add branch/compact retries to agent-harness

packages/agent/src/harness/agent-harness.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
 	type ImageContent,
 	type Model,
 	type Models,
+	type RetryCallbacks,
+	type RetryPolicy,
 	type UserMessage,
 } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
 import { runAgentLoop } from "../agent-loop.ts";
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ export class AgentHarness<
 	private thinkingLevel: ThinkingLevel;
 	private systemPrompt: AgentHarnessOptions<TSkill, TPromptTemplate, TTool>["systemPrompt"];
 	private streamOptions: AgentHarnessStreamOptions;
+	private retry: RetryPolicy | undefined;
 	private resources: AgentHarnessResources<TSkill, TPromptTemplate>;
 	private tools = new Map<string, TTool>();
 	private activeToolNames: string[];
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ export class AgentHarness<
 		this.models = options.models;
 		this.resources = options.resources ?? {};
 		this.streamOptions = cloneStreamOptions(options.streamOptions);
+		this.retry = options.retry;
 		this.systemPrompt = options.systemPrompt;
 		this.validateUniqueNames(
 			(options.tools ?? []).map((tool) => tool.name),
@@ -256,6 +260,15 @@ export class AgentHarness<
 		return lastResult;
 	}
 
+	private retryCallbacks(operation: "compaction" | "branch_summary"): RetryCallbacks {
+		return {
+			onRetryScheduled: (attempt, maxAttempts, delayMs, errorMessage) =>
+				this.emitOwn({ type: "retry_scheduled", operation, attempt, maxAttempts, delayMs, errorMessage }),
+			onRetryAttemptStart: () => this.emitOwn({ type: "retry_attempt_start", operation }),
+			onRetryFinished: () => this.emitOwn({ type: "retry_finished", operation }),
+		};
+	}
+
 	private async emitBeforeProviderRequest(
 		model: Model<any>,
 		sessionId: string,
@@ -720,7 +733,16 @@ export class AgentHarness<
 			const provided = hookResult?.compaction;
 			const compactResult = provided
 				? { ok: true as const, value: provided }
-				: await compact(preparation, this.models, model, customInstructions, undefined, this.thinkingLevel);
+				: await compact(
+						preparation,
+						this.models,
+						model,
+						customInstructions,
+						undefined,
+						this.thinkingLevel,
+						this.retry,
+						this.retryCallbacks("compaction"),
+					);
 			if (!compactResult.ok) throw compactResult.error;
 			const result = compactResult.value;
 			const entryId = await this.session.appendCompaction(
@@ -781,6 +803,8 @@ export class AgentHarness<
 					signal: new AbortController().signal,
 					customInstructions: hookResult?.customInstructions ?? options?.customInstructions,
 					replaceInstructions: hookResult?.replaceInstructions ?? options?.replaceInstructions,
+					retry: this.retry,
+					callbacks: this.retryCallbacks("branch_summary"),
 				});
 				if (!branchSummary.ok) {
 					if (branchSummary.error.code === "aborted") return { cancelled: true };

packages/agent/src/harness/compaction/branch-summarization.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { contentText, type Model, type Models } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
+import { contentText, type Model, type Models, type RetryCallbacks, type RetryPolicy } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
 
 import type { AgentMessage } from "../../types.ts";
 import {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "../messages.ts";
 import type { BranchSummaryResult, Session, SessionTreeEntry } from "../types.ts";
 import { BranchSummaryError, err, ok, type Result, SessionError } from "../types.ts";
-import { estimateTokens, SUMMARIZATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT } from "./compaction.ts";
+import { completeSimpleWithRetries, estimateTokens, SUMMARIZATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT } from "./compaction.ts";
 import {
 	computeFileLists,
 	createFileOps,
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ export interface GenerateBranchSummaryOptions {
 	replaceInstructions?: boolean;
 	/** Tokens reserved for prompt and model output. Defaults to 16384. */
 	reserveTokens?: number;
+	/** Optional retry policy for transient summarization errors. */
+	retry?: RetryPolicy;
+	/** Optional callbacks for retry reporting. */
+	callbacks?: RetryCallbacks;
 }
 
