{ "experiment": "9-6", "executed_at": "2026-07-29T17:10:50.700676+00:00", "execution_mode": "real_api_coding_agent_plus_model_external_release_harness", "provider": "ark", "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "seed": 8501, "input_artifacts": { "stable_sha256": "fcd37db6ebb19ed2e2492f086365a9f8addfcc4410242151185a1481d130041a", "trajectory_sha256": "1e4664c40e99a5fcba2e9462226d7c32b611c573be9f9ba479ed2d26f844b0c2", "validator_sha256_before_generation": "d2e6835ae7add5f85e7a9f6784b503798d008d19fa25eca5532c190685d13548", "validator_sha256_after_generation": "d2e6835ae7add5f85e7a9f6784b503798d008d19fa25eca5532c190685d13548" }, "diagnosis": { "change_required": true, "target": "stable/retry_policy.py", "target_component": "retry_and_circuit_breaker_control", "source_case_ids": [ "run-payment-001", "run-payment-002" ], "source_trajectories": [ { "id": "run-payment-001", "trajectory_sha256": "4a0b38498b006bf988279b0ff7984f04245db21ee0668986a49f3ca3f4969008", "evidence": "The same declined payment was submitted four times." }, { "id": "run-payment-002", "trajectory_sha256": "6407eb8005fb39702005d553963405329607b34e67acbb18901c79060dbe1e59", "evidence": "A second task repeated the identical non-retryable call three times." } ], "patterns": [ { "cluster_id": "charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED", "tool": "charge_card", "error_code": "PAYMENT_DECLINED", "source_case_ids": [ "run-payment-001", "run-payment-002" ], "cross_trajectory_support": 2, "total_redundant_calls": 5 } ], "reason": "The deterministic control policy ignores retryable=false and does not open the circuit for permanent errors. The root cause belongs in retry/circuit-breaker code, not a prompt.", "change_contract": { "expected_fix": [ "non-retryable tool-call attempts fall to one", "the circuit opens on the first permanent failure" ], "potential_regressions": [ "temporary timeouts stop retrying", "the five-failure circuit threshold changes for retryable errors", "public function signatures change" ] } }, "rejected_history_given_to_coding_agent": [ { "candidate_sha256": "824bbfb244a7b17ac835706be588542a63ad03e0d737d6c9d5da719c969652d2", "failed_checks": [ "temporary_recovery", "old_task_regression", "canary_ready" ], "rejection_reason": "failed gates: temporary_recovery, old_task_regression, canary_ready", "failure": "disabled temporary-timeout retries" } ], "comparison": { "deterministic": { "decision": "release_to_canary", "checks": { "static_compile": true, "public_api_compatible": true, "security_scan": true, "failure_replay": true, "nonretryable_circuit": true, "temporary_recovery": true, "old_task_regression": true, "canary_ready": true, "rollback_ready": true, "protected_surfaces_unchanged": true }, "patch_size": { "added_lines": 7, "deleted_lines": 3, "changed_lines": 10 }, "behavior": { "mean_nonretryable_calls": 1.0, "temporary_error_recovery_rate": 1.0, "old_task_regressions": 0 } }, "real_llm": { "decision": "release_to_canary", "checks": { "static_compile": true, "public_api_compatible": true, "security_scan": true, "failure_replay": true, "nonretryable_circuit": true, "temporary_recovery": true, "old_task_regression": true, "canary_ready": true, "rollback_ready": true, "protected_surfaces_unchanged": true }, "patch_size": { "added_lines": 6, "deleted_lines": 4, "changed_lines": 10 }, "behavior": { "mean_nonretryable_calls": 1.0, "temporary_error_recovery_rate": 1.0, "old_task_regressions": 0 } }, "rejected_control": { "decision": "reject_candidate", "checks": { "static_compile": true, "public_api_compatible": true, "security_scan": true, "failure_replay": true, "nonretryable_circuit": true, "temporary_recovery": false, "old_task_regression": false, "canary_ready": false, "rollback_ready": true, "protected_surfaces_unchanged": true }, "patch_size": { "added_lines": 6, "deleted_lines": 4, "changed_lines": 10 }, "behavior": { "mean_nonretryable_calls": 1.0, "temporary_error_recovery_rate": 0.0, "old_task_regressions": 1 } } }, "manifests": { "deterministic": { "artifact_type": "agent_control_code_patch", "failure_cluster": [ { "cluster_id": "charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED", "tool": "charge_card", "error_code": "PAYMENT_DECLINED", "source_case_ids": [ "run-payment-001", "run-payment-002" ], "cross_trajectory_support": 2, "total_redundant_calls": 5 } ], "source_trajectories": [ { "id": "run-payment-001", "trajectory_sha256": "4a0b38498b006bf988279b0ff7984f04245db21ee0668986a49f3ca3f4969008", "evidence": "The same declined payment was submitted four times." }, { "id": "run-payment-002", "trajectory_sha256": "6407eb8005fb39702005d553963405329607b34e67acbb18901c79060dbe1e59", "evidence": "A second task repeated the identical non-retryable call three times." } ], "inferred_root_cause": "The deterministic control policy ignores retryable=false and does not open the circuit for permanent errors. The root cause belongs in retry/circuit-breaker code, not a prompt.", "target_component": "retry_and_circuit_breaker_control", "target_file": "stable/retry_policy.py", "code_diff": "--- stable/retry_policy.py\n+++ candidate/retry_policy.py\n@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@\n \"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n \n-VERSION = \"1.0.0\"\n+VERSION = \"1.1.0-candidate\"\n MAX_RETRIES = 3\n CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\n-NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n+NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n \n \n def should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n \n \n def should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n- \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n+ \"\"\"Open immediately for permanent errors; otherwise use the threshold.