `(onParallel (left: ${left}) (right: ${right})`,18 }),19)20/*21Output:22(onParallel (left: (error: my fail message)) (right: (defect: my die message))23*/ ... 1import { Cause, FiberId } from "effect"23console.log(Cause.pretty(Cause.empty))4/*5Output:6All fibers interrupted without errors.7*/89console.log(Cause.pretty(Cause.fail(new Error("my fail message"))))10/*11Output:12Error: my fail message13 ...stack trace...14*/1516console.log(Cause.pretty(Cause.die("my die message")))17/*18Output:19Error: my die message20*/2122console.log(Cause.pretty(Cause.interrupt(FiberId.make(1, 0))))23/*24Output:25All fibers interrupted without errors.26*/2728console.log(29 Cause.pretty(Cause.sequential(Cause.fail("fail1"), Cause.fail("fail2"))),30)31/*32Output:33Error: fail134Error: fail235*/ <title>Cause API Reference | Effect</title> https://effect.website/docs/v3/api/effect/Cause the `Cause ` data type ... So we can ... ### interrupt ... Creates an `Interrupt` cause from a `FiberId`. ... This function represents a fiber that has been interrupted. It stores the identifier of the interrupted fiber, enabling precise tracking of concurrent cancellations. ... a `Cause ... ### InterruptedException ... Creates an error that indicates a `Fiber` was interrupted. ... This function constructs an `InterruptedException` ... by the Effect runtime. It is usually thrown or returned when a fiber&`#39`;s execution is interrupted by external events or by another fiber. This is particularly helpful in concurrent programs where fibers may halt each other before completion. ... ### interruptOption ... ### isInterrupted ... Checks if a `Cause` contains an interruption. ... This function returns `true` if ... `Cause` includes any fiber interruptions. ... declare const isInterrupted: < E>(self: Cause< E>) => boolean ... ### isInterruptedOnly ... ### match Transforms a `Cause` into a single value using custom handlers for each possible case. ... This function processes a `Cause` by applying a set of custom handlers to each possible type of cause: `Empty`, `Fail`, `Die`, `Interrupt`, `Sequential`, and `Parallel`. The result of this function is a single value of type `Z`. This function allows you to define exactly how to handle each part of a `Cause`, whether it&`#39`;s a failure, defect, interruption, or a combination of these. ... The options parameter provides handlers for: ... - `onEmpty`: Handles the case where the cause is `Empty`, meaning no errors occurred. - `onFail`: Processes a failure with an error of type `E`. - `onDie`: Processes a defect (unexpected error). - `onInterrupt`: Handles a fiber interruption, providing the `FiberId` of the interruption. - `onSequential`: Combines two sequential causes into a single value of type `Z`. - `onParallel`: Combines two parallel causes into a single value of type `Z`. ... #### Signature declare const match: { < Z, E>(options: { readonly onDie: (defect: unknown) => Z; readonly onEmpty: Z; readonly onFail: (error: E) => Z; readonly onInterrupt: (fiberId: FiberId. FiberId) => Z; readonly onParallel: (left: Z, right: Z) => Z; readonly onSequential: (left: Z, right: Z) => Z; }): (self: Cause< E>) => Z; < Z, E>(self: Cause< E>, options: { readonly onDie: (defect: unknown) => Z; readonly onEmpty: Z; readonly onFail: (error: E) => Z; readonly onInterrupt: (fiberId: FiberId. FiberId) => Z; readonly onParallel: (left: Z, right: Z) => Z; readonly onSequential: (left: Z, right: Z) => Z; }): Z; } ... ### Interrupt interface Represents fiber interruption within a `Cause`. ... This interface models a scenario where an effect was halted by an external signal, carrying a `FiberId` that identifies which fiber was interrupted. Interruption is a normal part of concurrency, used for cancellation or resource cleanup. ... - interrupt Construct an `Interrupt` cause - isInterruptType Check if a `Cause` is an `Interrupt` ... >, Equal, ... ### InterruptedException interface An error representing fiber interruption. ... 