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Fix: Prevent task claiming race condition and handle errors in agent loop #123

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Fix: Handle claim_task error response in agent idle loop
chablino Mar 23, 2026
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Update agents/s11_autonomous_agents.py
chablino Mar 23, 2026
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Update agents/s11_autonomous_agents.py
chablino Mar 23, 2026
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Fix: Add blockedBy check in claim_task to prevent LLM bypassing depen…
chablino Mar 23, 2026
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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion agents/s11_autonomous_agents.py
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Expand Up @@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ def claim_task(task_id: int, owner: str) -> str:
if not path.exists():
return f"Error: Task {task_id} not found"
task = json.loads(path.read_text())
if task.get("owner"):
existing_owner = task.get("owner") or "someone else"
return f"Error: Task {task_id} has already been claimed by {existing_owner}"
if task.get("status") != "pending":
status = task.get("status")
return f"Error: Task {task_id} cannot be claimed because its status is '{status}'"
if task.get("blockedBy"):
return f"Error: Task {task_id} is blocked by other task(s) and cannot be claimed yet"
task["owner"] = owner
task["status"] = "in_progress"
path.write_text(json.dumps(task, indent=2))
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -274,7 +282,9 @@ def _loop(self, name: str, role: str, prompt: str):
unclaimed = scan_unclaimed_tasks()
if unclaimed:
task = unclaimed[0]
claim_task(task["id"], name)
result = claim_task(task["id"], name)
if result.startswith("Error:"):
continue
task_prompt = (
f"<auto-claimed>Task #{task['id']}: {task['subject']}\n"
f"{task.get('description', '')}</auto-claimed>"
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