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Add ToolMessage(tool_call_id=...) for each unanswered call or remove the tool_calls\n3. graph.update_state(config, {'messages': fixed})\n4. graph.invoke(None, config)\nExpected: Agent continues without INVALID_CHAT_HISTORY\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"8f289566-63b1-4ebf-a017-90a623928998","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Repair the thread state: get_state(config), add ToolMessages for the dangling tool_call_ids (or strip them from the AIMessage), update_state(config, {'messages': ...}), then resume with graph.invoke(None, config).\n\nOption: Patch dangling tool calls in thread state then resume [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Threads interrupted between model and tools nodes\nSteps:\n1. state = graph.get_state(config)\n2. 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