 /** Collect entries that should be summarized before navigating to a different session tree entry. */
@@ -200,7 +204,16 @@ export async function generateBranchSummary(
 	entries: SessionTreeEntry[],
 	options: GenerateBranchSummaryOptions,
 ): Promise<Result<BranchSummaryResult, BranchSummaryError>> {
-	const { models, model, signal, customInstructions, replaceInstructions, reserveTokens = 16384 } = options;
+	const {
+		models,
+		model,
+		signal,
+		customInstructions,
+		replaceInstructions,
+		reserveTokens = 16384,
+		retry,
+		callbacks,
+	} = options;
 	const contextWindow = model.contextWindow || 128000;
 	const tokenBudget = contextWindow - reserveTokens;
 
@@ -228,10 +241,13 @@ export async function generateBranchSummary(
 			timestamp: Date.now(),
 		},
 	];
-	const response = await models.completeSimple(
+	const response = await completeSimpleWithRetries(
+		models,
 		model,
 		{ systemPrompt: SUMMARIZATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT, messages: summarizationMessages },
 		{ signal, maxTokens: 2048 },
+		retry,
+		callbacks,
 	);
 	if (response.stopReason === "aborted") {
 		return err(new BranchSummaryError("aborted", response.errorMessage || "Branch summary aborted"));

packages/agent/src/harness/compaction/compaction.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import {
 	type AssistantMessage,
+	type Context,
 	contentText,
 	type ImageContent,
 	type Model,
 	type Models,
+	type RetryCallbacks,
+	type RetryPolicy,
+	retryAssistantCall,
+	type SimpleStreamOptions,
 	type TextContent,
 	type Usage,
 } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
@@ -107,6 +112,17 @@ export interface CompactionResult<T = unknown> {
 	details?: T;
 }
 
+export async function completeSimpleWithRetries(
+	models: Models,
+	model: Model<any>,
+	context: Context,
+	options: SimpleStreamOptions,
+	retry?: RetryPolicy,
+	callbacks?: RetryCallbacks,
+): Promise<AssistantMessage> {
+	return retryAssistantCall(() => models.completeSimple(model, context, options), retry, options.signal, callbacks);
+}
+
 function combineUsage(first: Usage, second: Usage): Usage {
 	return {
 		input: first.input + second.input,
@@ -499,6 +515,8 @@ export async function generateSummary(
 	customInstructions?: string,
 	previousSummary?: string,
 	thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel,
+	retry?: RetryPolicy,
+	callbacks?: RetryCallbacks,
 ): Promise<Result<string, CompactionError>> {
 	const result = await generateSummaryWithUsage(
 		currentMessages,
@@ -509,6 +527,8 @@ export async function generateSummary(
 		customInstructions,
 		previousSummary,
 		thinkingLevel,
+		retry,
+		callbacks,
 	);
 	return result.ok ? ok(result.value.text) : err(result.error);
 }
@@ -523,6 +543,8 @@ export async function generateSummaryWithUsage(
 	customInstructions?: string,
 	previousSummary?: string,
 	thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel,
+	retry?: RetryPolicy,
+	callbacks?: RetryCallbacks,
 ): Promise<Result<{ text: string; usage: Usage }, CompactionError>> {
 	const maxTokens = Math.min(
 		Math.floor(0.8 * reserveTokens),
@@ -553,10 +575,13 @@ export async function generateSummaryWithUsage(
 			? { maxTokens, signal, reasoning: thinkingLevel }
 			: { maxTokens, signal };
 