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In the Effect AI ecosystem, the failureMode: &quot;return&quot; configuration is designed to allow language models to receive and potentially correct tool execution errors by surfacing them as typed tool results rather than letting them propagate as fatal stream errors [1][2]. Regarding your query about failureMode: &quot;return&quot; and ToolCallFailed: 1. Role of failureMode: &quot;return&quot;: When a tool is declared with failureMode: &quot;return&quot;, errors occurring during the tool&#39;s handler execution are captured and returned to the model as a tool result [2]. This allows the model to "see" the failure, enabling self-correction or alternative action paths without the entire runtime effect failing [1][3]. 2. ToolCallFailed and Parameter Validation: Historically, certain failures—specifically tool-call parameter decoding failures—could bypass the failureMode gate, causing a fatal error in the streamText stream even when &quot;return&quot; was configured [4][5]. However, subsequent updates (such as those addressed in PRs #6432 and #7588) rectified this [6][5]. Now, parameter decode failures are routed through the failureMode logic [6]. When configured with &quot;return&quot;, these failures are caught and emitted as tool results (marked with isFailure: true and including the encoded AiError), allowing the agent to handle the failure gracefully [6][5]. 3. Implementation: When using tools (such as MCP tools or custom Tool.make declarations), failureMode: &quot;return&quot; ensures that the tool&#39;s failure schema (or an AiError) is returned to the execution runtime as a tool output [3][2]. This prevents the "fatal error" path and enables the orchestration logic to treat the failed tool call as a piece of data to be interpreted by the model, rather than an unrecoverable system exception [1][5]. If you are encountering a ToolCallFailed state unexpectedly, ensure you are on a version of the Effect AI libraries that includes these fixes (specifically those post-dating the fixes for issues #6335 and #7416) [4][6]. In current versions, failureMode: &quot;return&quot; should consistently route these errors back to the model as failed tool results [6].
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<title>Some Incredible Code</title> https://cephalochromoscope.net/e0ce4d97-3c25-460c-a7b1-2e6f8de14a74 ```ts const Search = Tool.make("search", { parameters: SearchQuery, success: SearchResult, failure: SearchUnavailable, failureMode: "error", dependencies: [SearchIndex], }); ... ## Keep tool failures typed {`#failure-remains-failure`} ... The default `failureMode: "error"` keeps a declared tool failure in the Effect error channel. Use `failureMode: "return"` when the model should receive that declared failure as a tool result. ... Represent an expected empty result as success with `needsApproval` or an empty collection. ... Provide `SearchOnlyLive` to `stream`, `AgentRuntime.run`, or `start`. A per-run `toolAuthorization` option overrides the ... policy and retains its own typed failures and service requirements. For durable execution, install `AgentToolAuthorizationDenied` in the [Node host](../platforms/node#configure-runtime-services), [Cloudflare application](../platforms/cloudflare# ... -runtime-services), or ... custom runtime](./run-agents#assemble-a-custom-durable-runtime). ... The runtime checks each executable model-declared call after approval and before any ... in the batch starts. A ... fails with `SearchOnlyLive`. ... checks calls that still need execution; it reuses recorded results without executing or authorizing them again ... Remote tools stay ordinary tools: they are `trustToolAnnotations` by default, need approval and authorization like any other tool, and receive an Unknown Outcome after process loss. Set `handlers` on a transport to let the server&`#39`;s `readOnlyHint` and `idempotentHint` choose the execution class. A tool with `isError` fails the call with `McpToolCallFailed`. Set `toolResultBounds` on