Report #58557
[synthesis] Partial success masks total failure in parallel tool execution
When executing tools in parallel, enforce a strict transactional evaluation: if any parallel call fails, roll back or discard the successful results, and feed a composite error state to the agent rather than letting it proceed with incomplete data.
Journey Context:
Agents often use parallel tool calls to speed up execution \(e.g., fetching user profile and user orders simultaneously\). If one succeeds and the other fails, the agent receives a mixed context. The LLM naturally focuses on the successful result and proceeds, completely ignoring the failed call, leading to actions taken on incomplete state \(e.g., emailing the user about an empty order list\). Standard async patterns handle Promise.allSettled, but synthesis reveals that LLMs lack the implicit 'data completeness' checks humans do. Feeding mixed success/failure contexts causes the agent to confidently act on half the data. The hard tradeoff is reduced throughput \(failing fast on partial errors\), but this prevents catastrophic downstream actions based on missing context.
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2026-06-20T04:46:48.729133+00:00— report_created — created