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return consecutive_failures >= 1\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n", "impact_prediction": { "non_retryable_calls": { "before": "up to 4", "after": 1 }, "temporary_timeout_recovery_rate": { "before": 1.0, "after": 1.0 } }, "expected_fix": [ "non-retryable tool-call attempts fall to one", "the circuit opens on the first permanent failure" ], "potential_regressions": [ "temporary timeouts stop retrying", "the five-failure circuit threshold changes for retryable errors", "public function signatures change" ], "stable_version": "fcd37db6ebb1", "stable_sha256": "fcd37db6ebb19ed2e2492f086365a9f8addfcc4410242151185a1481d130041a", "candidate_version": "b0fb4d1caf96", "candidate_sha256": "b0fb4d1caf96c7aca16fc53d1dcf518345ea1a5b0aef9b60168f24534acf552c", "rollback_version": "fcd37db6ebb1", "rollback_sha256": "fcd37db6ebb19ed2e2492f086365a9f8addfcc4410242151185a1481d130041a", "diff": "--- stable/retry_policy.py\n+++ candidate/retry_policy.py\n@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@\n \"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n \n-VERSION = \"1.0.0\"\n+VERSION = \"1.1.0-candidate\"\n MAX_RETRIES = 3\n CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\n-NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n+NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n \n \n def should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n \n \n def should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n- \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n+ \"\"\"Open immediately for permanent errors; otherwise use the threshold.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return consecutive_failures >= 1\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n", "patch_size": { "added_lines": 7, "deleted_lines": 3, "changed_lines": 10 }, "checks": { "static_compile": true, "public_api_compatible": true, "security_scan": true, "failure_replay": true, "nonretryable_circuit": true, "temporary_recovery": true, "old_task_regression": true, "canary_ready": true, "rollback_ready": true, "protected_surfaces_unchanged": true }, "failed_checks": [], "canary_gate": { "eligible": true, "scope": "shadow traffic only; stable remains unchanged", "rollback_trigger": "any non-retryable repeat or temporary-recovery regression" }, "rollback_gate": { "artifact_hash_matches_stable": true, "rollback_version": "fcd37db6ebb1" }, "provenance": { "generator": "deterministic", "model": null, "api_calls": 0 }, "decision": "release_to_canary", "rejection_reason": null }, "real_llm": { "artifact_type": "agent_control_code_patch", "failure_cluster": [ { "cluster_id": "charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED", "tool": "charge_card", "error_code": "PAYMENT_DECLINED", "source_case_ids": [ "run-payment-001", "run-payment-002" ], "cross_trajectory_support": 2, "total_redundant_calls": 5 } ], "source_trajectories": [ { "id": "run-payment-001", "trajectory_sha256": "4a0b38498b006bf988279b0ff7984f04245db21ee0668986a49f3ca3f4969008", "evidence": "The same declined payment was submitted four times." }, { "id": "run-payment-002", "trajectory_sha256": "6407eb8005fb39702005d553963405329607b34e67acbb18901c79060dbe1e59", "evidence": "A second task repeated the identical non-retryable call three times." } ], "inferred_root_cause": "The deterministic control policy ignores retryable=false and does not open the circuit for permanent errors. The root cause belongs in retry/circuit-breaker code, not a prompt.", "target_component": "retry_and_circuit_breaker_control", "target_file": "stable/retry_policy.py", "code_diff": "--- stable/retry_policy.py\n+++ candidate/retry_policy.py\n@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@\n-\"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n-\n-VERSION = \"1.0.0\"\n+VERSION = \"1.0.1\"\n MAX_RETRIES = 3\n CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\n-NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n+NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n \n \n def should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n \n \n def should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return consecutive_failures >= 1\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n", "impact_prediction": { "non_retryable_calls": { "before": "up to 4", "after": 1 }, "temporary_timeout_recovery_rate": { "before": 1.0, "after": 1.0 } }, "expected_fix": [ "non-retryable tool-call attempts fall to one", "the circuit opens on the first permanent failure" ], "potential_regressions": [ "temporary timeouts stop retrying", "the five-failure circuit threshold changes for retryable errors", "public function signatures change" ], "stable_version": "fcd37db6ebb1", "stable_sha256": "fcd37db6ebb19ed2e2492f086365a9f8addfcc4410242151185a1481d130041a", "candidate_version": "801604c8b4eb", "candidate_sha256": "801604c8b4ebe0611dc0d78c4b0131736341bcac990df6ad817607b8486d402b", "rollback_version": "fcd37db6ebb1", "rollback_sha256": "fcd37db6ebb19ed2e2492f086365a9f8addfcc4410242151185a1481d130041a", "diff": "--- stable/retry_policy.py\n+++ candidate/retry_policy.py\n@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@\n-\"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n-\n-VERSION = \"1.0.0\"\n+VERSION = \"1.0.1\"\n MAX_RETRIES = 3\n CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\n-NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n+NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n \n \n def should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n \n \n def should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return consecutive_failures >= 1\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n", "patch_size": { "added_lines": 6, "deleted_lines": 4, "changed_lines": 10 }, "checks": { "static_compile": true, "public_api_compatible": true, "security_scan": true, "failure_replay": true, "nonretryable_circuit": true, "temporary_recovery": true, "old_task_regression": true, "canary_ready": true, "rollback_ready": true, "protected_surfaces_unchanged": true }, "failed_checks": [], "canary_gate": { "eligible": true, "scope": "shadow traffic only; stable remains unchanged", "rollback_trigger": "any non-retryable repeat or temporary-recovery regression" }, "rollback_gate": { "artifact_hash_matches_stable": true, "rollback_version": "fcd37db6ebb1" }, "provenance": { "generator": "real_llm_coding_agent", "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "provider": "ark", "seed": 8501, "api_calls": 1, "receipt": { "backend": { "provider": "ark", "endpoint": "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/chat/completions", "credential_env": "ARK_API_KEY", "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "credential_value_recorded": false }, "request": { "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "You are the Coding Agent in a controlled self-modification pipeline.\n\nModify only the supplied retry-policy module. Preserve both public function\nsignatures and retry behavior for temporary failures. Permanent failures\n(retryable=false or a listed permanent code) must not be retried and must open\nthe circuit on the first occurrence. Update VERSION to a candidate version.\nDo not import modules, access files, or alter validation/release logic.\n\nBefore the source, predict the intended impact. Return JSON only:\n{\"impact_prediction\": {\"non_retryable_calls\": {\"before\": \"up to 4\", \"after\": 1},\n\"temporary_timeout_recovery_rate\": {\"before\": 1.0, \"after\": 1.0}},\n\"source\": \"the complete Python module\"}\n\nFailure diagnosis:\n{\n \"change_required\": true,\n \"target\": \"stable/retry_policy.py\",\n \"target_component\": \"retry_and_circuit_breaker_control\",\n \"source_case_ids\": [\n \"run-payment-001\",\n \"run-payment-002\"\n ],\n \"source_trajectories\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"run-payment-001\",\n \"trajectory_sha256\": \"4a0b38498b006bf988279b0ff7984f04245db21ee0668986a49f3ca3f4969008\",\n \"evidence\": \"The same declined payment was submitted four times.\"\n },\n {\n \"id\": \"run-payment-002\",\n \"trajectory_sha256\": \"6407eb8005fb39702005d553963405329607b34e67acbb18901c79060dbe1e59\",\n \"evidence\": \"A second task repeated the identical non-retryable call three times.\"\n }\n ],\n \"patterns\": [\n {\n \"cluster_id\": \"charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED\",\n \"tool\": \"charge_card\",\n \"error_code\": \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\",\n \"source_case_ids\": [\n \"run-payment-001\",\n \"run-payment-002\"\n ],\n \"cross_trajectory_support\": 2,\n \"total_redundant_calls\": 5\n }\n ],\n \"reason\": \"The deterministic control policy ignores retryable=false and does not open the circuit for permanent errors. The root cause belongs in retry/circuit-breaker code, not a prompt.\",\n \"change_contract\": {\n \"expected_fix\": [\n \"non-retryable tool-call attempts fall to one\",\n \"the circuit opens on the first permanent failure\"\n ],\n \"potential_regressions\": [\n \"temporary timeouts stop retrying\",\n \"the five-failure circuit threshold changes for retryable errors\",\n \"public function signatures change\"\n ]\n }\n}\n\nPreviously rejected candidates (do not repeat their failure):\n[\n {\n \"candidate_sha256\": \"824bbfb244a7b17ac835706be588542a63ad03e0d737d6c9d5da719c969652d2\",\n \"failed_checks\": [\n \"temporary_recovery\",\n \"old_task_regression\",\n \"canary_ready\"\n ],\n \"rejection_reason\": \"failed gates: temporary_recovery, old_task_regression, canary_ready\",\n \"failure\": \"disabled temporary-timeout retries\"\n }\n]\n\nStable module:\n\"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n\nVERSION = \"1.0.0\"\nMAX_RETRIES = 3\nCIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\nNON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n\n\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n\n" } ], "temperature": 0, "seed": 8501, "max_tokens": 1400, "response_format": { "type": "json_object" } }, "response": { "id": "021785344994260f79d90d738734a45cb3eac38ebc4a0743606af", "choices": [ { "finish_reason": "stop", "index": 0, "message": { "content": "{\"impact_prediction\": {\"non_retryable_calls\": {\"before\": \"up to 4\", \"after\": 1}, \"temporary_timeout_recovery_rate\": {\"before\": 1.0, \"after\": 1.0}}, \"source\": \"VERSION = \\\"1.0.1\\\"\\nMAX_RETRIES = 3\\nCIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\\nNON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\\\"AUTH_DENIED\\\", \\\"INVALID_ARGUMENT\\\", \\\"PAYMENT_DECLINED\\\"}\\n\\n\\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\\n \\\"\\\"\\\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\\\"\\\"\\\"\\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\\n return False\\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\\n\\n\\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\\\"\\\", retryable=True):\\n \\\"\\\"\\\"Open after repeated failures.