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Summary

  • persist assistant tool calls once per model turn and write each tool result as a distinct role: tool message
  • preserve provider tool-call order for parallel/mixed execution and delay early exit until the whole declared batch is recorded
  • repair legacy JSONL message-ID collisions, duplicate tool-call declarations, empty reconstructed assistants, and legacy part updates during resume

Why

Older JSONL histories can reuse a tool-call ID as a message ID. A later tool_call part then mutates the reconstructed tool-result record back to role: assistant, causing resumed provider requests to fail with Tool results are missing for tool calls ....

This fixes both new persistence and existing affected histories.

Closes #7.

Test plan

  • pnpm exec vitest run src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts src/session/__tests__/SessionPersistence.test.ts src/context/__tests__/ContextManager.test.ts src/agent/__tests__/LoopRunner.test.ts src/agent/__tests__/AgentLoop.test.ts src/agent/__tests__/AgentLoop.streaming.test.ts (74 passed)
image - [x] `pnpm run type-check` - [x] `pnpm run lint` - [x] `pnpm run build`

The full pnpm test suite was also run on Windows. Tests covering the changed persistence and loop paths passed; unrelated existing Windows-specific tests failed because they expect POSIX path separators, require symlink privileges, or execute inline shell commands unavailable in this environment.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved tool execution reliability by validating and ordering results correctly.
    • Ensured incomplete or invalid executions are safely discarded and retried.
    • Preserved the correct order of assistant requests, tool results, and injected messages.
    • Improved session recovery and reconstruction across resumed or repaired conversations.
    • Prevented duplicate or empty messages from appearing in conversation history.
    • Improved message tracking when tool calls reuse identifiers across conversation turns.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for execution ordering, persistence, session recovery, and legacy conversation repair.

Persist tool results as distinct messages and repair legacy JSONL collisions so resumed provider history retains complete tool-call/result pairs.
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Walkthrough

The agent loop now validates and orders tool results before persistence, batches related messages, and defers loop exit handling. Persistence creates distinct tool messages. Session reconstruction matches tool calls and results by occurrence and preserves sequential tool history.

Changes

Tool execution history

Layer / File(s) Summary
Distinct persisted message identities
src/context/storage/PersistentStore.ts, src/context/ContextManager.ts, src/context/__tests__/ContextManager.test.ts, src/session/__tests__/SessionPersistence.test.ts
Persistence now separates message IDs from tool-call IDs. Tool uses and results receive distinct message records and parent references.
Ordered tool execution persistence
src/agent/AgentLoop.ts, src/agent/LoopHookBuilder.ts, src/agent/__tests__/LoopRunner.test.ts
Tool results are validated and ordered before persistence. Pending results flush after all declared calls are ready. Discarded epochs remove queued results, and loop exits are deferred until injected messages are processed.
Occurrence-safe session reconstruction
src/session/SessionStore.ts, src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts
Session loading matches repeated tool-call IDs by occurrence, skips unmatched projections, preserves distinct tool messages, and retains referenced empty assistant messages.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to caa85

The change can still misassociate tool results between sessions, lose repeated legacy tool-call history, or drop tool records when persistence fails, causing resumed requests to fail or history to be corrupted. Merge should be blocked until these persistence and recovery issues are fixed.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant AgentLoop
  participant LoopHookBuilder
  participant PersistentStore
  participant SessionStore
  AgentLoop->>LoopHookBuilder: collect and validate tool results
  LoopHookBuilder->>PersistentStore: persist ordered assistant and tool messages
  PersistentStore->>SessionStore: write distinct message events
  SessionStore->>SessionStore: reconstruct tool occurrences and parent links
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #7 by separating message and tool-call IDs, preserving tool-result ordering, and repairing reconstructed session history.
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Actionable comments posted: 4

🧹 Nitpick comments (4)
src/agent/LoopHookBuilder.ts (1)

105-143: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Pending results that never match a declared batch stay in the map.

persistToolResultsIfReady deletes only the entries it persisted. If a queued toolCall.id never appears in a later assistantToolCallIds batch, the entry stays in pendingToolResults for the whole loop run. Two effects follow: the map grows with the run, and that tool result is never written to JSONL.

src/agent/AgentLoop.ts line 493 currently guarantees one result per declared tool call, so this path needs an upstream deviation to trigger. Dropping unmatched entries when a batch flushes keeps the map bounded and makes the loss observable.

