BerriAI/litellm · error · Exception

Error getting agent from DB: {e}

Error message

Error getting agent from DB: {e}

What it means

Except-handler in get_agent: an unexpected error escaped while searching the in-memory list / legacy-id map; the message wraps the underlying exception, usually indicating a registry state bug rather than a missing agent.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/agent_endpoints/agent_registry.py:586

        """
        Get an agent by its ID from the database
        """
        try:
            for agent in self.agent_list:
                if agent.agent_id == agent_id:
                    return agent

            translated_id: Final = self.config_agent_legacy_ids.get(agent_id)
            if translated_id is None:
                return None

            for agent in self.agent_list:
                if agent.agent_id == translated_id:
                    return agent

            return None
        except Exception as e:
            raise Exception(f"Error getting agent from DB: {e}")

    def get_agent_by_name(self, agent_name: str) -> AgentResponse | None:
        """
        Get an agent by its name from the database
        """
        try:
            for agent in self.agent_list:
                if agent.agent_name == agent_name:
                    return agent

            return None
        except Exception as e:
            raise Exception(f"Error getting agent from DB: {e}")


global_agent_registry: Final = AgentRegistry()

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Solutions

1. Check database connectivity and that the agent exists.

Example fix

Verify DATABASE_URL and agent ID.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/agent_endpoints/agent_registry.py:586 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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