-	const response = await models.completeSimple(
+	const response = await completeSimpleWithRetries(
+		models,
 		model,
 		{ systemPrompt: SUMMARIZATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT, messages: summarizationMessages },
 		completionOptions,
+		retry,
+		callbacks,
 	);
 	if (response.stopReason === "aborted") {
 		return err(new CompactionError("aborted", response.errorMessage || "Summarization aborted"));
@@ -688,6 +713,8 @@ export async function compact(
 	customInstructions?: string,
 	signal?: AbortSignal,
 	thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel,
+	retry?: RetryPolicy,
+	callbacks?: RetryCallbacks,
 ): Promise<Result<CompactionResult, CompactionError>> {
 	const {
 		firstKeptEntryId,
@@ -720,6 +747,8 @@ export async function compact(
 				customInstructions,
 				previousSummary,
 				thinkingLevel,
+				retry,
+				callbacks,
 			);
 			if (!historyResult.ok) return err(historyResult.error);
 			historyText = historyResult.value.text;
@@ -732,6 +761,8 @@ export async function compact(
 			settings.reserveTokens,
 			signal,
 			thinkingLevel,
+			retry,
+			callbacks,
 		);
 		if (!turnPrefixResult.ok) return err(turnPrefixResult.error);
 		summary = `${historyText}\n\n---\n\n**Turn Context (split turn):**\n\n${turnPrefixResult.value.text}`;
@@ -748,6 +779,8 @@ export async function compact(
 			customInstructions,
 			previousSummary,
 			thinkingLevel,
+			retry,
+			callbacks,
 		);
 		if (!summaryResult.ok) return err(summaryResult.error);
 		summary = summaryResult.value.text;
@@ -772,6 +805,8 @@ async function generateTurnPrefixSummary(
 	reserveTokens: number,
 	signal?: AbortSignal,
 	thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel,
+	retry?: RetryPolicy,
+	callbacks?: RetryCallbacks,
 ): Promise<Result<{ text: string; usage: Usage }, CompactionError>> {
 	const maxTokens = Math.min(
 		Math.floor(0.5 * reserveTokens),
@@ -788,12 +823,17 @@ async function generateTurnPrefixSummary(
 		},
 	];
 
-	const response = await models.completeSimple(
+	const completionOptions =
-		model,
-		{ systemPrompt: SUMMARIZATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT, messages: summarizationMessages },
 		model.reasoning && thinkingLevel && thinkingLevel !== "off"
 			? { maxTokens, signal, reasoning: thinkingLevel }
-			: { maxTokens, signal },
+			: { maxTokens, signal };
+	const response = await completeSimpleWithRetries(
+		models,
+		model,
+		{ systemPrompt: SUMMARIZATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT, messages: summarizationMessages },
+		completionOptions,
+		retry,
+		callbacks,
 	);
 	if (response.stopReason === "aborted") {
 		return err(new CompactionError("aborted", response.errorMessage || "Turn prefix summarization aborted"));

packages/agent/src/harness/types.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type {
 	ImageContent,
 	Model,
 	Models,
+	RetryPolicy,
 	SimpleStreamOptions,
 	TextContent,
 	Transport,
@@ -613,6 +614,25 @@ export interface SessionTreeEvent {
 	fromHook?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface RetryScheduledEvent {
+	type: "retry_scheduled";
+	operation: "compaction" | "branch_summary";
+	attempt: number;
+	maxAttempts: number;
+	delayMs: number;
+	errorMessage: string;
+}
+
+export interface RetryAttemptStartEvent {
+	type: "retry_attempt_start";
+	operation: "compaction" | "branch_summary";
+}
+
+export interface RetryFinishedEvent {
+	type: "retry_finished";
+	operation: "compaction" | "branch_summary";
+}
+
 export interface ModelUpdateEvent {
 	type: "model_update";
 	model: Model<any>;
@@ -663,6 +683,9 @@ export type AgentHarnessOwnEvent<
 	| SessionCompactEvent
 	| SessionBeforeTreeEvent
 	| SessionTreeEvent
+	| RetryScheduledEvent
+	| RetryAttemptStartEvent
+	| RetryFinishedEvent
 	| ModelUpdateEvent
 	| ThinkingLevelUpdateEvent
 	| ResourcesUpdateEvent<TSkill, TPromptTemplate>
@@ -732,6 +755,9 @@ export type AgentHarnessEventResultMap = {
 	session_compact: undefined;
 	session_before_tree: SessionBeforeTreeResult | undefined;
 	session_tree: undefined;
+	retry_scheduled: undefined;
+	retry_attempt_start: undefined;
+	retry_finished: undefined;
 	model_update: undefined;
 	thinking_level_update: undefined;
 	resources_update: undefined;
@@ -848,6 +874,8 @@ export interface AgentHarnessOptions<
 		  }) => string | Promise<string>);
 	/** Curated stream/provider request options. Snapshotted at turn start. */
 	streamOptions?: AgentHarnessStreamOptions;
+	/** Optional retry policy for generated compaction and branch-summary requests. */
+	retry?: RetryPolicy;
 	model: Model<any>;
 	thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel;
 	activeToolNames?: string[];

packages/agent/test/harness/agent-harness.test.ts

@@ -550,6 +550,180 @@ describe("AgentHarness", () => {
 		expect(compaction?.type === "compaction" ? compaction.usage : undefined).toEqual(usage);
 	});
 