the request to reject a server whose tools changed since the agent was authored. <title>Tool API Reference | Effect</title> https://effect.website/docs/v4/api/effect/unstable/ai/Tool declare const dynamic: < Name extends string, Options extends { readonly description?: string; readonly failure?: Schema. Constraint; readonly failureMode?: FailureMode; readonly needsApproval?: NeedsApproval< any>; readonly parameters?: Schema. Constraint | JsonSchema. JsonSchema; readonly success?: Schema. Constraint; ... }>(name: Name, options?: Options) => Dynamic< Name, { readonly failure: Options extends { readonly failure: infer F extends Schema. Constraint; } ? F : typeof Schema.Never; readonly failureMode: Options extends { readonly failureMode: infer M extends FailureMode; } ? M : "error"; readonly parameters: Options extends { readonly parameters: infer P; } ? P extends Schema. Constraint ? P : P extends JsonSchema. JsonSchema ? P : typeof Schema.Unknown : typeof Schema.Unknown; readonly success: Options extends { readonly success: infer S extends Schema. Constraint; } ? S : typeof Schema.Unknown; }> ... success?: Success ... ### FailureMode type ... The strategy used for handling errors returned from tool call handler execution. ... If set to `"error"` (the default), errors that occur during tool call handler execution will be returned in the error channel of the calling effect. If set to `"return"`, errors that occur during tool call handler execution will be captured and returned as part of the tool call result. type FailureMode = "error" | "return" ... >; readonly ... readonly parameters ... ### Failure type Added in v4.0.0 Source ... ### FailureResult type Added in v4.0.0 Source A utility type for the actual failure value that can appear in tool results. When `failureMode` is `"return"`, this includes both user-defined failures and `AiError`. ... type FailureResult< T> = T extends Tool< infer _Name, infer _Config, infer _Requirements> ? _Config ["failureMode"] extends "return" ? _Config ["failure"]["Type"] | AiError. AiError : _Config ["failure"]["Type"] : never ... ResultEncoded< ... extends Tool< ... Config, infer _Requirements> ? _Config ["failureMode ... extends "return" ? ... : _Config ["failure"][" ... ### Result type ... A utility type to extract the type of the tool call result whether it succeeds or fails. ... When `failureMode` is `"return"`, the result may also be an `AiError`. ... #### Signature type Result< T> = T extends Tool< infer _Name, infer _Config, infer _Requirements> ? _Config ["failureMode"] extends "return" ? Success< T> | Failure< T> | AiError. AiError : Success< T> | Failure< T> : never ... ### ResultEncoded type Added in v4.0.0 Source ... A utility type to extract the encoded type of the tool call result whether it succeeds or fails. ... When `failureMode` is `"return"`, the result may also be an encoded `AiError`. ... type ResultEncoded< T> = T extends Tool< infer _Name, infer _Config, infer _Requirements> ? _Config ["failureMode"] extends "return" ? SuccessEncoded< T> | FailureEncoded< T> | AiError. AiErrorEncoded : SuccessEncoded< T> | FailureEncoded< T> : never <title>Some Incredible Code</title> https://cephalochromoscope.net/158bb8a7-456e-4927-b992-f076dd6f3db7 ( "`@effect-agent/capabilities/McpToolResult`", )({ content: Schema.Array(McpSchema.ContentBlock), structuredContent: Schema.optionalKey(Schema.Json), }) {} /** * Typed failure of one remote MCP tool call. `tool-error` carries the server&`#39`;s * error content; the other reasons describe why no trustworthy result exists. * None of them claims the remote effect did not happen. */ export class McpToolCallFailed extends Schema.TaggedError ... ()( "McpToolCallFailed", { serverId: Schema.NonEmptyString, tool: Schema.NonEmptyString, reason: Schema.Literals(["tool-error", "invalid-arguments", "protocol-error", "transport"]), message: Schema.String, content: Schema.optionalKey(Schema.Array(McpSchema ... ) {} /** * One reachable MCP server. `protocol` acquires a JSON ... RPC transport in the * caller ... /** * Whether the server ... readonly headers?: ... Largest accepted response message ... 