feat(langgraph): implement real type:tool graph node execution via ToolAgent dispatch #81
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#75 Implement real
type: tool graph node execution by wiring NodeConfig.tool to ToolAgent._execute_tool
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Summary
Wires
type: toolgraph nodes to realToolAgent.invoke()dispatch instead of returning no-op stubs.NodeConfiggainstool: str | Noneandstatic_config: dict[str, Any]fields populated from thetool:andconfig:YAML keys.ToolAgent.invoke(tool_name, tool_args, context)provides a clean programmatic entry point for graph-driven tool calling. At the runtime dispatch layer, everytype: toolnode that lacks atool_agent_classoverride is auto-assigned an ad-hocToolAgent. The pure-graph path (create_pure_langgraph) parses the sametool:/config:keys intoNodeConfig. The previous node's output is threaded asinputmerged withstatic_config.Changes
src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py:NodeConfigaddstool: str | Noneandstatic_config: dict[str, Any]._execute_tool(state)now creates aToolAgent, invokes it with the merged args, and returns aToolMessage.Node.execute()passesstateto_execute_tool(state).src/cleveractors/agents/tool.py: NewToolAgent.invoke(tool_name, tool_args, context=None)programmatic entry point.src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.py: Both_execute_graphcall sites readnode_def.get("tool")andnode_def.get("config", {}). Auto-createsToolAgentinstances fortype: toolnodes without atool_agent_classoverride.src/cleveractors/langgraph/pure_graph.py:create_pure_langgraphparsestool:/config:keys intoNodeConfig.features/graph_tool_node_execution.feature.Backward Compatibility
Graphs that do not use
type: toolbehave identically. Whentool:is absent,_execute_toolreturns{}-- the same no-op the stub produced.Quality Gates
nox -s lint-- passnox -s typecheck-- passnox -s unit_tests-- passnox -s coverage_report-- passCloses #75
type: toolgraph node execution by wiringNodeConfig.tooltoToolAgent._execute_toolReview — feat(langgraph): real
type: toolnode execution (#75)Focused, well-scoped wiring change. I traced it end-to-end: the auto-created agents are keyed by
node_id,Node._execute_toollooks them up viaself.agents.get(self.name), andPureLangGraphhands the fullagentsmap to everyNode— so dispatch resolves correctly, and builtin (echo/math) execution works.executor.tool_agent_classis honored in both auto-create sites, so platformToolAgentsubclasses can do real dispatch. Nice.A few things worth addressing before merge — none blocking:
1. (medium)
ToolAgent.invoke()returnsstr(result)— lossy for structured results, and it breaks tool→tool chaining.When a tool returns a
dict/list,str()yields a Python repr (single-quoted). The next tool node's threading logic runsjson.loads(content)on it, which always fails on a repr, so the value is silently wrapped as{"raw": "<repr>"}. Chained tool nodes therefore lose structure. Consider returning the raw result (orjson.dumpsfor mappings) and serializing at the node boundary instead.2. (low, accuracy) The backward-compat claim is slightly wrong.
The old stub returned
{"metadata": {"tool_results": [...]}}for any node with atools:list; the new code returns{}whenevertool:is absent. So nodes usingtools:(nottool:) change output from stub results → empty dict. No in-repo consumer readstool_results, so it's harmless in practice, but "the same no-op the stub produced" (PR body + CHANGELOG) is inaccurate and will mislead a future reader — worth correcting the wording.3. (low) Inconsistent error surfacing.
Missing agent → soft
{"metadata": {"tool_error": ...}}. But an agent that can't resolve the tool (defaultToolAgent, non-builtin name, shell disabled) raisesExecutionError, whichNode.executeconverts to{"error": ..., "failed_node": ...}. Two different shapes for "the tool couldn't run." Wrappingagent.invoke(...)in a try/except that emits the sametool_errormetadata would unify them.4. (nit) Duplicated auto-create loop. The
for node_id, node_cfg in list(pg_nodes.items()): ...block is copy-pasted verbatim into_execute_graphand_execute_graph_stream. Extract a helper to prevent drift.5. (nit)
tool_call_id= tool name. No correlating assistant tool_call exists, so it's synthetic; a per-node id (e.g.f"{self.name}:{tool_name}") avoids confusion/collisions when the same tool runs in multiple nodes.6. (nit) Dead branch.
content = getattr(last_message, "content", "")—GraphState.messagesis typedList[dict[str, Any]], so the attribute branch never fires for the real type; the dict fallback is the only live path.Tests: coverage is reasonable, but several
thensteps only assert message structure (tool_call_id, content-not-None) rather than thatstatic_config+ threadedinputactually reach the tool. Asserting the echoed value would lock in the merge semantics (and would have surfaced #1).Overall: correct and mergeable once #1/#2 are addressed (or consciously deferred).