+	describe("summarization retries", () => {
+		it("retries transient compaction errors and emits retry events", async () => {
+			const registration = newFaux();
+			let calls = 0;
+			registration.setResponses([
+				() => {
+					calls++;
+					return fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" });
+				},
+				() => {
+					calls++;
+					return fauxAssistantMessage("## Goal\nRecovered summary");
+				},
+			]);
+			const session = new Session(new InMemorySessionStorage());
+			await session.appendMessage(createUserMessage("one"));
+			await session.appendMessage(createAssistantMessage("two"));
+			const harness = new AgentHarness({
+				models,
+				env: new NodeExecutionEnv({ cwd: process.cwd() }),
+				session,
+				model: registration.getModel(),
+				retry: { enabled: true, maxRetries: 1, baseDelayMs: 0 },
+			});
+			const retryEvents: string[] = [];
+			harness.subscribe((event) => {
+				if (
+					event.type === "retry_scheduled" ||
+					event.type === "retry_attempt_start" ||
+					event.type === "retry_finished"
+				) {
+					retryEvents.push(`${event.type}:${event.operation}`);
+				}
+			});
+
+			const result = await harness.compact();
+
+			expect(result.summary).toContain("Recovered summary");
+			expect(calls).toBe(2);
+			expect(retryEvents).toEqual([
+				"retry_scheduled:compaction",
+				"retry_attempt_start:compaction",
+				"retry_finished:compaction",
+			]);
+		});
+
+		it("does not retry non-retryable compaction errors", async () => {
+			const registration = newFaux();
+			let calls = 0;
+			registration.setResponses([
+				() => {
+					calls++;
+					return fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "insufficient_quota" });
+				},
+			]);
+			const session = new Session(new InMemorySessionStorage());
+			await session.appendMessage(createUserMessage("one"));
+			await session.appendMessage(createAssistantMessage("two"));
+			const harness = new AgentHarness({
+				models,
+				env: new NodeExecutionEnv({ cwd: process.cwd() }),
+				session,
+				model: registration.getModel(),
+				retry: { enabled: true, maxRetries: 1, baseDelayMs: 0 },
+			});
+			const retryEvents: string[] = [];
+			harness.subscribe((event) => {
+				if (
+					event.type === "retry_scheduled" ||
+					event.type === "retry_attempt_start" ||
+					event.type === "retry_finished"
+				) {
+					retryEvents.push(event.type);
+				}
+			});
+
+			await expect(harness.compact()).rejects.toThrow("insufficient_quota");
+
+			expect(calls).toBe(1);
+			expect(retryEvents).toEqual([]);
+		});
+
+		it("exhausts transient compaction retries after maxRetries failures", async () => {
+			const registration = newFaux();
+			let calls = 0;
+			registration.setResponses(
+				Array.from({ length: 4 }, () => () => {
+					calls++;
+					return fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" });
+				}),
+			);
+			const session = new Session(new InMemorySessionStorage());
+			await session.appendMessage(createUserMessage("one"));
+			await session.appendMessage(createAssistantMessage("two"));
+			const harness = new AgentHarness({
+				models,
+				env: new NodeExecutionEnv({ cwd: process.cwd() }),
+				session,
+				model: registration.getModel(),
+				retry: { enabled: true, maxRetries: 3, baseDelayMs: 0 },
+			});
+			const retryEvents: string[] = [];
+			harness.subscribe((event) => {
+				if (
+					event.type === "retry_scheduled" ||
+					event.type === "retry_attempt_start" ||
+					event.type === "retry_finished"
+				) {
+					retryEvents.push(`${event.type}:${event.operation}`);
+				}
+			});
+
+			await expect(harness.compact()).rejects.toThrow("terminated");
+
+			expect(calls).toBe(4);
+			expect(retryEvents).toEqual([
+				"retry_scheduled:compaction",
+				"retry_attempt_start:compaction",
+				"retry_scheduled:compaction",
+				"retry_attempt_start:compaction",
+				"retry_scheduled:compaction",
+				"retry_attempt_start:compaction",
+				"retry_finished:compaction",
+			]);
+		});
+
+		it("retries transient branch summary errors and emits retry events", async () => {
+			const registration = newFaux();
+			let calls = 0;
+			registration.setResponses([
+				() => {
+					calls++;
+					return fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" });
+				},
+				() => {
+					calls++;
+					return fauxAssistantMessage("## Goal\nRecovered branch summary");
+				},
+			]);
+			const session = new Session(new InMemorySessionStorage());
+			const targetId = await session.appendMessage(createUserMessage("first branch"));
+			await session.appendMessage(createAssistantMessage("first reply"));
+			await session.appendMessage(createUserMessage("abandoned work"));
+			await session.appendMessage(createAssistantMessage("abandoned reply"));
+			const harness = new AgentHarness({
+				models,
+				env: new NodeExecutionEnv({ cwd: process.cwd() }),
+				session,
+				model: registration.getModel(),
+				retry: { enabled: true, maxRetries: 1, baseDelayMs: 0 },
+			});
+			const retryEvents: string[] = [];
+			harness.subscribe((event) => {
+				if (
+					event.type === "retry_scheduled" ||
+					event.type === "retry_attempt_start" ||
+					event.type === "retry_finished"
+				) {
+					retryEvents.push(`${event.type}:${event.operation}`);
+				}
+			});
+
+			const result = await harness.navigateTree(targetId, { summarize: true });
+
+			expect(result.summaryEntry?.summary).toContain("Recovered branch summary");
+			expect(calls).toBe(2);
+			expect(retryEvents).toEqual([
+				"retry_scheduled:branch_summary",
+				"retry_attempt_start:branch_summary",
+				"retry_finished:branch_summary",
+			]);
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("persists generated branch summary usage", async () => {
 		const registration = newFaux();
 		registration.setResponses([fauxAssistantMessage("## Goal\nBranch summary")]);