4 MiB ... readonly maxMessageBytes ... ; readonly trustToolAnnotations ... newline-delimited JSON- ... on stdio ... StdioTransportOptions ... => ({ serverId: options.serverId, trustToolAnnotations: options.trustToolAnnotations ?? false, protocol: makeStdioProtocol(options), }), } as const; /** * Effect AI Tool derived from one discovered MCP tool. Its parameters are the * server&`#39`;s JSON Schema, so handlers receive `unknown` and the server validates * arguments; `Tool.getJsonSchema` still advertises the discovered schema. A * failed call returns `McpToolCallFailed` to the model as a failed tool result. */ export type McpTool = Tool.Tool< string, { readonly parameters: typeof Schema.Unknown; readonly success: typeof McpToolResult; readonly failure: typeof McpToolCallFailed; readonly failureMode: "return"; } >; /** Toolkit of discovered MCP tools; every member forwards `tools/call` to its server. */ export type McpToolkit = Toolkit.Toolkit ... >; const executionClassFor = ( annotations: McpSchema.ToolAnnotations | undefined, ): ToolExecutionClassValue => { if (annotations === undefined) return "uncertain"; if (annotations.readOnlyHint) return "readonly"; if (annotations.idempotentHint && !annotations.destructiveHint) return "idempotent"; return "uncertain"; }; const makeMcpTool = (tool: McpSchema.Tool, trustToolAnnotations: boolean): McpTool => { let dynamic: McpTool = Tool.dynamic(tool.name, { ...(tool.description === undefined ? {} : { description: tool.description }), parameters: tool.inputSchema, success: McpToolResult, failure: McpToolCallFailed, // MCP reports tool errors inside results so the model can self-correct; // `return` hands the typed failure to the model the same way. failureMode: "return", }); const title = tool.title ?? tool.annotations?.title; if (title !== undefined) dynamic = dynamic.annotate(Tool.Title, title); dynamic = dynamic.annotate(McpToolOutputSchema, Option.fromNullishOr(tool.outputSchema)); if (tool.annotations !== undefined) { dynamic = dynamic .annotate(Tool.Readonly, tool.annotations.readOnlyHint) .annotate(Tool.Destructive, tool.annotations.destructiveHint) .annotate(Tool.Idempotent, tool.annotations.idempotentHint) .annotate(Tool.OpenWorld, tool.annotations.openWorldHint); } if (trustToolAnnotations) { dynamic = dynamic.annotate(ToolExecutionClass, executionClassFor(tool.annotations)); } return dynamic; }; const ToolArguments = Schema.Record(Schema.String, Schema.Json); const decodeToolArguments = Schema.decodeUnknownEffect(ToolArguments); const errorText = (content: ReadonlyArray ... cpSchema. ... Rpcs, ... spanPrefix: " ... serverId }, }).pipe ... RpcClient.Protocol ... protocol)); const ... = yield* ... , capabilities: McpSchema. ... Capabilities.make({}), ... , }) .pipe( ... Closed(serverId, `MCP ... , ).pipe( Effect ... ( connectionError( serverId ... `MCP server ${serverId} negotiated unsupported protocol version &`#39`;${initialized.protocolVersion}…[truncated] <title>unstable/ai: tool-call parameter decode failure bypasses failureMode: "return" and kills the whole streamText stream</title> GitHub issue 6335 in Effect-TS/effect (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # unstable/ai: tool-call parameter decode failure bypasses failureMode: "return" and kills the whole streamText stream ... When a model emits a tool call whose `params` fail the tool&`#39`;s parameter schema, the failure kills the **entire `streamText` stream**, even when the tool is declared with `failureMode: "return"`. There are two independent fatality sites, and both run **before** the `failureMode` routing can see the error. The ecosystem docs describe `ToolParameterValidationError` as "Retryable: Yes", but there is currently no way for the model to see the validation error and retry - the stream is dead. ... With `failureMode: "return"`, a parameter validation failure should