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Problem

When a streamed native tool call's arguments are truncated mid-value (e.g. the model hits max_tokens while still writing write_to_file's content string), finalizeStreamingToolCall() returns null. Task.ts reuses the same tool-use object the streaming phase had been mutating in place - which still carries nativeArgs built from the incomplete partial-JSON parse - and only sets partial = false.

presentAssistantMessage.ts already has a guard meant for exactly this case:

if (isKnownTool && !block.nativeArgs && !customTool) {
  // structured tool_result error, no execution
}

But since nativeArgs was never actually cleared, !block.nativeArgs is never true, and the guard never fires. Truncated arguments (e.g. a cut-off content string) can be presented as a complete, valid call and executed.

Fix

Clear nativeArgs alongside partial = false at the finalize-null site in Task.ts, so the existing guard does what its own comment already said it did. params is left untouched - NativeToolCallParser always initializes it to {} for native tool calls and never puts real data there, so there's nothing to clear there.

Test

Adds truncated-native-tool-args.spec.ts, mirroring the exact Task.ts logic in a small local function, following the same convention already used in duplicate-tool-use-ids.spec.ts for this kind of internal streaming logic. Covers: the fix blocking a truncated call, a companion test proving the pre-fix behavior really did let it through, and a control test confirming normal finalized calls are unaffected.

Full core/task suite passes: 27 test files, 381 tests, no regressions.

Fixes #1221.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of incomplete tool requests received during streaming.
    • Prevented malformed or truncated tool arguments from being executed or recorded.
    • Incomplete requests now produce a structured error result, improving reliability.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for truncated tool arguments and confirmed complete tool requests continue to work correctly.

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When streaming tool-call finalization fails, Task.ts now clears stale nativeArgs and params before presenting the tool call. Regression tests verify that truncated arguments are blocked and complete arguments remain executable.

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Streaming tool finalization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Clear failed tool arguments and validate execution guard
src/core/task/Task.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/truncated-native-tool-args.spec.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts
The null-finalize branch sets partial to false and clears nativeArgs and params. Tests cover the guard behavior, the previous truncated-argument behavior, valid complete arguments, and the end-to-end write_to_file flow.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

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The change blocks incomplete streamed tool arguments from reaching execution or conversation history, with regression coverage for the real Task flow. No current actionable merge risk remains.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the coding requirements in [#1221]. The finalize-failure path clears both nativeArgs and params after finalizeStreamingToolCall() returns null. The existing `presentAssista…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within [#1221]. The source change fixes stale streamed arguments at finalization failure. The tests verify rejection of truncated calls and preservation of normal finalized behavior…
Regression Evidence ✅ Passed The changed finalize-null behavior has focused coverage at the Task integration layer. The added test sends truncated write_to_file JSON through the real Task stream, `NativeToolCallParser.finaliz…
Security Boundaries ✅ Passed No changed path meets the security failure condition. In src/core/task/Task.ts:3825-3827, a failed native-tool finalization now clears nativeArgs and params. The existing guard in `presentAssist…
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Lifecycle Resource Cleanup ✅ Passed PASS. The only production change is in the finalize-null branch of Task.recursivelyMakeClineRequests: it clears existingToolUse.nativeArgs and resets params. The branch keeps the existing `strea…
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function finalizeNullBranch(existingToolUse: ToolUse): ToolUse {
existingToolUse.partial = false
existingToolUse.nativeArgs = undefined
return existingToolUse

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Test the production finalization path.

finalizeNullBranch duplicates the implementation instead of invoking Task.ts. These tests still pass if Line 3760 is removed or the parser-to-presenter integration changes.

Drive a truncated tool_call_partial stream through the Task flow. Assert that the native tool executor is not called and that one error tool_result is emitted for the matching tool-use ID.

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Added an integration-level test alongside the existing simulation-based ones, per the review comment - drives a truncated `write_to_file` call through the real `Task` streaming + `presentAssistantMessage` flow (`recursivelyMakeClineRequests` + a mocked `attemptApiRequest` stream) instead of mirroring the finalize-null logic in an isolated function.

Two things worth noting from building it:

  1. `writeToFileTool.handle` legitimately gets called with `partial: true` while the call is still streaming (`BaseTool.handle` short-circuits to a no-op preview hook in that case, per its own doc comment). The test asserts it's never called with `partial: false` specifically - that's the flag that actually reaches `execute()`/disk writes.
  2. Confirmed the test fails for the right reason by temporarily reverting the `Task.ts` fix and re-running it: without the fix, `handle` does get called with `partial: false`. An earlier version of this using a `.json` target path was a false negative - the default test task mode's Architect-only markdown file restriction blocked the write independently of the `nativeArgs` guard, masking the actual bug. Switched to a `.md` path so the guard under test is what's actually exercised.

Kept the existing `truncated-native-tool-args.spec.ts` tests too rather than replacing them - they're fast and pin the exact finalize-null branch precisely, complementing the integration test rather than duplicating it.

Full `core/task` suite: 27 files, 382 tests, all passing.

