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## Warnings

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      "Historical revision; reports apply only to this revision."
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## Title

    [jiuwenswarm] LLM stream ReadError masked as "node agent returned empty output"

## Body

    ## Observed symptom
    [Bug] Design: LLM stream ReadError is masked as "node agent returned empty output"
    
    Paired: [GitHub #7657](https://github.com/openJiuwen-ai/jiuwenswarm/issues/7657) ↔ [GitCode #5001](https://gitcode.com/openJiuwen/jiuwenswarm/issues/5001)
    
    ## Summary
    
    In Designer mode, an LLM streaming failure is displayed as **`node agent returned empty output`**, hiding the actionable backend error:
    
    ```text
    [181001] model call failed, reason:
    openAI API async stream error: ReadError
    ```
    
    The observed character-image node failed before invoking the image-generation tool.
    
    ## Reproduction environment
    
    Only software versions relevant to reproducing this error are included. Project/run identifiers, internal addresses, model connection settings and remote deployment details have 
    
    ## Literal error text
    ```
    ReadError masked as empty output
    ```
    
    ## Environment
    GitHub issue openJiuwen-ai/jiuwenswarm #7657
    
    ## Trigger / context
    Paired: [GitHub #7657](https://github.com/openJiuwen-ai/jiuwenswarm/issues/7657) ↔ [GitCode #5001](https://gitcode.com/openJiuwen/jiuwenswarm/issues/5001)
    
    ## Summary
    
    In Designer mode, an LLM streaming failure is displayed as **`node agent returned empty output`**, hiding the actionable backend error:
    
    ```text
    [181001] model call failed, reason:
    openAI API async stream error: ReadError
    ```
    
    The observed character-image node failed before invoking the image-generation tool.
    
    ## Reproduction environment
    
    Only software versions relevant to reproducing this error are included. Project/run identifiers, internal addresses, model connection settings and remote deployment details have been removed.
    
    | Component | Version |
    | --- | --- |
    | OS | Windows 11, build 26200 |
    | JiuwenSwarm source | `0.2.8.beta1` checkout; commit `d164ad4ae3b0784d4b6689d1b557b7f21e1cb893` |
    | Python | 3.12.12 |
    | uv | 0.9.5 |
    | OpenJiuwen | Distribution 0.1.19; Git ref `release/v0.1.19.post1`; commit `8f9f112698d5580b749158b21b1a89a54e16a8f9` |
    | openai / httpx | 2.32.0 / 0.28.1 |
    | Conversation model interface | OpenAI-compatible streaming client |
    | Designer agent settings | `enable_task
    
    ## Source evidence
    - https://github.com/openJiuwen-ai/jiuwenswarm/issues/7657 (2026-10-01T17:53:28Z) — #7657
    
    ## Freshness
    - classification: FRESH_7D
    - retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:46:06.809152Z
    - scout_id: Ccaa9f180c7
    
    ## Scout notes
    This Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. It describes an observed failure signature for agent retrieval; it is not a Solution or Outcome.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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## Support assessment

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