packages/ai/src/utils/retry.ts

@@ -102,11 +102,16 @@ export interface RetryPolicy {
 /** Optional callbacks emitted by {@link retryAssistantCall} around each retry. */
 export interface RetryCallbacks {
 	/** Emitted before the backoff sleep of each retry attempt (1-indexed). */
-	onRetry?: (attempt: number, maxAttempts: number, delayMs: number, errorMessage: string) => void;
+	onRetryScheduled?: (
+		attempt: number,
+		maxAttempts: number,
+		delayMs: number,
+		errorMessage: string,
+	) => void | Promise<void>;
 	/** Emitted after the backoff sleep, immediately before the retried call starts. */
-	onRetryAttemptStart?: () => void;
+	onRetryAttemptStart?: () => void | Promise<void>;
 	/** Emitted once when the loop ends: success if a later call returned a non-error message. */
-	onRetryEnd?: (success: boolean, attempt: number, finalError?: string) => void;
+	onRetryFinished?: (success: boolean, attempt: number, finalError?: string) => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
 class RetrySleepAbortError extends Error {
@@ -143,9 +148,9 @@ function sleep(ms: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
  * - A non-retryable error (per {@link isRetryableAssistantError}, including quota/
  *   billing exhaustion) is returned immediately so deterministic errors fail fast.
  * - Otherwise retries up to `maxRetries` times with exponential backoff, emitting
- *   `onRetry` before each sleep, `onRetryAttemptStart` after each sleep before the
+ *   `onRetryScheduled` before each sleep, `onRetryAttemptStart` after each sleep before
- *   retried call starts, and `onRetryEnd` once at the end (whether the loop ends in
+ *   the retried call starts, and `onRetryFinished` once at the end (whether the loop
- *   success, exhausted retries, or an aborted backoff).
+ *   ends in success, exhausted retries, or an aborted backoff).
  *
  * When `policy` is undefined or disabled, the first response is returned unchanged
  * (equivalent to calling `produce()` directly).
@@ -165,33 +170,33 @@ export async function retryAssistantCall(
 
