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Summary

  • Skip AI_JSONParseError in processor.ts stream error handler instead of throwing (Codex approach)
  • Remove StreamParseError type and retry infrastructure (not retryable — skippable)
  • Rewrite case study with corrected provider chain and evidence-based analysis

Fixes #169

Root Cause

The infrastructure chain is: Agent (Bun) → OpenCode Zen (opencode.ai/zen/v1) → Moonshot Kimi K2.5 API

Evidence from logs:

[2026-02-14T08:29:06.525Z] "providerID": "opencode",
[2026-02-14T08:29:06.525Z] "modelID": "kimi-k2.5-free",
[2026-02-14T08:29:06.628Z] "pkg": "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",

NOT Kilo AI Gateway — resolveShortModelName() in provider.ts:1452 prefers opencode for shared models.

The OpenCode Zen gateway returned corrupted SSE data — two chunks concatenated:

{"id":"chatcmpl-jQugNdata:{"id":"chatcmpl-iU6vkr3fItZ0Y4rTCmIyAnXO",...}

The Vercel AI SDK handles this correctly:

  1. safeParseJSON() catches the parse failure
  2. Enqueues { type: 'error', error: JSONParseError } event
  3. Stream continues — subsequent chunks can be valid

But processor.ts:208 had case 'error': throw value.error; — this terminated the session.

Fix: Skip-and-Continue (OpenAI Codex Approach)

This error is NOT retryable — it's skippable. The stream continues after the error event.

case 'error':
  if (JSONParseError.isInstance(value.error)) {
    log.warn(() => ({
      message: 'skipping malformed SSE event (stream parse error)',
      errorName: (value.error as Error)?.name,
      errorMessage: (value.error as Error)?.message?.substring(0, 200),
    }));
    continue;  // Skip and continue, like Codex
  }
  throw value.error;  // Other errors still terminate

CLI Agent Comparison

Agent JSON parse error in SSE Stream continues?
OpenAI Codex (Rust) debug!("Failed to parse SSE event"); continue; Yes
Gemini CLI throw e; in SDK No (gap)
Qwen Code SDK JSONL: skip. OpenAI path: no safe parse Partial (gap)
OpenCode (upstream) case 'error': throw value.error; No (gap)
This Agent (fix) if (JSONParseError.isInstance(...)) continue; Yes

Changes

File Description
js/src/session/processor.ts Skip JSONParseError in error handler (Codex approach)
js/src/session/message-v2.ts Remove StreamParseError type and detection
js/src/session/retry.ts Remove stream parse error retry constants and delay function
js/tests/stream-parse-error.test.js Tests for correct error classification
js/tests/retry-state.test.js Remove stream parse error retry tests
docs/case-studies/issue-169/*.md Rewritten case study with correct provider chain

Upstream Issues Filed

Test Plan

  • 19 tests pass (stream-parse-error + retry-state)
  • AI_JSONParseError correctly falls to UnknownError in fromError() (irrelevant now — we skip before it reaches there)
  • Existing socket/timeout error handling unaffected
  • ESLint and Prettier pass
  • File size check passes

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Issue: #169
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fix: Retry on stream parse errors (AI_JSONParseError)
6eeac77 
Add StreamParseError as a retryable error type to handle malformed JSON in SSE streams
from AI providers. This fixes premature retry failures when providers return corrupted
streaming responses (e.g., concatenated SSE chunks, invalid JSON).

Changes:
- Add StreamParseError type with isRetryable: true
- Detect AI_JSONParseError, JSON parsing failures, and malformed JSON errors
- Retry stream parse errors with exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s up to 3 retries)
- Add streamParseErrorDelay() function for consistent retry timing
- Add comprehensive test coverage for StreamParseError detection

This ensures the agent's 7-day retry window works for all transient errors,
not just HTTP 429 rate limits and socket errors.

Fixes #169
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Add the complete execution log from the solve session that triggered
issue #169. This log shows the AI_JSONParseError from malformed SSE
stream data and the premature session termination.