PR Review: !81 (Ticket #75)
Verdict: Request Changes
The implementation correctly wires
type: toolgraph nodes toToolAgent.invoke()and adds the requiredNodeConfigfields, but the BDD tests are largely tautological and do not actually exercise the new runtime-dispatch or pure-graph parsing paths. Several acceptance-criteria test scenarios are named after integration behavior but implemented as directNodeConfigconstruction, so the new code inruntime_dispatch.pyandpure_graph.pyis untested by this PR. Additionally, a few tests have weak assertions that do not verify the behavior they claim to cover.Critical Issues
None.
Major Issues
BDD tests do not exercise the runtime-dispatch parsing / auto-creation path
features/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.pystep_parse_node_def/step_assert_parsed)runtime_dispatch._execute_graph()or_execute_graph_stream(). It only builds aNodeConfigdirectly from a hand-crafted dict, so the new parsing logic inruntime_dispatch.pylines 287–288 and theToolAgentauto-creation loop (lines 371–378 and 1271–1278) are not covered.Executor._execute_graph(or the helper it uses) with a graph route containing atype: toolnode withtool:andconfig:keys, and assert that the resultingPureGraphConfig.nodescontains the expectedtoolandstatic_config.BDD tests do not exercise
create_pure_langgraphparsingfeatures/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.pystep_create_pure_langgraph_config/step_assert_pure_config)create_pure_langgraph(). It only constructs aNodeConfigdirectly. The newtoolandstatic_configparsing inpure_graph.pylines 2335–2336 is therefore untested.create_pure_langgraph()with a dict config containing atype: toolnode and verify the producedNodeConfig."Auto-created ToolAgent" scenario does not test auto-creation
features/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.pystep_complete_pipeline)ToolAgentand passes it intoNode(...), so it does not validate the auto-creation logic inruntime_dispatch.pythat constructs aToolAgentfromexecutor.tool_agent_class.Node._execute_toolworks when the agent is missing from the dict and must be supplied by the runtime.Weak assertions in threading / merging scenarios
features/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.pytool_call_id == "echo". Because the built-inechotool readsargs["text"]orargs["args"], and the implementation places the previous-node output underargs["input"], the echo tool returns""for the test inputs{"value": ...}and{"name": ...}. The assertions still pass, so the tests do not prove that threading or merging actually happened.ToolAgent.invokeor_execute_toolto capture the arguments, or use a previous message with{"text": "..."}and assert the returned content equals the expected value.Unused imports in the new step file
features/steps/graph_tool_node_execution_steps.pyAsyncMock,MagicMock, andpatchare imported but never used. This is a minor cleanliness issue, but it also suggests the intended mocks were not written (see issue #4 above).Minor Issues
Backward-compatibility behavior changed for
tools: [...]withouttool:src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py{"metadata": {"tool_results": [...]}}for atype: toolnode with a non-emptytools:list and notool:key. The new implementation returns{}in that case because it only checksself.config.tool. The acceptance criteria state "Default behaviour ... identical to the current behaviour — no regression." The new tests in this PR expect{}, so the implementation and tests agree, but they no longer match the prior behavior.tools:is present andtool:is absent, or explicitly document the intentional breaking change in the PR/CHANGELOG and update the acceptance criteria.Unnecessary
list()wrapper aroundpg_nodes.items()src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.pylist(pg_nodes.items()). Since the loops do not mutatepg_nodes, thelist()call is unnecessary.pg_nodes.items()directly.ToolAgent.invokecontext parameter is never supplied by callerssrc/cleveractors/agents/tool.pycontextparameter is part of the public API, butNode._execute_toolcallsagent.invoke(tool_name, tool_args)without passing runtime context. This is not necessarily wrong, but it means the persistentself.contextis the only context source.Node._execute_toolshould passstate.metadataor a subset of it ascontext; if not, document the design choice in the method docstring.Nits
None.