 		// Success or abort: never retry an aborted message; non-error returns as-is.
 		if (response.stopReason !== "error") {
-			if (lastRetry) callbacks?.onRetryEnd?.(true, lastRetry.attempt);
+			if (lastRetry) await callbacks?.onRetryFinished?.(true, lastRetry.attempt);
 			return response;
 		}
 
 		// Non-retryable, or budget exhausted: return the final error message.
 		if (attempt >= maxAttempts || !isRetryableAssistantError(response)) {
-			if (lastRetry) callbacks?.onRetryEnd?.(false, lastRetry.attempt, response.errorMessage);
+			if (lastRetry) await callbacks?.onRetryFinished?.(false, lastRetry.attempt, response.errorMessage);
 			return response;
 		}
 
 		attempt++;
 		lastRetry = { attempt, errorMessage: response.errorMessage || "Unknown error" };
 		const delayMs = policy!.baseDelayMs * 2 ** (attempt - 1);
-		callbacks?.onRetry?.(attempt, maxAttempts, delayMs, lastRetry.errorMessage);
+		await callbacks?.onRetryScheduled?.(attempt, maxAttempts, delayMs, lastRetry.errorMessage);
 
 		// Normalize aborts during retry backoff to the same AssistantMessage shape as
 		// provider stream aborts, so callers do not need to care when cancellation happened.
 		try {
 			await sleep(delayMs, signal);
 		} catch (error) {
-			callbacks?.onRetryEnd?.(false, attempt, lastRetry.errorMessage);
+			await callbacks?.onRetryFinished?.(false, attempt, lastRetry.errorMessage);
 			if (error instanceof RetrySleepAbortError) {
 				return { ...response, stopReason: "aborted", errorMessage: undefined };
 			}
 			throw error;
 		}
-		callbacks?.onRetryAttemptStart?.();
+		await callbacks?.onRetryAttemptStart?.();
 	}
 }
 

packages/ai/test/retry.test.ts

@@ -80,35 +80,35 @@ describe("retryAssistantCall", () => {
 
 	it("does not retry an aborted message", async () => {
 		const produce = vi.fn(async () => fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "aborted" }));
-		const onRetry = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryScheduled = vi.fn();
-		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetry });
+		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetryScheduled });
 		expect(res.stopReason).toBe("aborted");
 		expect(produce).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(onRetry).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(onRetryScheduled).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
 	it("does not retry a non-retryable error (quota/billing)", async () => {
 		const produce = vi.fn(async () =>
 			fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "insufficient_quota" }),
 		);
-		const onRetry = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryScheduled = vi.fn();
-		const onRetryEnd = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryFinished = vi.fn();
-		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetry, onRetryEnd });
+		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetryScheduled, onRetryFinished });
 		expect(res.stopReason).toBe("error");
 		expect(produce).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(onRetry).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(onRetryScheduled).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-		expect(onRetryEnd).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(onRetryFinished).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
 	it("retries a transient error up to maxRetries then returns the final error", async () => {
 		const produce = vi.fn(async () => fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" }));
-		const onRetry = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryScheduled = vi.fn();
-		const onRetryEnd = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryFinished = vi.fn();
-		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetry, onRetryEnd });
+		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetryScheduled, onRetryFinished });
 		expect(res.stopReason).toBe("error");
 		expect(produce).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4); // 1 initial + 3 retries
-		expect(onRetry).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+		expect(onRetryScheduled).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
-		expect(onRetryEnd).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, 3, "terminated");
+		expect(onRetryFinished).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, 3, "terminated");
 	});
 
 	it("stops retrying once a call succeeds", async () => {
@@ -119,22 +119,22 @@ describe("retryAssistantCall", () => {
 				? fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" })
 				: fauxAssistantMessage("recovered");
 		});
-		const onRetryEnd = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryFinished = vi.fn();
-		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetryEnd });
+		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetryFinished });
 		expect(res.content).toEqual([{ type: "text", text: "recovered" }]);
 		expect(produce).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
-		expect(onRetryEnd).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, 2);
+		expect(onRetryFinished).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, 2);
 	});
 
