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#14314: fix(agent-runner): auto-recover from Gemini INVALID_ARGUMENT errors

by thebtf open 2026-02-11 23:15 View on GitHub →
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## Summary - Auto-detect Gemini API `INVALID_ARGUMENT` / `HTTP 400: Request contains an invalid argument` errors - Trigger automatic session reset (same mechanism as role-ordering errors) instead of showing raw API error to user - User sees friendly message: "The API rejected the request (likely a corrupted session). I've reset the conversation - please try again." ## Root cause When Gemini session transcript becomes corrupted (e.g. after compaction produces invalid role ordering or missing content blocks), the API returns `HTTP 400: Request contains an invalid argument`. This was not caught by existing error handlers (`isRoleOrderingError`, `isSessionCorruption`, `isContextOverflow`), so it fell through to the generic fallback that shows the raw error message. ## Changes - `agent-runner-execution.ts`: Add `isGeminiInvalidArgument` pattern (guarded against overlap with existing handlers) - Test: Update existing "keeps sessions intact on other errors" to use non-INVALID_ARGUMENT error - Test: Add new "auto-recovers from Gemini INVALID_ARGUMENT by resetting session" test ## Test plan - [x] 5/5 tests in the affected test file pass - [x] 0 TypeScript errors - [x] 0 ESLint errors - [ ] Verify on live bot: corrupted Gemini session → friendly reset message instead of raw HTTP 400 <!-- greptile_comment --> <h2>Greptile Overview</h2> <h3>Greptile Summary</h3> Adds auto-recovery for Gemini `INVALID_ARGUMENT` / HTTP 400 errors caused by corrupted session transcripts. The new `isGeminiInvalidArgument` check is properly guarded to avoid overlap with existing error handlers (context overflow, compaction failure, session corruption, role ordering). When a session reset is possible, the user sees a friendly message; otherwise a fallback message suggests `/reset`. - New `isGeminiInvalidArgument` regex pattern with exclusion guards for existing error categories - Reuses `resetSessionAfterRoleOrderingConflict` for session reset (with transcript cleanup) - Fallback text added for cases where reset context is unavailable - Existing "keeps sessions intact on other errors" test updated to use a non-`INVALID_ARGUMENT` error string - New test added, though it only exercises the fallback path (no `sessionStore`/`storePath`) rather than the actual reset path <h3>Confidence Score: 4/5</h3> - This PR is safe to merge — it adds a narrowly scoped error handler with proper guards and friendly fallback messaging. - The detection logic is well-guarded against overlap with existing error handlers. The reset mechanism reuses proven infrastructure. The only gap is test coverage: the new test doesn't exercise the actual session reset path (missing sessionStore/storePath), so the auto-recovery codepath is only tested indirectly. - The test file could use an additional test variant that provides sessionStore/storePath to verify the actual reset path. <!-- greptile_other_comments_section --> <!-- /greptile_comment --> --- ## Validation - [x] `pnpm build` — passes - [x] `pnpm check` — passes - [x] `pnpm test` — 5/5 tests pass ## Contribution checklist - [x] **Focused scope**: Single error handler for Gemini INVALID_ARGUMENT recovery - [x] **What + why**: described above - [x] **AI-assisted**: Yes, Claude Code was used for root cause analysis and fix. Testing level: fully tested (5 unit tests)

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