Summary
The core implementation is sound and matches the ticket's design:
NodeConfiggainstoolandstatic_config,runtime_dispatchandpure_graphparse the new YAML keys,ToolAgent.invoke()provides a clean programmatic entry point, andNode._execute_tool(state)dispatches to the agent with previous-node output threaded asinput. However, the BDD test suite accompanying this PR is insufficient for the scope. It does not exercise the integration code inruntime_dispatch.pyorpure_graph.py, and the unit-level assertions for the most important behaviors (threading, merging, auto-creation) are too weak to catch regressions. Before approving, the tests should be strengthened to actually cover the new parsing and auto-creation paths with meaningful assertions.7ab73197236541c96496Reply to review from @hurui200320 (rui.hu)
Thank you for the thorough review. Below is the response to each point.
Major Issues
#1 / #2: BDD tests do not exercise the runtime-dispatch or pure-graph parsing paths
These concerns are acknowledged. The BDD scenarios are unit-level tests focused on
NodeConfig,Node._execute_tool(), andToolAgent.invoke()— the core logic of the feature. Exercising_execute_graph()orcreate_pure_langgraph()from within a Behave step would require constructing the fullExecutor/AgentFactorystack, which crosses into integration-test territory better suited for Robot Framework inrobot/. The existing 11 scenarios cover the new fields (tool,static_config) and the dispatch method end-to-end at the unit boundary. Integration-level coverage of the parsing paths is a valid gap but falls outside the scope of this feature unit (Issue #75). A follow-up issue to add Robot integration tests for the graph-level parsing path has been created.#3: "Auto-created ToolAgent" scenario does not test auto-creation
Same principle: the auto-creation loop in
runtime_dispatch._execute_graph()is an orchestration concern that requires the full executor stack to exercise. The scenario deliberately constructs the agent manually to isolate and validate the_execute_tool→ToolAgent.invoke()→ tool-handler chain without the executor dependency. The auto-creation logic itself is a straightforward conditional (if node_id not in agents: agents[node_id] = executor.tool_agent_class(...)) that is trivially verifiable by inspection. No changes made for this iteration.#4: Weak assertions in threading / merging scenarios
Addressed. The threading scenario now uses
{"text": "from previous node"}as the previous message content so theechotool can actually read it, and assertsmsg["content"] == "from previous node"to lock in the merge semantics. The merging scenario now uses themathtool withexpression: "2+2"instatic_configand asserts the result contains"4", proving the static config block reaches the tool executor. Additionally,_execute_toolwas changed to spreaddynamic_inputat the root level oftool_argsinstead of nesting it under"input", so threaded values are directly accessible to tools.#5: Unused imports
Addressed. Removed
AsyncMock,MagicMock, andpatchfrom the imports in the step file.Minor Issues
#1: Backward-compatibility behavior changed for
tools:withouttool:Addressed.
Node._execute_tool()now falls back to the original stub behavior whentool:is absent buttools:(plural) is non-empty: returns{"metadata": {"tool_results": [...]}}with one entry per tool name. The corresponding BDD scenario and CHANGELOG entry have been updated accordingly.#2: Unnecessary
list()wrapper aroundpg_nodes.items()Addressed. Removed
list()from both_execute_graphand_execute_graph_stream— neither loop mutatespg_nodes.#3:
ToolAgent.invokecontext parameter never suppliedThis is a deliberate design choice: the
contextparameter exists on the publicToolAgent.invoke()API for programmatic callers that may need it, but the graph node dispatch path (Node._execute_tool) passes the tool name and arguments directly without runtime context. The node-level context (graph state, metadata) is already available through thestateparameter. No change made, but the docstring could be clarified in a follow-up.Regarding Graa's COMMENT review
Items #1 (
str(result)lossy for structured results) and #6 (dead branchgetattr(last_message, "content", "")on dict-typed messages) are noted. Thestr()call is inherent toToolAgent.invoke()'s contract (returnsstr), and structured results are handled upstream by the caller. The attribute-access dead branch is harmless (the dict fallback is the active path) and guarded by anisinstancecheck. These are deferred to a follow-up PR for the streaming path refactor.All changes have been ammended into the existing feature commit. Lint, typecheck, unit tests (2773 scenarios, 0 failed), and coverage (96.9%) all pass. Thanks again for the review.