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const existingToolUse = this.assistantMessageContent[toolUseIndex]
if (existingToolUse && existingToolUse.type === "tool_use") {
existingToolUse.partial = false
existingToolUse.nativeArgs = undefined

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Would it also be worth clearing params here, since the streaming partial parse still leaves the truncated values in params and they get echoed into API history via the toolUse.nativeArgs || toolUse.params fallback?

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Good catch, and you're actually right about the mechanism - I'd assumed params stayed {} for native calls based on how it's built at finalize time (Task.ts:713 area), but missed that the streaming partial-update path (NativeToolCallParser.ts:391) populates it too, for handlePartial's UI hooks.

Checked whether that made it an execution risk though: BaseTool.handle only ever reads nativeArgs to build execute()'s params, and throws instead of falling back to block.params when nativeArgs is undefined - so it was never actually exploitable. The real effect was just that the truncated content kept ending up in conversation history via the nativeArgs || params fallback, under a different name than before.

Cleared params to {} too in the latest commit and added an assertion that the recorded history entry for a truncated call doesn't contain the leaked content.

* after the fix: on finalizeStreamingToolCall() returning null, mark the
* tool non-partial and clear nativeArgs.
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function finalizeNullBranch(existingToolUse: ToolUse): ToolUse {

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Is there a reason to keep these hand-written copies of the finalize-null branch and guard, given they can drift from the real logic that Task.spec.ts already exercises end-to-end?

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Thought about pulling this file honestly. The drift risk is real, but I kept both - the Task.spec.ts test is the one that actually proves the fix works (drove it through a fix revert to confirm it fails for the right reason), so it'd catch drift in the finalize-null branch even if this file went stale. This one's just cheap and pins the exact guard condition down precisely, which is handy if someone's trying to understand what the bug was without reading through a mocked stream setup.

Not attached to it though - if you'd rather it go, say so and I'll pull it.

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I'm fine with leaving it, I think it's ok to have it here in case the other spec changes

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…rg#1221)

finalizeStreamingToolCall() returns null when a streamed native tool
call's arguments are truncated (e.g. the model hits max_tokens mid
write_to_file content). Task.ts reuses the same tool-use object the
streaming phase had been mutating in place, which still carried
nativeArgs built from the incomplete partial-JSON parse, and only set
partial = false.

presentAssistantMessage.ts already guards against exactly this case
(isKnownTool && !block.nativeArgs && !customTool -> structured
tool_result instead of execution), but the guard never fired because
nativeArgs was never actually cleared. Truncated arguments (e.g. a
cut-off content string) could therefore be executed instead of
rejected.

Clear nativeArgs alongside partial = false at the finalize-null site
so the existing guard does what its own comment already said it did.
params is left untouched - NativeToolCallParser always initializes it
to {} for native tool calls and never puts real data there.

Adds truncated-native-tool-args.spec.ts, mirroring the exact Task.ts
logic in a small local function per the convention already established
in duplicate-tool-use-ids.spec.ts.
…lize (Zoo-Code-Org#1221)

Adds an integration-level regression test alongside the existing
simulation-based unit tests in truncated-native-tool-args.spec.ts.
Drives a truncated write_to_file tool call through the real Task
streaming + presentAssistantMessage flow (via recursivelyMakeClineRequests
and a mocked attemptApiRequest stream), rather than mirroring the
finalize-null logic in an isolated function.

Spies on writeToFileTool.handle to confirm it is never invoked with
partial: false (the flag that gates real execute()/disk-write
behavior in BaseTool.handle) for the truncated call, and spies on
pushToolResultToUserContent to confirm the guard's structured error
result is emitted instead.

Verified this only fails for the intended reason: temporarily
reverting the Task.ts fix makes writeToFileTool.handle get called
with partial: false (real execution attempted) - confirmed via the
test's own failure output, not assumed. An earlier version of this
test used a .json target path and was inconclusive, since Architect
mode's markdown-only file restriction independently blocked the
write before ever reaching the nativeArgs guard; switched to a .md
path so the guard under test is what's actually being exercised.

Full core/task suite: 27 files, 382 tests, all passing.
…e-Org#1221)

Clearing nativeArgs alone left a second gap: Task.ts records each
tool_use into apiConversationHistory via toolUse.nativeArgs ||
toolUse.params, and params also gets populated during streaming (for
handlePartial's UI hooks) with the same incomplete, truncated values -
so once nativeArgs was cleared, the fallback just picked up the same
truncated data from params instead. Clear params to {} alongside
nativeArgs so the history entry for a truncated call doesn't carry
that data under a different field.

Execution itself was never at risk from this gap - BaseTool.handle
only uses nativeArgs for execute(), and throws instead of falling
back to params when nativeArgs is missing - but the conversation
history leak was real.

Adds an assertion to the Task.spec.ts integration test confirming the
truncated content doesn't end up in the recorded assistant turn.
safeEnsureModelFetched's return type changed to Promise<ModelInfo>
upstream while this branch was in flight; the new integration test
still had mockResolvedValue(undefined) from before that change,
which the type checker caught after rebasing onto main. Switched to
the same stubModelInfo fixture the other tests in this file already
use.
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