\\\"\\\"\\\"\\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\\n return consecutive_failures >= 1\\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\"}", "role": "assistant", "reasoning_content": "Okay, let's tackle this problem. The user wants me to modify the retry-policy module to fix the issues where non-retryable calls are being retried multiple times and the circuit isn't opening on the first permanent failure. \n\nFirst, I need to understand the current code. The existing code has two functions: should_retry and should_open_circuit. The problem is that should_retry isn't considering the retryable flag or the error code. Right now, it just checks if the attempt is less than MAX_RETRIES (which is 3), so even if the error is non-retryable, it would retry up to 3 times, leading to 4 total attempts (initial + 3 retries). That explains the evidence from the cases where non-retryable calls were made multiple times.\n\nThe change contract says that non-retryable attempts should fall to one. So, for a non-retryable error, there should be no retries. That means the initial call is made, and if it's non-retryable, we don't retry. So the should_retry function needs to check if the error is retryable. If retryable is False, then should_retry returns False. Also, if the error code is in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, then it's not retryable.\n\nWait, looking at the existing code: the NON_RETRYABLE_CODES is a set containing \"AUTH_DENIED\" and \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\". But the patterns in the failure diagnosis mention \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" as an error code that's causing issues. So maybe \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" should be added to NON_RETRYABLE_CODES? Wait, the problem says that the current code ignores retryable=false and doesn't open the circuit for permanent errors. So perhaps the NON_RETRYABLE_CODES in the current code doesn't include \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\", which is why those errors are being retried. But the user's problem is that even when retryable is false, the code retries. So the should_retry function needs to check both the retryable flag and the error code.\n\nSo modifying the should_retry function: if retryable is False, then return False. Also, if the error_code is in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, return False. Otherwise, check if the attempt is less than MAX_RETRIES.\n\nWait, the parameters for should_retry are error_code, retryable, attempt. So the function should return True only if the error is retryable (retryable=True), the error code is not in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, and the attempt count is less than MAX_RETRIES.\n\nSo the corrected should_retry would be:\n\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n\nThat way, if either retryable is False or the error code is non-retryable, we don't retry. That would prevent retries for those cases, leading to only one attempt (the initial call) for non-retryable errors.\n\nNext, the circuit breaker. The current should_open_circuit function returns True when consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD (which is 5). But according to the problem, permanent failures (retryable=false or listed permanent code) should open the circuit on the first occurrence. So the circuit should open immediately for permanent failures, but for temporary failures, it should open after 5 consecutive failures as before.\n\nSo the should_open_circuit function needs to check if the error is a permanent failure. If it is, then open the circuit (return True) on the first failure. Otherwise, use the existing threshold.\n\nThe parameters for should_open_circuit are consecutive_failures, error_code, retryable. So, if the error is not retryable (retryable=False) or error_code is in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, then it's a permanent failure. In that case, if consecutive_failures >= 1, return True. For temporary failures (retryable=True and error_code not in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES), check if consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD.\n\nSo modifying should_open_circuit:\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n # Check if it's a permanent failure\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n # Open circuit on first occurrence\n return consecutive_failures >= 1\n # For temporary failures, use the threshold\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n\nWait, but the original code's parameters have the keyword-only argument for error_code and retryable. The original signature is:\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n\nSo the keyword arguments are error_code and retryable, with defaults. So in the case where a permanent failure occurs (either retryable=False or error_code is in NON_RETRYABLE), then consecutive_failures (which counts the number of consecutive failures) would be 1 after the first failure. So returning consecutive_failures >=1 would open the circuit immediately.\n\nThat would satisfy the requirement that the circuit opens on the first permanent failure.\n\nAdditionally, the VERSION needs to be updated to a candidate version. The current version is 1.0.0, so perhaps 1.0.1 or 1.1.0. Since it's a bug fix, maybe 1.0.1.\n\nAlso, the NON_RETRYABLE_CODES in the original code includes {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}, but the problem mentions \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" as an error code that's causing redundant calls. So we need to add \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" to NON_RETRYABLE_CODES. Because in the patterns, the cluster is \"charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED\", so that error code should be considered non-retryable. So modifying NON_RETRYABLE_CODES to include \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\".