Relax absolute tool-count caps; keep only anti-loop guards.

Field turns may legitimately use many distinct CLI/shell calls (e.g. 200 rounds). Drop per-turn call/fail budgets and default short-intent round caps; identical-arg and retry_forbidden blocks remain.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

runtime/chat/tool_runtime.py

@@ -416,67 +416,6 @@ def _load_turn_retry_forbidden_tools(store: Any, *, session_id: str, turn_uuid:
     return out
 
 
-def _load_turn_failed_name_counts(store: Any, *, session_id: str, turn_uuid: str) -> dict[str, int]:
-    """Count failed tool results by tool name earlier in this turn."""
-    tu = str(turn_uuid or "").strip()
-    sid = str(session_id or "").strip()
-    out: dict[str, int] = {}
-    if not tu or not sid:
-        return out
-    try:
-        rows = store.get_messages(session_id=sid, limit=500)
-    except Exception:
-        return out
-    for m in rows or []:
-        if str(getattr(m, "role", "") or "").strip().lower() != "tool":
-            continue
-        if str(getattr(m, "turn_uuid", "") or "").strip() != tu:
-            continue
-        ep = _parse_event_payload(getattr(m, "event_payload", None))
-        name = str(ep.get("tool_name") or "").strip()
-        failed = ep.get("ok") is False
-        if not failed:
-            try:
-                payload = json.loads(str(getattr(m, "content", "") or "") or "{}")
-            except Exception:
-                payload = {}
-            failed = isinstance(payload, dict) and payload.get("ok") is False
-            if not name and isinstance(payload, dict):
-                raw_tc = getattr(m, "tool_calls", None)
-                if isinstance(raw_tc, str):
-                    try:
-                        raw_tc = json.loads(raw_tc)
-                    except Exception:
-                        raw_tc = None
-                if isinstance(raw_tc, dict):
-                    name = str(raw_tc.get("name") or "").strip()
-        if failed and name:
-            out[name] = int(out.get(name, 0)) + 1
-    return out
-
-
-_HEAVY_CLI_NAME_SUFFIXES = ("execmanagedne",)
-_HEAVY_CLI_TURN_CALL_BUDGET = 4
-_HEAVY_CLI_TURN_FAIL_BUDGET = 2
-_SHELL_TURN_CALL_BUDGET = 5
-_SHELL_TURN_FAIL_BUDGET = 3
-
-
-def _is_heavy_cli_tool(name: str) -> bool:
-    low = str(name or "").strip().lower()
-    return any(low.endswith(suf) for suf in _HEAVY_CLI_NAME_SUFFIXES)
-
-
-def _turn_name_budgets(name: str) -> tuple[int, int, str] | None:
-    """Return (call_budget, fail_budget, kind) for tools that spam WhatsApp turns."""
-    low = str(name or "").strip().lower()
-    if any(low.endswith(suf) for suf in _HEAVY_CLI_NAME_SUFFIXES):
-        return (_HEAVY_CLI_TURN_CALL_BUDGET, _HEAVY_CLI_TURN_FAIL_BUDGET, "cli")
-    if low == "run_command" or low.endswith("__run_command") or low.endswith(".run_command"):
-        return (_SHELL_TURN_CALL_BUDGET, _SHELL_TURN_FAIL_BUDGET, "shell")
-    return None
-
-
 def normalize_tool_result(result: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
     if isinstance(result, dict):
         out = dict(result)
@@ -1104,12 +1043,6 @@ class ToolExecutor:
             session_id=ctx.session_id,
             turn_uuid=str(ctx.turn_uuid or ""),
         )
-        failed_name_counts = _load_turn_failed_name_counts(
-            ctx.store,
-            session_id=ctx.session_id,
-            turn_uuid=str(ctx.turn_uuid or ""),
-        )
-        planned_name_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
 
