Running out of pause_turn continuations ends the turn silently as if it were an answer
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- Mostly clear
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- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- ai-infra-agents
Research direction
Read src/main/llm/anthropic.ts:223-250 to trace how exhausted pause_turn continuations are mapped, then follow agent.ts:169-178 to see how the outcome is handled. Check the subagent path mentioned in the issue as well. Done when exhaustion produces a distinct outcome or max_tokens, emits a notice, and subagents do not return it as an answer.
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Description
Found in the 2026-10-07 code review (read).
Problem
After MAX_CONTINUATIONS (5), stop_reason: 'pause_turn' maps to 'other' with no tool calls (src/main/llm/anthropic.ts:223-250). The agent then records lastOutcome = 'answer' and stops (agent.ts:169-178) with no notice. A subagent would return the partial text as its answer.
Fix
Map an exhausted pause_turn to its own outcome (or max_tokens) and emit a notice such as "The model paused its turn too many times." Subagents should not treat that outcome as an answer.
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