\n\nSo NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n\nPutting this all together:\n\n- Update VERSION to \"1.0.1\"\n- Add \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" to NON_RETRYABLE_CODES\n- Modify should_retry to check retryable flag and error code\n- Modify should_open_circuit to open on first permanent failure\n\nTesting the changes:\n\nFor a non-retryable error (like PAYMENT_DECLINED), should_retry would return False, so no retries. The initial attempt is 1, and since should_retry is False, only one call is made. Then, should_open_circuit would see retryable=False (or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE), so consecutive_failures=1 would trigger the circuit to open.\n\nFor temporary errors (retryable=True and not in non-retry codes), should_retry allows up to MAX_RETRIES (3) retries, so 4 attempts total (initial + 3 retries). The circuit opens after 5 consecutive failures, which is the same as before, so temporary timeout recovery rate remains 1.0.\n\nThis should fix the problem where non-retryable calls were being retried multiple times, reducing them to 1 attempt. Also, the circuit opens on the first permanent failure.\n\nPotential regressions: The problem mentions that temporary timeouts should still retry. Since the code now checks retryable=True and error code not in non-retryable, temporary timeouts (which are retryable) should still be retried. So that's covered.\n\nSo the modified code would look like:\n\nVERSION = \"1.0.1\"\nMAX_RETRIES = 3\nCIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\nNON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n\n\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n # Check for permanent failure (non-retryable or permanent error code)\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n return consecutive_failures >= 1\n # Temporary failures use the threshold\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n\nYes, this should meet the requirements. The non-retryable calls will have only one attempt, the circuit opens on first permanent failure, and temporary failures are retried as before.\n" } } ], "created": 1785345050, "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "object": "chat.completion", "service_tier": "default", "usage": { "completion_tokens": 2176, "prompt_tokens": 1128, "total_tokens": 3304, "completion_tokens_details": { "reasoning_tokens": 1919 }, "prompt_tokens_details": { "cached_tokens": 0 } } }, "request_sha256": "fe5695eec21fe9f9674035f307d8e5f6bfacafa244a8184eb734188d6be405af", "response_sha256": "d43b17e9ab510e2ae7abb852841316177686d1e425c4214ac6e7d0a4183c9fee", "elapsed_seconds": 56.861222, "usage": { "prompt_tokens": 1128, "completion_tokens": 2176, "total_tokens": 3304, "provider_reported_cost_usd": null, "cost_qualification": "provider did not expose monetary cost; no price was guessed" } } }, "decision": "release_to_canary", "rejection_reason": null }, "rejected_control": { "artifact_type": "agent_control_code_patch", "failure_cluster": [ { "cluster_id": "charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED", "tool": "charge_card", "error_code": "PAYMENT_DECLINED", "source_case_ids": [ "run-payment-001", "run-payment-002" ], "cross_trajectory_support": 2, "total_redundant_calls": 5 } ], "source_trajectories": [ { "id": "run-payment-001", "trajectory_sha256": "4a0b38498b006bf988279b0ff7984f04245db21ee0668986a49f3ca3f4969008", "evidence": "The same declined payment was submitted four times." }, { "id": "run-payment-002", "trajectory_sha256": "6407eb8005fb39702005d553963405329607b34e67acbb18901c79060dbe1e59", "evidence": "A second task repeated the identical non-retryable call three times." } ], "inferred_root_cause": "The deterministic control policy ignores retryable=false and does not open the circuit for permanent errors. The root cause belongs in retry/circuit-breaker code, not a prompt.", "target_component": "retry_and_circuit_breaker_control", "target_file": "stable/retry_policy.py", "code_diff": "--- stable/retry_policy.py\n+++ candidate/retry_policy.py\n@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@\n \"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n \n-VERSION = \"1.0.0\"\n+VERSION = \"1.0.1-rejected\"\n MAX_RETRIES = 3\n CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\n NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n \n \n def should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n- \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n- return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n+ \"\"\"Incorrect over-broad fix retained as a rejected candidate.\"\"\"\n+ return False\n \n \n def should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n- \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n+ \"\"\"Open immediately for permanent errors; otherwise use the threshold.