aaif-goose/goose · error · anyhow::Error

Failed to get reply from agent: {}

Error message

Failed to get reply from agent: {}

What it means

Error "Failed to get reply from agent: {}" thrown in aaif-goose/goose.

Source

Thrown at crates/goose/src/agents/subagent_handler.rs:200

            for activity in activities {
                info!("Recipe activity: {}", activity);
            }
        }
        let session_config = SessionConfig {
            id: session_id.clone(),
            schedule_id: None,
            max_turns: task_config.max_turns.map(|v| v as u32),
            retry_config: recipe.retry,
        };

        let mut stream =
            crate::session_context::with_session_id(Some(session_id.to_string()), async {
                agent
                    .reply(user_message, session_config, cancellation_token)
                    .await
            })
            .await
            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to get reply from agent: {}", e))?;

        while let Some(message_result) = stream.next().await {
            match message_result {
                Ok(AgentEvent::Message(msg)) => {
                    if let Some(ref callback) = on_message {
                        callback(&msg);
                    }
                    if let Some(ref tx) = notification_tx {
                        for content in &msg.content {
                            if let Some(notif) = create_tool_notification(content, &session_id) {
                                if tx.send(notif).is_err() {
                                    debug!(
                                        "Notification receiver dropped for subagent {}",
                                        session_id
                                    );
                                }
                            }
                        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/goose/src/agents/subagent_handler.rs:200 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of aaif-goose/goose@3810898a74 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ac868d307596dde0. Report an issue: GitHub.