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feat: add Claude max_buffer_size harness setting - #415
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The Claude Agent SDK reads each JSON message from Claude Code into a buffer capped at 1 MiB unless ClaudeAgentOptions.max_buffer_size raises it. A larger message, such as a big tool result, fails the invocation, and the Claude adapter offered no way to raise the cap. The Claude descriptor now declares an optional integer max_buffer_size, which planning and runtime start validate like the other Claude settings, and the adapter passes it to ClaudeAgentOptions. Omitting it keeps the SDK default. The SDK raises the same CLIJSONDecodeError for an oversized message as for invalid JSON, so the claude_invalid_json diagnostic now names the setting. Closes NVIDIA#413 Signed-off-by: Fernando Luo <fernandol@nvidia.com>
WalkthroughThe Claude adapter adds an optional ChangesClaude buffer limit
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to
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Issue #413 remains only active direct target. The PR implements the optional schema field, minimum 1 validation, omission behavior, ClaudeAgentOptions.max_buffer_size passthrough, catalog copies, do… |
Pin claude-agent-sdk to a qualified version that bundles Claude Code 2.1.280 or newer. Add or provide automated tests that verify validation occurs before plugin and MCP staging and that an oversized record fails without truncation or a p… |
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Check name Status Explanation Out of Scope Changes check The schema copies, adapter passthrough, validation tests, catalog update, and documentation all support the max_buffer_sizework in issue#413. No unrelated change is demonstrated.Description check The description covers the change, reviewer starting points, related issue, validation results, known limitations, and required contribution confirmations. Title check The title uses valid Conventional Commits format, includes the feat type, gives a concise imperative summary, stays under 72 characters, and has no trailing period.
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#413remains only active direct target. The PR implements the optional schema field, minimum 1 validation, omission behavior,ClaudeAgentOptions.max_buffer_sizepassthrough, catalog copies, documentation, and tests for descriptor, omission, passthrough, and invalid values. The head still pinsclaude-agent-sdk==0.2.120inadapters/python/claude/pyproject.toml, so it does not implement the issue request for a version that bundles Claude Code 2.1.280 or newer. The changed tests also do not establish staging-order coverage or oversized-record behavior without truncation.Resolution
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claude-agent-sdkto a qualified version that bundles Claude Code 2.1.280 or newer. Add or provide automated tests that verify validation occurs before plugin and MCP staging and that an oversized record fails without truncation or a payload-bearing diagnostic.
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Naming max_buffer_size in the claude_invalid_json message helped only if the adapter could tell an oversized message from invalid JSON, and only the SDK's message text or the type of its original_error distinguishes them. During a run, the SDK also reports the oversized message as a plain Exception that never reaches sdk_failure. Signed-off-by: Fernando Luo <fernandol@nvidia.com>
The SDK's message reader turns the oversized-message error into a plain Exception, so the invocation fails without claude_invalid_json. Describe only the limit and that a larger message fails without truncation, and leave the default to the SDK instead of stating its current value. Signed-off-by: Fernando Luo <fernandol@nvidia.com>
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The Claude Agent SDK applies the limit to decoded message length, not UTF-8 bytes, so the descriptor and docs now describe it as the SDK's size limit instead of a byte count. Signed-off-by: Fernando Luo <fernandol@nvidia.com>
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd coverage for oversized Claude messages.
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1, mirrored in the CLI, Harbor example and catalog copiesmax_tokens)Exception.1.5,0andtrueValidation
pytest: Claude adapter, settings, catalog, discovery, Harborpytest~/.config/nemo-relay/plugins.tomlcargo test -p nemo-fabric-cli(descriptor drift), catalog--check, ruff 0.15.21, headers,git diff --checkjust docs, TypeScript (no TypeScript change)Where should the reviewer start?
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Closes [Enhancement]: Claude adapter: expose the SDK's max_buffer_size #413
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