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[2026-02-14T08:34:12.210Z] [INFO] {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.211Z] [INFO]   "type": "log",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.211Z] [INFO]   "level": "error",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.211Z] [INFO]   "timestamp": "2026-02-14T08:34:12.210Z",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.212Z] [INFO]   "service": "session.prompt",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.212Z] [INFO]   "error": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.212Z] [INFO]     "error": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.212Z] [INFO]       "name": "AI_JSONParseError",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.212Z] [INFO]       "cause": {},
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.212Z] [INFO]       "text": "{\"id\":\"chatcmpl-jQugNdata:{\"id\":\"chatcmpl-iU6vkr3fItZ0Y4rTCmIyAnXO\",\"object\":\"chat.completion.chunk\",\"created\":1771058051,\"model\":\"kimi-k2.5\",\"choices\":[{\"index\":0,\"delta\":{\"role\":\"assistant\",\"content\":\"\"},\"finish_reason\":null}],\"system_fingerprint\":\"fpv0_f7e5c49a\"}"
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.213Z] [INFO]     }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.213Z] [INFO]   },
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.213Z] [INFO]   "message": "stream error"
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.213Z] [INFO] }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.213Z] [INFO] {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.213Z] [INFO]   "type": "log",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.214Z] [INFO]   "level": "error",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.214Z] [INFO]   "timestamp": "2026-02-14T08:34:12.211Z",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.214Z] [INFO]   "service": "session.processor",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.214Z] [INFO]   "error": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.214Z] [INFO]     "name": "AI_JSONParseError",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.214Z] [INFO]     "cause": {},
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.215Z] [INFO]     "text": "{\"id\":\"chatcmpl-jQugNdata:{\"id\":\"chatcmpl-iU6vkr3fItZ0Y4rTCmIyAnXO\",\"object\":\"chat.completion.chunk\",\"created\":1771058051,\"model\":\"kimi-k2.5\",\"choices\":[{\"index\":0,\"delta\":{\"role\":\"assistant\",\"content\":\"\"},\"finish_reason\":null}],\"system_fingerprint\":\"fpv0_f7e5c49a\"}"
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.215Z] [INFO]   },
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.215Z] [INFO]   "message": "process"
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.215Z] [INFO] }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.215Z] [INFO] {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.215Z] [INFO]   "type": "session.error",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.215Z] [INFO]   "level": "info",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.216Z] [INFO]   "timestamp": "2026-02-14T08:34:12.211Z",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.216Z] [INFO]   "service": "bus",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.216Z] [INFO]   "message": "publishing"
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.216Z] [INFO] }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.216Z] [INFO] {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]   "type": "error",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]   "timestamp": 1771058052211,
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]   "sessionID": "ses_3a4b73b0effeFXKMNNCv1Lm3b2",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]   "error": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]     "name": "UnknownError",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]     "data": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]       "message": "AI_JSONParseError: JSON parsing failed: Text: {\"id\":\"chatcmpl-jQugNdata:{\"id\":\"chatcmpl-iU6vkr3fItZ0Y4rTCmIyAnXO\",\"object\":\"chat.completion.chunk\",\"created\":1771058051,\"model\":\"kimi-k2.5\",\"choices\":[{\"index\":0,\"delta\":{\"role\":\"assistant\",\"content\":\"\"},\"finish_reason\":null}],\"system_fingerprint\":\"fpv0_f7e5c49a\"}.\nError message: JSON Parse error: Expected '}'"
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.217Z] [INFO]     }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO]   }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO] }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO] {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO]   "type": "message.part.updated",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO]   "level": "info",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO]   "timestamp": "2026-02-14T08:34:12.214Z",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO]   "service": "bus",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.218Z] [INFO]   "message": "publishing"
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.219Z] [INFO] }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.219Z] [INFO] {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.219Z] [INFO]   "type": "tool_use",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.219Z] [INFO]   "timestamp": 1771058052214,
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.219Z] [INFO]   "sessionID": "ses_3a4b73b0effeFXKMNNCv1Lm3b2",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.219Z] [INFO]   "part": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]     "id": "prt_c5b4925d30010l5F6BrMXeE7d6",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]     "sessionID": "ses_3a4b73b0effeFXKMNNCv1Lm3b2",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]     "messageID": "msg_c5b490d94001JytADaAvPm4n2k",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]     "type": "tool",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]     "callID": "tool_FxSEARcHF9cviw2c0abG9qQE",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]     "tool": "read",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]     "state": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]       "status": "error",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.220Z] [INFO]       "input": {},
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO]       "error": "Tool execution aborted",
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO]       "time": {
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO]         "start": 1771058052213,
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO]         "end": 1771058052213
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO]       }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO]     }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO]   }
[2026-02-14T08:34:12.221Z] [INFO] }

