{"record":{"id":"a8e20f055805b51d","repo":"rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch","slug":"maximum-turn-count-self-max-turns-exceeded","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"maximum turn count {self.max_turns} exceeded","messagePattern":"maximum turn count (.+?) exceeded","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"ProtocolError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"certifications/claude/lessons/08-messages-api-and-application-lifecycle/code/main.py","lineNumber":111,"sourceCode":"        for turn in range(1, self.max_turns + 1):\n            response = self.transport.create(messages)\n            blocks = _validated_blocks(response)\n            stop_reason = response.get(\"stop_reason\")\n\n            # The assistant tool_use block must be retained before tool_result.\n            messages.append({\"role\": \"assistant\", \"content\": copy.deepcopy(blocks)})\n\n            if stop_reason == \"end_turn\":\n                return RunResult(_text_from_blocks(blocks), messages, turn)\n            if stop_reason != \"tool_use\":\n                raise ProtocolError(f\"unsupported stop_reason: {stop_reason!r}\")\n\n            tool_results = [self._execute_tool(block) for block in blocks if block[\"type\"] == \"tool_use\"]\n            if not tool_results:\n                raise ProtocolError(\"stop_reason tool_use had no tool_use block\")\n            messages.append({\"role\": \"user\", \"content\": tool_results})\n\n        raise ProtocolError(f\"maximum turn count {self.max_turns} exceeded\")\n\n    def _execute_tool(self, block: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:\n        tool_id = block.get(\"id\")\n        name = block.get(\"name\")\n        arguments = block.get(\"input\")\n        if not isinstance(tool_id, str) or not tool_id:\n            raise ProtocolError(\"tool_use requires a non-empty id\")\n        if not isinstance(name, str) or not isinstance(arguments, dict):\n            raise ProtocolError(\"tool_use requires name and object input\")\n\n        handler = self.tools.get(name)\n        if handler is None:\n            return {\n                \"type\": \"tool_result\",\n                \"tool_use_id\": tool_id,\n                \"content\": f\"Unknown tool: {name}\",\n                \"is_error\": True,\n            }","sourceCodeStart":93,"sourceCodeEnd":129,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch/blob/39ea8a1c6d0b61f071226eff7ede4d4105fed820/certifications/claude/lessons/08-messages-api-and-application-lifecycle/code/main.py#L93-L129","documentation":"Error \"maximum turn count {self.max_turns} exceeded\" thrown in rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at certifications/claude/lessons/08-messages-api-and-application-lifecycle/code/main.py:111 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"39ea8a1c6d0b61f071226eff7ede4d4105fed820","analyzedAt":"2026-08-26T03:13:46.626Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-26T07:17:17.940Z"}