[Fix] Persistently failing stream is retried forever by PierrunoYT · Pull Request #2111 · Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code

PierrunoYT · 2026-10-20T19:53:50Z

Problem

When the provider ends a stream mid-response (e.g. OpenRouter + Gemini: "Provider ended the request. Upstream idle timeout exceeded."), recursivelyMakeClineRequests pushed the same request back onto its stack with no upper bound. Without auto-approval the retry was immediate and silent (no backoff, no prompt); with auto-approval it backed off up to 10 minutes between attempts, indefinitely. A persistent upstream timeout therefore looped for hours.

Fix

Mid-stream failures now retry automatically at most MAX_MID_STREAM_AUTO_RETRIES (5) times, with the existing backoff, and only under auto-approval. Without auto-approval, or once the cap is reached, the user is asked via api_req_failed (same flow as the existing OutputTokenLimitError handling); confirming restarts with a fresh attempt count, declining stops the task.

Not covered

This does not fix the upstream timeout itself (provider pinning / reasoning effort remain the mitigations); it ensures the task stops looping and surfaces the error. Repetitive-reasoning detection is separate (#1904).

Tests

New it.each covering the auto-approval cap and the no-auto-approval prompt.
Existing tests that relied on the silent mid-stream retry now confirm the retry via a mocked ask.
core/task suites (922 tests) and check-types pass.

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Summary

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Bug Fixes
- Mid-stream failures now trigger at most five automatic retries before the task asks for confirmation.
- If automatic retries are disabled, the task asks before retrying. Declining ends the task with an error; approving retries and resets the automatic retry count.
- Cancelling during retry delays stops the task, and approved retries no longer duplicate the user’s message in history.

Task limits automatic retries for mid-stream failures to five. When automatic approval is disabled or the limit is reached, Task asks the user before retrying. Tests cover retry counts, backoff, approval, and API history.

Changes: Mid-stream retry handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Retry limit and approval flow `src/core/task/Task.ts`	Task tracks automatic retries separately from history retry attempts. It applies exponential backoff for automatic retries and prompts the user when automatic approval is disabled or five automatic retries have occurred. Approval resets the automatic retry count; declining throws `API request failed`.
Retry behavior coverage `src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts`	Tests verify six total attempts and five backoffs for automatic retries, one attempt before a prompt when automatic approval is disabled, and that a confirmed retry does not duplicate the user message in API history. Existing mid-stream retry tests now confirm user approval.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Task
  participant API
  participant User
  Task->>API: Attempt request
  API-->>Task: Mid-stream failure
  Task->>Task: Back off and retry up to five times
  Task->>User: Request approval when auto-approval is disabled or limit is reached
  User-->>Task: Approve or decline
  Task->>API: Retry if approved

Merge Risk: Low · previous review ba7c3

The PR caps automatic mid-stream retries and prompts the user, which fixes the reported endless retry loop. One narrow follow-up remains. After five failed automatic retries and an approval, a context-window error on the first chunk can retry without truncating or stopping. A test for approving at the cap is also missing. Neither blocks the main fix, but both are worth addressing.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		Issue `#2107` expects the affected Gemini/OpenRouter task to complete thinking and coding without the provider error. `src/core/task/Task.ts` only bounds mid-stream retries, then sends `api_req_failed`;…	Implement a provider or request-flow change that prevents or recovers the affected Gemini/OpenRouter idle-timeout failure and permits the task to complete. Keep the retry bound as a fallback if required.
Regression Evidence		The cap-decline path is covered, but the cap-confirm path is not. `Task.ts:4685-4703` asks at `midStreamAutoRetries >= 5`, then must retry with `midStreamAutoRetries: 0` while preserving a positive `r…	Add a focused mid-stream test that fails six times with auto-approval enabled, returns `yesButtonClicked` at the cap, and verifies the resumed request. Make the resumed stream fail once more and assert that it receives an automatic backoff …

Passed checks: 6 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: preventing persistently failing streams from retrying forever.
Description check		The description links issue `#2107`, explains the problem and implementation, states the scope, and summarizes the tests. It does not include the full checklist or explicit repeatable test procedure, bu…
Out of Scope Changes check		The production change in `src/core/task/Task.ts` addresses the linked stream-failure loop by limiting automatic retries, applying existing backoff, prompting through `api_req_failed`, and resetting th…
Security Boundaries		No changed path violates the security boundary. In `src/core/task/Task.ts`, mid-stream retries use the existing `autoApprovalEnabled` state, stop after five automatic retries, and call `ask("api_req_f…
Persistence Integrity		No changed persistence path meets the failure condition. The PR changes retry bookkeeping and prompt flow. The initial user-history write remains awaited at `Task.ts:4008-4010`, and partial stream sta…
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup		No changed lifecycle leak or post-cancellation duplicate work is evident. The new retry path in `Task.ts:4679-4731` caps automatic retries, awaits the existing backoff, checks `this.abort` before push…