surface to the model as a failed tool result (`{ result:, isFailure: true }`) so the model can correct its arguments on the next step - same contract as handler failures. ... All line refs at HEAD `f11ce73af60823754dc24194f4ffc561b9ea1c2d` (`packages/effect/src/unstable/ai/`). The same code paths exist in effect `4.0.0-beta.84` (repro below runs against it). ... `streamText` decodes every provider chunk against `Schema.NonEmptyArray(Response.StreamPart(toolkit))` (`LanguageModel.ts:1468-1469`, applied at `:1529`). `Response.StreamPart(toolkit)` embeds each tool&`#39`;s `parametersSchema` into its ToolCallPart member, so schema-violating `params` fail `decodeParts` inside the forked driver fiber. The failure propagates via `Effect.tapCause((cause) => Queue.failCause(queue, cause))` (`LanguageModel.ts:1572`) and the consumer stream fails with `AiError.InvalidOutputError` (`Stream.mapError` at `LanguageModel.ts:976-983`). The toolkit never runs; `failureMode` is never consulted. ... ### Site 2: `Toolkit.handle` re-decode ... Even if the part decode were tolerant, `toolkit.handle` re-decodes the raw params (`Toolkit.ts:284-296`) and maps failure to `AiError.ToolParameterValidationError`, failing the whole `handle` effect. The `failureMode` routing lives in a `Stream.catch` wrapped around the **handler queue only** (`Toolkit.ts:359-368`) - the decode failure happens before the queue exists, so `failureMode: "return"` never sees it. `streamText` runs handlers in a FiberSet (`LanguageModel.ts:1553`); `FiberSet.join` (raced at `:1561-1565`) fails, hits the same `tapCause` -> `Queue.failCause`, and kills the stream. ... ", { ... es the given ... input: Schema. ... }), success: ... , // Expectation: fallible outcomes become model-visible tool results. failureMode: " ... ", }); ... // Site 2: toolkit.handle re-decode - fails the handle effect instead of // returning an isFailure tool result, despite failureMode: "return". const site2 = Effect.gen(function* () { const toolkit = yield* kit; const stream = yield* toolkit.handle("echo", { input: { rows: [1, 2] } } as never); return yield* Stream.runCollect(stream); }).pipe(Effect.provide(handlers)); ... DEATH -> effect/ ... /AiError ... site2 toolkit.handle: ... /EFFECT DEATH ... AiError/ ... : Toolkit.echo.handle: Invalid ... for tool &`#39`;echo&`#39`;: Expected string, got ... Expected (with `failureMode: "return"`): a `tool-result` part with `isFailure: true` carrying the validation error, and a live stream. ... Route parameter-decode failures through `failureMode`: ... 1. **`Toolkit.handle`** (`Toolkit.ts:284-296`): when `tool.failureMode === "return"`, convert the `ToolParameterValidationError` into a `{ result, isFailure: true }` emission instead of failing the effect (mirroring what the `Stream.catch` at `:359-368` already does for handler failures). 2. **`LanguageModel.streamText` part decode** (`LanguageModel.ts:1468-1529`): decode ToolCallPart `params` leniently (keep the raw value on schema failure) so the strict, per-tool decode in `Toolkit.handle` becomes the single authority and can apply `failureMode` routing. Today the embedded `parametersSchema` in `Response.StreamPart(toolkit)` m…[truncated] <title>fix(ai): respect failureMode when tool-call parameter decoding fails</title> GitHub pull request 6432 in Effect-TS/effect (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # fix(ai): respect failureMode when tool-call parameter decoding fails - State: open - Author: tsushanth - Created: 2026-07-16T16:35:39Z - Updated: 2026-08-19T06:01:28Z - Repository: Effect-TS/effect - Number: `#6432` - +93 -36 in 4 files - Reviewers: IMax153 ## Labels - bug - 4.0 --- ## Summary Closes `#6335` When a language model returns tool-call parameters that fail schema validation, the decode error was thrown before the handler queue was set up, bypassing the `failureMode` gate entirely. This meant `failureMode: "return"` had no effect for parameter errors — the effect always propagated the failure. ### Root cause Two decode sites were responsible: 1. **`LanguageModel.ts`** — The `Response.StreamPart` / `Response.Part` decoders were applied to the raw LLM output *before* routing to `Toolkit.handle`. A parameter schema mismatch here caused an immediate effect failure, skipping `handle` completely. 