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fix(agents): keep the word "observation" inside a ReAct action input - #2467
ReActOutputParser ended the action input at the first whitespace followed by the word observation, so the word inside the tool input itself was read as the Observation marker. {"query": "weather observation stations in Ohio"} reached the tool as {"query": "weather, and no parsing error was raised, so the agent ran the tool with the cut-off input.
The input now ends only at the marker: observation followed by : or the end of the text, on the same line or a new one. The word inside the input (weather observation stations, or an input line starting Observation bias in clinical trials) is kept. Every form the existing tests use (\nObservation, \nObservation:, Observation:, Observation at the end, lowercase observation) still ends the input.
Tests, in packages/nvidia_nat_langchain/tests/agent/test_react.py:
test_output_parser_keeps_observation_word_in_input: a JSON input, a text input and an input starting with the word, each followed by \nObservation:, Observation: or nothing. The 6 JSON and text cases fail on develop and pass with the change.
test_output_parser_keeps_input_line_starting_with_observation: a multiline input with a line starting Observation bias in clinical trials is kept whole.
test_output_parser_stops_at_inline_observation_marker: Observation: on the same line still ends the input.
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Corrected how action inputs are read when they contain “Observation.” The parser now retains occurrences within JSON or text, including multiline input, unless they match a trailing observation marker.
A whitespace-preceded Observation followed by optional whitespace and a colon, or by the end of the input, is treated as a marker. This also preserves Observation at the beginning of an input when it is part of the content.
The ReAct output parser ended the action input at the first whitespace
followed by the word "observation", so an input such as
{"query": "weather observation stations in Ohio"} reached the tool as
{"query": "weather". The input now ends only at the Observation marker:
the word at the start of a line, or followed by ":" or the end of the text.
Signed-off-by: Safal Gupta <[email protected]>
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The ReAct output parser now recognizes an Observation marker only when whitespace precedes it and optional whitespace is followed by a colon or end of text. Tests cover “Observation” within JSON and text tool inputs, including multiline input, and a trailing inline marker.
The parser retains “Observation” when it is part of the tool input. The tests check JSON and text inputs, multiline input, and trailing markers with and without an inline colon.
The reported input truncation is addressed, with no remaining issue identified that should delay merging.
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[#2466] requires ReActOutputParser to keep the word observation inside the action input and to end the input only at the real Observation marker. At the reviewed head, regex_primary in `output…
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The implementation change is limited to the action-input lookahead in ReActOutputParser.parse in output_parser.py. It also adds comments for that pattern. The lookahead change is the fix for [#246…
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[#2466] requires ReActOutputParser to keep the word observation inside the action input and to end the input only at the real Observation marker. At the reviewed head, regex_primary in output_parser.py uses (.*?)(?=\s+observation\s*(?::|$)|$). The input now ends only when observation follows whitespace and is followed by : or end of text. Traced cases: {"query": "weather observation stations in Ohio"} followed by \nObservation: keeps the full JSON, because observation is followed by stations. What is the Mauna Kea observation deck? keeps its full text. \nObservation bias in clinical trials inside an input is not a marker. \nObservation:, Observation: and a trailing Observation still end the input. The change is a one-line regex change. The test file diff could not be read, so the reported tests (test_output_parser_keeps_observation_word_in_input and related) are not verified. The fix itself is supported by code tracing. The issue requires no specific tests.
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The implementation change is limited to the action-input lookahead in ReActOutputParser.parse in output_parser.py. It also adds comments for that pattern. The lookahead change is the fix for [#2466]. The regex no longer treats a literal | as a marker separator. The issue does not mention |, but the change comes from the same regex line and matches the stated marker rule (whitespace, then Observation, then : or end of text). No unrelated production code is changed. The test diff could not be read, so test scope is not verified. No unrelated change is shown by the evidence available.
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@packages/nvidia_nat_langchain/src/nat/plugins/langchain/agent/react_agent/output_parser.py:
- Line 134: Update the Observation lookahead in the output parser’s tool-input
regex so a line-start “Observation” only ends the input when followed by the
marker delimiter, such as a colon. Add a test confirming that a multiline tool
input containing “Observation bias in clinical trials” preserves that prose line
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A multiline action input with a line such as "Observation bias in clinical
trials" was still cut at that line. The marker now needs ":" or the end of
the text after the word on any line.
Signed-off-by: Safal Gupta <[email protected]>
@coderabbitai good catch on the multiline case, fixed in 4d80c00. The marker now needs : or the end of the text after the word on any line, so an input line like Observation bias in clinical trials is kept. Added test_output_parser_keeps_input_line_starting_with_observation for it.
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Closes #2466
ReActOutputParserended the action input at the first whitespace followed by the wordobservation, so the word inside the tool input itself was read as theObservationmarker.{"query": "weather observation stations in Ohio"}reached the tool as{"query": "weather, and no parsing error was raised, so the agent ran the tool with the cut-off input.The input now ends only at the marker:
observationfollowed by:or the end of the text, on the same line or a new one. The word inside the input (weather observation stations, or an input line startingObservation bias in clinical trials) is kept. Every form the existing tests use (\nObservation,\nObservation:,Observation:,Observationat the end, lowercaseobservation) still ends the input.Tests, in
packages/nvidia_nat_langchain/tests/agent/test_react.py:test_output_parser_keeps_observation_word_in_input: a JSON input, a text input and an input starting with the word, each followed by\nObservation:,Observation:or nothing. The 6 JSON and text cases fail on develop and pass with the change.test_output_parser_keeps_input_line_starting_with_observation: a multiline input with a line startingObservation bias in clinical trialsis kept whole.test_output_parser_stops_at_inline_observation_marker:Observation:on the same line still ends the input.yapf 0.43.0 and ruff 0.15.0 are clean on the changed files.
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Observationfollowed by optional whitespace and a colon, or by the end of the input, is treated as a marker. This also preservesObservationat the beginning of an input when it is part of the content.