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[Engine] 0.2.7 wrong response with tool call to make agent processing break #4427

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<tool_call> <function=pwash> <parameter=placeholder> x </tool_call>
ai response a wrong tool call to agent to make agent processing break

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  1. github-actions commented on Oct 28, 2026

    @github-actions

    Thanks for the issue. To keep the tracker readable, every item needs an area prefix in the title and the parts of the issue form filled in. This one is missing:

    • Add the Strata version (Settings > About, or strata --version).
    • Add your graphics card with its VRAM, your RAM and your operating system.

    Edit the issue (title and description) and this note goes away on its own. If it is still missing parts in 5 days it will be closed, which is not a rejection: fix it and comment /reopen.

    Details: CONTRIBUTING.md

  2. FraYoshi commented on Oct 28, 2026

    @FraYoshi

    /reopen

    I can respond for the user, as I have the same problem:
    response using PTC mode outputs:

    <tool_call>
    <function=todo_write>
    <parameter=todos>
    [{"content": "Generate lorem ipsum page texture atlas (PIL) + inspect", "status": "in_progress"}, {"content": "Blender script: book geometry + materials", "status": "pending"}, {"content": "Blender script: page-turn rig (bones, weights, curl drivers)", "status": "pending"}, {"content": "Animate page turns, save book.blend", "status": "pending"}, {"content": "Render previews, verify text legibility, fix issues", "status": "pending"}, {"content": "Deliver .blend + previews, git init/commit", "status": "pending"}]
    </parameter>
    </function>
    </tool_call>
    

    This causes the response to never arrive, and breaks the conversation in a irreparable way most of the time.

    • Strata version: strata 0.2.6 (build 0.1.51; python 3.14.8 at /usr/bin/python3)
    • Graphic card: RTX 3060, RAM 128GB, Operative System Arch Linux
  3. FraYoshi commented on Oct 28, 2026

    @FraYoshi

    And it happens also with

    • strata 0.2.7 (build 0.1.53; python 3.14.8 at /usr/bin/python3)
    • Deepseek Harness 0.2.1-rc.2

    output after 1 turn 3 steps 61.5K tok with Unsloth iq4_xs:

    Old tree project files are present but the task is a fresh antique book asset. Let me set up a plan and initialize the repo per the workspace policy.
    
    <tool_call>
    <function=todo_write>
    <parameter=todos>
    [{"content": "Init git repo with LFS, feature branch for antique book", "status": "in_progress", "pending": false, "completed": false}, {"content": "Write Blender build script: covers, spine, page block, brass corners", "status": "pending", "in_progress", "pending": false, "completed": false}, {"content": "Full materials: tooled leather, gilt edges, aged paper, endpapers", "status": "pending", "pending": false, "completed": false}, {"content": "Turnable pages + page-turn bone rig with drivers", "status": "pending", "pending": false, "completed": false}, {"content": "Bake lorem ipsum page textures and apply on both page sides", "status": "pending", "pending": false, "completed": false}, {"content": "Camera + lighting, preview renders, iterate on look", "status": "pending", "pending": false, "completed": false}, {"content": "Save book.blend, short page-turn animation, commit, present", "status": "pending", "pending": false, "completed": false}]]
    </parameter>
    </function>
    </tool_call>
    
  4. miscdebris commented on Oct 28, 2026

    @miscdebris

    Since upgrading to version 0.2.7 (from 0.1.45) I experience the same problem

    • strata 0.2.7 (build 0.1.52; python 3.12.15 at /opt/strata/terminal/python/bin/python3)
    • 2x RTX 3090 with 24GB each, 96GB RAM, Linux Debian 13
    • Open Web UI 0.12.4

    Qwen 3.8 thinks and tool call is in repsonse without actually calling the tool:

    >    Let me run ls and read the images.
    
    <tool_call> <function=run_command> <parameter=command> ls -la /home/user/imap-attachments/ 2>&1 | head -30 </parameter> </function> </tool_call>
    
  5. FraYoshi commented on Oct 28, 2026

    @FraYoshi

    Can confirm that with version 0.1.45 this doesn't happen. Have rolled back and PTC mode on DSH works perfectly.

  6. cobraszhang commented on Oct 29, 2026

    @cobraszhang
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  7. Niko1221 commented on Oct 29, 2026

    @Niko1221
    Owner

    Thank you for the examples; we went through every call you posted against the parser. The todo_write call in your second example has a bare string between two members of an object; the parser handed that argument to the client as a string, the client's schema check failed, and the call looked like text. Fixed on our side; the fix ships in the next update (0.2.8). It is now read as the array it was meant to be, and a trailing comma, single quotes and brackets left open at the end are read the same way. Calls missing </function> are read too.

    Not changed: a call for a tool the request did not declare still comes back as text, on purpose; the reply then carries strata_rejected_tool_calls. Not yet run on a real model.