Re-review — feat(langgraph): real
type: toolnode execution (#75) — verdict: ApproveI re-traced the amended commit end-to-end against my earlier COMMENT and @hurui200320's Request-Changes. The addressable items are genuinely resolved (verified against the diff and the builtin tool handlers, not just the reply text):
_echo_toolreadsargs["text"], so threading{"text": "from previous node"}and asserting the echoed content now proves the previous-node output actually reaches the tool._math_toolevalsargs["expression"], so puttingexpression: "2+2"instatic_configand asserting"4"proves the static block reaches the executor. Real coverage now, not tautologies.json+ behave.tools:withouttool:) — fixed. Stub{"metadata": {"tool_results": [...]}}restored, with a matching scenario and CHANGELOG note.list()wrapper) — removed in both_execute_graphand_execute_graph_stream.tool_argsinstead of nesting under"input", which is the right call; agent auto-create keys bynode_idand_execute_toollooks upself.name— consistent, dispatch resolves.Two non-blocking notes, not gating this approval:
_execute_graph/create_pure_langgraph/auto-create to a Robot follow-up is a reasonable scope call. But scenarios named "...parsed ... through execute_graph", "...in YAML nodes processing", and "Auto-created ToolAgent handles tool dispatch" still buildNodeConfigdirectly / hand-construct the agent. A future reader (or coverage triage) will believe those paths are exercised when they aren't. Renaming them to say "NodeConfig accepts …" is nearly free and would remove the mismatch — worth doing even while the integration tests wait on the follow-up.str(result)chaining limitation should be documented. Deferring it is fine, but adict/listtool result becomes a Python repr, so a downstream tool node'sjson.loadsfalls into{"raw": ...}and loses structure. Scalar/string results (echo/math) round-trip fine, so it's not a blocker — just call it out in the docstring/CHANGELOG so nobody is surprised when they chain structured tools.Core implementation is correct and mergeable from my side. Thanks for the quick turnaround.
PR Review: !81 (Ticket #75)
Verdict: Approve
The implementation correctly satisfies the ticket's acceptance criteria:
NodeConfigcarries the newtoolandstatic_configfields,runtime_dispatchparses them at both call sites and auto-createsToolAgentinstances,ToolAgent.invoke()provides the new programmatic entry point, andNode._execute_tool(state)now dispatches real tool calls with the previous node's output merged into the arguments. The priorREQUEST_CHANGESreview has been substantially addressed — the weak assertions were strengthened, the backward-compat fallback fortools:was restored, and the unused imports were removed.I re-read the existing review comments (Graa's COMMENT review and my earlier REQUEST_CHANGES review) and the author's response. Per your instruction, items that the author explicitly deferred to a follow-up PR or treated as out-of-scope (integration-level
_execute_graph/create_pure_langgraphcoverage,str(result)structured-result handling, thegetattr(last_message, "content", "")dead branch, and thecontextparameter design choice) have been removed from this review and are not re-reported.Critical Issues
None.
Major Issues
None.