 	it("does not retry when policy is disabled", async () => {
 		const produce = vi.fn(async () => fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" }));
-		const onRetry = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryScheduled = vi.fn();
-		const onRetryEnd = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryFinished = vi.fn();
-		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, disabled, undefined, { onRetry, onRetryEnd });
+		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, disabled, undefined, { onRetryScheduled, onRetryFinished });
 		expect(res.stopReason).toBe("error");
 		expect(produce).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(onRetry).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(onRetryScheduled).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-		expect(onRetryEnd).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(onRetryFinished).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
 	it("emits onRetryAttemptStart after backoff before each retried call", async () => {
@@ -147,15 +147,15 @@ describe("retryAssistantCall", () => {
 				? fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" })
 				: fauxAssistantMessage("recovered");
 		});
-		const onRetry = vi.fn((attempt: number) => {
+		const onRetryScheduled = vi.fn((attempt: number) => {
 			events.push(`retry:${attempt}`);
 		});
 		const onRetryAttemptStart = vi.fn(() => {
 			events.push("attempt-start");
 		});
-		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetry, onRetryAttemptStart });
+		const res = await retryAssistantCall(produce, enabled, undefined, { onRetryScheduled, onRetryAttemptStart });
 		expect(res.content).toEqual([{ type: "text", text: "recovered" }]);
-		expect(onRetry).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(onRetryScheduled).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 		expect(onRetryAttemptStart).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 		expect(events).toEqual([
 			"produce:0",
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ describe("retryAssistantCall", () => {
 		]);
 	});
 
-	it("aborts backoff sleep via signal, returns an aborted message, and emits onRetryEnd(false)", async () => {
+	it("aborts backoff sleep via signal, returns an aborted message, and emits onRetryFinished(false)", async () => {
 		const controller = new AbortController();
 		const produce = vi.fn(async () => fauxAssistantMessage("", { stopReason: "error", errorMessage: "terminated" }));
 		const policy: RetryPolicy = { enabled: true, maxRetries: 5, baseDelayMs: 10_000 };
-		const onRetryEnd = vi.fn();
+		const onRetryFinished = vi.fn();
-		const p = retryAssistantCall(produce, policy, controller.signal, { onRetryEnd });
+		const p = retryAssistantCall(produce, policy, controller.signal, { onRetryFinished });
 		// Let one error call resolve and the first backoff sleep start, then abort.
 		await vi.waitFor(() => expect(produce).toHaveBeenCalled());
 		controller.abort();
@@ -181,6 +181,6 @@ describe("retryAssistantCall", () => {
 		expect(res.stopReason).toBe("aborted");
 		expect(res.errorMessage).toBeUndefined();
 		expect(produce).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-		expect(onRetryEnd).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, 1, "terminated");
+		expect(onRetryFinished).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, 1, "terminated");
 	});
 });

packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export type AgentSessionEvent =
 	| { type: "auto_retry_start"; attempt: number; maxAttempts: number; delayMs: number; errorMessage: string }
 	| { type: "auto_retry_end"; success: boolean; attempt: number; finalError?: string }
 	| {
-			type: "summarization_retry_start";
+			type: "summarization_retry_scheduled";
 			attempt: number;
 			maxAttempts: number;
 			delayMs: number;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export type AgentSessionEvent =
 			source: "compaction";
 			reason: "manual" | "threshold" | "overflow";
 	  }
-	| { type: "summarization_retry_end" };
+	| { type: "summarization_retry_finished" };
 
