openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Agent drops tool execution responses when new user message arrives mid-task [1 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

The agent's execution loop should be modified to prevent new user messages from interrupting in-flight tool executions, ensuring the original task's result is delivered before processing new messages.

Guidance

• Identify the current implementation of the agent's execution loop and task prioritization logic to understand how new messages are being handled.
• Consider implementing a message queue to hold new messages until the current tool execution is complete, preventing preemption.
• Alternatively, modify the agent to ensure the original task's result is always delivered to the user before processing new messages, potentially by using a callback or promise mechanism.
• Review the agent's current handling of concurrent executions and message processing to determine the best approach for preventing interruptions.

Example

# Pseudocode example of queuing new messages
message_queue = []

def process_message(message):
    if is_tool_executing():
        message_queue.append(message)
    else:
        execute_tool(message)

def execute_tool(message):
    # Tool execution logic here
    # ...
    # After tool execution completes, process queued messages
    process_queued_messages()

def process_queued_messages():
    while message_queue:
        message = message_queue.pop(0)
        execute_tool(message)

Notes

The suggested fix assumes that the agent's execution loop and task prioritization logic can be modified to accommodate the required changes. The implementation details may vary depending on the specific requirements and constraints of the OpenClaw system.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Modify the agent's execution loop to prevent new user messages from interrupting in-flight tool executions, using a message queue or ensuring the original task's result is delivered before processing new messages. This approach addresses the identified task prioritization issue and prevents loss of tool execution results.