♻️ Proposed cleanup for unmatched entries
     for (const pending of ready) pendingToolResults.delete(pending.toolCall.id);
+    if (pendingToolResults.size) {
+      logger.warn(
+        '[LoopHookBuilder] Dropping tool results with no declared tool call:',
+        Array.from(pendingToolResults.keys()),
+      );
+      pendingToolResults.clear();
+    }
   };
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In `@src/agent/LoopHookBuilder.ts` around lines 105 - 143, Update
persistToolResultsIfReady to remove pendingToolResults entries that do not
correspond to the assistantToolCallIds batch being flushed, after the batch is
persisted. Preserve persistence and deletion of matched results, and ensure
unmatched entries are discarded so the map cannot retain them for the remainder
of the loop.
src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts (2)

139-217: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a fixture where two turns reuse the same tool-call ID.

Every tool-call ID in this fixture is unique per turn, so the dedupe branch at src/session/SessionStore.ts line 344 is only exercised for true duplicates inside one turn. A fixture that declares call-1 in two separate assistant messages, each with its own tool result, would cover the case described in the comment on src/session/SessionStore.ts lines 337-346.

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In `@src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts` around lines 139 - 217, Add a
test fixture in the existing SessionStore collision test with two separate
assistant turns that both declare the same tool-call ID, each followed by its
own tool result, and assert both turns and results are preserved. Ensure the
fixture exercises the cross-turn handling in the deduplication logic rather than
only duplicate calls within one turn.

143-150: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Type the fixture builder instead of casting to SessionEvent.

type is declared as string and the whole object is cast. A typo in type, partType, or a payload field produces a fixture that the loader silently ignores, and the test can still pass for the wrong reason. Narrow the parameter types so the compiler validates each fixture.

♻️ Proposed change
-    const event = (id: string, type: string, data: object): SessionEvent => ({
-      id,
-      sessionId,
-      timestamp: now,
-      type,
-      version: '1.1.1',
-      data,
-    }) as SessionEvent;
+    const event = <T extends SessionEvent['type']>(
+      id: string,
+      type: T,
+      data: Extract<SessionEvent, { type: T }>['data'],
+    ): SessionEvent => ({
+      id,
+      sessionId,
+      timestamp: now,
+      type,
+      version: '1.1.1',
+      data,
+    } as SessionEvent);
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In `@src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts` around lines 143 - 150, Update
the event fixture builder to construct a type-checked SessionEvent without
casting the entire object. Narrow the type parameter to the valid event-type
union and define the data parameter with the corresponding payload type so
fields such as partType are compiler-validated; preserve the existing fixture
values and return shape.
src/agent/AgentLoop.ts (1)

493-495: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add the missing tool-call IDs to the error message.

The error text names no tool call, so an operator cannot tell which declared call lost its result. Include the missing IDs.

♻️ Proposed change
     if (orderedExecutionResults.length !== turnResult.toolCalls.length) {
-      throw new Error('Tool execution completed without results for every declared tool call');
+      const missing = turnResult.toolCalls
+        .filter((toolCall) => !resultByToolCallId.has(toolCall.id))
+        .map((toolCall) => `${toolCall.function.name}(${toolCall.id})`);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Tool execution completed without results for every declared tool call: ${missing.join(', ')}`,
+      );
     }
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In `@src/agent/AgentLoop.ts` around lines 493 - 495, Update the error handling
around orderedExecutionResults and turnResult.toolCalls to identify which
declared tool-call IDs are missing from the completed results. Include those IDs
in the thrown Error message while preserving the existing length-mismatch
condition.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/context/storage/PersistentStore.ts`:
- Line 360: Update the no-op store’s saveToolResult implementation in
PersistentStore so it returns the new tool message ID, matching the contract
used by the persistent implementation, rather than the provider tool-call ID.
Preserve the return value consumed by LoopHookBuilder.setLastUuid for consistent
parent chaining.
- Around line 236-245: Update saveToolUse and its related JsonlSessionStore
reconstruction/deduplication flow to generate an independent message ID instead
of reusing toolCallId, expose both IDs, and set parentMessageId to the generated
message ID. Preserve toolCallId for tool results and part payloads, and use an
internal unique key for reconstruction and deduplication so repeated provider
IDs remain distinct.