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return consecutive_failures >= 1\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n", "impact_prediction": { "non_retryable_calls": { "after": 1 }, "temporary_timeout_recovery_rate": { "after": 0.0 } }, "expected_fix": [ "non-retryable tool-call attempts fall to one", "the circuit opens on the first permanent failure" ], "potential_regressions": [ "temporary timeouts stop retrying", "the five-failure circuit threshold changes for retryable errors", "public function signatures change" ], "stable_version": "fcd37db6ebb1", "stable_sha256": "fcd37db6ebb19ed2e2492f086365a9f8addfcc4410242151185a1481d130041a", "candidate_version": "824bbfb244a7", "candidate_sha256": "824bbfb244a7b17ac835706be588542a63ad03e0d737d6c9d5da719c969652d2", "rollback_version": "fcd37db6ebb1", "rollback_sha256": "fcd37db6ebb19ed2e2492f086365a9f8addfcc4410242151185a1481d130041a", "diff": "--- stable/retry_policy.py\n+++ candidate/retry_policy.py\n@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@\n \"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n \n-VERSION = \"1.0.0\"\n+VERSION = \"1.0.1-rejected\"\n MAX_RETRIES = 3\n CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\n NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n \n \n def should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n- \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n- return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n+ \"\"\"Incorrect over-broad fix retained as a rejected candidate.\"\"\"\n+ return False\n \n \n def should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n- \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n+ \"\"\"Open immediately for permanent errors; otherwise use the threshold.\"\"\"\n+ if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n+ return consecutive_failures >= 1\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n", "patch_size": { "added_lines": 6, "deleted_lines": 4, "changed_lines": 10 }, "checks": { "static_compile": true, "public_api_compatible": true, "security_scan": true, "failure_replay": true, "nonretryable_circuit": true, "temporary_recovery": false, "old_task_regression": false, "canary_ready": false, "rollback_ready": true, "protected_surfaces_unchanged": true }, "failed_checks": [ "temporary_recovery", "old_task_regression", "canary_ready" ], "canary_gate": { "eligible": false, "scope": "shadow traffic only; stable remains unchanged", "rollback_trigger": "any non-retryable repeat or temporary-recovery regression" }, "rollback_gate": { "artifact_hash_matches_stable": true, "rollback_version": "fcd37db6ebb1" }, "provenance": { "generator": "negative_control", "api_calls": 0 }, "decision": "reject_candidate", "rejection_reason": "failed gates: temporary_recovery, old_task_regression, canary_ready" } }, "raw_api_receipts": [ { "backend": { "provider": "ark", "endpoint": "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/chat/completions", "credential_env": "ARK_API_KEY", "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "credential_value_recorded": false }, "request": { "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "You are the Coding Agent in a controlled self-modification pipeline.\n\nModify only the supplied retry-policy module. Preserve both public function\nsignatures and retry behavior for temporary failures. Permanent failures\n(retryable=false or a listed permanent code) must not be retried and must open\nthe circuit on the first occurrence. Update VERSION to a candidate version.\nDo not import modules, access files, or alter validation/release logic.\n\nBefore the source, predict the intended impact. Return JSON only:\n{\"impact_prediction\": {\"non_retryable_calls\": {\"before\": \"up to 4\", \"after\": 1},\n\"temporary_timeout_recovery_rate\": {\"before\": 1.0, \"after\": 1.0}},\n\"source\": \"the complete Python module\"}\n\nFailure diagnosis:\n{\n \"change_required\": true,\n \"target\": \"stable/retry_policy.py\",\n \"target_component\": \"retry_and_circuit_breaker_control\",\n \"source_case_ids\": [\n \"run-payment-001\",\n \"run-payment-002\"\n ],\n \"source_trajectories\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"run-payment-001\",\n \"trajectory_sha256\": \"4a0b38498b006bf988279b0ff7984f04245db21ee0668986a49f3ca3f4969008\",\n \"evidence\": \"The same declined payment was submitted four times.\"\n },\n {\n \"id\": \"run-payment-002\",\n \"trajectory_sha256\": \"6407eb8005fb39702005d553963405329607b34e67acbb18901c79060dbe1e59\",\n \"evidence\": \"A second task repeated the identical non-retryable call three times.\"\n }\n ],\n \"patterns\": [\n {\n \"cluster_id\": \"charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED\",\n \"tool\": \"charge_card\",\n \"error_code\": \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\",\n \"source_case_ids\": [\n \"run-payment-001\",\n \"run-payment-002\"\n ],\n \"cross_trajectory_support\": 2,\n \"total_redundant_calls\": 5\n }\n ],\n \"reason\": \"The deterministic control policy ignores retryable=false and does not open the circuit for permanent errors. The root cause belongs in retry/circuit-breaker code, not a prompt.\",\n \"change_contract\": {\n \"expected_fix\": [\n \"non-retryable tool-call attempts fall to one\",\n \"the circuit opens on the first permanent failure\"\n ],\n \"potential_regressions\": [\n \"temporary timeouts stop retrying\",\n \"the five-failure circuit threshold changes for retryable errors\",\n \"public function signatures change\"\n ]\n }\n}\n\nPreviously rejected candidates (do not repeat their failure):\n[\n {\n \"candidate_sha256\": \"824bbfb244a7b17ac835706be588542a63ad03e0d737d6c9d5da719c969652d2\",\n \"failed_checks\": [\n \"temporary_recovery\",\n \"old_task_regression\",\n \"canary_ready\"\n ],\n \"rejection_reason\": \"failed gates: temporary_recovery, old_task_regression, canary_ready\",\n \"failure\": \"disabled temporary-timeout retries\"\n }\n]\n\nStable module:\n\"\"\"Stable version 1.0.0. It intentionally contains the reproduced bug.