 /** Listener function for agent session events */
 export type AgentSessionEventListener = (event: AgentSessionEvent) => void;
@@ -2649,9 +2649,9 @@ export class AgentSession {
 		source: { source: "branchSummary" } | { source: "compaction"; reason: "manual" | "threshold" | "overflow" },
 	): RetryCallbacks {
 		return {
-			onRetry: (attempt, maxAttempts, delayMs, errorMessage) => {
+			onRetryScheduled: (attempt, maxAttempts, delayMs, errorMessage) => {
 				this._emit({
-					type: "summarization_retry_start",
+					type: "summarization_retry_scheduled",
 					attempt,
 					maxAttempts,
 					delayMs,
@@ -2664,8 +2664,8 @@ export class AgentSession {
 					...source,
 				});
 			},
-			onRetryEnd: () => {
+			onRetryFinished: () => {
-				this._emit({ type: "summarization_retry_end" });
+				this._emit({ type: "summarization_retry_finished" });
 			},
 		};
 	}

packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts

@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 				break;
 			}
 
-			case "summarization_retry_start": {
+			case "summarization_retry_scheduled": {
 				this.showError(event.errorMessage);
 				this.showStatusIndicator(
 					new RetryStatusIndicator(this.ui, event.attempt, event.maxAttempts, event.delayMs),
@@ -3131,7 +3131,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 				break;
 			}
 
-			case "summarization_retry_end": {
+			case "summarization_retry_finished": {
 				this.clearStatusIndicator("retry");
 				this.ui.requestRender();
 				break;

packages/coding-agent/test/suite/regressions/6647-compaction-retries-transient-stream-drop.test.ts

@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ describe("#6647 compaction retries transient summarization failures", () => {
 
 		expect(result.summary).toContain("recovered summary");
 		expect(getCallCount()).toBe(3); // 1 initial + 2 retries
-		const starts = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_start");
+		const starts = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_scheduled");
-		const ends = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_end");
+		const ends = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_finished");
 		expect(starts).toHaveLength(2);
 		expect(ends).toHaveLength(1);
 		expect(starts[0]).toMatchObject({ attempt: 1, maxAttempts: 3, errorMessage: "terminated" });
 		expect(starts[1]).toMatchObject({ attempt: 2, maxAttempts: 3 });
-		expect(ends[0]).toMatchObject({ type: "summarization_retry_end" });
+		expect(ends[0]).toMatchObject({ type: "summarization_retry_finished" });
 		// model.* referenced to keep imports honest
 		expect(model.id).toBeTruthy();
 	});
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe("#6647 compaction retries transient summarization failures", () => {
 
 		await expect(harness.session.compact()).rejects.toThrow("insufficient_quota");
 		expect(getCallCount()).toBe(1);
-		expect(harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_start")).toHaveLength(0);
+		expect(harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_scheduled")).toHaveLength(0);
 	});
 
 	it("does not retry when retry is disabled", async () => {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe("#6647 compaction retries transient summarization failures", () => {
 
 		await expect(harness.session.compact()).rejects.toThrow("terminated");
 		expect(getCallCount()).toBe(1);
-		expect(harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_start")).toHaveLength(0);
+		expect(harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_scheduled")).toHaveLength(0);
 	});
 
 	it("stops retrying after maxRetries and reports failure", async () => {
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ describe("#6647 compaction retries transient summarization failures", () => {
 
 		await expect(harness.session.compact()).rejects.toThrow("terminated");
 		expect(getCallCount()).toBe(3); // 1 initial + 2 retries
-		const starts = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_start");
+		const starts = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_scheduled");
-		const ends = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_end");
+		const ends = harness.eventsOfType("summarization_retry_finished");
 		expect(starts).toHaveLength(2);
 		expect(ends).toHaveLength(1);
-		expect(ends[0]).toMatchObject({ type: "summarization_retry_end" });
+		expect(ends[0]).toMatchObject({ type: "summarization_retry_finished" });
 	});
 
 	it("aborts an in-flight retry backoff via abortCompaction", async () => {
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ describe("#6647 compaction retries transient summarization failures", () => {
 		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
 		harness.session.abortCompaction();
 
-		// The aborted retry backoff rejects with an AbortError (matching the real SDK
+		// The aborted retry backoff is normalized to an aborted assistant message,
-		// abort path), which compaction classifies as aborted.
+		// which compaction classifies as aborted.
 		await expect(compactPromise).rejects.toThrow();
 		const compactionEnd = harness.eventsOfType("compaction_end").at(-1);
 		expect(compactionEnd).toMatchObject({ aborted: true });