In `@src/session/SessionStore.ts`:
- Line 373: Update the filtering logic in SessionStore to preserve any assistant
records referenced by retained entries through parentMessageId, ensuring
subagentRefs never contain dangling message IDs; alternatively, filter
subagentRefs consistently when records are removed.
- Around line 337-346: Update the tool-call projection logic in the SessionStore
flow to distinguish intentional re-declarations of a toolCallId from legacy
duplicate-ID collisions across source messages. Use an explicit discriminator
when selecting or creating projectedToolCalls entries so later assistant
re-declarations remain matchable to their tool results, while existing legacy
collision repair continues collapsing duplicate IDs across source messages. Add
regression coverage for both re-declaration matching and legacy duplicate
repair.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@src/agent/AgentLoop.ts`:
- Around line 493-495: Update the error handling around orderedExecutionResults
and turnResult.toolCalls to identify which declared tool-call IDs are missing
from the completed results. Include those IDs in the thrown Error message while
preserving the existing length-mismatch condition.

In `@src/agent/LoopHookBuilder.ts`:
- Around line 105-143: Update persistToolResultsIfReady to remove
pendingToolResults entries that do not correspond to the assistantToolCallIds
batch being flushed, after the batch is persisted. Preserve persistence and
deletion of matched results, and ensure unmatched entries are discarded so the
map cannot retain them for the remainder of the loop.

In `@src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts`:
- Around line 139-217: Add a test fixture in the existing SessionStore collision
test with two separate assistant turns that both declare the same tool-call ID,
each followed by its own tool result, and assert both turns and results are
preserved. Ensure the fixture exercises the cross-turn handling in the
deduplication logic rather than only duplicate calls within one turn.
- Around line 143-150: Update the event fixture builder to construct a
type-checked SessionEvent without casting the entire object. Narrow the type
parameter to the valid event-type union and define the data parameter with the
corresponding payload type so fields such as partType are compiler-validated;
preserve the existing fixture values and return shape.
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Separate persisted message identities from provider tool-call IDs, preserve repeated IDs across turns, and keep reconstructed timeline references valid.
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Addressed all review findings in caa85873:

  • separated persisted message IDs from provider tool-call IDs with an explicit { messageId, toolCallId } contract
  • aligned no-op persistence return values and direct ContextManager parent chaining
  • replaced global provider-ID deduplication with FIFO call/result occurrence matching, including repeated IDs across turns
  • retained empty assistant messages referenced by child parents or subagent refs and filtered dangling refs
  • added missing tool names/IDs to incomplete-result errors
  • bounded and logged unmatched pending tool results
  • tightened JSONL fixture typing and added regression tests for repeated IDs, no-op ID separation, and timeline references

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  • 77 affected tests passed
  • pnpm run type-check passed
  • pnpm run lint passed
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src/agent/LoopHookBuilder.ts (1)

111-149: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Retain pending results when persistence fails.

persistToJsonl() catches write errors, but Line 111 clears assistantToolCallIds before the write and Line 142 deletes every queued result afterward. If any saveToolResult() or injected-message write fails, this code logs the error and permanently drops the tool history.

Return a persistence status or propagate the error. Delete each pending result only after its full persistence sequence succeeds. Handle partial batches without replaying already persisted records.