\"\"\"\n\nVERSION = \"1.0.0\"\nMAX_RETRIES = 3\nCIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\nNON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}\n\n\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n\n" } ], "temperature": 0, "seed": 8501, "max_tokens": 1400, "response_format": { "type": "json_object" } }, "response": { "id": "021785344994260f79d90d738734a45cb3eac38ebc4a0743606af", "choices": [ { "finish_reason": "stop", "index": 0, "message": { "content": "{\"impact_prediction\": {\"non_retryable_calls\": {\"before\": \"up to 4\", \"after\": 1}, \"temporary_timeout_recovery_rate\": {\"before\": 1.0, \"after\": 1.0}}, \"source\": \"VERSION = \\\"1.0.1\\\"\\nMAX_RETRIES = 3\\nCIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\\nNON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\\\"AUTH_DENIED\\\", \\\"INVALID_ARGUMENT\\\", \\\"PAYMENT_DECLINED\\\"}\\n\\n\\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\\n \\\"\\\"\\\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\\\"\\\"\\\"\\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\\n return False\\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\\n\\n\\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\\\"\\\", retryable=True):\\n \\\"\\\"\\\"Open after repeated failures.\\\"\\\"\\\"\\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\\n return consecutive_failures >= 1\\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\"}", "role": "assistant", "reasoning_content": "Okay, let's tackle this problem. The user wants me to modify the retry-policy module to fix the issues where non-retryable calls are being retried multiple times and the circuit isn't opening on the first permanent failure. \n\nFirst, I need to understand the current code. The existing code has two functions: should_retry and should_open_circuit. The problem is that should_retry isn't considering the retryable flag or the error code. Right now, it just checks if the attempt is less than MAX_RETRIES (which is 3), so even if the error is non-retryable, it would retry up to 3 times, leading to 4 total attempts (initial + 3 retries). That explains the evidence from the cases where non-retryable calls were made multiple times.\n\nThe change contract says that non-retryable attempts should fall to one. So, for a non-retryable error, there should be no retries. That means the initial call is made, and if it's non-retryable, we don't retry. So the should_retry function needs to check if the error is retryable. If retryable is False, then should_retry returns False. Also, if the error code is in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, then it's not retryable.\n\nWait, looking at the existing code: the NON_RETRYABLE_CODES is a set containing \"AUTH_DENIED\" and \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\". But the patterns in the failure diagnosis mention \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" as an error code that's causing issues. So maybe \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" should be added to NON_RETRYABLE_CODES? Wait, the problem says that the current code ignores retryable=false and doesn't open the circuit for permanent errors. So perhaps the NON_RETRYABLE_CODES in the current code doesn't include \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\", which is why those errors are being retried. But the user's problem is that even when retryable is false, the code retries. So the should_retry function needs to check both the retryable flag and the error code.\n\nSo modifying the should_retry function: if retryable is False, then return False. Also, if the error_code is in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, return False. Otherwise, check if the attempt is less than MAX_RETRIES.\n\nWait, the parameters for should_retry are error_code, retryable, attempt. So the function should return True only if the error is retryable (retryable=True), the error code is not in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, and the attempt count is less than MAX_RETRIES.\n\nSo the corrected should_retry would be:\n\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n\nThat way, if either retryable is False or the error code is non-retryable, we don't retry. That would prevent retries for those cases, leading to only one attempt (the initial call) for non-retryable errors.\n\nNext, the circuit breaker. The current should_open_circuit function returns True when consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD (which is 5). But according to the problem, permanent failures (retryable=false or listed permanent code) should open the circuit on the first occurrence. So the circuit should open immediately for permanent failures, but for temporary failures, it should open after 5 consecutive failures as before.\n\nSo the should_open_circuit function needs to check if the error is a permanent failure. If it is, then open the circuit (return True) on the first failure. Otherwise, use the existing threshold.\n\nThe parameters for should_open_circuit are consecutive_failures, error_code, retryable. So, if the error is not retryable (retryable=False) or error_code is in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES, then it's a permanent failure. In that case, if consecutive_failures >= 1, return True. For temporary failures (retryable=True and error_code not in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES), check if consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD.\n\nSo modifying should_open_circuit:\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n # Check if it's a permanent failure\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n # Open circuit on first occurrence\n return consecutive_failures >= 1\n # For temporary failures, use the threshold\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n\nWait, but the original code's parameters have the keyword-only argument for error_code and retryable. The original signature is:\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n\nSo the keyword arguments are error_code and retryable, with defaults. So in the case where a permanent failure occurs (either retryable=False or error_code is in NON_RETRYABLE), then consecutive_failures (which counts the number of consecutive failures) would be 1 after the first failure. So returning consecutive_failures >=1 would open the circuit immediately.\n\nThat would satisfy the requirement that the circuit opens on the first permanent failure.\n\nAdditionally, the VERSION needs to be updated to a candidate version. The current version is 1.0.0, so perhaps 1.0.1 or 1.1.0. Since it's a bug fix, maybe 1.0.1.\n\nAlso, the NON_RETRYABLE_CODES in the original code includes {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\"}, but the problem mentions \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" as an error code that's causing redundant calls. So we need to add \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" to NON_RETRYABLE_CODES. Because in the patterns, the cluster is \"charge_card:PAYMENT_DECLINED\", so that error code should be considered non-retryable. So modifying NON_RETRYABLE_CODES to include \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\".\n\nSo NON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n\nPutting this all together:\n\n- Update VERSION to \"1.0.1\"\n- Add \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\" to NON_RETRYABLE_CODES\n- Modify should_retry to check retryable flag and error code\n- Modify should_open_circuit to open on first permanent failure\n\nTesting the changes:\n\nFor a non-retryable error (like PAYMENT_DECLINED), should_retry would return False, so no retries. The initial attempt is 1, and since should_retry is False, only one call is made. Then, should_open_circuit would see retryable=False (or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE), so consecutive_failures=1 would trigger the circuit to open.\n\nFor temporary errors (retryable=True and not in non-retry codes), should_retry allows up to MAX_RETRIES (3) retries, so 4 attempts total (initial + 3 retries). The circuit opens after 5 consecutive failures, which is the same as before, so temporary timeout recovery rate remains 1.0.\n\nThis should fix the problem where non-retryable calls were being retried multiple times, reducing them to 1 attempt. Also, the circuit opens on the first permanent failure.\n\nPotential regressions: The problem mentions that temporary timeouts should still retry. Since the code now checks retryable=True and error code not in non-retryable, temporary timeouts (which are retryable) should still be retried. So that's covered.\n\nSo the modified code would look like:\n\nVERSION = \"1.0.1\"\nMAX_RETRIES = 3\nCIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD = 5\nNON_RETRYABLE_CODES = {\"AUTH_DENIED\", \"INVALID_ARGUMENT\", \"PAYMENT_DECLINED\"}\n\n\ndef should_retry(error_code, retryable, attempt):\n \"\"\"Return whether another tool call should be attempted.\"\"\"\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n return False\n return attempt < MAX_RETRIES\n\n\ndef should_open_circuit(consecutive_failures, *, error_code=\"\", retryable=True):\n \"\"\"Open after repeated failures.\"\"\"\n # Check for permanent failure (non-retryable or permanent error code)\n if not retryable or error_code in NON_RETRYABLE_CODES:\n return consecutive_failures >= 1\n # Temporary failures use the threshold\n return consecutive_failures >= CIRCUIT_BREAKER_THRESHOLD\n\nYes, this should meet the requirements. The non-retryable calls will have only one attempt, the circuit opens on first permanent failure, and temporary failures are retried as before.\n" } } ], "created": 1785345050, "model": "doubao-seed-1-6-250615", "object": "chat.completion", "service_tier": "default", "usage": { "completion_tokens": 2176, "prompt_tokens": 1128, "total_tokens": 3304, "completion_tokens_details": { "reasoning_tokens": 1919 }, "prompt_tokens_details": { "cached_tokens": 0 } } }, "request_sha256": "fe5695eec21fe9f9674035f307d8e5f6bfacafa244a8184eb734188d6be405af", "response_sha256": "d43b17e9ab510e2ae7abb852841316177686d1e425c4214ac6e7d0a4183c9fee", "elapsed_seconds": 56.861222, "usage": { "prompt_tokens": 1128, "completion_tokens": 2176, "total_tokens": 3304, "provider_reported_cost_usd": null, "cost_qualification": "provider did not expose monetary cost; no price was guessed" } } ], "cost": { "prompt_tokens": 1128, "completion_tokens": 2176, "total_tokens": 3304, "provider_reported_cost_usd": null, "cost_qualification": "provider did not expose monetary cost; no price was guessed" }, "candidate_acceptance_rate": 0.6666666666666666, "gates": { "cross_trajectory_support_met": true, "root_cause_targets_control_code": true, "real_coding_model_called": true, "impact_prediction_precedes_validation": true, "all_candidates_isolated": true, "trusted_surfaces_unchanged": true, "same_release_gate_for_both_generators": true, "deterministic_candidate_release_to_canary": true, "real_llm_candidate_release_to_canary": true, "known_bad_candidate_rejected_and_retained": true, "failure_replay_reduces_calls": true, "temporary_recovery_preserved": true, "old_task_regression_zero": true, "canary_only_not_production": true, "rollback_hash_pinned_to_stable": true, "release_manifest_fields_complete": true }, "accepted": true }