I think your analysis is wrong, we don't use OpenRouter, but OpenCode Zen. Also there no retry-able error here. That is AI_JSONParseError. And we need to double check code of other CLI agents, on how they handle it, and prevent root causes.

Double check the best experience from fresh version of https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode, https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli, https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code, https://github.com/openai/codex.

You may want to use subagents to save your context on exploration of these after download to temporary folders.

I need you to redo the analysis, file the issue to all responsible parties if not yet filed. And propose solutions or at least workarounds.

Please download all logs and data related about the issue to this repository, make sure we compile that data to ./docs/case-studies/issue-{id} folder, and use it to do deep case study analysis (also make sure to search online for additional facts and data), in which we will reconstruct timeline/sequence of events, find root causes of the problem, and propose possible solutions (including known existing components/libraries, that solve similar problem or can help in solutions).

If issue related to any other repository/project, where we can report issues on GitHub, please do so. Each issue must contain reproducible examples, workarounds and suggestions for fix the issue in code.

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5422d5a 
Corrected analysis: provider is OpenCode Zen via Kilo AI Gateway (not
OpenRouter as previously stated). Added comprehensive comparison of 4
CLI agents (Codex, Gemini, Qwen, OpenCode) showing how each handles
SSE stream parse errors.

Key findings:
- OpenAI Codex skips bad SSE events and continues (best practice)
- Vercel AI SDK AI_JSONParseError has no isRetryable property
- OpenCode upstream has the same gap (filed anomalyco/opencode#13579)
- Kilo Gateway corrupts SSE chunks when proxying Kimi K2.5

Filed upstream issues:
- vercel/ai#12595: AI_JSONParseError should support retry
- Kilo-Org/kilocode#5875: SSE stream corruption with Kimi K2.5
- anomalyco/opencode#13579: AI_JSONParseError not retried

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That is absolutely wrong, this error is absolutely not retry-able, we need to find root cause and fix it. Explain how we got involved OpenCode Zen → Kilo AI Gateway (api.kilo.ai)at the same time?

The model was set too --model kimi-k2.5-free. I don't see in sequence of events any switch to Kilo AI gateway, please double check the analysis, we absolutely must not use this error as retry-able, find root cause of it and fix it. Also sequence of events should clearly state which actual providers were used, quote logs and quote code that made decisions.

I don't understand what is going on. Please make the full picture crystal clear.

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fix: skip malformed SSE events instead of crashing (AI_JSONParseError) …
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…#169

When AI gateways (e.g. OpenCode Zen) corrupt SSE stream chunks when
proxying provider responses (e.g. Kimi K2.5), the Vercel AI SDK emits
an error event with AI_JSONParseError but continues the stream.
Previously, the processor threw on all error events, terminating the
session after a single corrupted chunk.

Now, following the OpenAI Codex approach (skip-and-continue), the
processor detects JSONParseError in stream error events, logs a warning,
and continues processing subsequent valid chunks.

Changes:
- Skip JSONParseError in processor.ts error handler (Codex approach)
- Remove StreamParseError type from message-v2.ts (not retryable)
- Remove stream parse error retry infrastructure from retry.ts
- Update tests to verify new behavior

Fixes #169

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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docs: rewrite case study with correct provider chain and analysis #169
ce9c286 
Corrected the investigation:
- Provider chain is OpenCode Zen (opencode.ai/zen/v1), NOT Kilo Gateway
- Root cause is in processor.ts (throw on error event), NOT in error classification
- Fix approach is skip-and-continue (Codex pattern), NOT retry
- Updated CLI agent comparison with accurate findings
- Updated upstream issue drafts with correct provider information

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