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Closes: #1259

Description

Fixes tool_result order not complying with https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/handle-tool-calls#handling-results-from-client-tools, by moving tool_results to the front.

I also added a line that fixes the any already-persisted tasks broken by this bug.

Test Procedure

Added unit tests. (I let Claude add these; I personally am skeptical that this amount of unit test really helps, but the project seems to like that so I comply.)

Fixes the concrete instance of this bug I reported in #1259; recovery screenshot of it being unbroken by this fix:

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved conversation history handling by placing tool results before other content when needed.
    • Preserved tool result order while removing duplicates and correcting invalid histories.
    • Avoided unnecessary telemetry for ordering-only corrections.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for ordering, deduplication, immutability, and empty content scenarios.

nh2 added 2 commits August 16, 2026 16:11
Assisted-By: Diagnosed and fixed using Claude Opus 5 in Zoo Code, human review.
Assisted-By: Done using Claude Opus 5 in Zoo Code.
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Walkthrough

The PR adds tool-result ordering normalization. Interleaved tool_result blocks are moved before other content, deduplicated before ID validation, and applied when building clean API conversation history. Unit and integration tests cover ordering, immutability, and telemetry behavior.

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Tool result normalization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Validation normalization and coverage
src/core/task/validateToolResultIds.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/validateToolResultIds.spec.ts
hoistToolResultsToFront preserves relative ordering and avoids mutation when no reordering is needed. Validation hoists deduplicated results before ID checks. Tests cover ordering, deduplication, immutability, and telemetry behavior.
Task history integration
src/core/task/Task.ts
Clean API history applies tool-result hoisting to array-based user messages. Other message content keeps its existing handling.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7b9f7

The fix is localized to tool-result ordering and persisted-task recovery. It is mergeable with owner awareness of minor type-safety cleanup and an additional regression test for persisted-history requests; no merge-blocking production risk is currently identified.

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Suggested reviewers: edelauna, taltas, navedmerchant

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #1259 by hoisting tool_result blocks, repairing persisted histories, and adding targeted tests.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation and tests remain focused on correcting tool_result ordering and recovering affected task histories.
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Actionable comments posted: 2

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
src/core/task/Task.ts (1)

4671-4682: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a Task-level regression test for persisted-history request construction.

In src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts, pass an interleaved persisted user message through attemptApiRequest() and assert that createMessage() receives all tool_result blocks first, in their original order, followed by the remaining blocks. The helper tests do not cover this buildCleanConversationHistory() path.

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In `@src/core/task/Task.ts` around lines 4671 - 4682, Add a regression test in
Task.spec.ts that passes an interleaved persisted user message through
attemptApiRequest() and verifies createMessage() receives tool_result blocks
first in their original order, followed by the remaining content blocks.
Exercise the buildCleanConversationHistory() path rather than only testing
hoistToolResultsToFront() directly.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/core/task/__tests__/validateToolResultIds.spec.ts`:
- Line 1045: In validateToolResultIds.spec.ts, add a shared test helper that
narrows result.content to ContentBlockParam[] by validating it is an array and
failing directly otherwise, then use the helper at each affected assertion
instead of casting result.content. Update the usages around the existing content
checks consistently.

In `@src/core/task/Task.ts`:
- Around line 4671-4677: The msg.content assertion in the user-message handling
path is undocumented. Add a nearby comment explaining why every array reaching
hoistToolResultsToFront contains Anthropic ContentBlockParam values, or replace
the cast with a typed guard that validates the elements before calling
hoistToolResultsToFront.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/core/task/Task.ts`:
- Around line 4671-4682: Add a regression test in Task.spec.ts that passes an
interleaved persisted user message through attemptApiRequest() and verifies
createMessage() receives tool_result blocks first in their original order,
followed by the remaining content blocks. Exercise the
buildCleanConversationHistory() path rather than only testing
hoistToolResultsToFront() directly.
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}

const result = validateAndFixToolResultIds(userMessage, [assistantMessage])
const content = result.content as Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[]

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Narrow result.content before accessing array methods.

These assertions bypass the string | ContentBlockParam[] union three times. Add a shared test helper that checks for array content and returns ContentBlockParam[]. This removes the casts and gives a direct failure if the implementation returns string content.

As per coding guidelines, “If an unavoidable cast is required, document why in a nearby comment.”

Proposed test helper
+function getContentBlocks(message: Anthropic.MessageParam): Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[] {
+	if (!Array.isArray(message.content)) {
+		throw new Error("Expected array message content")
+	}
+	return message.content
+}
+
-const content = result.content as Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[]
+const content = getContentBlocks(result)

Also applies to: 1076-1076, 1105-1105

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In `@src/core/task/__tests__/validateToolResultIds.spec.ts` at line 1045, In
validateToolResultIds.spec.ts, add a shared test helper that narrows
result.content to ContentBlockParam[] by validating it is an array and failing
directly otherwise, then use the helper at each affected assertion instead of
casting result.content. Update the usages around the existing content checks
consistently.

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Comment thread src/core/task/Task.ts
Comment on lines +4671 to +4677
const content =
msg.role === "user" && Array.isArray(msg.content)
? // Fix already-broken persisted tasks affected by bug
// https://github.com/Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code/issues/1259
// that were created before the `hoistToolResultsToFront()` fix was introduced,
// by calling it here.
hoistToolResultsToFront(msg.content as Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[])

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use a typed guard or document the msg.content assertion.

Line 4677 casts the broader ApiMessage content array to Anthropic blocks. Add a typed guard that proves the element shape, or document why every array in this user-message path is guaranteed to contain ContentBlockParam values.

As per coding guidelines, “If an unavoidable cast is required, document why in a nearby comment.”

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@src/core/task/Task.ts` around lines 4671 - 4677, The msg.content assertion in
the user-message handling path is undocumented. Add a nearby comment explaining
why every array reaching hoistToolResultsToFront contains Anthropic
ContentBlockParam values, or replace the cast with a typed guard that validates
the elements before calling hoistToolResultsToFront.

Source: Coding guidelines

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❌ Patch coverage is 90.90909% with 1 line in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

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Comment thread src/core/task/Task.ts
// https://github.com/Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code/issues/1259
// that were created before the `hoistToolResultsToFront()` fix was introduced,
// by calling it here.
hoistToolResultsToFront(msg.content as Anthropic.Messages.ContentBlockParam[])

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The helper tests do not exercise this persisted-history recovery hook, so they would still pass if request construction stopped normalizing old tasks. Can we add a task-level test that verifies createMessage() receives interleaved persisted results in the corrected order while stored history remains unchanged?

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