         results_by_id: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, Any], int]] = {}
         runnable_tool_uses: list[LLMToolCall] = []
@@ -1140,70 +1073,6 @@ class ToolExecutor:
                     {"tool_name": tc.name},
                 )
                 continue
-            budgets = _turn_name_budgets(tool_name)
-            if budgets is not None:
-                call_budget, fail_budget, kind = budgets
-                prior_calls = int(turn_tool_name_counts.get(tool_name, 0)) + int(
-                    planned_name_counts.get(tool_name, 0)
-                )
-                prior_fails = int(failed_name_counts.get(tool_name, 0))
-                if prior_fails >= fail_budget:
-                    if kind == "cli":
-                        hint = (
-                            "execManagedNe already failed multiple times this turn. "
-                            "Stop CLI spam: report unreachable/timeout NEs, batch remaining "
-                            "show commands into one call with higher read_timeout_sec, or switch targets."
-                        )
-                        code = "cli_fail_budget_exceeded"
-                    else:
-                        hint = (
-                            "run_command already failed multiple times this turn. "
-                            "Stop shell retries; use write_xlsx / ume_alarm_xlsx_report / dedicated tools instead."
-                        )
-                        code = "shell_fail_budget_exceeded"
-                    results_by_id[tc.id] = (
-                        {
-                            "ok": False,
-                            "error_code": code,
-                            "failure_class": "retry_guard",
-                            "error": f"{tool_name} failed too many times this turn",
-                            "hint": hint,
-                            "fail_count": prior_fails,
-                            "fail_budget": fail_budget,
-                        },
-                        0,
-                    )
-                    _trace(code, {"tool_name": tool_name, "fail_count": prior_fails})
-                    continue
-                if prior_calls >= call_budget:
-                    if kind == "cli":
-                        hint = (
-                            "Too many execManagedNe calls this turn. "
-                            "Batch commands into fewer calls, reuse prior listCliTargets ids, "
-                            "and summarize what you already have."
-                        )
-                        code = "cli_call_budget_exceeded"
-                    else:
-                        hint = (
-                            "Too many run_command calls this turn. "
-                            "Prefer dedicated tools (write_xlsx, ume_alarm_xlsx_report, MCP) "
-                            "and summarize without more shell."
-                        )
-                        code = "shell_call_budget_exceeded"
-                    results_by_id[tc.id] = (
-                        {
-                            "ok": False,
-                            "error_code": code,
-                            "failure_class": "retry_guard",
-                            "error": f"{tool_name} call budget exceeded this turn",
-                            "hint": hint,
-                            "call_count": prior_calls,
-                            "call_budget": call_budget,
-                        },
-                        0,
-                    )
-                    _trace(code, {"tool_name": tool_name, "call_count": prior_calls})
-                    continue
             if tc.name in _TABULAR_QUERY_TOOL_NAMES and not has_tabular_ref_in_session:
                 results_by_id[tc.id] = (
                     {
@@ -1358,7 +1227,6 @@ class ToolExecutor:
                 continue
             first_tool_call_id_by_signature[sig] = str(tc.id or "")
             runnable_tool_uses.append(tc)
-            planned_name_counts[tool_name] = int(planned_name_counts.get(tool_name, 0)) + 1
 
         for batch in partition_tool_use_batches(runnable_tool_uses, ctx.tools):
             _check_stop()

runtime/gateway.py

@@ -485,22 +485,28 @@ class OclawGateway:
         return str(maybe_ops_short_intent_system_hint(text=str(msg.text or ""), lang=lang) or "").strip()
 
     def _resolve_max_tool_rounds(self, msg: StandardMessage, *, base: int) -> int:
-        """Cap tool rounds for WhatsApp/WeChat ops short intents (cut 12+ tool loops)."""
+        """Optionally cap short-intent rounds when explicitly configured.
+
+        Field ops often raise AIA_TURN_MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS (e.g. 200). Absolute caps hurt
+        legitimate multi-NE work; identical-arg / retry_forbidden guards handle loops.
+        Set AIA_OPS_SHORT_INTENT_MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS only if you want an explicit short-intent ceiling.
+        """
         rounds = max(1, min(int(base), 300))
         if not self._is_channel_delivery_channel(msg):
             return rounds
+        try:
+            raw = str(self.store.get_setting("AIA_OPS_SHORT_INTENT_MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS") or "").strip()
+        except Exception:
+            raw = ""
+        if not raw.isdigit():
+            return rounds
         md = msg.metadata if isinstance(msg.metadata, dict) else {}
         from runtime.application.gateway.ops_short_intent import detect_ops_short_intent
 
         intent = detect_ops_short_intent(str(msg.text or md.get("raw_inbound_text") or ""))
         if not intent:
             return rounds
-        try:
+        cap = max(3, min(int(raw), 300))
-            raw = str(self.store.get_setting("AIA_OPS_SHORT_INTENT_MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS") or "").strip()
-            cap = int(raw) if raw.isdigit() else 8
-        except Exception:
-            cap = 8
-        cap = max(3, min(int(cap), 30))
         return min(rounds, cap)
 
     @staticmethod

tests/test_failure_class_and_retry_guard.py

@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ def test_retry_forbidden_blocks_same_tool_different_args(tmp_path: Path) -> None
     assert blocked.get("retry_forbidden") is True
 