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Explanation

The description links issue #2107, explains the problem and implementation, states the scope, and summarizes the tests. It does not include the full checklist or explicit repeatable test procedure, but the required core information is present.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The production change in src/core/task/Task.ts addresses the linked stream-failure loop by limiting automatic retries, applying existing backoff, prompting through api_req_failed, and resetting the automatic counter after confirmation. The tests in src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts cover the cap, the prompt, and history behavior. No unrelated changes are present.

Full details: Security Boundaries

Explanation

No changed path violates the security boundary. In src/core/task/Task.ts, mid-stream retries use the existing autoApprovalEnabled state, stop after five automatic retries, and call ask("api_req_failed", ...) when approval is required. The retry path only reissues the API request; it does not execute commands, tools, or allowlisted file actions, and it introduces no secret or PII handling. The test changes cover both auto-approval and user-confirmed retry paths.

Full details: Persistence Integrity

Explanation

No changed persistence path meets the failure condition. The PR changes retry bookkeeping and prompt flow. The initial user-history write remains awaited at Task.ts:4008-4010, and partial stream state remains saved with an awaited saveClineMessages() at Task.ts:4098-4101. Confirmed retries set retryAttempt above zero at Task.ts:4698-4703, so shouldAddUserMessageToHistory skips a duplicate user message. No new unawaited, non-atomic, or missing partial-failure persistence operation is introduced.

Full details: Lifecycle Resource Cleanup

Explanation

No changed lifecycle leak or post-cancellation duplicate work is evident. The new retry path in Task.ts:4679-4731 caps automatic retries, awaits the existing backoff, checks this.abort before pushing another stack item, and routes cancellation to abortTask(). The stream finally at Task.ts:4737-4741 clears streaming state and the request abort controller. User confirmation uses the existing ask() cleanup path, which clears ask timers in its finally block. Existing cancellation coverage also exercises retry-stream cleanup and cancellation during backoff.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #2107 expects the affected Gemini/OpenRouter task to complete thinking and coding without the provider error. src/core/task/Task.ts only bounds mid-stream retries, then sends api_req_failed; a declined prompt stops the task, and a confirmed prompt starts another attempt. The tests verify this bounded failure flow in Task.spec.ts. The change does not prevent or recover the upstream idle timeout, so it does not meet the issue's expected result.

Resolution

Implement a provider or request-flow change that prevents or recovers the affected Gemini/OpenRouter idle-timeout failure and permits the task to complete. Keep the retry bound as a fallback if required.

Full details: Regression Evidence

Explanation

The cap-decline path is covered, but the cap-confirm path is not. Task.ts:4685-4703 asks at midStreamAutoRetries >= 5, then must retry with midStreamAutoRetries: 0 while preserving a positive retryAttempt. The new confirmation test at Task.spec.ts:672-706 confirms only the first manual failure, then declines on the second; it never reaches the cap. The auto-cap test always returns noButtonClicked, and the output-token confirmation test covers a separate branch.

Resolution

Add a focused mid-stream test that fails six times with auto-approval enabled, returns yesButtonClicked at the cap, and verifies the resumed request. Make the resumed stream fail once more and assert that it receives an automatic backoff at attempt 0, proving the mid-stream counter reset, while also verifying the history retry attempt remains positive and the user message is not duplicated.

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Review comments at @src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts:
- Line 662: Strengthen the auto-approved retry test around backoffSpy by
asserting each call receives the expected attempt values in order: 0, 1, 2, 3,
and 4, while retaining the total-call assertion.
- Line 659: Update the test using recursivelyMakeClineRequests to assert that
the declined retry rejects with the expected “API request failed” error instead
of swallowing the rejection with an empty catch handler.

Review comments at @src/core/task/Task.ts:
- Around line 4707-4711: The confirmed-retry stack item currently resets
retryAttempt to zero, causing shouldAddUserMessageToHistory to treat the reused
currentUserContent as a new history attempt and duplicate the user message.
Update the stack push near shouldAddUserMessageToHistory so the history-attempt
state remains positive while the separate automatic-retry counter is reset,
preserving persistence and restart/resume state without duplicated messages.

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