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fix: include error details in subagent findings [AI-assisted]

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When a sub-agent fails (error, timeout, or unknown status), the main
agent now receives contextual information about what went wrong instead
of just "(no output)".

Before: "Findings: (no output)"
After: "Findings: Error encountered:\n<error message>"
  or:  "Findings: Task timed out before producing output."
  or:  "Findings: Task ended with unknown status."

This helps users understand why a background task failed without needing
to inspect raw transcripts.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Ryan McMillan 2026-01-28 13:50:02 -06:00
parent 109ac1c549
commit 6d61961b96
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src/agents/subagent-announce.ts
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@ -384,12 +384,24 @@ export async function runSubagentAnnounceFlow(params: {
: "finished with unknown status";
// Build instructional message for main agent
// Include error context in findings when no reply available
let findings = reply;
if (!findings) {
if (outcome?.status === "error" && outcome?.error) {
findings = `Error encountered:\n${outcome.error}`;
} else if (outcome?.status === "timeout") {
findings = `Task timed out before producing output.`;
} else if (outcome?.status === "unknown") {
findings = `Task ended with unknown status.`;
}
}
const taskLabel = params.label || params.task || "background task";
const triggerMessage = [
`A background task "${taskLabel}" just ${statusLabel}.`,
"",
"Findings:",
reply || "(no output)",
findings || "(no output)",
"",
statsLine,
"",