[AutoRAG] [BUG] A failed model request (e.g. HTTP 429) is reported as "the agent did not record why it stopped"
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [AutoRAG] [BUG] A failed model request (e.g. HTTP 429) is reported as "the agent did not record why it stopped"
## Observed symptom
[BUG] A failed model request (e.g. HTTP 429) is reported as "the agent did not record why it stopped"
When the model request fails (HTTP 429 rate limit, auth, unknown model), `autorag search` returns the "ended without finalized results" answer that says "The agent did not record why it stopped" and suggests broadening `searchPaths`; the provider error text is not in the answer, stderr, or the JSON output.
Point the model at an endpoint that always returns 429 (a 10-line Node server on [local] answering `{"error":{"message":"Rate limit reached for gpt-6-luna on tokens per min (TPM) ... (fake server)","code":"rate_limit_exceeded"}}`):
## Environment
GitHub Marker-Inc-Korea/AutoRAG #1753
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in Marker-Inc-Korea/AutoRAG (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/Marker-Inc-Korea/AutoRAG/issues/1753 (2026-10-01T11:42:18Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #1753
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:50:53.329738Z
- scout_id: Cdb8e104388
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
[BUG] A failed model request (e.g. HTTP 429) is reported as "the agent did not record why it stopped"
When the model request fails (HTTP 429 rate limit, auth, unknown model), `autorag search` returns the "ended without finalized results" answer that says "The agent did not record why it stopped" and suggests broadening `searchPaths`; the provider error text is not in the answer, stderr, or the JSON output.
Point the model at an endpoint that always returns 429 (a 10-line Node server on [local] answering `{"error":{"message":"Rate limit reached for gpt-6-luna on tokens per min (TPM) ... (fake server)","code":"rate_limit_exceeded"}}`):
Context
Public GitHub report in Marker-Inc-Korea/AutoRAG (FRESH_7D).
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