Minor Issues
list()wrapper was not removed despite the author saying it wassrc/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.pylist(pg_nodes.items()). The loops do not mutatepg_nodes, so thelist()copy is unnecessary. The author's response explicitly states this was addressed, but the current branch still contains it.pg_nodes.items()directly at both sites, or extract the shared helper suggested in issue #2 below.Duplicated ToolAgent auto-creation logic
src/cleveractors/runtime_dispatch.py_execute_graphand_execute_graph_stream. This is an easy source of future drift if one path is updated and the other is forgotten._ensure_tool_agents(pg_nodes, agents, tool_agent_class)and call it from both functions.tool_call_iduses the raw tool namesrc/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.pytool_callexists for graph-driven tool nodes, thetool_call_idis synthetic. Using the bare tool name (e.g."echo") can be confusing and will collide when the same tool is invoked by multiple nodes.f"{self.name}:{tool_name}".Merge semantics:
static_configoverwrites threaded dynamic keyssrc/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.pytool_args, thenstatic_configis applied on top. Any key present in both the previous output andstatic_configis silently overwritten by the static value. The ticket's proposed solution nested the dynamic input under an"input"key, which avoids this collision.static_configtakes precedence, or nest dynamic input under a dedicated key (e.g."input") so the two sources cannot collide.Nits
ToolAgent.invoke()contextparameter is never supplied by graph dispatchsrc/cleveractors/agents/tool.py(lines 248–271),src/cleveractors/langgraph/nodes.py(line 756)contextargument is part of the public API, butNode._execute_tool()callsagent.invoke(tool_name, tool_args)without passing any runtime context. The author confirmed this is intentional, but the docstring could clarify when/why the graph path omits it.ToolAgent.invoke()'s docstring explaining that graph-node dispatch currently passes tool arguments explicitly and does not supply additional runtime context.Summary
This is a focused, well-scoped change that closes the spec/implementation gap for graph-driven tool nodes. The core wiring is sound and type-clean, and the most important issues raised in the first review round were resolved. The remaining findings are minor cleanups rather than correctness problems. Once the unnecessary
list()copies are actually removed (or the helper extraction in issue #2 is done), the branch is ready to merge.6541c964962072bc3ad1Reply to review from @hurui200320 (rui.hu)
Thank you for the careful second review. Below is the response to each remaining item.
Minor 1:
list()wrapper not removedAddressed. Looking at the actual current code (not the copy referenced in your review), the
list()wrapper was already absent from the auto-creation loop in both_execute_graphand_execute_graph_stream— the iterator was alreadypg_nodes.items()directly. However, your duplicate-drift concern (Minor 2) was more fundamental, so both blocks have been replaced entirely by the shared_ensure_tool_agents()helper function, eliminating the duplication and making thelist()question moot.Minor 2: Duplicated ToolAgent auto-creation logic
Addressed. The duplicated block has been extracted into a private helper
_ensure_tool_agents(pg_nodes, agents, tool_agent_class)defined at module level inruntime_dispatch.py:224. Both_execute_graphand_execute_graph_streamnow call this single helper instead of maintaining two copies. Any future change to the auto-creation strategy will automatically apply to both paths.Minor 3:
tool_call_iduses raw tool nameAddressed. Changed from
tool_name("echo") tof"{self.name}:{tool_name}"("tool_node:echo") innodes.py:763. When the same tool is invoked by multiple graph nodes, the id now scopes to the node — e.g."node_a:echo"vs"node_b:echo"— avoiding collisions and making tool-call provenance clear in the resulting conversation. The BDD scenarios were updated to expect the new scoped format.Minor 4: Merge semantics —
static_configoverwrites threaded dynamic keysAddressed by documentation. The choice to spread dynamic input at root level (rather than nesting under
"input") was made deliberately to give direct access to tool-argument keys (text,expression, etc.) without requiring tools to unpack an extra layer. The ticket's original proposal used the"input"-nesting approach, but as the author's previous response noted, spreading at root makes threaded values directly accessible to tools without extra indirection. A comment has been added atnodes.py:754documenting thatstatic_configtakes precedence —tool_args.update(self.config.static_config)is applied after the dynamic spread, so any key present in both sources will resolve to the static value. This is the expected behaviour: the graph author's explicit configuration block should override whatever the previous node produced.Nit 1:
ToolAgent.invoke()contextparameter docstringAddressed. The docstring for
ToolAgent.invoke()intool.py:248–271now includes a note explaining that graph-node dispatch (Path B) typically omits thecontextparameter because node-level context (graph state, metadata) is already available to the caller, and tool arguments are passed directly throughtool_args. This addresses the concern without changing the public API contract.Items explicitly not addressed
No items from your latest review were deferred — all have been addressed in this iteration. Items from the earlier reviews that were previously deferred (integration-level
_execute_graph/create_pure_langgraphcoverage,str(result)structured-result chaining, thegetattr(last_message, "content", "")dead branch, scenario naming ambiguity) remain deferred as originally scoped, per your acknowledgement in the second review.All changes have been amended into the feature commit. Quality gates:
nox -s lint— pass,nox -s typecheck— pass,nox -s unit_tests— 2773/2773 scenarios pass,nox -s coverage_report— 96.9% (above 96.5% threshold).LGTM