fix(agent): cancel orphaned tool task when SSE client disconnects mid-call (#5106)

stream_agent_loop's per-tool drain loop had no cleanup path for early
generator close. Starlette throws GeneratorExit into the generator at
whatever await point it's suspended on when the SSE client disconnects
(aclose()) - here that's 'await _progress_q.get()' inside the drain
loop, before the final 'await _tool_task' line ever runs. The task,
which wraps execute_tool_block, was left running unawaited and
uncancelled.

For bash/python tools this orphans the underlying subprocess:
subprocess_tools.py already has correct CancelledError handling that
kills the child process, but only runs if the task is actually
cancelled. A client disconnecting mid long-running command left that
subprocess running server-side for its full duration with nothing
left to reap it.

Wrap the drain loop in try/finally: on early exit, cancel _tool_task
(if not already done) and await it so the existing subprocess-kill
path runs.

Adds a regression test that drives the real stream_agent_loop with a
fake tool handler, closes the generator mid tool-call (mirroring what
Starlette does on disconnect), and asserts the handler observed
cancellation immediately - not merely via asyncio.run()'s own
end-of-run task cleanup, which would mask the bug.

Fixes #5105

src/agent_loop.py

@@ -4013,6 +4013,7 @@ async def stream_agent_loop(
                         await _progress_q.put(None)
 
                 _tool_task = asyncio.create_task(_run_tool())
+                try:
                     # Drain progress events as they arrive — block until the
                     # next event OR the tool finishes (sentinel = None).
                     while True:
@@ -4023,6 +4024,20 @@ async def stream_agent_loop(
                             f'data: {json.dumps({"type": "tool_progress", "tool": block.tool_type, "round": round_num, **evt})}\n\n'
                         )
                     desc, result = await _tool_task
+                finally:
+                    # If the SSE client disconnects (or this generator is
+                    # otherwise closed) while we're awaiting a progress event
+                    # above, GeneratorExit is thrown in right here and the
+                    # `await _tool_task` on the line above never runs — the
+                    # task (and any subprocess execute_tool_block spawned for
+                    # bash/python tools) would otherwise keep running
+                    # orphaned with nothing left to await or cancel it.
+                    if not _tool_task.done():
+                        _tool_task.cancel()
+                        try:
+                            await _tool_task
+                        except (asyncio.CancelledError, Exception):
+                            pass
 
             # A skill the model just loaded can prescribe tools that weren't
             # RAG-selected this turn (declared via requires_toolsets in its

tests/test_tool_task_cancelled_on_disconnect.py

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+"""Regression: the tool-execution task inside stream_agent_loop must be
+cancelled (not orphaned) when the SSE consumer stops draining the generator
+early — e.g. a client disconnect mid tool-call.
+
+The drain loop in stream_agent_loop:
+
+    _tool_task = asyncio.create_task(_run_tool())
+    while True:
+        evt = await _progress_q.get()
+        if evt is None:
+            break
+        yield ...
+    desc, result = await _tool_task
+
+used to have no try/finally around it. If the generator is closed while
+suspended on `await _progress_q.get()` (which is exactly what Starlette does
+via `aclose()` when an SSE client disconnects), GeneratorExit is thrown at
+that point and `_tool_task` is abandoned mid-flight — never awaited, never
+cancelled. For a long-running `bash`/`python` tool this orphans the
+subprocess server-side with nothing left to reap it.
+
+The fix wraps the drain loop in try/finally and cancels+awaits `_tool_task`
+on early exit. This test drives the real stream_agent_loop with a fake tool
+handler that sleeps until cancelled, closes the generator mid-tool-call (the
+same way a dropped SSE connection would), and asserts the fake handler
+actually observed cancellation.
+"""
+import asyncio
+import json
+
+import src.agent_loop as al
+
+
+def test_tool_task_cancelled_on_generator_close(monkeypatch):
+    cancelled = {"v": False}
+
+    async def _slow_exec(block, *a, progress_cb=None, **k):
+        if progress_cb:
+            await progress_cb({"elapsed_s": 1, "tail": "running"})
+        try:
+            await asyncio.sleep(60)
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            cancelled["v"] = True
+            raise
+        return ("bash", {"output": "ok", "exit_code": 0})
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(al, "get_setting", lambda key, default=None: default, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(al, "get_mcp_manager", lambda: None, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(al, "estimate_tokens", lambda *a, **k: 10, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(al, "execute_tool_block", _slow_exec, raising=False)
+
+    native_calls = [{"name": "bash", "arguments": json.dumps({"command": "sleep 60"})}]
+
+    async def _fake_stream(_candidates, messages, **kwargs):
+        yield f'data: {json.dumps({"delta": "Running it now."})}\n\n'
+        yield f'data: {json.dumps({"type": "tool_calls", "calls": native_calls})}\n\n'
+        yield "data: [DONE]\n\n"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(al, "stream_llm_with_fallback", _fake_stream, raising=False)
+
+    async def _run():
+        gen = al.stream_agent_loop(
+            "https://api.openai.com/v1", "gpt-4o",
+            [{"role": "user", "content": "run sleep 60"}],
+            max_rounds=2,
+            relevant_tools={"bash"},
+        )
+        saw_tool_start = False
+        saw_tool_progress = False
+        async for chunk in gen:
+            if '"type": "tool_start"' in chunk:
+                saw_tool_start = True
+            elif '"type": "tool_progress" ' in chunk or '"type": "tool_progress"' in chunk:
+                saw_tool_progress = True
+                break
+        assert saw_tool_start, "expected a tool_start event before the tool ran"
+        assert saw_tool_progress, "expected a tool_progress event once the fake tool started (task must exist by now)"
+        # Simulate an SSE client disconnecting mid tool-call: close the
+        # generator while it is suspended awaiting the next progress event.
+        await gen.aclose()
+        # Assert *inside* this coroutine, immediately after aclose() returns.
+        # asyncio.run()'s own shutdown sequence cancels any tasks still
+        # pending once _run() itself completes — checking after asyncio.run()
+        # returns would pass even with the bug, because that unrelated
+        # cleanup would cancel the orphaned task anyway and mask the fix.
+        assert cancelled["v"] is True, (
+            "tool task must be cancelled by stream_agent_loop's own cleanup "
+            "on generator close, not left running until asyncio.run() tears "
+            "down the loop"
+        )
+
+    asyncio.run(_run())