  8. Niko1221 commented on Oct 29, 2026

    @Niko1221
    Owner

    Thank you for the examples; we went through every call you posted. Fixed in 0.2.8: a bare string between members of an object is read as the array it was meant to be, and a trailing comma, single quotes, brackets left open at the end and a missing </function> are read the same way. A call for a tool the request did not declare still comes back as text, on purpose. Run strata update. Closing; please reopen with an example if a call is still lost.

  9. FraYoshi commented on Oct 29, 2026

    @FraYoshi

    /reopen

    I am afraid I have to reopen the issue.
    Have upgraded:

    • strata 0.2.8 (build 0.1.54; python 3.14.8 at /usr/bin/python3)
    • DSH, PTC mode same version as before: 0.2.1-rc.2

    the query:

    I have added inside the `measurements` directory in `angle-piece` the measurements for the 3D model you have to make in Blender. The scope is 3D printing, and the 3D printed piece needs to lock on the angle by having a vertical piece on the bottom to not move, and a flat piece on the top to ultimately lock.
    Recreate the measured piece for reference, and as a separate object the one that will be printed. Do not recreate everything, only the angle of interest.
    The scope of the 3D piece to print is to not break the clothes when hurting the angle
    

    The output after 1 turn, 22 steps, 710K tok:

    <tool_call>
    <function=tools.write>
    <parameter=file_path>
    /home/user/workspaces/blender/angle-piece-build/scratch/annot2.py
    </parameter>
    <parameter=content>
    import numpy as np
    from PIL import Image, ImageOps
    from scipy import ndimage
    
    for tag, f in [("p1", "PXL_20261025_140023557.jpg"), ("p2", "PXL_20261025_140010980.jpg")]:
        src = "/home/user/workspaces/blender/angle-piece/measurements/" + f
        im = ImageOps.exif_transpose(Image.open(src)).convert("RGB")
        a = np.asarray(im).astype(int)
        R, G, B = a[..., 0], a[..., 1], a[..., 2]
        mask = (R > 185) & (G > 80) & (G < 200) & (B < 100) & (R - B > 100) & (G - B > 40)
        md = ndimage.binary_dilation(mask, iterations=10)
        lab, n = ndimage.label(md)
        print(tag, "components:", n)
        out = []
        for i, sl in enumerate(ndimage.find_objects(lab), start=1):
            size = int((lab[sl] == i).sum())
            if size < 5000:
                continue
            y0, y1 = sl[0].start, sl[0].stop
            x0, x1 = sl[1].start, sl[1].stop
            sub = mask[y0:y1, x0:x1] & (lab[y0:y1, x0:x1] == i)
            ys, xs = np.nonzero(sub)
            out.append((int(xs.min()) + x0, int(ys.min()) + y0, int(xs.max()) + x0, int(ys.max()) + y0))
        for (x0, y0, x1, y1) in sorted(out):
            ang = np.degrees(np.arctan2((y1 - y0), (x1 - x0)))
            print("  comp x[%d..%d] y[%d..%d] center(%.0f,%.0f) span %dx%d diag_angle=%.0f" %
                  (x0, x1, y0, y1, (x0 + x1) / 2, (y0 + y1) / 2, x1 - x0, y1 - y0, ang))
    
    </parameter>
    </function>
    </tool_call>
    

    The output from the terminal where strata runs:

    [...]
    [strata] answering: 759 of max 65536 tokens, 37.6 tok/s, 21 s
    [strata] done: 760 tokens in 21 s (37.6 tok/s) (stop, cancel=False), expert cache 51.0% hit (+6.3% of the routed experts over PCIe)
    [strata] 1 <tool_call> block(s) in the answer did not read as a call of a declared tool and went back as text (a name the request did not declare, or a form the template does not use); the names the model wrote: tools.write; the response carries them as strata_rejected_tool_calls, /metrics counts them
    
  10. FraYoshi commented on Oct 29, 2026

    @FraYoshi

    p.s. Apparently I do not have permissions to Reopen the issue, someone else will have to do it :)

  11. miscdebris commented on Oct 30, 2026

    @miscdebris

    For me 0.2.8 also still has tool calling problems. I will add some failed tool calls in the hope this will help to fix the parser:

    I've retried multiple times. Let me wait ~20 seconds and try one last time.
    
    Response
    
    <tool_call>
    <function=run_command>
    <parameter=command>
    sleep 25; echo waited
    </parameter>
    </function>
    </tool_call>
    

    and

    Let me run docling health check and md5sums in parallel.
    
    Response
    
    <tool_call>
    <function=run_command>
    <parameter=input>
    cd /home/c6006c64/imap-attachments && md5sum * | sort
    </parameter>
    </function>
    </tool_call>
    

    This is copied from the response body in chat format of llama-swap.

  12. miscdebris commented on Oct 30, 2026

    @miscdebris

    Should we create a new issue?

  13. added a commit that references this issue on Oct 30, 2026
  14. FraYoshi commented on Oct 30, 2026

    @FraYoshi

    17. Should we create a new issue?

    Have recreated it as #4751

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