 
-def test_exec_managed_ne_call_budget(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+def test_distinct_exec_managed_ne_calls_not_capped_by_count(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Field ops may legitimately CLI many NEs; only identical-arg loops are blocked."""
     store = SqliteStore(str(tmp_path / "cli.sqlite"))
     sess = store.create_session("t")
     calls = {"n": 0}
@@ -154,11 +155,10 @@ def test_exec_managed_ne_call_budget(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         store=store,
         tools=reg,
         session_id=sess.id,
-        turn_uuid="turn-cli-budget",
+        turn_uuid="turn-cli-many",
         lang="en",
     )
-    # 4 distinct-arg calls allowed; 5th blocked by call budget.
+    for i in range(8):
-    for i in range(4):
         ToolExecutor().execute_tool_uses(
             ctx=ctx,
             assistant_msg_id=i + 1,
@@ -171,123 +171,4 @@ def test_exec_managed_ne_call_budget(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
             ],
             signature_budget=2,
         )
-    assert calls["n"] == 4
+    assert calls["n"] == 8
-    _, results = ToolExecutor().execute_tool_uses(
-        ctx=ctx,
-        assistant_msg_id=99,
-        tool_uses=[
-            LLMToolCall(
-                id="cX",
-                name="mcp__netx__execManagedNe",
-                arguments={"ne_id": "ne-x", "commands": ["disp x"]},
-            )
-        ],
-        signature_budget=2,
-    )
-    blocked, _ = results["cX"]
-    assert calls["n"] == 4
-    assert blocked.get("error_code") == "cli_call_budget_exceeded"
-
-
-def test_exec_managed_ne_fail_budget(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    store = SqliteStore(str(tmp_path / "cli-fail.sqlite"))
-    sess = store.create_session("t")
-    calls = {"n": 0}
-
-    def _handler(_args):
-        calls["n"] += 1
-        return {"ok": False, "error_code": "tool_timeout_or_failed", "error": "timeout"}
-
-    reg = ToolRegistry(
-        [
-            ToolSpec(
-                name="mcp__netx__execManagedNe",
-                description="exec",
-                parameters={"type": "object", "properties": {"ne_id": {"type": "string"}}},
-                handler=_handler,
-                read_only=False,
-            )
-        ]
-    )
-    ctx = ToolExecutionContext(
-        store=store,
-        tools=reg,
-        session_id=sess.id,
-        turn_uuid="turn-cli-fail",
-        lang="en",
-    )
-    for i in range(2):
-        ToolExecutor().execute_tool_uses(
-            ctx=ctx,
-            assistant_msg_id=i + 1,
-            tool_uses=[
-                LLMToolCall(
-                    id=f"f{i}",
-                    name="mcp__netx__execManagedNe",
-                    arguments={"ne_id": f"ne-{i}", "commands": ["disp"]},
-                )
-            ],
-            signature_budget=2,
-        )
-    assert calls["n"] == 2
-    _, results = ToolExecutor().execute_tool_uses(
-        ctx=ctx,
-        assistant_msg_id=3,
-        tool_uses=[
-            LLMToolCall(
-                id="f3",
-                name="mcp__netx__execManagedNe",
-                arguments={"ne_id": "ne-3", "commands": ["disp"]},
-            )
-        ],
-        signature_budget=2,
-    )
-    blocked, _ = results["f3"]
-    assert calls["n"] == 2
-    assert blocked.get("error_code") == "cli_fail_budget_exceeded"
-
-
-def test_run_command_call_budget(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    store = SqliteStore(str(tmp_path / "shell.sqlite"))
-    sess = store.create_session("t")
-    calls = {"n": 0}
-
-    def _handler(_args):
-        calls["n"] += 1
-        return {"ok": True, "stdout": "ok", "exit_code": 0}
-
-    reg = ToolRegistry(
-        [
-            ToolSpec(
-                name="run_command",
-                description="shell",
-                parameters={"type": "object", "properties": {"command": {"type": "string"}}},
-                handler=_handler,
-                read_only=False,
-            )
-        ]
-    )
-    ctx = ToolExecutionContext(
-        store=store,
-        tools=reg,
-        session_id=sess.id,
-        turn_uuid="turn-shell-budget",
-        lang="en",
-    )
-    for i in range(5):
-        ToolExecutor().execute_tool_uses(
-            ctx=ctx,
-            assistant_msg_id=i + 1,
-            tool_uses=[LLMToolCall(id=f"s{i}", name="run_command", arguments={"command": f"echo {i}"})],
-            signature_budget=2,
-        )
-    assert calls["n"] == 5
-    _, results = ToolExecutor().execute_tool_uses(
-        ctx=ctx,
-        assistant_msg_id=99,
-        tool_uses=[LLMToolCall(id="sX", name="run_command", arguments={"command": "echo x"})],
-        signature_budget=2,
-    )
-    blocked, _ = results["sX"]
-    assert calls["n"] == 5
-    assert blocked.get("error_code") == "shell_call_budget_exceeded"

tests/test_oclaw_gateway_trace.py

@@ -1031,6 +1031,10 @@ def test_ops_short_intent_caps_tool_rounds(tmp_path) -> None:
         attachments=[],
         metadata={},
     )
-    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(short, base=100) == 8
+    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(short, base=200) == 200
-    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(long, base=100) == 100
+    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(long, base=200) == 200
-    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(admin, base=100) == 100
+    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(admin, base=200) == 200
+
+    store.set_setting("AIA_OPS_SHORT_INTENT_MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS", "12")
+    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(short, base=200) == 12
+    assert gw._resolve_max_tool_rounds(long, base=200) == 200