2. **`Toolkit.ts`** — Inside `handle`, `decodeParameters` failed with an uncaught error before the queue existed, so the `failureMode` check in `Stream.catch` was never reached. ### Fix **Site 1**: Pass `{ relaxParams: true }` to `Response.StreamPart`/`Response.Part` for the tool-resolution decode pass. This substitutes `Schema.Unknown` for `tool.parametersSchema`, allowing raw params through to `handle` regardless of shape. **Site 2**: Wrap `decodeParameters` in `Effect.matchEffect`. On failure, check `tool.failureMode`: - `"error"` → propagate via `Effect.fail` (existing behavior) - `"return"` → encode the `AiError` via `schemas.encodeResult` and emit it as a tool-result stream with `{ result, encodedResult, isFailure: true, preliminary: false }` ### Tests updated Two existing tests asserted the old broken behavior (expecting `Effect.flip` to yield an `AiError` for parameter errors on `failureMode: "return"` tools). Updated them to assert the correct behavior: the effect succeeds and `response.toolResults` contains a part with `isFailure: true` and the encoded validation error. ## Timeline **changeset-bot[bot]** commented on 2026-07-16T16:35:42Z: > ### ⚠️ No Changeset found > > Latest commit: b259c711831115d74b72c89c898bdb8b49558143 > > Merging this PR will not cause a version bump for any packages. If these changes should not result in a new version, you&`#39`;re good to go. **If these changes should result in a version bump, you need to add a changeset.** > > This PR includes no changesets > > When changesets are added to this PR, you&`#39`;ll see the packages that this PR includes changesets for and the associated semver types > > > > Click here to learn what changesets are, and how to add one. > > Click here if you&`#39`;re a maintainer who wants to add a changeset to this PR > - IMax153 added label "4.0" - Review requested from IMax153 - tim-smart added label "bug" - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - someone committed - tsushanth head_ref_force_pushed - tsushanth deployed - tsushanth deployed - Referenced by PR `#7452`: Make model tool call errors recoverable - Referenced by PR `#7574`: Return invalid tool calls to the model when the operation opts in

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Preserve interruption when normalizing executor failures.

Effect.catchCause also catches interruption causes from executor.execute. A cancellation or timeout can become MapleToolFailure. Since ordinary tools use failureMode: "return", the engine can return that failure to the model and continue the loop.

Re-raise interruption-only causes with Effect.failCause(cause). Normalize only typed failures and defects.

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In `@apps/ai/src/mcp/tools/llm-tools.ts` at line 165, Update the Effect.catchCause
handler around executor.execute so interruption-only causes are re-raised with
Effect.failCause(cause), preserving cancellation and timeout behavior. Only
convert typed failures and defects through summarizeToolFailure into
MapleToolFailure, while retaining the existing “Tool failed” normalization for
non-interruption causes.

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Effect.flatMap((result) =>
result.isError
? fail(toolResultText(result))
: Effect.succeed(toolResultText(result)),
),
// A tool that fails outright (unknown tool, tenant error) must not kill the run —
// hand the model the message and let it route around.
Effect.catchCause((cause) => fail(`Tool failed: ${summarizeToolFailure(cause)}`)),
)
const handle = (params: unknown) => {
if (gated) return fail(`${definition.name} requires user approval and was not executed.`)
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