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## Warnings

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## Title

    [n8n] "Model output doesn't fit required format" - Structured Output Parser / agent output parsing failed

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): n8n wraps LangChain parser errors into this NodeOperationError with the On Error hint.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Limitations:
    - Auto-fixing parser suggestion based on node availability, not a doc statement in this source.
    
    Other error fragments:
    - To continue the execution when this happens, change the 'On Error' parameter in the root node's settings
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/n8n-io/n8n/2f2bac4645472e5efc72c4efedaadff6ef50348e/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/utils/output_parsers/langchainParserError.ts (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): MODEL_OUTPUT_PARSER_ERROR_MESSAGE and description; LangChain parser messages detected.
    
    Search phrasings: n8n Model output doesn't fit required format; n8n structured output parser failed to parse; n8n agent output parser error ollama
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "Root node errors instead of returning structured JSON.",
      "context": "Product: n8n AI nodes (@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain)\nComponent: utils/output_parsers langchainParserError\nOperation: AI Agent / LLM Chain with \"Require Specific Output Format\" + Structured Output Parser\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nPackages: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain master at pinned SHA\nTrigger: LangChain OutputParserException (\"Failed to parse. Text:\" / \"Unable to parse JSON response\") - model returned non-JSON, extra prose, or schema mismatch.",
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      "symptom_signature": {
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## Support assessment

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