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In `@src/agent/LoopHookBuilder.ts` around lines 111 - 149, Preserve queued tool
results when the persistence sequence in persistToJsonl fails: do not clear
assistantToolCallIds or delete all pendingToolResults before success is
confirmed. Track each pending item through saveToolResult and its injected
messages, remove it only after that item completes successfully, and return or
propagate persistence failures so partial batches can retry without replaying
already persisted records.
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In `@src/context/ContextManager.ts`:
- Line 61: Update pendingToolUses and its accessors to scope pending message IDs
by both session ID and provider tool-call ID, ensuring results from a later
session cannot reuse parent IDs from an earlier session. Preserve correct state
across createSession and loadSession transitions.

In `@src/session/SessionStore.ts`:
- Around line 241-249: Update the occurrence matching logic in SessionStore.ts
around resultsBySource so each repeated part_created result creates a distinct
occurrence, while reuse is reserved for its corresponding part_updated event.
Add the repeated-ID legacy-turn fixture in
src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts lines 244-302 and assert both
assistant calls and tool results remain distinct.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@src/agent/LoopHookBuilder.ts`:
- Around line 111-149: Preserve queued tool results when the persistence
sequence in persistToJsonl fails: do not clear assistantToolCallIds or delete
all pendingToolResults before success is confirmed. Track each pending item
through saveToolResult and its injected messages, remove it only after that item
completes successfully, and return or propagate persistence failures so partial
batches can retry without replaying already persisted records.
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private readonly projectPath?: string;

private currentSessionId: SessionId | null = null;
private readonly pendingToolUses = new Map<string, string[]>();

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Scope pending tool uses by session.

Line 61 stores pending message IDs only by provider tool-call ID. createSession() and loadSession() do not clear this map. If a later session reuses an ID, its result can use a parent message ID from the previous session. Key this state by session ID and tool-call ID, or clear it whenever the active session changes.

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In `@src/context/ContextManager.ts` at line 61, Update pendingToolUses and its
accessors to scope pending message IDs by both session ID and provider tool-call
ID, ensuring results from a later session cannot reuse parent IDs from an
earlier session. Preserve correct state across createSession and loadSession
transitions.

Comment on lines +241 to +249
let occurrence = resultsBySource.get(sourceKey);
if (!occurrence) {
const unmatched = unmatchedByToolCallId.get(toolCallId) ?? [];
occurrence = unmatched.shift();
if (!occurrence) continue;
occurrence.matched = true;
resultsBySource.set(sourceKey, occurrence);
}
resultsByEventId.set(entry.id, occurrence);

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Match repeated legacy tool results by occurrence.

resultsBySource reuses the first occurrence when both messageId and toolCallId repeat. Legacy histories can repeat both values across turns. The second result then overwrites the first result, and reconstruction drops the second call occurrence.

  • src/session/SessionStore.ts#L241-L249: create a new occurrence for each repeated part_created result and reserve reuse for the corresponding part_updated event.
  • src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts#L244-L302: add a fixture where two legacy turns reuse both message and provider tool-call IDs, then assert that both assistant calls and tool results remain distinct.
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  • src/session/SessionStore.ts#L241-L249 (this comment)
  • src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts#L244-L302
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In `@src/session/SessionStore.ts` around lines 241 - 249, Update the occurrence
matching logic in SessionStore.ts around resultsBySource so each repeated
part_created result creates a distinct occurrence, while reuse is reserved for
its corresponding part_updated event. Add the repeated-ID legacy-turn fixture in
src/session/__tests__/SessionStore.test.ts lines 244-302 and assert both
assistant calls and tool results remain distinct.

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Thanks a lot for this fix and the detailed root-cause analysis, @Guitenbay 🙏

Issue #7 has since been resolved on main via #12, which addresses the same
root cause (separating persisted message IDs from provider tool-call IDs,
persisting assistant declarations before ordered tool results, and repairing
legacy JSONL collisions) and additionally covers the streaming persistence path.

Because that landed first, this PR now conflicts with main and is fully
superseded, so I'm closing it. Your analysis in the linked issue directly
informed the final fix — much appreciated!

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